Yesterday was definitely a "proud mommy" day and I wanted to share it with you. At Emily and Kevvy's school they have what's called a "character counts" rally. The entire school is brought into the lunchroom so that children that showed outstanding character for the month can be recognized. It's a lot of fun and this past month the kids in each grade level were also given a charity to fund raise. The third graders raised nearly $400.00 for a children's shelter here in San Antonio and Emily was one of two students chosen to speak about their project and to present the check to a representative. Here she is reading her speech:
" We collected one dollar donations and put the doners name on a heart. These hearts are posted on the bulletin board" (points over to the board)
Teehee! It was so cute and eventhough she had practiced all week memorizing her lines she still opted to use her piece of paper.
Kevvy was at the rally and we were so proud of him because he usually gets upset by all the clapping and noise but we watched from afar and he was an angel. Here you can see Ms. Heather (his teacher) trying to convince him to look in our direction as we take his picture.
After school Jesse comes home with a paper that he has written. It's SO SWEET. The assignment was to write a paper on someone that has been a major influence. He chose his daddy.
Here is the paper that he wrote and as you can imagine Kevin (husband) was extremely moved by it and obviously I was too. I have to say that Jesse is right. His daddy is "all that" and a bag of chips! Any single ladies out there reading this, great guys really do exist.
Here I am with Kevin and Jesse.
Of course, the rest of the evening the kids turned back into their little stinker selves, arguing with eachother...you know being typical little farts...but then they wouldn't be real if they didn't ,would they?
We ended the evening by watching the Spongebob movie that just came out on DVD. Great end to a fun day.
Not to offend you Roz, but I had to laugh at your latest post. Not at the part about your daughter's speech, or your son's great reaction to the rally, or your older son's paper. I had to laugh at the topic of your son's composition. I teach seventh grade Language Arts south of Houston, and in preparation of TAKS (*shiver*) I had my kids write the EXACT SAME COMPOSITION! They had to write about a person who has influenced their lives, positively or negatively. I must say, I also had some outstanding papers. :) I guess at some point, we teachers all think alike!(Oh, I had no idea you were in S.A. I grew up there! My parents' house is literally 10 minutes from Fiesta Texas.)
Posted by: Maeflower | March 05, 2005 at 09:56 PM
"stuck on my mind like gum on a desk" is a classic that you should use in a book somewhere. What a great family--you must be a proud mommy indeed!
Posted by: Snowbear | March 06, 2005 at 08:37 AM
Well there you go again Roz, I am blubbering again. What a touching glimpse into your family's life. I got all emotional reading your son's paper. Children are so precious and every day with them is a blessing to be cherished.
Posted by: Maggie | March 06, 2005 at 08:55 AM
What a great day to be a Fulcher kid!
Hey! I have that same pillow you're holding, but in purple. :-P
Posted by: janee | March 06, 2005 at 11:52 AM
Roz, I just love reading about your family! you guys are just the sweetest. And Jesse's paper, what a writer! Thanks for sharing your proud mommy moment with us.
Posted by: humblebee | March 07, 2005 at 07:06 AM
Oh thanks so much you guys for sharing in the delight of the day with me. They really are the light of my life.
Yes, Snowbear, I immediately asked Jess if I could use his gum sentence eventhough I can already see his writing skills way surpass my own. I've asked him if he'll buy me my bug with his first big book contract!
Roz
Posted by: roz | March 07, 2005 at 07:39 AM
Oh you must be soooo very proud of your kids! Thanks for sharing this with us. I made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside ! I began remembering all of the sweet things my kids Jessica and Ryan wrote and did when they were little! They are 27 and 28! I was proud of them then and am proud of them now! You have so many good times to look forward to!
Cheers,
Violette
Posted by: violette | March 07, 2005 at 11:23 AM