"Let every individual and institution now think and act as a responsible trustee of Earth, seeking choices in ecology, economics and ethics that will provide a sustainable future, eliminate pollution, poverty and violence, awaken the wonder of life and foster peaceful progress in the human adventure."
- John McConnell, founder of International Earth Day
RIGHT NOW, and then again tomorrow and then again the next day and on it goes day after day,
1/2 OF THE WORLD lives on LESS THAN 2 DOLLARS each day.
Psalm 27:4
One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.
Do all you can and don't worry about the odds against you. Wield the miracle of life's energy, never worrying whether we fail, concerned only that whether we fail or succeed we do so with all our might. That's all we need to know to feel certain that all our force of diligent effort is worth our while on Earth.
Carl Safina, Voyage of the Turtle

Friday, November 8, 2013

BUSY BUSY

Busy week. The two wee ones have started HOOPS. That means Monday and Thursday nights are Tuki's practices. Tuesday and Friday nights are Ve's practices. Plus on Tuesday nights it is also Ve and Tuki's Skating practices. In addition on Wednesday nights Mim attends Youth group at church. This means we (me) are running every night of the week. Tuesdays nights are especially crazy since Ve's skating is at 4:30 - 5:10, then Tuki's skating is at 5:40 - 6:10 and then again Ve's BB practice at 6:30 - 8:00 pm, and I am running on the treadmill during the time they are at practice....busy and tired but doing well.

Report cards came for 1st quarter. On a scale of 1 - 4 (1 lowest and 4 highest), Tuki received all 3 & 4, meaning she is achieving or has achieved grade level expectations, and Ve earned mostly 2's and some 3's. What bothers me most is she earned 2's on her effort. That means she isn't trying as hard as she could. I don't worry about their comprehension grade, as long as they are working at their best. She is not. I have given her until the end of December to earn 3's on effort or she will not complete her basketball season.I want my girls to know that I value athletics, but I value academics more. Mim earned all A's and B's, which I think is pretty darn good for her first year at the high school. She works hard for her grades.

Tonight Mim is at Pam's house helping to clean it, and the wee ones are bathing and getting ready for bed. I am blogging and finishing a literature review that was due Wednesday...only 2 days late, thank goodness the prof has given me an extension. We has parent teacher conferences last night and then again on this coming Monday,

Our neighbors who have girls the same as my two wee ones are moving since their Dad has been moved to another town. Ve and Tuki are emotional about it. They are moving on Nov. 20th so now we wait for our new neighbors.

Zamboni has been neutered and slowly he is settling down..thank goodness

and of course the holidays and birthdays are around the corner!!!

Posted by Aves @ Call of the Phoebe at 6:15 PM

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