Things are starting to pick up. Gary volunteered to help coach the Special Ed basketball team at his school this month. What a rewarding job that was. The kids were larger than life and they were so fun to watch. One girl giggled the entire time she ran the court...another boy, whose sight was impaired, thrilled us with his perfect free-throws...and players would just hug Gary for no reason. We watched them win the regional tournament and then go on to state. They won the silver at state and only five points, over two games separated them from the gold medal winners.
Maggie made up for slow months in January and February. She had an orchestra concert and they are finally starting to sound really good. She has really taken to the violin. She also had Choral Festival, the Variety Show and the Science Fair. For the Science Fair, she chose a project on the affect of storage temperature on popcorn and was the only fifth grader to receive a 4, the highest score possible. We were very proud. She and her friend Mackenzie sang a Miley Cyrus song (Dream from the Hannah Montana movie) for the Variety Show and while they were very nervous, they did amazing! I know I couldn't have done it.
