Spring?

Well the meteorologists were right...Snow! Over 6" of wet, heavy, break-your-back while you shovel snow!! We even had a 'snow day' from school yesterday! Too bad we will need to make up the day at the end of the school year - yuck. The wet spring has caused the cancellation of many sporting events at school. Soccer practice is suppose to begin this week, but with snow on the ground, the fields have not been lined yet, and I am guessing we will be practicing in mud!
We took off the cover on the pool last weekend - in the nice weather, and today we built a snowman! Hope the meteorologists are correct on there forcast - the snow will melt quickly as we head into the 60's by Tuesday!
I was able to get out and run a couple times last week, and the rest was on the treadmill. Only a little over 2 months until the marathon!

April Showers...and SNOW

What a crazy spring we have had so far. We get teased with warm weather for one day here and there, and snow and cold in between. It has been killing my training for the marathon! I was lucky enough to get out in the cold the last two Saturday mornings for my long runs (8.5 and 10.5) but I have reverted back to the treadmill during the week. Tomorrow looks like we may hit the upper 40's so I will try to get out after school. But the forcast then calls for snow later in the week! Where is spring? We have shoveled and swept the basketball court (our driveway) off quite a few times already! The boys are out shooting in their hats and gloves. They sure love the game!

All the kids start soccer in two weeks. Because of lack of space, we will need to shuttle back and forth between a couple sites. Jake and Lydia will be at one set of fields and Noah at another. We have not received the game schedules yet, but are hoping the games overlap as little as possible - yeah, what is the likelihood of that happening? Noah, Jake, and Lydia are all anxious to get the season started. It really is a lot of fun with so many kids involved (over 350 last year). It is great to see so many people in the community come out and watch the kids play.

Noah has worked hard on his state report and will give his oral presentation tomorrow. Thank you Mick and Nancy for all the information of Colorado ...now he really wants to come and visit! (so do the rest of us!) We looked over his work tonight and he really put a lot of effort and time into the project. He is even excited about the presentation part, which surprised me since he can be shy at times.

Jake is doing really well in school. He keeps his teacher hopping, and has her coming up with extra math for him to do since he is so quick at his math facts. We are happy that his handwriting has improved also. It was tough to read not that long ago, and he has really worked on his neatness. Way to go Jake!

Lydia is keeping busy at 'Jenny's' - her daycare. She is such a big help with the younger kids. I cannot believe that in two months, we will be done with daycare! Lydia is very excited about going to kindergarden in the fall. Her new passion is gymnastics. They are practicing for their end of the year show... a 'disco' theme is all whe will tell us, since it is going to be a surprise!

Misha is busy with track. I think he is enjoying it and hanging out with the other students. We also went and got him fitted for a tux for the prom. I guess that is a sign of spring.

Deb is holding us all together, making sure we all get to where we need to be. She is looking forward to the end of the year, even though she will need to pack up all her stuff and move to another classroom AGAIN! It has been a busy time at shool, and she has organized some special events to bring parents into the classroom. I know she is anxious for the warmer weather so she can go for her walks around 'the circle'.

I just need to keep thinking...Spring has to come soon because summer is not that far away!!!!

GO BIG GREEN!!!!

We had an exciing week following the Dragon varsity basketball team in their sectional tournament. All games were played in Duluth, so our family headed up to UMD on Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. The Dragons defeated Esko and Deer River, but lost in the section finals to Braham by four points. The guys played hard and we were proud to be sporting Pine City Green at the games. By Thursday, we were all exhausted so it is good that we are now on Spring Break (end of the quarter too).
We spent today cleaning and getting caught up on things around the house. We will be hosting our families on Sunday after church for lunch. It will be good to get everyone together!

Long time, No blog

Wow - it has been almost a month since my last blog! A lot has happened in that time, and that is probably the reason I have not had a posting! I am in my 'official' training for Grandma's marathon. This is the fourth week on following the training schedule and running pon the treadmill is getting old...I need the snow and ice to melt off the rroad so I can get outside! I am looking forward to running with 'Crazy Aunt Deb' in June...And to think her nickname came from Grandma's marathon a few years back! So far the running has not been too hard on the joints...the bones are quickly approaching 40!
Noah has almost finished his basketball season...just when you think they are about done..along comes another scrimmage or game. Thursday night they will play the Rush City Team during half time of the Dragon's varsity game. The boys, both 5th grade and varsity, have had very successful seasons.
We have been trying to pull Jake's front tooth. It has been hanging in his mouth for a while now, very out of place and crooked! Jake, Noah, Mitchell (a friend of Noah), Misha, Ruslan (a friend of Misha), Dennis and I all went to the Timberwolves game last Tuesday night and saw them defeat the Jazz. It was a great game, even though we were up as high as you can go in the Target Center (but, center court).
Lydia has been busy with gymnastics. She brought Jake last week so that he could try out all the equipment. Lydia improves so much each week and now is practicing cartwheels all over the house!
Deb an I had the opportunity to go to a Minnesota Wild game with Jill and Tom a few weekends ago. We had a nice lunch - just adults- and a good time at the game. Thanks again to grandma judy for watching the kids!
Ok - time to go, but I will not let it go afour weeks between blogs again!

T-Wolves....and Garnett

Yeah the T-wolves miss Garnett, but he made an appearance at the Target Center on Friday night as the Celtics were in town. KG did not play, since he has an abdominal strain, but the crowd gave him a loud and long welcome before he left the arena. Thanks to Jill and Tom for invitind Deb and I to the game. They had rented a suite at the Target Center and provided their guests with great food, drink, and just an overall good time! The Wolves lost at the buzzer after having an opportunity to win with just seconds remaining!
The kids (except Misha) spent the night at Papa and grandma Sue's house. They all headed out to Unity to watch cousing Trent play b-ball. Grandma also provided pancakes in the morning! They loved it!
Misha headed to Braham to watch the Dragons take on the Bombers. The Dragons could not quite pull it off this time, so we are tied for first in the conference with the Bombers.

A BIG Win!

The PC Hoops team captured the first place title at the North Branch tournament on Saturday. The team has improved over the season and bettered their 2nd place finish from the Fredrick WI tournament. The boys defeated a New Richmond WI team, followed by a Hudson WI team, then a Chisago Lakes team. In the finals, they beat North Branch and noah went one for one on three point attempts! It was an exciting day and was fun to have Grandma Judy, Papa, and Grandma Sue all take in some of the games! Noah's teacher, Mrs. Olson, came to cheer on the boys too! As the season winds down, Noah has really enjoyed playing with the older guys. They are a great bunch!

First grade program

Jake had his first grade program on Thursday night. The students sang songs from, and about, different countries around the world. There were also a variety of musical instruments and some dancing. Jake also had a speaking part, talking about the Alps in Europe. He practiced and practiced, and did a great job. Papa and Grandma Sue were able to make it over to see Jake on stage too.
On Friday, Jake went to his buddy Justin's birthday party. They went swimming and ate pizza at a hotel in North Branch. He was a pretty tired boy by Friday night!