Whiz Bang

Just wanted to do a quick post about my weekend. It was busy and went really quickly.

I worked on Saturday and it was a fun day because I presented a "Mothers Are Special" program. I really enjoy program days. Time flies by and it is very rewarding to provide a bit of entertainment for kids and their parents.

Everyone enjoyed a game where they tried to guess what you call the baby, mom, and dad of different types of animals. I think out favorites were the Opossums, which are called Joeys, Jills, and Jacks :)

After the stories, songs, games, and a short video, we got to everyone's favorite part of the program...the craft. I got some 16 oz heavy cardboard food containers with lids, a bunch of art supplies, and let them go to work decorating a little container for mom to keep her mom-things in! I reassured the kids that if their mom was there it was okay...by tomorrow she would have forgotten all about it and would be completely surprised when it was presented. I think most of them were satisfied with that :)

On Sunday, Mother's Day, lunch was at Chez laura b.  My mom's last day of work before retirement was Friday, so we also celebrated that! I made two different kinds of chili with all the fixings, including plenty of cornbread.  DR made cupcakes for dessert...they came out delicious. He concocted cherry and lime frosting, as well as the more traditional chocolate and vanilla.

After lunch we just sat around visiting while the little kids spun themselves into their little frenzies of activities. Luckily Auntie Girlie Girl was kind enough to take them out walking for a bit, plus she painted the girls' nails. Most of our guests left by mid-afternoon, but Kick Back Dude and the kids lingered. They actually ended up staying on until it was time to eat again...so we got some pizza. It was a delightful Mother's Day.

Here is Miss Personality who took part in an Auntie Girlie Girl fashion show. Here she sports a short dress that Girlie Girl wore to some dance or another. On Miss Personality, it was more long and elegant. She walks disturbingly well in high heels. haha!  You can see my sister in this picture, and Girlie Girl, who has lost her head in the glare of the sun coming through the window. Such a pretty day!

I hope you all had a good weekend too.  The first part of this week will be jam packed for me, as we are doing a bunch of teen interviews to get our helpers in place for this summer. We're hoping we can get together about 35 or so kids to help us run the Summer Reading Program. That will be here before we know it....and for...what? The seventh (?) year in a row, you can read all the teeth gnashing and shenanigans that go along with that.

Also, notice the word this week, if you please. It is TRAIN. Lots of ways you could go there, right? Bet it makes you want to play!  OK TTYL XOXO