Preschool Musical 3

All day, I kept thinking of the songs from High School Musical 3 and how the characters all graduate and sing about plans for their future.

"Looking forward from center stage to graduation day..."
(Sarah is middle back)



"Time to get the future started..."
Sarah was asked what she wanted to be when she grew up and she said a "princess." Other popular choices were ballerina, doctor and Shamu trainer. Then they walked across a bridge on the stage and received their diplomas from the teachers.



"The friends who've been there all along..."
The Pink Ladies. In gold. The last time they will all be in class together. That was more bittersweet than knowing Sarah is off to Kindergarten. Left to right - Sarah, Lexie, Camryn, Kylie, Gwen, Kaelie, Lakyn & Grace)



"Step into the future..."
Aren't those collars cute? Embroidered with their names. Sarah's does have an "H" even though it's hard to see here.


"Who says we have to let them go???"

Graduation Countdown

Today was the last day of preschool for Ethan and Sarah. For Ethan, it was like any other day. But for Sarah - it was huge! Graduation! On to Kindergarten! But more on that later. Here's Ethan with his spiky new "do" right before school.



The preschool is doing some redecorating! Gone are the murals of 2-D children walking among randomly placed flowers and animals. Now the whole hallway is painted sage green and there are about eight of these larger-than-life pictures of a few of the students. One of which is Ethan! It's really cute - and even Lucas recognizes "hey, that's my brother!"



Here is Sarah, looking lovely in a dress from our personal stylist (and hand-me-down giver) Reagan. She was so excited to wear it! Too bad it was hidden under a graduation gown most of the day.



Sarah and Lakyn.



The art teacher at preschool did individual silhouettes of all the graduates. They must have taken her forever - there were more than 30 kids! It was black paper cut with a very sharp x-acto or something. Really detailed and amazing.

Birthday Party

Lucas was a guest at a birthday party Wednesday at a place called Dynamoze (281 and Brookhollow). It looked so trashy from the outside, I was afraid the inside would be disgusting! But it was clean, bright, fun, clean, open, and clean. Did I say clean? Fantastic! They even had baskets hanging on the wall for you to put toys in that had been in somebody's mouth! Awesome! Here's a bunch of pics of Lucas enjoying himself.

Re-Energized!

Take one night with 12 hours of sleep, plus Mother's Day, plus exciting business news for a friend and two blast-from-the-past Facebook connections, I feel re-energized to get thru the school year! There's still lots of planning and logistics to figure out but it's all for fun stuff like the tball party, Jacob's birthday, a moms night out and going to New Braunfels to spend a day on the the river.

Anyone want to dress up like a Star Wars character for Jacob's party? I'm looking for a few good Stormtroopers.

Lookin' good!

The boys got haircuts recently. Lucas' is still pretty wispy but at least he doesn't look like he stuck his finger in a light socket anymore. Ethan got a buzz cut like Jacob.



My mother's day breakfast was scrambled eggs and toast. Lucas ate most of them. We spent the day doing homework and booking travel to NJ in August. I got a gift certificate to a spa. Now I just need a day to use it!

Done!

Finally, Staff Appreciation Week is behind us. It really was pretty fantastic. We had catered lunches Mon-Thurs from places like PF Changs, Chipotle and La Fogata. The ice cream sundae bar yesterday was so fun. All the staff were like kids - swirling their ice cream around like they worked (or wanted to work) at DQ. It was SO HOT and also field day so there were many extra volunteers that got to enjoy it. I thought the principal's secretary was going to cry and many of the teachers have sent us personal emails of thanks which makes it all worthwhile.

Sports for Sarah and Jacob have resumed, even though there is now a confirmed case of swine flu in their district. But there has to be 12% absenteeism due to confirmed swine flu cases before they will close school now, so I think we'll make it to the end of the year. (Unfortunate for the high schoolers who were trying to text/email each other into skipping school to get to the 12% absenteeism level. They forgot about the confirmed case part of it!)

Today we have a basketball game at 10, Tball at 11, basketball at 12 and birthday party at 1. Gotta run!

Job Hunters

I have three bright, talented friends now looking for work in this lovely economy. So often, we hear "it's not what you know, it's WHO you know" so I am sending this info out to all of you in hopes that YOU know someone. Preferably someone who is hiring.

Robyn Chappell is a 17-year veteran of L'Oreal Cosmetics, primarily with Lancome. She is looking for a district manager, territory manager, trainer, sales executive-type position in any industry, including cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, apparel. Prefers San Antonio market.

Julie Maykowski is a doctor of vocal performance looking for a position in opera company management, directing operas, or a university-level teaching position in vocal performance. Available for any market.

Tim Dennis is a home builder most recently with Toll Bros. luxury homes. He is looking for a position with another builder or contract work to begin building his own firm. If you have a home-building, remodeling, or deck/patio project you need to get done, he can help you get started.

If you know of an opportunity for any of these three wonderful people, please let me know and I will get you their contact information.

Crap Show

Uh, I mean Craft Show. That's where I wasted 6+ hours today to sell one set of wine charms. It was a well-publicized church show, lots of vendors, nice day...just no shoppers. Could it have been fear of swine flu? Could it have been the economy? Could it have been the FUNERAL that was going on simultaneously that scared them off??

Luckily Charisse brought her box of beads and jewelry making supplies. We spent about 5 hours making necklaces and bracelets. At least she'll be well-stocked for her show at our school Wednesday for Staff Appreciation Week!

I try not to buy things at the shows we do. It's too easy to spend everything that I make! But today, I was intrigued by a Baked Potato Bag. It's a quilted bag about 10" square. You put your rinsed/damp potatoes in the bag - no pricks - and stick it in the microwave. It takes 6 minutes to cook four medium sized potatoes and they come out all fluffy like they do when they have been cooked in the oven! Or so the lady says. I'll have to report back on this one, I think. But I am excited to try it! She had all sorts of fabric choices - from Elvis to Toosie Rolls to more normal kitchen themes. The Parisien restaurant one was cute but only came in the smaller size. I got the big one so I can heat up tortillas with it too! Here's my bag!



Lucas learned a new trick...He can say "Shhh!" which will probably come in handy around here!