Senior Prom 2010

Alyssa's favorite thing about this dress is the back.  Apparently she didn't think my lace-up job was good enough so she had Amye fix her up. Since they were the only girls wearing white they made sure that they didn't stand near each other in the group photos. 

 Amye is considering Eastern Washington University and Alyssa is hoping that they can be roommates. 

Yuki invited everyone to her house for photos so that they could pose by the lake.  It was a great setting. 

I'm so pleased with the kids Alyssa has chosen to spend time with in high school.  They're all kind, smart, involved kids.  They are all National Honor Society members who put in lots of volunteer hours.  But they also know how to have a good time.   After the prom they went to a bowling alley for Midnight Bowling.  Alyssa got home at 3:30 AM and went to bed with rhinestones still glued in her hair.

The sunshine streaming in the window woke her at 9:30 and she came to Noah's game at the college. Group photo:

Adam and Mahonroi in the front row. Yuki, Alyssa, Charleigh, Nadia, Amanda, Amye, and Marie.

Spring Vacation

Alyssa and I spent the first couple of days of our spring break in Portland.  We enjoyed lots of amazing restaurant meals, the art museum, and shopping for prom dresses.  Mom and Dad are great hosts.  We also got to spend time with my wonderful siblings.  Michelle went prom dress shopping with us and Jim came over for dinner.  Unfortunately we didn't get to see Paul, Enid, or the Worman boys. 

Forrest and Noah held down the fort. Noah spent 3 of his first 4 days of break at his friends' houses.  Noah also had a basketball game at Skagit College while we were gone.  His team won by 40 points.  Forrest worked in the yard and enjoyed some well deserved peace and quiet.

I read three books this week.  One classic; Their Eyes Were Watching God, one food book; Comfort me with Apples, and a sequel to Pride and Prejudice, Mr. Darcy's Great Adventure.

I finished a few spring cleaning chores including cleaning out and reorganizing my pantry, sorting through Noah's clothes and figuring out that he's outgrown 2 bags worth of t-shirts, shorts, and sweatshirts, and I filled one bag full of my clothes for Goodwill.  I was hoping to do some yardwork, but the wind and rain made that nearly impossible.  I did prune back my lavendar and cleaned up the sideyard, but that was the extent of the yardwork.