Hats Off

Today was a momentous day for Jane!  At the end of every quarter at school, the teachers nominate a few students in each class for a "Hats Off" award.  And for the first time EVER, Jane received one this afternoon!  Her award is for "Enthusiasm" and her exact quote upon walking through the door was "I don't even know WHERE this came from!!!"  Hahaha.  Followed quickly with, "I mean, I was HOPING for one, but I wasn't EXPECTING one!"  {All exclaimed with CLASSIC Jane, entertaining facial expressions.}  She said she was waiting with her fingers crossed and when they called her name she could hardly believe it.

I love what her teacher had to say:  "Jane demonstrates enthusiasm on a daily basis.  She comes to school with a huge smile on her face.  When she is faced with her least favorite tasks, she always maintains her smile and her positive attitude.  I know that when Jane is working with a partner, her enthusiasm spreads, and she can help make any activity fun.  Her positive attitude is refreshing and helps make our classroom a fun place to learn.  Keep up the great work!!"  Way to go Jane!!!

And speaking of another daughter of mine who makes any activity more fun, I'd like to give a HATS OFF of my own to GRACE, for participating in her very first Young Women's basketball game at the church on Saturday.  Hahahahaha.  She most certainly did NOT want to be there, but some friendly peer pressure from a fellow beehive helped to get her out there and on the court.  "Don't expect me to touch the ball," she groused on the drive to the church, but once she was there and forced to play, she did indeed touch the ball as it was passed to her on a few different occasions.  AND -- by the end -- she was actually running around out there enjoying herself and trying to cause some serious annoyance to the other team.  (Annoying people is her favorite.  Hahaha.)  Even though they lost, I'm hoping she had enough fun to still want to play another day.  ;)

Oh Grace.