Lions, Tigers, and Bears Oh My!

Note to my blogger self:  I need to be blogging more frequently.  These 1/week blogs overwhelm me.  :)

I am a part of the American Woodmark Foundation team at work(you have to be hand picked to be on the team!).  This is an amazingly fantastic way for my company, American Woodmark Corporation, to 'maximize the value of contributions made by the Company, and to make our contributions prrogram visible to employees and communities in which we operate, thereby demonstration that we are living up to our Mission Statement of being good citizens.'  (taken directly from our Foundation website).  I love this team, and I love that it makes me a good citizen by giving away thousands and thousands of Woodmark dollars to our community. 

In short, we receive letters from non-profit organizations in the Winchester community, vote on who to give and how much, and then we go and distribute checks (the fun part!).  Another perk of being on the team is we get invited to MANY deemed important functions in the community, and likewise, meet MANY deemed important people in the community.

This past Friday we went to the Laural Center ground-breaking ceremony.  This is me and my friend Jennifer.  The Foundation gave over 30,000 dollars to the new women's shelter for violence and domestic abuse.  That's amazing and fantastic way to spend someWoodmark money!

Saturday Nick's Able Forces' baseball team were asleep on their feet..and lost their first baseball game.  Pal Matthew came home after the game to play while Ryan and I did chores around the house.  Saturday evening the river bottom crew came over to our house for a catfish fry and watch Nascar. 

My Mother's Day began with homemade cards and flowers from the kids.  Thank you!  Unfortunately, this Mama thought it would be smart to finish a few projects at work 'real quick' in the morning before meeting the Grandma and Grandaddy for brunch.  Real quick turned into a stressful morning of work that ended well into the afternoon.  For the record, I did break for brunch at IJCanns.  What was important is I did spend the afternoon and evening with my kids and I'm gracious for that.

Note to my mommy self:  Next year do not work on Mother's Day.

Yesterday, Ryan chaperoned Nick's 1st grade class to the National Zoo in DC.  From what I hear, it was a GREAT day had by both.  Ryan said he really enjoyed the day and watching Nick with his buddies.  Ryan's favorite animal was the peacock.  Nick's was the orangutan.  Nick said he saw lions and tigers, but missed the bears (OH MY!).  He added that is was ok he missed the bears because he saw Grandaddy's dead black bear he shot in the fall.  HA!  Here is the photo Ryan texted me on the bus ride home.  :)  Reminds me that Nick still is a little boy...no matter how big and quickly he is growing up.

Nick and his bud Matthew