Pinewood Derby??

Okay, I have a confession to make.  Within 30 minutes of Sophia's birth I said to Bill, "Since this is a girl, we NEVER have to do Boy Scouts!!!"  And I was very pleased about that.

So how did I get involved in the Pinewood Derby today?  I guess I should not say "the" Pinewood Derby, but "a" Pinewood Derby.

Our Primary presidency (children's ministry) decided if the boys in Cub Scouts could participate in the Pinewood Derby, why not the girls?  For me it's not a big deal, the whole equality thing, because boys have the advantage in some areas and girls in others and it seems to even out.  But the presidency went ahead and asked the girls if they wanted to participate and . . . duh . . . of course they did.

So Bill helped the girls make their cars and Caroline was delighted to take second place!

An organized desk drawer!

I spend hours a day at my desk thanks to my two online jobs and my main drawer has been a terrible mess for awhile  ever.  I subscribe to a terrific organizing blog and this article about making drawer dividers came across my email a couple of weeks ago.

Just imagine all these things plus a few more piled into this drawer in very loose categories, things shifting on a daily basis.  That's the "before" picture I forgot to take.

I went with a patriotic color theme and need to get a few more pieces of paper to finish covering all the boxes.  I didn't let that stop me though!

Here are ONE of each kind of electrical connector, a box with a small mirror and a couple of keys, paper clips and a box of little cutting blades, and a box with all my important business cards.

 Here are my "comfort items" I use to keep my mind alert while I listen to sound files for one of my jobs.

 Brand new pens and pencils in the upper box and my extra on-duty pens and pencils in the lower one.

 Postage stamps and recycled envelopes for making shopping lists are on the left, with an open area for sheets of paper that have phone lists on them.

Extra comfort items in the back, sticky notes, and miscellany on the left

 Tiny things like paper clips, brads, and extra Skull Candy earphone tips.  Theirs are the best. 

 My favorite pencil for writing about my students' work, my scissors and ruler for collecting coupons.

Doesn't it look tidy now?

 

 

This post is linked to The Modest Mom Blog.

Kevin has a problem we don't have here in the desert Southwest

Five girls playing

My mom looked out the window and told me the number of girls out playing seemed to have multiplied.  True.  Three were mine and two were visitors here to play for awhile.  They range from 8y8m to 10y9m, so all are about the same age.

They were riding their scooters and the big prize was the dog of one of the visitors riding in our Cozy Coupe:

Funny, huh?

And she's off!

This was Carolyn's last load today--her two cats.  The girls are really sorry to see those cats go, especially the one on her arm, as he is a real charmer.

And here is Sophia's room all ready for her to move back into:

Another not-too-subtle hint?

And this time from Grandma!  Remember this?  Sophia wanted to help Carolyn move out?  Carolyn really is moving out now.  She spent the afternoon organizing things in her room and taking them out to her car before meeting friends from her ward who are going to help her move the things from her storage unit to her new apartment.

She came to me and delightedly showed me a jar of quarters Grandma gave her to help her on her way (she has to use a coin-operated laundry now--boohoo).  It reminded us of Sophia's offer.

:-)

Super Bowl

I don't know where the 49ers have been for the past few years, but I was delighted to see them back in the spotlight and they *almost* became the champions.  Better luck next year, San Francisco!

Meal Plan Sunday

Monday:  Beefy One-Pot Dinner, rice, rolls

Tuesday: Root beer pulled pork from the freezer, fresh veggies, dip

Wednesday:  Sauerkraut and Pork Chops, potatoes

Thursday: leftover Root beer pulled pork from the freezer

Friday:  Pizza

One of my favorite mission pictures of Kevin (so far)

Kevin sent me a disc a week ago and I still haven't looked at all the pictures because it's slow-going.  I carefully look at the details in each one to see why it was taken and what must be going on in each.  This one was in a set of pictures that looked like Kevin and his companion were working on their day off in someone's yard to clean it up.  Aren't these two cute?

A tip for administering liquid medicine

We are using an antibiotic in the family this week and this is one of my favorite medicine tricks:  put a rubber band around the bottle and slip the dosing spoon under it.  That way you always know where it is.