Schylar had been tossing this hypothesis around since his science teacher told about her experience and that it stayed up-end until her daughter knocked it down 2 days later. The theory was in the first few moments before spring officially starts, if you hold an egg upright that it'll stand on its own. Since the news we happened to be watching had a countdown of the clock signaling the official start of spring...we gave it a go. It took a few minutes but both Ed and Sky were successful (I'll post the proof on FB) - Schylar's lasted all day until his banshee mother was in a hurry and flustered to get ready for youth group and knocked it over in her attempt to clean the counter..he got it back up before they arrived. Ed's took a few more tries before it stayed up indefinitely... What makes it do that? You tell me....
This week has been crazy busy as always. Katelyn and Schylar are both doing a public presentation for 4H next Wednesday and we spent all of Tuesday getting prepared. It is SOOOO much work when you are the teacher AND the parent for both of them...so much help, instruction and suggestions my brain is jelly. Katelyn cried on Tuesday - "I'm so scared..." she sobbed. I didn't realize that for the past month she has been dragging her heels - not because she didn't remember it was coming but that she didn't want to do it. Schylar is a bit more at ease with his recent speaking engagements due to his mission's trip. We'll see how Kate handles the nerves as she is speaking on a subject she loves: wool. Her illustrated talk is entitled: "From sheep to sweater: working with wool" - it is a 6 step process she has props and wool to show and will be so much easier to keep her calm with things to handle and show instead of just standing in front of the judges. Schylar is doing a speech entitled: "Who was Benjamin Benneker?"
Wednesday was cleaning, laundry and getting caught up on some paperwork (writing a LONG letter to Delta with Ed took a few hours...complaining of the 8 days without his luggage last month) before heading to sit with elderly friend, Bea until prayer meeting. We took school with us and the kids did alot of catch up work in the 5 hours we were there as it was raining out and not a day to do much else but schoolwork! I'm sure they could have thought of more entertaining ways to spend a rainy afternoon but none so productive as Mom's idea...We ate McD's before heading to church to meet up with Sky and Ed and was reminded of how my aging body is not up to the standards of food as I once was - feeling like my dad and sister, Melissa, with their digestion issues with fried foods. I won't be frequenting that place again any time soon and the last time I ate there was so long ago - I can't even remember. Maybe a ban on the place is appropriate?
Thursday we got up and headed to Utica for the Theaterworks production of "Freedom Train'. It was an hour and a half of non-stop narration with singing, drama and comedy all woven through. It was excellent and at only $5 a ticket - a steal! It was first rate. After we left the Stanley Theater, we headed to the Chinese buffet for lunch to finish our fun field trip school day. We got home in the early afternoon and I worked on my Bible study while the kid's enjoyed a walk with Ed and the dog to work off the lunch. I ran on the treadmill - 30's and wind was not my idea of a good time...it may be spring but it's still chilly here!
Today we got up early, went to pick up Miss Marion and went for the final skating of the year at the ice rink in New Hartford. When we arrived, there was a scheduled hockey game that canceled the free public skate but since the game was canceled - they let the kid's skate - having a private rink all to themselves. We got a birthday cake and ice cream for youth group member, Seth's 15th birthday and then headed home. Made a mad dash to unload groceries, put supper in the oven and get to our final day to sit with Bea who is going to be admitted into a local nursing home within the week. Abigail loves her as she is always fun to talk to and sing to. Today she made up this sweet sounding but lyrically challenged song about God. Then she read out of her reading book about creation - and here Bea is a cynical atheist albeit  claims to believe in God...a bit of a double standard with her. Out of the mouth of babes was my thought as I watched them interact and Abigail adamantly declared that God created her...Bea has dementia and asked me 4 times if I had to cook supper when I got home. Yet, she remembers almost everything she talks about with Abigail...and who we are...We're the pastor's family. Funny how the mind remembers the things of the Lord and not the trivial...
Anyway, we'll miss Bea and the quiet it afford us to sit and do things without interruption but I won't miss the hauling of books and supplies to her house..nor the time it takes away from other things I can do WHILE doing school..like laundry, cleaning and cooking.
Tonight is the youth group meeting and I'm writing as they meet. Tomorrow is a Sunday school teacher's meeting and then Sunday is the first of our children's Sunday school curriculum and the new format that goes with it. I'm teaching the first week so I better close and start studying for it!
Happy First Day of Spring Everyone!

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