April 5th - General Conference weekend!!!!! Between sessions of conference we got the Grandpa Garden planted and part of the pavers laid on the right side of the driveway. We were exhausted by the end of the day. Val was also able to get her taxes done. It was a good day. .
This was also the day of the nation-wide "Hands Off!" rallies all over the US and the world to demonstrate against Trump and Musk and their overstepping grab for power.
April 6th - Avian called to let us know that two more pieces had been accepted as finalists in another contest. They are having fun entering contests and seeing how their art does against their peers. It is good for them to challenge themselves.
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| Steve is continuing to have fun creating amazing things from wood. |
April 8th - I have been getting more business from the LNC staff services booklet. This time I am doing a prom dress and sun dress alteration. It is fun to see the students in a different environment. I am enjoying reconnecting with some of the students I had when I was a long-term sub for Ms. Locke back in 2019.
After reminding her all month long to get all her papers in for benefits Val forgot to sign up for health insurance insurance. Thank goodness I know a guy who can help her find something until open enrollment comes around in November.
April 9th - Steve got a bonus/dividend payout. The company he works for is doing really well and rewarded the employees with a bonus. Not expected and very much appreciated. Once again, into the Avian college fund.
April 12th - Val met with Christopher Landis to sign up for medical insurance. I worked with his wife in the Relief Society presidency in the UC ward. He is amazing and helped Val get everything she needed. Her insurance coverage starts on May 1st.
April 13th - I got an emergency call from a friend who has an Air BnB. They are out of town and found out that someone had booked their rental for the weekend. Steve and I dropped what we were doing and went to help them out.
April 14th - Linda Arrieta is such an amazing teacher. She loves to help history come to life for her students. Last year she did a poetry slam with poetry they had written about colonial times. It was a huge success and she did it again this year. I was privileged to get to be a judge for the second half of the day. These students were amazing. They composed, memorized and performed their poetry. It was really hard to pick winners.
Val is on spring break and enjoying some down time.
Avian's projects so far this quarter
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| Ending - Option 1 |
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Ending Option2
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| Ending Option 3 - my favorite and the most realistic knowing the personalities of Avian's roommates. They love to play frisbee in Forsythe Park. |
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| Art finalist |
4/18/2025 was a remote day. Val and I went clothes shopping. She is still working on her wardrobe and it is coming together nicely. We also went shopping for Easter dinner ingredients and put the raised bed garden kits together.
That night, Steve and I joined the O'Briens at Hawthorne's for pizza followed by an Anthem rugby game. It was fun to be with Jerry, Holly and their family. We cheered very loud for our team and had a great night.
April 19th I started the day with a morning walk with Sandra. Steve picked me up at Sandra's house and we went to get the soil for the gardens. Val and I worked on getting the sod cut out where we wanted the gardens to go. We moved the sod next to the two air conditioning units so we wouldn't have to weed as much over there. We got the gardens filled and ready to plant.
That evening I go to help with a good friend's surprise party. The kids were all with their mom distracting her and I was part of the set up committee. She was very surprised and showered with much deserved love that evening.
April 24th I left work as soon as the bell rang so I could get to US Foods to pick up with eggs and hashbrowns for the women's conference. Val was a life saver in telling me a better way to get home since the school where she works is just around the corner.
That night I baked the homemade Oreos (with red velvet cake this time) for Avian and the roommates. Val was not feeling well and went to bed early. Steve was done with work before 5 for the first time in weeks. It has been really busy.
April 25th we did a day trip to Savannah to see Avian's exhibit. This time they did not tell us what they had won and wanted to surprise us. Out of almost 1,000 entries they had two pieces in the exhibit and one of them got third place. The exhibit was filled with incredible talent.
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| An extended view from the bridge this time. |
April 30th was dress like a student day. I had a fun time with this one. I actually had a teacher stop me in the hall and tell me to take my hood off. They were surprised it was me. I did my job well. I wore my hood on, and my Crocs were in "sport" mode. I also had a late pass and a big attitude.
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| Me, Marianne and Cindy |
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| Here it is big so you can see the detail. |
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