Madison Scharnhorst Student of the month

Madison was named student of the month today. I am so proud of her. Middle school was not an easy transition for her. I guess you could say she hated everything about it and wanted me to home school her. It took several months for her to get into the swing of things but it was until after Christmas that she really warmed up to school. Now she is the same old Madison. She loves school and has lots of great friends. She is our social butterfly again. I can not express how proud of I am of her. She stuck in there and came out shining. I know that she can do anything that she puts her mind to.
Madison's English teacher and Science teacher nominated her. They said that she has determination and integrity. Madison you are amazing. Way to go!!!

Time out for mom

This weekend I had the great privilege of spending the weekend with my mom at Timeout by Deseret Book. I have always wanted to go to Timeout for a while now but the opportunity has never presented itself. A few weeks ago I ask my mom if she wanted to come here and go with me to the Pocatello one but she was already going to the one in San Antonio. She got this crazy idea that I should go down there and go with her. It seemed crazy since it was only two weeks away but everything fell into place and worked out. I am forever changed by the speakers. I ready to go again. This year they introduced Time out for girls so next time I wanted to bring Madison with me and the others when they are old enough.

Easter

This year I decided to make the girls Easter dresses. I really enjoy sewing and this project was so so much fun. I am so happy they way they turned out. The girls loved them too.
Today was such a beautiful day so we went up to the temple and walked around the grounds. It was nice to be outside and see all the flowers on the temple grounds. The girls also liked taking pictures.

We had a nice relaxed day as a family.

Caring Allison

Allison received the award for caring today at school. Each class chooses a student to represent their class for the virtue each month. Each class has different ways of choosing. In Allison's class Mrs. Blackwood lets the students vote on who they thing demonstrate the virtue the best. Allison was so excited to chosen by her peers. Allison is kind and always thinking of others feelings. We are so proud of you Allison for the lovely young women that you are becoming and for what a great example you are to are family. WAY TO ALLISON!!!!

The end of a beautiful weekend

This weekend we had beautiful weather. On Saturday Ashley had her second soccer game and it is amazing what happens when the girls is not freezing. She scored two goals and was right there trying to get the ball the whole time. Our good friend Dawn came to watch her play. Ashley loved having her there. I hope we get a few more Saturdays like this because it make soccer a lot more fun.

On Sunday after church we colored eggs. The girls really enjoyed that and had a competition going to see who could get the brightest eggs. Once they were done with all the eggs we took the rest of the dye outside and decorated our driveway. Our friend's the Ewings do this every year and I have wanted to try it for a long time.
We had a great weekend and enjoyed being outside in the warm weather. Unfortunately it was short lived and the cold and rain is coming back.

More Changes

Allison had her expander put in this morning. A good friend told me to get before pictures to see how much she changes so I did. Allison has been such a trooper. She was very ready to get rid of the spacers and get the appliance in. The spacers were bothersome the whole time they were in and she was hoping this would be better. I am not sure how this will be much better but she says that the discomfort is gone. Eating has been interesting for her because food gets caught above it. I am sure it will only take a few days for her to get a hang of what to do. She also is talking a little funny which will also get better as her tongue makes the adjustments it needs.
For the next 22 days I get to twist the middle of the appliance and expand it slowly. Then once we are done with that it will stay in for 6 months. We will see how it goes.

Changes

This year at our annual eye appointment there were some changes. Allison is the newest person in glasses. She won't admit it but she is really excited. I love the frames that she picked out. I think they are so cute on her. She only needs to wear them to see the board at school or other things that are far away. Tonight she loved that she could see the TV. Madison also changed things up a bit. After she got elbowed in the face while playing basketball this spring, I thought it might be a good idea to look into contacts. She didn't want to because she likes her glasses but at the last minute decided too. She has had some sample contacts for a week in a half and I think she is really liking them. The picture isn't the best because we were in a hurry to get everyone to bed. She is out of contacts till the rest come in and I know that it is going to kill her. I think it is funny that I had to talk her into them.