Lots of Firsts

I was blessed to get the day off for Frannie's school field day (early May) and Kevin attended Grace's field day at her school. Frannie had her ballet recital, she received a reading medal and we joined the neighborhood pool which has provided us with a daily respite. Frannie can officially swim, I mean really SWIM (across the pool, across the deep end, etc.) and Grace finally feels comfortable with her floatie in the pool and putting her head under-water. We are traveling to St. Augustine on Monday for a visit with family and friends. Can't wait to eat some of that Schooner's food. Any and all of it! Oh yeah, and Kevin had the back yard torn apart and put all back together. Here is a BEFORE picture. The "after" is still a work in progress.

These Are a Few of my Favorite Things

I get to work with clearly the most holy creations God has made. I get to spend my days having coffee with Moms who generally want you there, with kids who like to see you show up with fun activities and make baby-steps with them, enabling them to feel proud of their accomplishments. That's it. I get paid for this? Lord, when I get to heaven, can I spend half of eternity doing the same thing? Can I run and play with them and ask them all the questions I wish they could answer me here on this planet? The irony of their "value" here in our society is typical of a secular world. The first shall be last and the last will be first. I have been blessed to spend a good bit of time with a group of lawyers and then a group of kids like Ainsley. Kinda funny how the world values those rich men and women with Esq after their names (no offense to those lawyers out there, but you get my drift - especially those that are SO DANG IMPORTANT) and I have spent time with Father Ho Lung and Father Gregory in Kingston, both of whom are not as well known as Mother Teresa, of course, but they are Jamaican versions of her. Ainsley brought a ton of love into this world and the well-dressed lawyers with vacation homes at the beach ... well, let's just say I am grateful to have these experiences. Kevin is going to Boston to work Sox game today so I am incredibly jealous, ugh.