Video Time!

In her directorial debut, Deborah L.H.Cannon presents an epic of achievements: James On the Grow

Happy Father's Day!

This video is from the kids to Pop (Jesse's dad). Happy Father's Day Pop! We love you!

You Know You Have a Problem When . . .

your children fight at the church about their make-believe game, "Church."

Julie and David like to clean the church during our assigned month. Usually they straighten the hymnals and dust the pews in the chapel while I supervise, but Saturday I used "The Pig" (the industrial-strength vacuum) to clean the chapel, which takes longer, so I sent the kids to wipe down window sills in the rooms around the church. I hadn't seen them for a while, so I stopped the vacuum and went to the Primary room (the most likely place) to find them. They were pretending to hold Primary, and the usual argument of who is in charge of the game ensued. (Julie usually claims David needs to play her way and quits playing if David suggests a variation.) I found it quite hilarious that they were fighting at church over "Church."

Julie, Poet Laureate

Julie wrote a poem:

The Girl Who Loved Sleep.
A girl LOVED sleep.
She DIDN'T make a peep.
Her PARENTS weeped.
Thats my poem!

Ryhme/eep
sleep,
peep,
weep.

NEWS FLASH

We attempted to garden this year. We ripped up a section of grass in the corner of our back yard and planted zucchini, green beans, and green onions. Although the zucchini might not bear fruit (early heat killed the flowers before they could produce) and the onions might not survive my continually mistaking them for weeds, we got enough green beans for me to use for dinner last night. Will my black thumb transform into a green one? That remains to be seen.

Commencement

Tuesday, we attended Julie's First Grade Award Ceremony and Musical Program. She was awarded cerificates for Citizenship, A Honor Roll, Star Reader, Math Whiz and Star Speller. (Yes, she is amazing!) After the award ceremony, the first graders presented the musical "E-I-E-I-Oops!" Old MacDonald's cow won't "moo"; he turns to the animals for help. The pigs "ham it up," but the cow still won't moo. The sheep search for Little Bo Peep and find her. The chicks vainly strut their stuff. Finally, all the animals tell the cow how beautiful she is, and she moos in agreement. "E-I-E-I-Yahoo!"

Friday was Julie's last day of school. She rode her bike with Dad but did not enjoy it. We picked her up in the afternoon, bought water toys at Target, spent some time reading at Barnes & Noble, then came home to have a water fight. We ended the evening with a viewing of The Secret of NIMH.

Saturday, Julie continued her end-of-school celebration by cleaning the church in the morning and attending a birthday party at noon. I picked her up from the party and took her to Supercuts with me for a shampoo and trim. I now present the glamorous Cannon Girls (ready to party hard this summer):