Tide's Game

I got 20 tickets to the Tides game at Harbor Park from my friend Al at the Wave. Gary distributed them to our friends and family and there we all were at the game last night! Our whole block was represented with us, Neil, and Doug who works next door (and his family.) Billy Land came, so did Billy and Jill and Richard and Tina (which made Katie extremely happy.)

It was great. I had so much fun introducing Snowden to his first baseball game. Then I was introduced to the "Fried Twinkie" when Jill bought me one. We had to leave when it got to be 10:00 and the 12th inning started!

Field Trip

I took the day off Tuesday and went with Katie Jane and Snowden on their school field trip to Northwest River Park. I walked and rode with Snowden and his class because Katie wanted to hang with her BFF Riley. Snowden asked Ranger Carl lots of good questions on our walk through the woods, prompting the Ranger to ask, "Is he your son? He's smart!" Which prompted me to like Ranger Carl even more. The rangers and teachers warned us all to look for ticks and sure enough I found one on the front of Katie's ankle later that day!

Busy Weekend

I haven't quite recovered from the weekend yet. It started Friday, I worked at school then worked at the Wave and then went and chaperoned Spencer's youth group at church for their 30 hour famine until 5 am. Then we had a fun day with Grandpa Ric at the children's museum in Portsmouth. We bought a membership to all the museums around here (Grandpa Ric's Christmas gift to us) Children's, Nauticus, NASA Air and Space and the Living Museum in Newport News- I can't wait to use it this year! Later we all went out to dinner at NANA's and Spencer enjoyed eating the first meal after his fast. Sunday morning Spencer sang in the church choir for the first time (see the video of his first song, he's at the top left) and Snowden waved at him the entire time, trying to get him to wave back. Later that afternoon Katie and I were sitting on the couch when I gasped and said, "Oh NO!" I realized we were supposed to be at her Daisy "Mad Hatter's Tea Party" at the Girl Scout headquarters. We made it there with plenty of time to party.

And the results are...

Results: The Tooth Fairy came and now you can call me "General!" Katie woke me up at 2:15 am to tell me the tooth fairy had visited her room. Mommy got up and we looked at the treasure in the living room on the couch. The Fairy left two gold dollar coins in Katie's cool tooth tin. Katie brought that tin and the book it came with to show and tell friday at her school. Then Thursday I took my FCC General class test and passed it! (I only missed two questions!) Here's a picture of Paul Buckwalter (President, Chesapeake Amateur Radio Service) grading my test. After looking at it for a minute he asked Jim Hardee if he was given the right key... because there were too many right answers. (Oh that Paul, he's a funny guy.) There I am with Jim Hardee, Richard Siff and Paul Buckwalter. What a relief!

Big day! After school today Katie and I went to see her dentist Dr. Smith to find out about her two loose front bottom teeth. We left there about 45 minutes later with two teeth in a box! We headed straight to the radio station after that where Katie regaled Hampton Roads with her version of the trip..."They yanked my tooth out." (Teeth, actually.) Then we came home and Katie showed everyone her new smile and teeth in the box (Daddy, Snowden, Neil and Carol.) She had fun. Luckily, just last night we read a book Mommy bought about a girl losing her first tooth. And the book came with a cute pink tin to put your tooth in for the tooth fairy to find. (YEA MOMMY! How about THAT timing, huh? Now if the tooth fairy can just remember to visit before falling asleep.)

Mother's Day

What a nice day- church, lunch, Barnes and Noble, park, home. Katie brought me a nice cup of rocks and worms this morning, Gary gave me a gorgeous card, Snowden made me a beautiful necklace in Sunday school and they both gave me pretty pins they made in school. Mother's day was a success. :)

Snowden's 4th birthday doctor appointment

Snowdy's fourth birthday appointment with Dr. Williams went great. (Until the 4 shots.)