summer......

started in Mercer @ 12:20p.m. the kids came home to an empty house, dad was helping grandpa, mom was @ work.
yesterday I had a half day off work, so went to see the afternoon portion of the elementary field day...got to see kate in the Dizzy Bat Race, & learned from several girls that she is in love with her classmate Justin. took some chaotic pictures of piles of kids, until one of the teachers came over & we got in trouble for being too loud & not listening when the teacher yelled @ us to quiet down! At the awards ceremony I learned that Katie won 3rd place in the Gunny Sack Race! Then it was off to ECW/Smackdown Wrestling at Des Moines. We sat on the floor this year, 11 rows from the ring, behind 2 kids that stood on their seats most of the time, & an incredibly tall guy. Still got some pretty cool pictures...Colin Delaney, Big Show, Kane, The Undertaker, Edge, Batista, Chavo, Finley & Hornswaggle, Matt Hardy, CM Punk...it was fun. We wrestling fans get pretty crazy! The kids were both still not feeling real good, KJ got a bad headache from the explosions & the flashing lights. Kate was just exhausted. Took us half an hour to inch out of the parking lot afterwards, we were home @ 12:30a.m.
today was the last day of school, KJ won the top award in Personal Finance (math class), & rec'd pins from band, academic team, & drama, & a letter in band.
our new iris seem to have all survived the winter, have some really pretty ones right now, they're just getting started.