Real Men Read

Last week was America Reads week. My school came up with the theme, "Real Men Read". We were concerned that some of our children do not get good male role models who encourage them to read, so we wanted to give that to our students last week.

I couldn't bring myself to ask Neil to come again to help, so I called in reinforcements and called my dad. He agreed to come and read to my kids with only a little bit of begging involved. My students loved him. I couldn't get them calmed down. They all wanted to hug him and talk to him. He was a big hit! My kids are already asking me when he can come back. So THANKS DAD for supporting me, as usual!!!

Elena's Blessing

Neil and I went to Brunswick last week for Elena's (our niece) blessing. We love getting to spend time with our family, especially all the little ones. Elena's dress was absoluetly beautiful. My sister-in-law made it with some help from her family. Our family pictures continue to get bigger and with more children, it's a lot harder to get everyone to look in one direction at the same time. We had a lot of fun visiting and getting lots of little hugs and kisses.