Making a new friend:
Gaetano played a hilarious game of Hide-and-Seek with Carson:
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Project Ride Smart
Today I worked with Deanna and Pollyanna at Westlake Charter School. I love this LCI team, we work well together.
WCS is a brand new school, more on than later in a separate blog post. Getting the bikes down every morning from a not-very-good storage system. Note the electric pump for inflating tires – we pumped up 80 tires (omg-sore right thigh muscles).
Chalking and coning the playground for blacktop drills:
Students lined up to watch a demonstration of the skills to be practiced:
After school, there was one hour of coaching for new riders. My boa of helmets at the end of the day:
This was a long day, almost 9 hours, I was sooo tired.
Basketball practice and Science Night
Meanwhile Avery shot baskets
or ate chicken McNuggets and played on Grandma’s iPad with a friend.
After practice, we headed for St Ignatius for Science Night.
Sunday Social
Rio Linda Elverta Historical Society Sunday Social at Calvary Lutheran Church.
New president Jason Green:
The best speaker ever! Doreen Irwin, owner of Shandoni Ranch in Elverta.
The Throwdown theme was something Irish. I won with a Hot Reuben Dip. Other participants were Norma Jean Thornton, Shirley Breckinridge, and Catherine Green.
St Patrick’s Day at the clubhouse
Another well-organized and fun social event with a corned beef and cabbage dinner
and a trio playing Irish music.
Adrienne was supposed to come with me to this event but she wasn’t feeling well.
Alice in Wonderland
Avery participated in the Missoula Children’s Theater production at St Ignatius. Carson was enjoying the introduction … until the White Rabbit came on stage. Then he clung to his mom rather closely:
Avery was a lobster:
The entire cast of 61 students plus the White Rabbit and a back stage manager from the company:
Friday evening with friends
Jim and Lucy Reed came over for drinks and snacks this evening.
Old dog, new trick
It all started in late February when Tim and Maria spent the night and I took them to the airport the next morning. Maria brought some already-made yogurt parfaits from the grocery store for breakfast. I do NOT like yogurt and NEVER eat it, but she brought three of them, and I’m not one to waste food. I took mine to work the. By mid-morning, I figured I’d probably be so hungry, I’d eat anything. Surprisingly, it was really good. Really good and I bought more. One day, Adrienne noticed, “But you hate yogurt.” An old dog did learn a new trick. A month after that first taste, I’m now making my own:
Basketball practice
Meanwhile, at the other end of the court:
ELPAC testing – the end
A cold rainy day at
Working with kids again and making a little money was nice, but the best part was talking and visiting with two good friends:
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