April 2, 2020

Just so I NEVER forget..... April 2, 2020

Gas price a mile from home was $1.27
School canceled - yes canceled
Self-distancing measures on the rise.
Tape and stickers on the floors at grocery stores and others to help distance shoppers (6ft) from each other.
A limited number of people inside stores, therefore, lineups outside the store doors.
Non-essential stores and businesses(hair salons, nail salons and many more) mandated closed.
Parks, trails, entire cities locked up.
The entire sports seasons canceled.
Concerts, tours, festivals, entertainment events - canceled.
Weddings, family celebrations, holiday gatherings - canceled.
No masses, churches are closed.
No gatherings of 50 or more, then 20 or more, now 10 or more.
Don't socialize with anyone outside of your home.
Children's outdoor play parks are closed.
We are to distance from each other.
Shortage of masks, gowns, gloves for our front-line workers.
Shortage of ventilators for the critically ill.
Panic buying sets in and we have no toilet paper, no disinfecting supplies, no paper towels, no laundry soap, no hand sanitizer.
Shelves are bare.
Manufacturers, distilleries and other businesses switch their lines to help make visors, masks, hand sanitizer and PPE.
The government closes the border to all non-essential travel.
Fines are established for breaking the rules.
Stadiums and recreation facilities open up for the overflow of Covid-19 patients.
Press conferences daily from the President. Daily updates on new cases, recoveries, and deaths.
Government incentives to stay home.
Barely anyone on the roads.
People wearing masks and gloves outside.
Essential service workers are terrified to go to work.
Medical field workers are afraid to go home to their families.

This is the Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic, declared March 11th, 2020.

Why you ask, do I write this status?

One day it will show up in my memory feed, and it will be a yearly reminder that life is precious and not to take the things we dearly love for granted.

We have so much!
Be thankful. Be grateful.
Be kind to each other - love one another - support everyone.

We are all one! ️

Someone else's words, not mine!

Indiana for Spring Break

Our trip to Indiana was wonderful. Oliver is a great baby and the parents are doing a wonderful job. Even though Steve was only able to join us for 2 days, the rest of us were there for 9 days. I was able to provide morning breakfasts and/or child care so they could sleep a bit extra. He’s a good boy. Sleeps 7 hour stretches. And he is adorable of course!

The boys were able to help Nick with many outside projects including installing a new patio door off the bedroom. The old French style doors leaked air. They also cut and cleared some trees that fell in a storm last summer on their gazebo. They burned off the garden. Xavier got his try at using a fire extinguisher due to Nick being a volunteer firefighter now. Xavier also learned about battery and alternator replacement so Nick could get his truck up and running. And changed the oil in his lawnmower! Great life skills. Xavier is really coming along nicely. 

I spent time inside cooking of course with my mini helper. I had taken quite a few things knowing we would not be going out in the community even to grocery shop due to the Covid-19 outbreak. We had a traditional boiled dinner for St. Patrick's Day and a vegetarian Irish stew. The next day we had Reubens. Its kind of a tradition to have fish tacos when we get together so we had those along with corn salsa, lime rice, and some homemade guacamole along with this sumptuous white sauce.

I delivered the recyclables to this God-forsaken waste management place in the rain. Never again. I was soaked like a rat. My van was completely full so it had to be done.

I also deep cleaned the master bedroom. We acquired a king size bed frame locally here on freecycle.org last fall and finally by taking two vans delivered it. It’s mission style and well-loved but looks very nice. My mother made a quilt for the new bed. We took down the cloth roman style shades and hung some inexpensive blinds (thanks Xavier!). It really came together nicely with the previous decor chosen when they moved in. And the new door they will really enjoy!

I also spent time making cloth wipes from flannel and 2 cute cloth diaper pail liners. Angie then started using cloth instead of paper diapers. We experimented with the best cleaning of them and they are now in a routine. Breastfed diapers get the whitest if sun-dried!  I am going to make her some additional diaper inserts.

When Steve came on 2 of the Sundays the guys cut up trees and replaced the wood on two of the steps outside the doors. And replaced a piece of siding that came down in a summer storm in 2019!

Just typing all of this illustrates to me how much we accomplished. Nick has a job lead in Peoria so we pray they will be closer eventually. All these things will benefit the future sale of the house. He is busy writing his master's project.

