April 4th - April 28th

I have my little calender book out so I hope I will remember everything.

We had Sierra`s end of school ARD on the 9th. They had nothing but good news to share. She is doing AWESOME she went from working on a 2nd and 3rd grade level in math to next year starting on a 5th and 6th grade level. She has NEVER work on grade level before always under.

She is still quite a bit behind in language and reading but she is improving every day. Putting her in a regular Sience and Social studies class with modifications and a special ed. teacher to help her was a huge sucess also, she is not on grade level but doing great. They even suggested that she should be able to go on to college ( with major modifications) if she wanted too. We are so ecstatic for her.

Halie played in her first tennis tournament on the 11th. She played doubles and they won the first game but lost by one serve in the last game. But it was a good learning experience for her. She is excited about playing in more games next year. Both girls got their report cards Sierra made the AB honor roll, and Halie would have if not for the Advanced Geography class.

The week-end of the 13th - 15th Sierra spent with her friend Stacee. So Halie had us all to herself, and she loves that. Saturday we used Ryans gift card from Christmas to go out and eat and then took Halie to play minuture golf. Then Sunday we worked out side around the house. We even cleaned out the gutters. FUN FUN!!!

On the 17th I rode to Tyler with Ryan to set a t-pole. Ryan left that Thursday to go to LA> to help move to the new shop he bought. And while he was gone for the next three days I had a kidney stone. But I stuck it out at home by taking pain meds. I finally passed it early Sunday morning that was the only time I would have went to the hospital if Ryan would have been home. That was a very long night. But Sunday the girls and I went up to the little fair we had in Pilot Point for the day and waited for Ryan to come home. When he got home I showed him the stone and it was about the same size as his last month but he says my tubes must be bigger than his thats the only way I was able to get thru the pain without having to go to the hospital.

MEN got to love em!!!

Monday was the beginning of camp for Sierras entire 5th grade. We went to Camp Grady Spruce on Possum Kingdom Lake near Graford Texas (about 21/2 hours away) We had a great time Sierra wasnt ready to come home I on the other had was ready by Tuesday night.

We rode on a boat to Devils Island and hike that, went digging for fossils, she rode horses, shot a bow and arrow. Learned about lake life and how to use a compass. And hiked up another LARGE mountain. And lots more fun stuff. It was fun but very tiring for us old parents. I was sooooo very glad to climb into my own bed last night. And yes we missed all the excitement with the flooding here on Tuesday. Ryan did take some video on his cell phone, I couldnt believe the amount of water they got here. They measured the shop Chad uses and it was a foot up the wall inside the shop.

We finally got Ryans test results back he is not diabetic just hypoglycemic. VERY happy about that. If we had to take sugar away from him too we might as well have shot him to put him out of his misery.

Ryan and I are leaving Thursday for Vegas.

The girls only have one month of school left, but it looks like it will be busy we have every week-end booked thru the month of May. Weddings,graduation, birthday parties. But at least it will go fast.

Sierra has two more camps to go to in June and I think Halie will be going to church camp this summer too. I can only hope its on the same week.

Pictures are of Sierra and I on Johnsons peak, Sierra riding canyon, shooting a bow and arrow with Mr Vawter (Sierra`s science teacher) and Sierra and her bunk mates in front of our cabin.

Have a good week.