April Round-Up

I follow Katie the Scrapbooking Lady's routine of "rounding up" the month. You can read more about it here.

1. What books and/or magazines did I read this month?

2. What movies, television shows, plays, etc. did I watch this month?
   

3. What fun things did I do with my family and/or friends?
   

• Chrisopher and his cousin went to see Romeo and Juliet at our local university. 
• Dyed Easter Eggs 
• Celebrated Easter with family & friends
• Spring break- lots of fun with friends, family
• Visit to the Children's Museum
• Lowe's building clinics
• New riding lessons at the neighbor's - great pony
• 3 birthday parties, one at our local roller skating rink where we all got to skate

• The kids performed "Alice in Wonderland" after several months of hard work
• Poker night for dad
• Hair cut/waxing/makeup for mom (what a treat!)
• Character Dress-Up Day at School
• Renee Bondi concert at School
• Lots of excitement getting ready for the school auction
• We saw "How to Train Your Dragon" in the theater with Grandma and Grandpa.
  
  
4. What special or unusual purchases did I make?
   
   
   • Aside from spending an obscene amount of money at our local salon, I bought a new pair of cowboy boots. They are absolutely beautiful (squeal!) I've never had cowboy boots and just sigh everytime I look at these.
   
   
5. What illnesses or health concerns did I have?
   
   
   • Rose had a bulls-eye rash around a tick bite, so she went into the pediatricians to be treated for lyme's disease. I also went into my doctor to have a tick bite looked at, and I need to follow up with bloodwork soon.
     
     
6. What were my accomplishments this month?
   
   
   • Got ready for the auction, a big deal at our school (I didn't do much to help with the auction; I'm just talking about getting myself ready here, ha ha).
   • Took the kids to 2 library programs - always a challenge with time
   • Helped set up breakfast during an accredidation visit to our school
   • We got the kids to all of their rehearsals and dress rehearsals. etc for their performance. 
   • The asparagus were growing strong and we managed to pick them and keep them relatively beetle-free (thanks to Johnny's ingenious system of using a shopvac to remove them). 
   • All the kids had their dentist appts. and look pretty good toothwise. Christopher has his orthodontist consulting appt. and will have braces put on this summer.
   
   
7. What were my disappointments this month?
   
   
   • We had a memorial service for a coworker who passed away. It was so sad.
   
   
8. How did I do on my goals for the month? (Or any current short or long term goals)
   
   
   • We continued to do lots of yard work. We stained the playsets and Johnny is working hard at replacing other parts of them as well (awnings, etc.).
   
   
9. Anything else noteworthy to include?
   
   
   • April was a super busy month, full of our own projects (like staining the playsets and yard work) and the kids' scouting, drama rehearsals, birthday parties, and just normal life. Looking back, I think we worked our hardest and still had a lot of fun.
   
   
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