I love my family.

The Black Cloud

2019 has not been pleasant so far. The first week of January Bill Cummins Sr. suffered from a perforation of his colon. He underwent surgery, the hole in the colon was repaired, and he worked hard and got well. He disliked it but got even stronger on the skilled unit at the Lutheran Home.  24 hours or less after discharge Bill was readmitted with a fever. He had pneumonia and spent several more days in the hospital. That was January. We took turns as a family sitting with Bill, encouraging him, and making sure he was getting the best of care.

In February Nancy, Steve's mom suffered a fall from her wheelchair. She did not complain but 2 weeks later her leg was swollen and upon further exam it was determined she had likely broken her hip in that fall. Plus she had blood clots in her leg making her a high risk surgical candidate. Family agreed at that time there would be no heroics offered. Nancy has had Alzheimers for many years and did not know us anymore. No more suffering. Instead she was given pain medication and made comfortable at Clarissa Cook Hospice House. She passed away about 2 weeks later. Bill was well enough to visit once before he suffered another health issue.

This time it was a GI bleed requiring 4 units of blood.  The gastroscopy revealed he had many, many ulcerations of the stomach--some of the worst the doctor has seen. Biopsies were taken and eventually the pathology report revealed he had lymphoma. He was in the hospital with this episode of illness when Nancy died. After lengthy discussions Bill stated he "just wanted to drift away". He wanted no treatment for the new found cancer. Family determined to admit him to hospice. Arrangements were made to have Dad in Mom's same room at hospice. So, less than 24 hours later, Bill was admitted to Nancy's same room at Clarissa Cook Hospice. We thought we would have time. more time. 12 days after Nancy died, Bill died.

It felt like the entire month of March we had a black cloud hanging over 42 Birchwood Dr, Blue Grass, IA. The Thursday after returning from bereavement for Bill's passing, Monica my sister-in-law died unexpectedly. She had been treated with radiation in 2018 for a cancerous nodule in her neck. She had made so much improvement by Christmas and they even found her CT scan to be free of cancer in February 2019. It just did not make sense. More sadness. Another funeral. Only this one was different watching those who I love suffer from a loss we had not expected or potentially planned for. She has 3 kids still at home. This was much different. She was 50.

If three deaths was not enough we had other items failing in the background. All three vehicles were serviced and 2 of the three had repeat visits for issues! Major dollars which made our suffering seem heightened. Its hard to go without one vehicle even for one day. Our family has so many moving parts.

The morning after Monica's funeral Steve was called off, no work. We determined he would take Xavier to school and I would stay home and get caught up on some things and then go to my parents to do a few things funeral related. He noticed he had a nail in a tire and said he would go and have that fixed since he had time. Great idea. Of course, the tire could not be fixed. We must still have a sliver of the black cloud still above our house. A new tire was needed.

Upon my return from Donahue I received a phone call from Steve. "Could you stop and buy a new mailbox and post from Farm & Fleet?" In my mind I wondered why today he felt he needed to replace the wiggly mailbox. It was only leaning a little bit. Reluctant I said, I was not feeling like stopping at Farm & Fleet. "Well, there is something I should tell you before you come home." Whats up I replied.... "I burnt the mailbox down." YOU WHAT? "I burnt the mailbox down!" How..."I was using the grill lighter to burn some dead leaves and brush around the mailbox...the fire was out...I went inside the house..."

"It wasn't until the mail lady pulled into the driveway and laid on the horn and said YOUR MAILBOX IS ON FIRE! that I knew it was burning....I could not figure out why she was honking, it was not like her!"

Yes, we needed a new mailbox.

Nancy Cummins Eulogy by Stan Oxendine March 1, 2019

62 years of marriage, 6 children, 21 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren and millions of memories later, Nancy Cummins tragically left us after her long fight with Alzheimer’s. The woman who championed family above all else, spent her final moments surrounded by all those who loved her, and if you knew my grandma there’s nothing she would’ve wanted more. And she would be so happy knowing were here in the church she called home, celebrating her life.

For those who do not know me, I am Stan Oxendine, grandson of Nancy, son of Mary. When asked to do this, I couldn’t think of a better way to honor the woman that largely made me the man I am today.

