Reflections 2010

This year's reflection theme was: "Beauty Is:

taken in our front yard in October 2009

taken at the giant flag down by the I-15 freeway

Drama submitted 2 photographs and the sunset won first place in his division for his school. We were invited to the local school district's ceremonies. He received a nice certificate of participation, but alas...did not win this year. He was totally ok with it. What he was really burned up about was the pronounciation of his school's name. The announcer got it wrong every time. Funny kid.

Happy Birthday Drama!

Yesterday my baby, Drama turned 9 years old. He asked for 7 layer casserole for his dinner. I was tired from working (back in my favorite Kinder class) and mad at him for snubbing my pork tenderloin dinner the night before. So, he had hot dogs. Happy Birthday! I was in that kind of mood.

I did, however, scrounge up enough energy to throw a birthday party for him on Saturday. It was a smallish pool party with 6 his friends.

The temperature was over 95 degrees. The last, we hope, of the super hot days. We played shooting gallery with Legos and water guns, Hot Wheel races with water guns and everyone jump on Lazy Boy and try to drown him. I think that was the group favorite.

My favorite part was the birthday cake. Did something a little different this year. Everyone over 12 loved it. I made little "sliders" cakes for each of the boys.

They were made from cupcakes cut in half, a brownie "patty", "ketchup" frosting and color coconut for the "lettuce". They were actually quite yummy.

The party boys liked the ice cream sundaes better.

Love you Drama...xoxo Mommy

Outliers

I am reading this book "Outliers", fully recommended and partially read aloud by my husband to put me to sleep. Actually, it is a really great book. If you read "Freakanomics", you'll enjoy this one. Anyways, the author takes a different look at how some people have become successful.

“It is not the brightest who succeed,” Gladwell writes. “Nor is success simply the sum of the decisions and efforts we make on our own behalf. It is, rather, a gift. Outliers are those who have been given opportunities — and who have had the strength and presence of mind to seize them.”

I am beginning to think a little more about my children's success. It's too late for me. I should have really gone for that theater actor bit. Alas....

Back to the kids. Sweet Pea is a senior, almost too late for her too. Lazy Boy is, well Lazy. That leaves Drama. The boy began 3rd grade this year. He has already submitted his academy award clip to the committee. That is a separate post that will come later. This is an actual quote from Drama last month after church, or maybe during:

"All the colors in my imagination are gray because I am bored."

Who talks like that?

I tell everyone "I am grooming Drama for greatness". I have no idea what that will be, but it will include the following:

4th Grade- Student Council, piano, Scouting-Wolf Rank, Little League

5th Grade - Student Council, Middle School Band( Instrument of my choice), Scouting-Weblos Rank, Little League

6th Grade- Band, piano, Student Body member, Scouting-11 year old Rank, Little League MVP

7th Grade- Band piano, Student Body member, Scouting-Tenderfoot/First/Second Class Scouting Rank,Travel Ball team, Debate Team

8th grade-Band, piano, Student Body member,Star/Life Scouting Rank, Travel Ball team, Debate Team

9th Grade-Band, piano, ASB Freshman President, Eagle Scout,JV baseball, Debate Team, Math Club President, Seminary 100 % attendance and Scripture Mastery

10th Grade-Band, piano,Seminary 100 % attendance and Scripture Mastery ASB Sophmore Class President, JV baseball, Debate Team, Math Club President,Drama Club, Chess Club.

11th Grade-Band, piano, Seminary 100 % attendance and Scripture Mastery, ASB Junior President, Varsity baseball, Debate Team, Math Club President, Drama Club, Chess Club, Honor Society.

12th Grade-Band, piano, Seminary 100 % attendance and Scripture Mastery, ASB Senior President, Varsity baseball, Debate Team, Math Club President, Drama Club, Chess Club, Honor Society, Jazz Ensemble

If we stick to the plan, he MAY be able to get into BYU-Honduras. Then we have a whole separate plan for post high school. Stay tuned. Poor kid. He doesn't stand a chance.