Week in Review and Lots More

It is shocking to me that I have let a week go by without updating my blog! This is one for the records, that's for sure! Thank you for the sweet comments asking me where the heck I've been and hoping all is well! What has been happening in the lives of the East Coast Evans Family? Hold on to your hats...here we go!

This past weekend we had the pleasure of watching Peter (my brother) participate in the Special Olympic Winter Games. He was part of the speed racing team from his school. He earned a gold and silver medal. Unfortunately, he is now sick, the poor guy!! The highlight for my kiddos was swimming in the indoor swimming pool! They had a blast!

I have been up to my eyeballs with Girl Scout cookies! Why did I agree to be the cookie mom when I'm already the troop leader?! I'm picking up yet more cases of cookies this afternoon and will spend this Saturday with the troop selling them. Cookies, anyone?

Last Thursday I had the opportunity to head to Boston with three ladies from church. It was a wonderful time to visit with one another but more importantly it was a time for me to leave the day-to-day regimen behind and take time to think, ponder and pray. 

photo via Flickr

After much research, prayer, sweat and tears over the past three years, DK and I have decided to start homeschooling Rand, our oldest, next year. I have a meeting with the school principal this Thursday. I am resigning as our PTO President effective the end of the school year. I'm sad on one hand yet excited for this new opportunity on the other. Now we have to break the news to Rand!

Speaking of school, we had a snow day yesterday due to another Nor'easter blowing through our state. Kenners and I had the perfect time to make a puppet for a 6-week Reading Rocks program. Along with the first book report she needed to make a puppet of one of the book's characters. At the beginning of the school year the PTO brought in a master puppeteer. Kenners learned lots of different techniques for puppet making and was thrilled to put her new found knowledge to work. After finishing the puppet we decided to make these rock necklaces for Kenners' teacher and the girls in her class. They were super fun and easy to make. Perfect for a snowy or rainy afternoon!

Lastly, I just had to relay a conversation I had with some moms at dance class this morning. We were talking about babysitters and one of the moms mentioned how a babysitter let her daughter (who is in 1st grade) see I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry. I was so shocked to hear this that I blurted out, "That was such a raunchy movie!!" She turned to me and said, "I really liked that movie but you're right it was not appropriate for a kid to watch. How do you explain to a 6 year old what a homosexual is?"  That movie wasn't even appropriate for DK and I to watch. We Netflixed it but turned it off about 30 minutes into the film. I left the conversation feeling like I just do not belong with many of the moms I encounter. Which is not a bad thing. In fact I really am okay with that!