As I began to brainstorm what it was I was going to say today, I had to decide what grandma I’d be speaking about today, the Nancy of decades past that could light up the room with her charisma and affinity of boxed wine and from what I learned last night her ability to be the life of a 70th birthday party, leaving a lasting impression on all those she met, or the Nancy of recent memory, who was reserved, yet curious, however she remained a fighter, strong as one could be.

With Alzheimer’s you so often here about how tough it is to watch your loved one endure its course, because it’s like losing them twice, however I’ve chose to think of it as getting to know and love two different Nancy’s that were uniquely amazing in their own respective ways. There’s the Nancy that many of us in this room know from many years, but then there’s Nancy that us family got to know over the course of the past few years. A Nancy that quietly displayed her true self and untold strength. She became this person that showed her true being at all time without a semblance of social pretext, while fighting this disease with every ounce of her being, and it was an honor to know that Nancy, and I realized that I’d doing my grandma an injustice not to honor both chapters in her life.

From the time Bill and Nancy first met in 1955 playing hooky from school, to where we find ourselves today; those two built a family and legacy from the ground up, and the foundation of where we find ourselves today I believe is based on one thing: unconditional love. Nancy truly loved her family unconditionally, no matter the circumstance, or mistakes that her children or grandchildren made, she was by your side without judgement. She was there for us when we needed her, and we were there for when she needed us the most, by her side as life’s journey came to an end. The value of being a loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt was not only priceless, but the core of her very being, and she would be so proud of her family to come together the way we have in the times we needed it most. She lived to make our lives better, for us to make her proud.

As life’s journey carries on for all of us, there will be times in which we need her judgement-free unconditional love and advice, an arm to cry on, or just a hug from the woman who was always there, however I hope that we can now turn to each other to find the pieces of herself that she left in each one of us. That’s where Nancy’s legacy truly lies, in each one of us. Honoring her would be relying on each other and being there for each other, the way she was for us. Nancy isn’t as far away as many of you think, she’s right here in all of us. Her compassion lies within all of us.

Thank you so much grandma for your endless humor, wisdom, unconditional love, but most importantly always being for yourself, until your final breath. You showed me what strength truly is. Words really cannot express how thankful we are for what you’ve done for us. We love you, grandma. Until we meet again.

Stan Oxendine
March 1, 2019

O Captain! My Captain! William Cummins Eulogy by Jeff Cummin

How do you say goodbye to one of the strongest men you will ever know?

Last night, my grandpa passed away in the same room his wife of over 60 years passed in just twelve days prior to joining her in heaven. For my grandma, I will always remember love and laughter. For my grandpa, I will always remember strength. I will always remember how he quit smoking damn near cold turkey and inspired many more to do the same. My grandpa was a veteran, a natural fighter and he showed that right to the very end. Not many people get to choose when they leave this world after living a full life, but he did. Last night he laid down his sword and walked with death as an equal as he went to reunite with the love of his life.

I am fortunate to have so many memories with my grandparents. All the times I spent in their houseboat helped foster a love of the water in me. I will always remember his ability to craft wood. It was not a skill I inherited, but I will carry the memories of him, my dad and my uncles working on stuff in the garage. In my memory, I can still picture some of his belongings so clearly. His desk. His globe. His pen. His belt buckle Whenever I saw my grandpa, no matter how old I truly was, I was the kid in this picture. Always watching and learning how to act, to carry me in life, to be strong. No amount of lessons would have ever been enough, but I was lucky for the ones that I had.

My grandpa had a way of letting you know how proud of you he was and how much he loved you without ever opening his mouth. The message was conveyed loud and clear through his eyes and his smirk. I am proud to have his blood flow through me. I will always have the privilege of sharing my birthday with my grandparents' wedding anniversary. In a little over a month I will turn 32, and for that birthday and all that follow, I will be reminded of how far their love has spread and the generations that it created and will create.

How do you say goodbye to one of the strongest men you will ever know?

You don't. You carry them in your hearts forever.

O Captain! My Captain!

Jeff Cummins

March 10, 2019

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Current Cummins Standings

Nick and Angie

They are currently living in Bloomington, Indiana while Nick pursues a higher degree in microbiology. Angie has a great job working in an elementary environment doing what she loves, helping youngsters with speech formation. They purchased a 100 year old home on 4 acres. We enjoy visiting and helping with projects that require "more hands on deck"! See photos.

