Cheer News!

Yay !

My freshie cheerleader made the JV squad!

We had such a busy week last week with cheer practices, tryouts 

plus homework plus tests!

Seriously -- she had practices and tryouts - couldn't we 

suspend homework

and tests for one week??? :)

Tryouts were last Friday and Maddy and I had tickets to the 

Midtown Men concert after tryouts!

If you have the chance - go see them - especially if you are

fans of the oldies!  They were in Jersey Boys on Broadway

and are fabulous!  She even enjoyed the performance.

Instead of home, we headed to Pius to see who

made the team as the list was to be posted on the door at 10 PM!

Kind of a scary way to find out!

But some of the other JV contenders were also there. 

Happy to report, all these girls made JV!

Congrats girls!

Yes, it was a little chilly out at 10 PM that night!

On Sunday, it was time for the cheer potluck dinner to

meet all the squads, new girls and families.

It was so much fun!

JV Squad 2017-18!

Uniform ordering is tonight (take the checkbook!!!)

and practices start up in May.

Looks like another fun year with cheer!

Happy Birthday - A Mimi Post!

My youngest grandchild, baby Dorothy, celebrated

her first birthday at the end of March!

So, it's time for a Granny post.

 But wait, the word Granny always reminds me of that really

 old Granny on Beverly Hillbillies - 

anybody remember that show?

So let's call this a Mimi post

since that's what the littles call me.

Seems so hard to believe

that she's hit the 1-year old milestone already!

She is simply a delight and 

they had some fabulous 1-year celebration photos taken.  

She has blue eyes and a really sweet disposition just like me!

Couldn't you just smoosh that little face and

cover it in kisses!

Happy Birthday Sweet Dorothy!! 

Welcome April!

Hello April!

Hello Rainy Weather!

Boo hoo - missing the sun and warm temps here!

I'm hoping that mentioning our rainy and dreary weather will

make it go away! 

Fingers crossed!

In other random news, I took Mr. Tennis to 

the Amtrak station the other morning at 3:05 AM

to catch a train headed East.

Yes, his train departed at 3:20 AM -- not my 

favorite time of day to be out!

I used to take the very same train (well, probably not the exact same train), 

but similar schedule for the train back and forth to college.

I loved riding the rails!  Visiting the club car and  watching Iowa speed by

in front of my very eyes was so relaxing!

Ahhhh - -those were the days my friend!

The el trains I used to take in Philadelphia were not 

quite so clean and relaxing! :)

In other random news -- cheer tryouts are this week!

It's going to be a busy, busy week for Miss M - with cheer practices,  

tryouts and homework too - plus the bandana business 

is going strong and we are sewing a LOT! :)

Soooooo, that's the way our week looks -

hope you have a wonderful week too!

Cheer Banquet!

You didn't think that I was done with talking

about cheer and cheerleading, did you?

Freshman Squad with Coach Katy

Now that cheer has been finished for a couple of weeks, 

it was time for the

End of the Cheer Season Banquet last weekend.

Although extremely busy at times with practices and games,
it was a really fun year for my freshman cheerleader!
Besides being active and getting loads of exercise,
she gained a lot of confidence and learned many valuable lessons
from being part of a team.
One of the best things about the whole cheer experience  was having a
"big sister."  All the seniors are big sisters to the younger girls and
her big sis Alyse was a real model of cheer, positive behavior and teamwork!

Finally, a reason for Mads to get out of the yoga pants/leggings

and tee-shirts for the banquet.

Not being much of a "dress" girl, Maddy recycled a 

dress from 7th grade! 

Yes, it still fit though shorter than it was back then 

due to someone getting taller!

Freshie Cheerleaders!

We had such a great time celebrating the Varsity, JV

and Freshman squads and all their hard work.

It was especially touching to hear the seniors talk about

the friends they've made on cheer and their thanks to their parents

and coaches for making it all such a great experience.

Look at the yummy cakepops and cake!
Can you say DELISH!!

Maddy received the Smile Award for the best smile and
attitude in the Freshman squad!
Love that girl's smile!

Next up -- cheer tryouts next week!

GO BOLTS!

Hippity Hoppity

It's that time of year -- time to change the

door art to a spring design!

Door art is fairly popular in our neighborhood.

It so much fun to see what the neighbors will come up with next.

One neighbor had a Giant Hershey Kiss for 

Valentine's Day!

When Maddy saw it, she said it would be perfect for me! 

 Oh yes -- the girl knows me well!

Since St. Patrick's Day is over, we just retired our Shamrock and

are so excited to show off our polka-dot bunny!

We love how the change of season and/or celebrations

are displayed on the doors around our area!

My favorites are the new one -- the bunny, of course,

but also love our ice cream cone for summer

and the birthday cake for birthdays!

Do you do door art in your neighborhood?

Random Thoughts

TGIF and Happy St. Paddy's Day!

Finally -- we are enjoying some warmer temps and sunny skies!

Love that the grass is greening up, birds are singing and

the furnace isn't running full blast!

My neighbor's daffodils are blooming!
This is the time of year that I love  - so nice to get outside to
walk/run, see the neighbors, find out the neighborhood news, etc.
Hoping that our boulevard that was decimated last fall for
street work gets some much-needed attention and
will not be a mud-pit!

What's on your weekend agenda?
Tidying up around the house and yard is the top of my list!
Beauty and the Beast also on the schedule.
What about you?
Have a fabulous weekend friends!

Keep Calm and Tap Dance!

Do you tap?

After cheerleading and the early morning practices ended 

a couple weeks ago,  Maddy decided to try something totally new!

Tap Dancing!

We found a "Tap for Teens" class at a dance studio she 

went to years ago.  After two "try it out first" classes, she was hooked!  

She said it is very fun, but way harder than it looks!
She wanted me to join in -- but (1) I'm not a teen by a very long shot; and
(2)  I have no sense of rhythm and fell over during a trial
Zumba class.
 Me = No Coordination!!
I can walk and I can run (a little -- not too far)
 -- that's the extent of my athletic abilities!

As luck would have it (for me anyway), parent visitation was

last week and they only have those once per semester.
During the two classes she attended,  I had been peeking through the windows,
 but all I could

see was a lot of legs and feet moving very, very quickly!
I thought there were 15-20 girls in the class, but only 9 --
just lots of feet tapping!
So nice that they are all around the same age -- most are
freshmen or sophomores in high school.

She's learning very quickly and having the best time!
It's totally a nice break from studies on Tuesday evenings.
Our new motto is
"Stay Calm and Tap Dance"
Happy Weekend!