Tues May 19th

We went with Katherine to the Texas Motor Speedway for Ella's speeding to read field trip. It was terrible. They moved the assembly from outside to this huge car garage (where they usually keep all the race cars). Fun thought, but a terrible idea. No one could hear anything. Wait let me rephrase that. You could hear a ton too well... Just not the assembly. The parents were the farthest away from the speakers. I could see a man up there with a microphone but I couldn't hear a word he was saying. And I found out afterwards that no one except the school in the very front could hear anything at all. All those poor kids! Ella was supposed to be able to ask a question to the race car driver (for being the top K-2 grade reader at JCT) but it was so loud she couldn't do it. Lame! 

After going to the Texas motor Speedway, Katherine and I went to the school to take down some boards for the first grade teachers. Lisey loved seeing Ella and Ella was just in her classroom eating lunch so she got to see Lisey and play for a minute. Then Ella went to the front of the school for a free kona ice snow cone. She earned it by being the top reader. She took Lisey with her and managed to get her sister a free one too.  I asked Ella if she wanted to do her technology hour (another reward for reaching her reading goals) or come home a little bit early. I could tell it was a tough decision. In the end Ella put her arms around Lisey and said "sisters are better then technology". I love that little girl. 

Everyone was exhausted.  I let the girls watch two new barbie movies and I took a 20 minute power nap. Even with the nap I was still tired and cranky and so were the kids. I'm glad the day is over.