Alexis

Alexis graduated from CHS on June 3rd. She had a very full year with swimming and track. She plans to attend EICC and obtain her Associates Degree and transfer to SAU for an early childhood development major. She has three part time jobs (good thing, she likes to spend) and will be teaching swim lessons in a neighborhood pool this summer. Ian is still very much part of her spare time. We like him. She traveled to PA this spring to see her cousin Paige graduate.

Charley

Charley graduated from Granbury High School in TX. We traveled as a family for the ceremony. Grandma and Grandpa Grell attended too. We spent 2 days with a cousin in Heath together as a family and had a great time as if nothing had ever happened a year ago. So great we were convinced it would be OK to bring Charley home for a visit in Iowa. That visit turned sour after the graduation party we held hosting over 80 people in attendance. Charley left without saying goodbye the day after his and Alexis' party. His younger siblings were in disbelief he could do that. After all, it was all about the cash in his cards.

Xavier

Xavier was a Freshman this year at CHS and ran Cross Country and swam. He was a fine addition to each team. Xavier enjoys weight lifting and gaming. He swimming club for the Pirahnas. He is a pretty good worker and is often called on for small jobs in the neighborhood that pay--snow shoveling, grass mowing, pet care, and odd jobs. He has a learners permit for driving and likes to practice every chance he can. He is a very good driver.

Joe

Joe completed 6th grade at All Saints. He likes school and enjoys his friends. Joe loves to run and is running this summer with the high school cross country team. He is also swimming for the Pirhanas and continues to drop time in his events. His latest passion is Fortnite. Its all he and his friends talk and do. Its computerized gaming. He is addicted. He aspired to be a professional gamer on YouTube when he grows up. He and his best buddy Brandt Fellner love it. 

Cariyana

Cariyana also completed 6th grade at All Saints. She is not a big fan of the academic portion of school. She (and Joe) attended an engineering camp at SAU this past week and loved it! She also has a 2 day sewing class planned this summer and swimming lessons. She spends her time on her ipod and taking care of Annie her little dog. She also sings in the children's choir at St. Peter and is learning to sing Latin.

Added a cornice and blinds in the kitchen.

Hung a wall hanging that matches the wedding quilt that is on the guest bed.

A new front door was a project with multiple contributors.

family time

The garage was cleaned to house both cars and the implements were hung!

new window treatments and blinds in the dining area

The nightly ritual illustrates our accomplishments.

A family traditio--paella

Alexis' Senior Year

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Alexis' Junior Year

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Throwing it All Away

High school STATE swimmer throws his future swim opportunities away because he chooses not to do his homework.

Eagle Scout thrown away because said scout did not do associated paperwork and complete his Eagle project. Just a write up away...which would allow you a higher rank/pay upon entry into the military... not to mention life long recognition to be a stand out among your peers for a lifetime.

Potential high school diploma thrown away because he chooses not to do homework.

Your future is dimmer. Due to your choice.

We gave you:

Role models for behavior                                  

HUNDREDS of second chances

THOUSANDS of reminders

A therapist (Scott) to talk to for months and months

A success coach at CHS high school

1 on 1 help at home with homework

Mentors for YOUR special interests:  Barry Dolan, Gary Ammeter, Chris Grell, Paul Eure, Mr. Stahl, Mr. Reese

Learning disability evaluations that resulted in a 504 plan to assist you in success at school.

Medical assistance that included medicine to help you focus on school work.

Medical assistance that included antidepressants and mood levelers and counsel from medical professionals when you needed it.

Hundreds of swim lessons, coaching, opportunities to compete with other swimmers in larger venues because we believed in your abilities and so did others.

A phone-due to your own choices you no longer have it.

A laptop-due to your own choices you no longer have it unless you are supervised.

A house, a home, good food, clothing, a family who loves you.

Parents who taught you caring, responsibility, and how to live healthy.

An extended family who also loves and cares for you.

Your faith and a loving church family.

Quite a list. More than many, many persons have.

What we did not give you:

Another chance when you hurt your mother by attempting to strangle her.

Another chance when you laid nude on your bedroom floor refusing food and water in 80 degree weather for days.

More opportunities to destroy our family life.

The ultimate gift of love was given:

An opportunity to start fresh in Texas.

