Grade 16

We went down to Adrian today with the truck to get some of Matt's bigger things to bring home. He is done with all his classes and officially graduates on Sunday Summa Cum Laude. I had to look up the spelling for this posting and found out that Summa Cum Laude translates to with highest honors or with highest praise. Dan and I are both very proud of what Matt has accomplished.





We took Daisy with us to get a couple pictures of the two of them with the Adrian College mascot - the bulldog. You may notice that Daisy and the AC mascot share the same overbite. Got to love it.

Order in the court

A few months ago, Matt got a questionnaire in the mail from US Federal District Court. He filled out the forms and sent it back. We hadn't heard anything, so we assumed he wasn't picked for jury duty. Yesterday he got his notice. He needs to report to District Federal Court in Kalamazoo in May (around the 17th).

He's very excited. I don't know if he's excited about being a part of the judiciary process or the $40.00 a day they pay.

Driving Miss Daisy

Daisy absolutely LOVES to be in Dan's truck. She usually sits in the passenger seat straining her neck to see over the dashboard. Whenever Dan gets home she refuses to come out. She sometimes will stay in their for hours laying down soaking up the sun. I took this picture when the boys were working on the new deck. The weather was gorgeous and Daisy spend the entire afternoon lounging in the truck while the men toiled away.

Spring Break project

Dan and I are off this week and Dan has started his first outdoor project of the season. We are bumping out our back porch and turning it into a huge deck. The reasons are two fold. First, the porch in its present state is too small to enjoy. Second, the addition will encase the hot tub from the neighbor's view.

Matt and Nate were home this weekend, and the three English men enjoyed some male bonding while working with power tools. Two favorites were the power post hole digger and the sod cutter. Both saved tons of time.

Happy Easter

We celebrated Easter in Hillsdale. We had lamb, potatoes, asparagus, corn, rolls, that kielbasa and egg dish (I'm not even going to try to spell it), tons of appetizers and way too many desserts.

The weather was great. I can't remember the last time we did the egg hunt outside. Megan and Paige thought it was SO cool that they were able to go in the hot tub and run around the yard in their bathing suits. Sarah even took a dip.

It's always nice getting together with the family-everything is always so relaxed. I think that this day can be classified as a success.