Saturday Sept. 6th - completed....

The month of September is filled with insane weekend plans for us. We can now cross the 6th off as complete.

Yesterday started with the Boy Scout car wash at 11am. The boys had a great turn out. Plenty of scouts and adults and a steady pace of cars to fill the day. Tom and I had our rigs in there first. Think those were the training vehicles because there are many missed spots when my rig is parked in the sun.... Not sure how many cars they washed, but they raised over $500.
Great job - Scouts!!!!
Lucas (since he is still on crutches) worked customer service. He did a really good job - and he wasn't coached on what to say either. So he would go up to an approaching car and ask, "Can we get your car washed for you?" If they said yes, he would tell them where they are in line, whether they were next or if there were two or three cars in front of them. Then he directed them where they could park and while they waited, they could also get a cookie, water or soda. He did a great job.
Jake worked in marketing and also in production. He waved signs on the corner and also washed cars. The water was actually being sprayed on a car too and not other scouts. All the practice he has had washing cars here at home had paid off...
After awhile, the boys mastered the technique - rinse, scrub, rinse and dry... I think the fact that many of the cars were small cars made it easier on the boys and just looked like an army of scouts on each vehicle and fewer and fewer missed spots. Probably helped too that alot of the cars were light colors - hides the dirt a little better. :)

Lucas and I then left the car wash a little early to head to his football game. He suited up with his jersey and cheered on his team from the sidelines. The boys played a great game against Aloha. Aloha scored the first goal in the first few minutes of the game. But that was their only goal till late in the game. The Westview Wildcats took the game from there. Final score was 39-12. Go Cats!!!! It was an exciting game to watch but I could tell Lucas was bummed he wasn't out there playing. He was supportive of the players though and kept their spirits going on the sidelines. We have his appointment this week with the Orthopedist on thursday so hoping we will finally have some answers about his knee.

After the football game, it was back home and try to figure out something for dinner. Jake wanted Mac & Cheese. He is wanting to learn how to cook more than Top Ramen and PB & J's. So he made Mac & Cheese for the two of us and Tom and Lucas finished off the pizza we made last night. I got off pretty easy!

Then it was on to homework. Jake had an assignment to create a magazine cover about himself. He is quite the "tecky" kid. He had started it at school and accessed his file on the computer. He linked up to my photos and created a collage of pictures. Then he used different fonts and typed overlapping the photos on the page. He figured out how to change the colors of the fonts and sizes. After printing it out, we then trimmed it and added mats of red and black around it. Then he cut off a barcode from another magazine and put that on there. It turned out really cool. I am glad to see that he is excited about school this year. He is still struggling with his writing so I think his computer skills give him an outlet for his creativity. I hope that he continues throughout the year with the good attitude and effort.

Today, Jake and Tom are off to the Expo Center. Apparently there is another gun show this weekend. So Lucas and I are home. I have some projects for work to complete and Lucas has homework. Then of course there are the usual household chores that need to be taken care of. But it will be nice to just be at home and leave the car in the driveway!

Thanks to all of you that sent me replies about my weird dream... It was funny to hear the memories of our travels and such that probably provoked certain points in the dream. Helped to make some of it make sense... I have been trying to watch how late I eat dinner since then and haven't had anymore dreams like that....

Well, hopefully you all are having a good weekend. The morning is almost gone so better get this day started.

Till next time,
Laura

PS - also Friday night, I watched the Stand Up To Cancer telethon. It was very moving. I hope that it is a huge step to finding a cure and cancer can something of the past. If you would like more information or would be interested in contributing to the cause - check out www.standup2cancer.org