The Frenches are not doing anything exicting for Spring Break this year. I (Carmen) am trying to get all our tax materials together so I can get it to our 'Tax Guy', but the day just seems to slip away! If I don't get it done this week, we may not get it done before April 15th, and last year June was just a little later than I wished to wait for our tax return! So, tomorrow....
Alysia is 12 years old this very day! She was pampered by Shayla (a huge surprise). Shayla did Alysia's hair all in ringlets and clips. It was so pretty all day long! A few weeks ago we were in the grocery store by the bakery and Alysia saw the wedding cake displays. She said, "that's the kind of cake I want for my birthday." Well, she didn't get a cake on pillars, but I baked a yummy one from scratch for her and decorated it pretty. Alysia got to go out with Mom and Dad all by herself to pick out her birthday presents. She wanted a pretty ring, so we found one within our budget, and a 'Bionicles' block-building creature to go with it. I have to laugh at the contradiction: all pretty and sparkly (the ring) and tomboy (the bionicles toy)! She is still young and I am grateful!
Both Brendon and Jarin are working hard on their scouting goals. Brendon has earned his Star Rank and is working on Life. With the cards Jarin holds in his hand (in such a corny manner for the camera's sake!) he has earned all the required number of merit badges to qualify for Eagle Scout. Now he is going to work on his project. It took awhile to get that narrowed down, or should I say nailed down, since there was a bit of hammering on my part to see that he made efforts in that direction! He will be overseeing and carrying out a total update of a neighborhood park (which he probably doesn't remember, but he played there often as a new Boisean!). Of course, as an almost 17 year old, he has a little more incentive now to get his Eagle Scout Award because our rule is that the boys need to earn their Eagle and our girls need to earn their Young Womanhood Recognition before they receive the privilege of obtaining their independent driver's license! I think Brendon will earn his a lot sooner than Jarin because he has seen that Mom is serious!
