March 8: Artsy...

Artsy

Alex made this monkey vase for me. He worked very hard on it in 3-D Art. He is very proud of it, and he should be! I love it! I love the way the monkey is hugging the vase, and his tail cracks me up. :)

Mar. 1: A New Record in Service

A New Record in Service!

This has been a crazy week for us. Actually, every week is crazy for us, and that's why I haven't posted in a while. So when I got on and saw that it had been Dec. 30th, I was a little embarrassed! I had no idea it had been this long!

Mar. 1: All 3 boys and Jim shoveled the church walk and stairs, and we shoveled out Mr. Dowell, Jamo's trumpet teacher. We were supposed to get an inch of snow, but we really got more like 5 inches.

Total service hours: 8

Mar. 4: All 3 boys plus Jim and myself worked at the Girl Scout meeting. 

Total service hours: 10

Mar. 5: Jamo spent 5 hours and Alex & Jer spent 3 hours each setting up risers, etc. for the show choir invitational. It was hard work, lifting the heavy risers and pounding the legs in, and turning all the cranks on the bottom.

Total service hours: 11

Mar. 6: Jamo turned 17 today! All 3 boys spent 2 hours setting up & decorating rooms for the invite.

Total service hours: 6

Mar. 7: The day of the Fort Madison Show Choir Invitational. Jamo got up at 4am to get ready for State Jazz Band competition. He got to the high school around 2, and then helped people as needed at the invite. He performed at 10:00 pm in the jazz band, and had an awesome impromptu solo! Jim & Krys spent from 9 am to 12 pm working at the judges' table. We recorded and figured scores for all the judges for all the schools competing.  Alex and Jer worked from 9 am to 1 am, with a couple of breaks in between. They were gophers and table wipers, They worked hard all day!

Total service hours: 58 yes, 58!

Our family put in 83 service hours this week! Like I said in the title, that has to be a new record!

March 14: State Speech

State Speech

The boys went to the District Speech Contest last weekend. They both did a great job! Alex got a 2, and Jer got a 1, which means he got to go to State Speech this weekend. Jer got 3 1's from the judges, and was selected to perform at All State, which is in Cedar Falls on March 30. Congratulations, Jer!