March 23, 2013
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A Fine Achievement & A Daunting Task
This morning I was up early to do the chai party shopping, and then shortly after returning Jasper and I set off with our neighbors Kim and Ben to go to another Bible quiz. This one was here in town, which made it very convenient. Jasper and I had been reviewing all week, because this quiz was over the whole year’s material, which meant that Jasper could be asked any of some 400 questions.
To my surprise, I was asked to be a score keeper. The system requires that there be at least 2 scorekeepers for every quiz. Jasper and Ben were the dynamic duo once again, as they both received perfect scores. This means another special gold medal and it also means they are qualified to go to the district level quiz next month.
Kim had told me last month that Jasper was lagging behind on his memory verses, so I had him work on those a lot the last couple of weeks also. Today I think he said all 8 of his remaining verses! I was very proud of him.
I had a relapse after returning, where I had to lie down due to fatigue and sinus pain, but eventually I was able to get up and make brownies for the chai party. The problem was deciding if there was even going to be a chai party, because it kept raining. It rained very hard. When I looked on the weather site though, I could see that the rain would be ending right about time for the chai party to start. So we sent out word that the party was still on but would just be starting a little late so we could set stuff up after it stopped raining.
We didn’t have many people show up at first, but as the evening has gone on we have actually had a nice turnout despite the squelchiness of our yard.
Meanwhile, due to various health issues, I have been indoors and I thought it might be a good time to tackle the task of figuring out how to create an ebook version of my memoir. I’ve just started the process, and I don’t mind telling you that it is extremely intimidating–much more so than creating my print book. This may take awhile . . .
Spencer had a disappointing tournament but I assume he is enjoying his visit with Britton regardless. Tomorrow when I go to get him I’m hoping to sneak over to the faire for a while . . . . It will be my first visit this year.
