Time is still marching on - May 30

May - gone already. Recap:

• Karl's got the garden in - retaining wall, sprinkler system & all but tomatoes planted (tomorrow they go in)

• Jax takes first place at Rage '06 Tourney - new division (10 yr olds) 1st & 2nd went to the two girls in the division

• Jax starred in her off Broadway debut in the Inside Pitch a charming musical about the history of baseball - no photos - too far back from stage
• Boris had a seizure - (no photos - that's just not right) he should be fine - possibly epilepsy - apparently fairly common in dogs
• Softball team is 0-3 but the girls are having fun & it is much more enjoyable to watch than soccer!
• 3 more days until summer break!!! That's about it. Looking forward to the possible family camping trip that Greg is trying to put together.

My God it's May already!

The last few weeks have been pretty busy. We had a "Bunk with the Beasts" night at the Zoo with the 4th Grade classes. It sounded fun to chaperone in September but as the night rolled around it just sounded insane! Appearently the "beasts" aren't the zoo animals but the boys. It was reaffirmation on why I chose secondary education over primary. Nothing makes 10 year olds scream like standing in the pachyderm house -learning about how thick an elephant's skin is - and said pachyderm takes a massive dump. Sleeping on the floor was a real treat as well (not in the pach house - in the education building.) Pretty cool having the Zoo to yourself and after dark to boot though. Then we had the first annual Earthday Fun Run/Walk at Jax' school the next morning. Good times on no sleep! Then there was the birthday party at the bowling alley and Trail Dust Steak House (& slide) with 3 of her best friends. We also managed to build a small retaining wall out front and decided that we could do one around the whole garden out back. We (mainly Karl) got it done and it came out quite nice. Now we just need the last frost to come and we can start planting! Shouldn't be too long now.