A clean slate.

There was no other way. This will be your best chance for the best life.

---Happy Holidays to All!---

Its been 2 years since our last Christmas letter. The year 2015 was GREAT but the letter did not get done. Seems like life is on a runaway train at times. We are ready for the quiet that comes with and after the holidays.

This house is very busy. Life changes very regularly with 3 teenagers and 3 wannabees. Now for the update.

Alexis and Charley are both Juniors at Central High School. Alexis is gearing up for college with her course work and her exam prep. Her current sights are on Iowa State with undergraduate work that will assist her in obtaining entrance into a Physical Therapy program. She has a year in as a YMCA employee where she teaches swimming lessons and lifeguards. After a delay in obtaining the privilege to drive she is now driving about town. Its eased mom's early mornings (0630 lifting) for which she is grateful. Alexis' favorite class currently is Athletic Training. She is excelling and thinks she has found her niche along with her swimming interest. Alexis was part of 2 relay teams that qualified for state this year. Alexis swims the freestyle leg. 2016 was the best finish ever for a CHS girls swim team. Maybe you saw them featured in the QC Times. She is really looking forward to getting into the new pool at CHS which was just finally filled with water!

Charley at age 17 is not as focused as Alexis on his future. His Junior year is proving to be a challenge with completion of his course work. He is currently ineligible to swim or participate in show choir. We hope he comes around for the end of the season. His team is counting on him. Its up to Charley now if he chooses to engage the tools. Charley enjoys singing at church and keeps mentioning the military as a future career option. Charley has completed phase 1 of 2 of his Eagle project at St. Peter's Church in Buffalo. His vision is to create a reflective area around an existing platform where a statue resides complete with a flower picking garden. Barry Dolan has been a huge help to us in assisting with mentoring of Charley and this project.

Xavier, Joe and Cariyana are at a new school this year. All Saints Catholic School. We wanted to move Cariyana from public school at Buffalo to private school and All Saints seemed to be the most loving environment. The boys were moved from Rivermont to All Saints for her benefit.

Xavier is an 8th grader! He has made many new friends and has joined the band as a percussionist. He is active with the Boys Scouts and is back swimming for the Metro swim team. His favorite pastime is to play with a new neighbor named Dillon. The Winters Family has been a real gift to us. Xavier is looking forward to earning his drivers permit in January after he turns 14!

Cariyana and Joe are both 5th graders at All Saints. Band is new for them this year. Cariyana is playing the curved flute and Joe the trombone. Cariyana has healed very nicely from her mid face advancement (LeForte procedure) last year and is now ready for braces. December 23rd is the day!! Another new look for Cariyana. She continues to practice her culinary skills in the Cummins kitchen. Come over for a taste!

Joe has a continued fascination with athletics. He played flag football this fall and had some great games. He is also swimming for Metro. He also loves to watch football on TV, especially the Hawkeyes with Dad and the Seattle Seahawks.

Nick and Angie were home for Thanksgiving but won't be for Christmas. Angie is loving her career as a speech pathologist in the elementary schools in Tucson. Nick's company will be implementing a work force reduction in January. Nick's position has been affected. He will get a severance package and an enhanced opportunity to get the house on the market to move to the Midwest. He has made multiple applications to graduate schools, its his turn to earn a higher degree. We are hopeful they will land within a few hours drive by fall 2017. Let the grand babies begin! We are ready and hope they are too!

For a few months this year we had an additional teenager living with us. Zach Taylor. Zach graduated last year and needed some support to get a additional/better job and save for a vehicle. He met those goals and moved out in October. He visits monthly.

Steve is currently working 7 days a week for his other wife John Deere. One thing we know is nothing stays the same there for too long. Much of the year was fraught with layoff days. Karen is exploring other opportunities in education but is still employed at Trinity College teaching nursing. This year her class held 79 wannabee bachelor prepared student nurses. We are continuing with some house enhancements compliments of our handyman Bill and almost have a completed basement bathroom. Its lovely. We are blessed.

Merry Christmas to all. May you have the best of everything in 2017.

