Here, There, Everywhere

I was here, there and everywhere today.

I headed out with Kiki Aru this morning to watch her AAU basketball game in Post Falls.

I dropped off KA at the school at 10:30 a.m., thinking they were getting team pictures, but that didn't happen. I headed off to get some money to The Princess so she could go buy a dress that she would be wearing in her friend's wedding next month.

I also treated myself to a visit to Starbucks, purchasing a Twisted Peppermint Mocha and a Cranberry Orange Scone.

Then back to Ponderosa Elementary to watch the basketball game. (They won, 44-20)!!

KA headed off with her team to get pictures taken, then to the Shilo Inn to a birthday party of one of her teammates.

I headed off to Capone's in Coeur d'Alene to have my annual Christmas lunch with my friends from Kellogg High School. We have met every year for 7 years to get caught up, and exchange Christmas gifts. What a blessing these yearly lunches are, and I love these friends dearly.

After lunch, I drove up to Lakeland High School in Rathdrum to get PKR, who had spent the day there at District Drama competition with is drama students. He was very pleased to have three, possibly four of his drama students qualify for State Drama competition.

We got in the car and drove to Wallace, to perform one of our final two Godspell performances. Our final performance is tommorow afternoon.

It was a great performance, even though I almost had a coughing fit and lost my voice at one point in the production. But the show went on, and I survived!!

Now I am home, in bed, and ready to sleep.

To be there and everywhere...

Here, there and everywhere.....

A Little Family News To Share

I haven't given an update on recent family events, and I know there are a few of you out there who will be intersted in some of the following tidbits.

**Both Z2 and Kiki Aru qualified to attend State History Day at Albertson's College in Caldwell next month. Z2's group did a documentary titled "The Conflice and Compromise of the Coeur d'Alene Indian Tribe's Culture". Kiki Aru's group did a performance titled "The Conflict of the Salem Witch Trials". I will be traveling with them to Caldwell the second weekend in April.

**Yesterday PKR, The Princess and I (along with about 12 other KHS students) spend the day at Timberlake High School at the District Speech Festival. I went along to help judge the events. For the second year in a row, The Princess qualified for state competition in Retold Story. In this category, you are given 3 different children's books which you read through, then you choose one and retell the story. Two other KHS students also qualified, one in Impromptu Speaking, and one in Oratorical Analysis. PKR will travel to Rupert, Idaho with these students toward the end of April.

**I was talking to my friend SB tonight on the phone, and it looks like they have two extra tickets to the Elton John concert in Pullman in April, and asked us if we would like to go with them. We will both be coming back from the State History Day competition that day, so we have to work out the details, but I think it might work. How COOL is that!!! A once in a lifetime experience, if you ask me.

**This weekend Kiki Aru has a AAU bball tourney in North Spokane. My niece TR is coming up to Spokane this weekend play volleyball, so we'll have lots to do with PKR's brother's family in Spokane as well.

**Then we'll have a week home for Spring Break, with nothing major planned, and just some time to relax and take it easy before the onslaught of other activities take over our lives between now and the end of school in June. Such is the life when you have three active girls.

Happy Easter everyone. I hope you all had a wonderful day.

He is Risen!!

He is Risen, Indeed!!

Family Friday--Family Picture

We said farewell to "The Miser" last Sunday.

Even though "The Miser" has come to a close, we are still busy with other things. This weekend is packed full of things for us and the girls.

Tonight, PKR and I traveled over to Coeur d'Alene and watched Kiki Aru play basketball in an AAU Tournament, which continues through Sunday.

Z2 and Kiki Aru participate in the regional History Day competition at Kellogg Middle School tomorrow.

PKR and I have Easter Cantata dress rehearsal tomorrow, with performances on Sunday at St. Ritas Catholic Church at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

The Princess is traveling to Post Falls to be judged in the Solo and Ensemble competition. She is singing "Greensleeves".

So, here, there, everywhere. That is where our family will be this weekend.

Hope you all have a great weekend as well.

Another AAU Weekend

Congrats to Kika Aru and her Silver Valley Sting 5th grade AAU team for getting second place in the North Spokane Classic Basketball Tournament.

Here's the second place team. Go SV Sting!!!! They have come a long way this year.

The tournament was in the town of Chattaroy, Washington. What a beautiful community. Look at the three big moss covered rocks that have a house built behind them.

There was also a pretty stream in Chattaroy.

Kiki Aru's AAU basketball season is now done until summer. She will probably attend some camps, and possibly participate in a three on three tournament. I was very proud of these girls this weekend and look forward to many years of basketball following their progress.