Quick January Updates

The sunset the other night was so gorgeous! It had rained hard all day and then as the sun set the rain stopped and the clouds started to drift apart. It was so pretty.  This is from my back door.



Since I have been pretty bad this month I thought I would high light a few happenings in our family.
*The look on Dennis' face was priceless when I informed him over dinner that his daughter had received a rose from a boy at school.
Especially when he found out it was Karlie.  A friend of hers (who happens to be a boy) gave her a pretty velvet rose.
*I received a phone call one evening from the Principal of the Elementary School.  You can only imagine what was going on in my mind, when he explained who he was and that he had received a note from Kelsee's teacher...OH NO!! Now what?? (after the forged notes incidence last year my mind begins to really wonder!!).  He then continued; A HAPPY NOTE! He must of sensed my confusion and repeated again.  A happy note. Her teacher wanted me to know what a good student Kelsee was and what a excellant author she is becoming. (WOW! I was not expecting that!!) Such a great surprise and relief. My heart starts beating normally.  I was very impressed that he called to tell my how well my child was doing.  It was pretty cool.  Kelsee has an incredible teacher this year. 
*Kody was named "Hornet Super Star" for the month of January.  I still need to sneak in and get a picture of the bulletin board at the High School. He also got his first job, working at a Tractor Dealership.  My mom is so excited because she grew up on a farm and my grandpa loved tractors.  So here is my "city" boy learning how to drive tractors and best of all earning gas money for his car.
*Kayla is doing well.  Her teacher tells me how incredible she is, with one exception: she is a little clumsey.  She had fallen and broke her supply box twice already.  The other day she asked the kids to go back and sit in their seats.  Kayla fell. So the teacher revised it to "Students will you please go back to your seats and Kayla don't fall".  I tease her that I should pack her an extra set of clothes where ever we go!