International Day at Page

Whew! It's been a long day. Every year Page School has International Day to celebrate the variety in backgrounds of all the students. We have represented South Africa for several years now, so this year decided to represent England instead. Finding traditional English dress for Jessica was not so easy, so we settled on an old-school British ensemble (circa 1700), although I mostly felt like Jess was representing Laura Ingels (sp?) in Little House on the Prairie. Nevertheless, the day was a huge success. We brought tea sandwiches, lemon poppy seed scones, strawberries and cream as our contribution to the pot luck. Thanks to Ali for the food ideas and the tea sandwiches were the bomb - who'd a thunk?! Although I did cheat and forgo the horrid cucumber and egg salad, and made American-style tea sandwiches with ham instead. Cut into little triangles . . . the kids were crazy for them. My scones were also to die for, made with FRESH lemon from our own tree in the backyard. Perhaps I should have been dressed in my own Laura Ingles senior dress??? OH, and can someone explain why green cupcakes are considered IRISH. I thought those and the green 'Irish' jello shots were a bit off the mark. I'm just saying.

Butterfly Pets

So on the March School Field Trip to Kidspace in Pasadena, it was Adopt-A-Caterpillar month . . . and for a small fee they had caterpillars for sale. Of course we bought three!! So far two have safely 'hatched' (what do caterpillars do? burst forth??) from their cocoons. One is running two days behind so we are hoping he'll make it. These two arrived within minutes of each other. Excuse the bad shot, I had to shoot through the white mesh.

Cute Bedtime

So Jerri and Bren and kids were over for a BBQ this past weekend, and Jess read Lucy a story before her bedtime . . . too damn cute for words.

IT'S A TRIFECTA!!!

So today was school assembly to announce the honor roll students for third quarter. Not once, not twice, but THREE TIMES Jessica was called up to the front. First she was student of the month for 2nd Grade - then she got an award for her 2nd place finish in the Science Fair - and finally she was called up for the High Honor Roll Assembly for gettting straight A's. WOOO HOOOOOOO!

Our Strange Neighbor

So a few months ago, our neighbor emailed everyone to announce he was changing his yard to a low-water-usage landscape. We all expected a few cactus to appear, but instead he ripped out his entire lawn and put in rocks. ROCKS. The change was not met with enthusiasm. At night he sneaks out and rakes the rocks into a smooth layer. Whatever. Then two weeks ago a huge pile of dead palm fronds appeared in a pile and he has now organized them into a fence. Or at least I think it's a fence . . . or perhaps some strange interpretive sculpture?? Or could it just be a way to further annoy everyone else in the neighborhood!! I see cars stopping to try and figure out what it is. Free expression has gone to far on this one.

Attempting a Video

So, I am not sure if this will work, but I am attempting my first video on the blog. Jessica has decided the Cheetah Girls are all that and a bag of chips .