Easter Fun!

 We had a wonderful Easter!

He is not here!

 1After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week,a Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.

2Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it. 3His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4The guards trembled in fear of him and became like dead men.

5But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6He is not here; He has risen, just as He said! Come, see the place where He lay.b 7Then go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ See, I have told you.”

8So they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples. 9Suddenlyc Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came to Him, grasped His feet, and worshiped Him. 10“Do not be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.”

Crazy

 Call me crazy, but as Tracey was reading a story to Howard and Caroline, it really looked like the bear is looking over their shoulder and also enjoying the story.

About Right

 I saw this post the other day and it sure feels about right for where I am right now:

The Rest of my Life

 This may end up being one of my favorite pictures for the rest of my life.

Introducing Super Brady!

Wrestling Seasons Begins!

 Howard's wrestling season is off to a great start with the Rangely Little Panthers Wrestling Meet yesterday.

He decided to enroll in two brackets -- one in the morning (8 and under) and one in the afternoon (same weight class, but 10 and under).  He took second in the morning bracket, and he ... he learned a lot in his afternoon bracket.

He really wrestled his heart out and we are SO proud of him!

It was also great to see some old friends from Rifle and lots of our new Rangely friends at the tournament.

Next Generation?

 Leading up to spring break, we knew Tracey was working hard on a writing assignment, but it wasn't a home project, so we didn't know that much about it.

Then, the last day before Spring Break, she comes home with her essay and tells us that she was given the prompt of "What can be done to improve our school?" and she spent the last few weeks formulating her response, which she then presented to the entire third grade and the principal.  She was one of three students recognized for doing so well on this project and received the "Best Arguments Award".

We may just have a future educator in our home.

Her Essay in case you can't read it from the pictures:

Dear Mrs. Cantrell and third grade,

My name is Tracey.  I'm a third grade student at Parkview.  I love hands on projects, working hard, and try my best to follow directions.  During my time at Parkview I notice that there are some things we can make better.

I notice home work is either boring or easy for most of the class.  I believe that we need to have more projects for home work rather than regular boring home work.

First, projects develop the child's ability to work with his or hers peers, bilding teamwork and group skills.  For example, in 1st grade, there was a boy in my class who I realy didn't like.  My teacher put me and the boy in my class in my same group with another girl for a project.  When we were done with the project we became better friends.

Next, projects allow the teacher to learn more about the child as a person.

Last, projects help the teacher communicate in progressive and meaningfull ways with the child or a group of children on a range of issues.

We must have projects for home work!  It is the only way to get more kids to do homework.  Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,
Tracey Ann Miller