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Cameron

5-23-10

Cameron and Tony

Josh, Tony and Cameron

 

I’m SO Happy!

This is my accuweather.com 5 day forecast was in my inbox today.  LOOK at those high temperatures!!!  Woo HOO!

SUNDAY, 05/23/2010 at 05:20 AM.

Your 5-Day Weather Forecast

Today

Partly sunny, very warm and humid; a shower or thunderstorm in spots this afternoon

High 84°

Tonight

Partly cloudy and warm

Low 66°

MONDAY

Breezy and humid with intervals of clouds and sunshine; a thunderstorm in spots in the afternoon

High 88°
Low 64°

TUESDAY

Watch for strong thunderstorms; very warm and humid with periods of clouds and sunshine

High 86°
Low 63°

WEDNESDAY

Mostly cloudy and very warm with a shower or thunderstorm possible

High 86°
Low 62°

THURSDAY

Partly sunny and remaining warm with a couple of showers and thunderstorms possible

High 85°
Low 59°

Another book for my collection!

Wow…the Lutheran-Church Missouri Synod just keeps coming out with more books I just have to add to my library!  First it was the revised version of the Book of Concord.

Then, Synod came out with the new hymnal, the Lutheran Service Book.  I really love this hymnal!  It contains the OLD traditional liturgy that I was raised on, and great, traditional hymns!  YAY!

One of my favorite books is the Treasury of Daily Prayer.  From the website: “Scripture readings, prayers, psalms, hymnody, writings from the Church fathers appointed for each day work together to deepen reflection, and encourage personal devotion. Enliven your practice of prayer with the most comprehensive, single-volume Lutheran devotional resource ever published.”  It has several orders of service, including Matins, Vespers, Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer and Compline. 

The really cool thing is that I downloaded this book on my kindle app for my iPod touch.  I have a CD imported onto my iPod touch, where the Concordia Theological Seminary Kantori sings the liturgy from the different services included in the Treasury of Daily Prayer.  So for my daily devotions, I can read it on my kindle app, while listening to it!  So cool!  (Now…to get the Kantori and CPH to work together to make a CD with the Orders of Service from the Lutheran Service Book…now that would be more than the icing on the cake!!!)

On my wishlist is the Lutheran Book of Prayer.  I have wanted it for a while, just haven’t gotten around to purchasing it.  Guess I should have asked for it for Mother’s Day, huh?

And lots of Lutherans have switched over to the Lutheran Study Bible.  BUT, I just don’t like the English Standard Version as well as I like the NIV (I’m a traditionalist and I was raised on the NIV…I can’t help it! I have a difficult time when the lessons are read from the ESV in church on Sundays…just give me my NIV!)  I would like to own the Lutheran Study Bible for all the extras included…distinctly Lutheran notes, etc.  But…I’m just not willing to give up my NIV just yet, or pay the price of the Bible, just for the notes.

And NOW I see that CPH is putting out a new version of CFW Walther’s Law and Gospel!  Oh, I already want it!  And it isn’t coming out til June or July!  It just sounds like a perfect addition to my library. 

OK..so…anyone notice the “theme” of these books?  Won’t they look sharp on a shelf together with all the matching burgandy color?  :-)

Scotcharoos

YUM!  I would guess that most moms in this country have this recipe, and many of them probably know it by heart.  But it is SUCH a yummy, simple thing to make that I decided to share.  They have been on my mind since I chatted with my friend Connie at a track meet on Tuesday night (while it was still sunny and 88 …before the storm came through and the temps dropped to 55 and it rained the rest of the night).  She was going home to make scotcharoos for her daughter and a bunch of friends who were having a movie night. 

I have a pan cooling right now.  They will be gone by tomorrow, I’m sure!

Scotcharoos

• 1 c. sugar
• 1 c. white corn syrup
• 1 c. peanut butter
• 6 c. Crispy Rice cereal
• 6 oz. chocolate chips
• 6 oz. butterscotch chips

Combine sugar and syrup in saucepan.  Stir til boiling and then remove from the heat.  Add peanut butter and stir til completely melted.  Stir into the rice cereal.  Mix well.  Spread in a buttered 9 x 13 pan. 

