Update June 2007

Ok, so I guess I should update this as it's almost the end of school and the last update was well, forever ago. Over Spring Break, I had a couple of interviews for jobs and I accepted one at the John Ball Zoo working in Food Service. I have been working mainly weekends since mid-April. I'm loving it. Once school is done next week, I'll be working full time all summer. It'll mean lots of babysitting for Heather, but it will bring in extra money. So, if any of you are at the zoo this summer, just keep an eye out for me wherever food is sold. I never know where I'm working until I get there. I'll also be doing summer library at school for the last 3 weeks this summer. I'm looking forward to that.
Amanda & I went to a West Michigan Whitecaps game in April. She said it was ok. It was a pretty slow game until the last inning. I also went with her on her field trip to Fredrick Meijer Gardens. I had a group with her and 2 other girls. They all had fun and loved seeing the butterflies. She had a Laura Ingalls Wilder day which I was able to attend for part of the time. I helped out with a game similar to Oregon Trail. They had to figure out what they would take with them according to how much weight they had available and they also had to pick which of the things they were taking were the most important 3 items.
Heather had 3 parades and a band concert in May. The business manager at school got smart and planned a professional development day for one day of the Tulip Time parades, so I was able to enjoy the parade with Amanda & Emily while Heather marched. (Thanks Steve!!!) My sister, Lois & her husband, Adam surprised the girls for the 2nd Tulip Time parade by coming all the way from Missouri. My sister, Sarah & my parents came too, but the girls knew they were coming. For once, it was a great day for a parade. Her band concert went well and she received another practice medal. I missed the Memorial Day parade because I had to work at the zoo, but it sounded like it went well too. I had the opportunity to go with Heather on her Physics day trip to Michigan Adventure, but passed it up as I'm not into roller coasters. Next week is exam week for her and this is the first time they've really had to deal with exams in every class. She's hoping she does well.
I had the opportunity to go to Odyssey of the Mind State Tournament in Traverse City in April to judge spontaneous again. I really enjoyed it and was paired with the same head judge from our regional competition. He & I judge a lot alike & we had fun comparing our scores to see how many times we judged exactly the same. One of our teams from Hamilton went on to Worlds at Michigan State this past week. They finished 39th, but it was just a great honor for them to be able to go.
Once school is done, we'll have a fairly quiet week or so before the schedule gets busy for a month. After that, things should slow down for the end of the summer before we head off to school again. It's hard to believe that I'll have a high schooler next year. My, I'm getting old. Another year and then Emily will be off to school. Where does the time go??? Well, I've got to get a couple of things done before I head to bed as I have to work in the morning. Hope you all are doing well. Love ya!!!