Hattitude

"...there's a little more strut in your carriage when you

wear a nice hat. There's something special about you." 

CROWNS: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats

by Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry

Last weekend my mother took the girls and I to the theatre. We saw Crowns. It was absolutely wonderful!

This wonderful musical is adapted from the book CROWNS: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats, by Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry.

I love hats. Now I want to read the book. I have several hats I've collected over the years. I wish I had worn one to the theatre last weekend.

When I told the girls I had fancy hats like they wore in the musical they got very excited. Today we finally were able to sit and look through my collection.

The girls had a great time trying them on. I should really start wearing my hats again. After all there is nothing like Hattitude!

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How do you spell fun?

O: "How do you spell fun?"

Mommy: "How do you spell fun?"

O: "F?"

Mommy: "Yes, what next?"

O: "Un?"

Mommy: "Yes, F and Un spell fun."

CK's Field Trip Adventure

posted by CK

Last week I went to the theatre to see the Junie B. Jones play. On the way home a city truck crashed our school bus mirror, but it did not stop. We pulled into a truck repair center. The bus driver had to call her boss. Her boss said we couldn't drive with the mirror broken. We waited for 2 hours for the second bus. We went home on that bus.

While we were on the bus we watched a movie on the TVs, we talked, and played hand games. We did not get to eat our lunch until last recess (about 2pm). We did not have our lunches on the bus.

I did feel a little scared, but I got over it because my friends were helping me.

It was an awesome field trip. 

Field Trip

Yesterday I was one of the chaperones on CK's 2nd Grade field trip. What a fun day. Because CK is in a 2nd/3rd Grade combo class I was only in charge of two kids! Lucky me. The parents in the other classes had five kids each.

The kids all had a great time. CK has been there many times, but it was her friends first time at the Aquarium. Here are just a few photographs I took.

Sea Dragon

Sea Otter

It rained all day, especially hard when they were feeding the Sea Otters. I thought I would go with the fact it was hard to focus on the Sea Otter behind the wet glass. 

Sea Anemone

Jellyfish

Bird Watching

Tide Pool

Pierced Ears for Our Little Lady

CK has wanted her ears pierced for a few years. I had told her she could get them pierced for her 1st Communion. I can't believe that time has come.

Keeping true to my promise we went to the mall today to get her ears pierced. She picked out these very pretty 14k gold, 3mm ball earrings. Just beautiful!

She did great! A little nervous, but didn't move a muscle or shed one tear.

O, on the other hand, waved her hands around stating, "I don't want my ears pierced." I made sure to tell her it was her choice. When she was ready she could get her ears pierced for her 1st Communion or after.