Melt chocolate and butterscotch chips together on low heat (stirring constantly) or in the microwave, stirring after every 30-45 seconds.  Spread evenly over the top of the scotcharoos.  When cool, cut into squares and serve.

YUM! 

Ethan’s Spring Concert

Fifth graders rocked at their spring concert last week!  The fifth grade band played, and that little trumpeter fella did a great job :)  And he also had a solo in the vocal part of the concert! He nailed that, too!  Great job, Ethan!  Keep up the great music!  It’s fun to watch you play!

Fifth Grade Band

Ethan introduces himself.

and sings his solo.  Wow, he impressed us!

Fifth grade boys

It’s a little blurry, but I just LOVE this picture of Ethan and his best friend Uriah!  They are both PK’s, (which I understand can be trouble in itself, LOL)  They have lots of fun together!

Keep having fun with your life, Ethan! 

AXE of Murder

Rachel was in a play at the high school this week.  After weeks and weeks of hard work and practice, they performed Axe of Murder in the High School Auditorium on Tuesday.  It was fun to watch!  The kids did a good job, and Rachel and her facial expressions just cracked us UP!

Don’t they look tough??

the first murder!

the second murder!

the cops and the forensic scientists are on the scene!

she just can’t not smile!

“Charlie’s Angels” (or not :-)

Great job entire cast and crew!

Could it be SPRING?

The flowers in my yard are suggesting that it could be, although the temperatures today are a bit chillier than I’d like.  My crabapple tree is blooming,

and my daffodils are blooming

the bleeding hearts are beautifully blooming

and OH the rhododendrons are just BEAUTIFUL!

(I think those are my favorites!)

and I have a few tulips, too!

“Flowers appear on the earth;
       the season of singing has come,
       the cooing of doves
       is heard in our land.” Song of Solomon 2:12

“The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever." Isaiah 40:8

Solo and Ensemble Contest

Cameron and Rachel participated in the High School Solo and Ensemble Contest.  Rachel played in a clarinet duet early in the morning and scored a III rating, which she wasn’t thrilled with but didn’t surprise her.  Later in the day she played in a clarinet quartet.

They did a really great job!  I was impressed.  This group got a II rating which was super!  A very talented group of young ladies!

Cameron and his good friend Anthony (sorry…Tony…but he’s been Anthony since kindergarten and I just can’t call him Tony!), did a trumpet duet.  They played Trumpet Voluntary and Trumpet Tune and those boys NAILED it!  The judge put his pencil down at the end and said “You boys need to hire yourselves out for weddings with that!  People will pay good money for that kind of music at their wedding!”

They scored a I.  Woo HOO!

(And yes,…the judge also commented “Which of you made the phone call on the dress code for today?)

Cameron

Anthony  Tony

Congrats and great job to both Cameron AND Rachel!  I LOVE listening to you play!

Track 2010

Cameron and Rachel are both in track this year.  Unfortunately I don’t have pictures of Rachel yet.  She often runs the last race of the evening, and by then it is too dark to get a good picture.  We have (I think) 2 more meets for me to try.  I’ll update if I get a good couple.  She  had to run the 2 mile in one meet and was NOT happy.  After that she’s been running the last leg of the 4 x 400.  I’m proud of her for sticking with it, although I’m thinking I had better get some good pics this year, ‘cause I don’t think she’ll do this again :-)

Cameron has been running a variety of races.  His favorite is the mile, where his best time so far this year is 5:00:17.  Pretty darned fast, I think!  He’s also run the 4 x 800, which isn’t his favorite, but he does it anyway.  He’s got a week or two left, but I think I’ve got my good pictures of him.  We’ll see if you agree.

 

Words of encouragement and advice for next time from Coach Frisch

Cameron doesn’t understand why I enjoy watching him run, but I really do.  Track is probably my least favorite activity that my kids do, but if he runs the mile and then gets to go home…I’m ok with that :-)

Great job this year, Cameron and Rachel!  I’m proud of you!!