---The Cummins Family—

Alexis' Sophomore Year

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Charley's Sophomore Year

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Alexis' Freshman Year

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Charley's Freshman Year

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God's Blessings in November

Alexis swam a 24.5 in her 50 freestyle on Saturday, November 1st during the 200 IM Relay with 3 of her teammates at Regionals in Clinton. Her swim was a personal best (she bypassed 25 seconds all together)! They set a school record by 4 seconds!, beat their closest competitor (Davenport’s West High School) by 2 places AND qualified for state at Regionals and earned a place on the podium. 

The team also broke four other Central High School swim records at Regionals.

She is really pumped! State is this Saturday in Marshalltown!

On another front, Cariyana’s sleep study Monday night showed significant improvement! In May she was obstructing 10 times per hour on the average. This week just 1.5! Although this still constitutes sleep apnea we are thrilled with those results! She is not wearing oxygen at night to sleep for the first time in 10.5 years.

 

And, while I am counting my blessings in this month of thanks, our Metro swim teammate Colby Carlson (age 14) who has been waiting on a heart transplant for 5 months, received a heart on Halloween!

God is Great! All the time.

Decisions, Decisions--April 3rd, 2015

This is an email I sent my family and friends this morning...

Yesterday we met with a surgeon regarding Cariyana at the University of Iowa. They finally have all the players in place for the surgery we have known she needs since her respiratory arrest 4 years ago. We have been waiting. I thought the surgery would take place closer to age 13. He says there is no reason to wait especially in light of her increasing blood pressure and continued sleep apnea. 

Below is a link to a video that describes what she will undergo. There is no picture of the surgery itself just photos of the head gear and the overall transformation. Lots of words to read.

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Its a 9 minute video. I hope you might take the time to watch it.

Our overall goal for Cariyana would be no more breathing tube at night. No more oxygen. Perhaps no more blood pressure pills.

The time frames in the video are pretty similar to what the surgeon described yesterday. 3 days in intensive care, 2 days on the ventilator, 2 weeks in the hospital, 6-9 weeks of the head gear. 3-4 month total process. 

I am starting a list of questions for our next visit with the doctor.

We will need more discussions with the doctor and other consultations before we decide to proceed. If we proceed the question is when. It seems obvious we need to do this over summer to have the least interruption of her schooling and the start of my new academic year at the college. I would have the most support of my husband. This summer Steve is laid off. His return to work date is August 3rd.

I may need additional support of each of you to get through this in Iowa City. Especially if things would not go as planned. And for sure, the other kids and Steve will need support at home.

We have not made any firm decisions and do not intend to without more information which we might have sometime in May. 

Cariyana as you know is a hoot. She says two things. "Lets just get this over with!" and "I want to wait until 2016 when the new hospital is done so I can go there." (being the experienced children's hospital patient that she is)!

Even after watching the video, she is not afraid. She is realistic and calm. Unlike the other kids, who are like "no way!"

Steve and I are overwhelmed with emotions. And we know our decision to proceed with this procedure by this surgeon at this time is a critical decision...

A Week in the Life of a Cummins

Previously I wrote we are busier than ever before. Here is a taste.

Swimming at the State Championship in Grinell, Iowa on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

Volunteer referees for the state meet (Steve missed the photo)

Last reminder to parents and swimmers before entry.

Our swimmer.

Alexis, Charley, and Megan Fellner

13-14 relay team

What a great pool at Grinell College!

Avid listeners to the coach.

Coach Ramsey Vens giving some last minute instruction.

Steve refereed, Xavier, Joe, Cariyana, and I watched, and Charley and Alexis swam. Charley swam one event, Alexis swam nine including her relays. We stayed at a mediocre hotel for three nights on a bitterly cold weekend. I suppose that is kind of like a vacation. Away from the chores a house brings!

Show Choir Show-Off at the Adler on Monday

Charley's Show Choir Group --Blue Vibrations 2015

 

See his group here at this link on youtube:

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Freshman Orchestra Concert on Tuesday

Freshman orchestra only--I can't seem to crop this photo!

Winter Athletic Banquet on Wednesday

Boys Team 2014-2015--small but mighty!

Alexis was one of three managers of the boys swim team.

Charley recieved his first letter and numerals.

Coach Stahl congratulating Charley on his 58.55 100 Butterfly at districts

A Progressive Band Concert on Thursday

Charley and Alexis both sing in the Freshman Choir

Rivermont's International Food Festival on Friday

Good eats! It's tradition.

Saturday--We need rest!