Tuesday, April 15, 2008

We have made it to April!

APRIL is HERE!!!!!!!!

Blaine before church, the children's church, Big House opened.

He was so proud to usher.The Hearst Court Skateboard Crew... drive by Hearst Court on any afternoon and you will find the skateboard crew out and about. Blaine is learning many moves from the teenage boys! Suzanna does ballet skate dancing! She is my precious precious girl for sure. No Tom Boy at all.
Scootch, a month later after being rescued =)!

Well, our month long adventure with Scootch has been just that an adventure! We have come to discover that our beloved Scootch is in need of manners and more manners and then even more manners. The first walk we took him on ended with him barking at and charging the cars that drove by. Hmmmmm....we have come to believe Scootch never was on a leash. Then I took him out for a walk only to have him lunge after a smell and found myself on the pavement with a skinned knee, but nothing tops Doyle's bike ride adventure with our Scootch! Scootch caught a smell and off he went before Doyle was properly organized on the bike. You can imagine what happened next...Doyle fell FACE first into the pavement. He has a pretty serious road rash from his nose to his chin and the handle bars imprinted on his chest. He was banging up pretty good and still is recovering. Woodstock the animal rescue organization is going to take him and train him. When he is up for adoption they will call us to see if we want him back, but you know I think two large dogs is more than the Borchgardt Bunch can handle!

Last Saturday night I went to a Brazos Christian School fundraising event with some church friends. I dressed up, actually put my contacts in which is hard these days since my eyes are rejecting them, blew dry my hair , had a full face of make up on and even a coordinated outfit. When Blaine saw me he said, ' Mom, you look beautiful!" I said, "Thank you, Blaine." He stared at me again and said, " No, Mom. really, go look in the mirror!" It was if Blaine had no idea and he must have thought that I had no idea, that I do clean up pretty good =) =) =) =)! It was if that was the first time he had seem me looking the way I should look every day.

I am also taking graduate school for my principalship certificate. I love learning. I enjoy researching, writing papers and learning all about best practices in education. It has just added more wild and wooly days here with The Borchgardt Bunch.
Blaine's comments on my appearance made me realize that after so many days of just putting anything on and rushing out the door, maybe I should invest in a little more time for myself. Balancing working full time with two 8 year olds and rescue animals and of course husband Doyle many days leaves me depleted with nothing left to give, so who do I give nothing to ...ME! I have a beautiful blessed life, by no means am I saying that. I am just saying balancing does not come easy for me. I wish I could find a way to feel that I am doing every role ...teacher, friend, Sunday School teacher, mother, sister, daughter, wife to the best of my ability. So many days I am living completely on GRACE which is how God intended it anyway!!!!!

Spring Ball has begun. Blaine is a Marlin and of course still imitating those professionals with pounding before he swings. We love baseball at The Borchgardt House for sure.