I was asked to try out for 5th grade honor's choir. Mom had a meeting, so Mrs. Renwick brought me. One of the judges said she knew my mom, but even so, I cried because I was so nervous and had to start over. I was convinced I wasn't going to make it. Dad picked me up and took Emily and me to McDonald's and Burger King, and Mom met up with us. I found out two weeks later that I made it! I tricked Mom into believing I didn't make it! Their feedback was that I came in on the wrong note on one song (a Cappella) but stayed on key and only missed one of the memory pieces! All 7 of the Cedar Ridge kids who tried out made the honor's choir!
We had a couple of other events at school. There was Donuts with Dad's and Dad was able to free his schedule to come which I really appreciated. Our grade went on a MO River field trip-we got to see crawdads, pet a scaled fish and catfish, and painted the scenery with watercolors. Several classes at our school (not ours) hosted ducks and we got to bring two home one night. They took a swim in our bathtub! It was so cute and funny, but the poop was pretty gross!
Volleyball is starting up again! I have done the Missouri Jrs. skills clinic, and went to a couple of open gyms. I have improved so much and am looking forward to trying out this summer! Lila and I are going to try out together and hopefully we will make the same team. It would be amazing to play with her!
Papa Rick came for a visit before Easter by himself because he and Nana Peggy were not able to make it over Easter. He stayed with us for a couple of nights so we had some quality time with him. We had a BBQ with Aunt Lisa's family at our house and celebrated Easter. We went over to Lisa's to celebrate there and got to solve riddles to find our Easter stuff. I love that kind of thing! Our family also played spoons and had a blast!
The day before Easter, we were able to have a normal celebration at Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Tom's. I really enjoyed hanging out with my cousins. On Easter Day, our choir was able to sing the National Anthem at the St. Louis Cardinals game! I was really nervous and Dad said that after we finished, we would probably have about 40,000 people cheering for us! It really was amazing to be on the field singing! Papa Ron and Chase came and we all went to The Old Spaghetti Factory before going home. We celebrated Easter at Nana Arden and Papa Rodney's without Dad later in the week.
Emily and I went to MU to do some memory studies one Saturday morning. It was a lot of fun, and I got paid and a free book! I can't wait to do it again! I got to watch several of Emily's soccer games this month. We went to the Kids on Track kick off, and then to Mom's friend's open house for her counseling center. It was pretty cool! Lila spent the night that night.
I would like to be an actress or an author. I decided that's how I was going to "put Mom and Dad in a nursing home". Dad celebrated his 50th birthday this month. We didn't do much, but he didn't want to do anything. I went to Makayla's birthday party, but didn't sleep over like the rest of the girls because I had the Girls on the Run 5K the next day. I ran with Iris instead of Mom, but Iris had an asthma attack in the middle so I waited with her until her mom got there. Even with that setback (and the rain), I still ran under 30 minutes! Papa Ron, Grandma Kathy, and Grandpa Tom came to see me run and were going to watch Emily's soccer game, but it got cancelled because of the rain. We went out to eat at Texas Roadhouse afterwards because I loved the rolls! We visited Nana Arden for Mother's Day the next day.
I had my EEE Learning Fair the next day to showcase what I knew about greenhouses. I didn't talk much, but was really proud of my quiz score because I prepared myself to take it! Mom, Dad, and Mrs. Tatlow were all proud of me too! I designed and made a mini-greenhouse with Johnny Jump-up flowers and gave it to Mom for Mother's Day. I was really proud of that too, and I think Mom appreciated it as well (although she asked if I would take care of it-I think she is worried about killing them!) I stayed home alone for about an hour that night while Dad was at work and Mom took Emily to an event. I like being able to slowly show that I can handle it.
I have had some struggles this month with getting along with other students and my behavior. I was annoyed by a classmate asking me a lot of questions, and I was caught rolling my eyes and ignoring him. Dad came up to school immediately and we had a conference with Miss Geha. I was grounded from books for the weekend, but did go to Ella's birthday party since it was for her birthday. We rode horses and had a sleepover. Jonathan's birthday party was the next day, and Corinne was also tired from a sleepover. It was a pretty miserable weekend overall though. However, I got in trouble the next day for attempting to cheat on a quiz in EEE. I was really stressed out and hadn't prepared, and Mrs. Tatlow was very understanding and concerned about how much pressure I was putting on myself to do well. I got in trouble again.
Not only have I been getting in trouble for how I treat kids and cheating, I have also been getting in trouble at home for my behavior. I talk back and argue and refuse to do things sometimes. Mom and especially Dad are not happy with me for that at all! I am hoping to improve my behavior and have more peace at home. I am really looking forward to the summer, which will include EEE summer school, the Fine Arts Explorers program, and more volleyball!
Solving the Easter riddles
