BINGO Again

Kathy and I went to BINGO last night at St. Mark. It's been awhile since we have been since they were closed during the summer. The KoC ran last nights game, and there were only around 34 people. I thought our chances were going to be really good, but that wasn't the case. The night was a bust except for Kathy's $50 Super Hog! It paid for our date night and we got a chance to chill out.

Webkinz Crazy

Our family and household has been taken over by Webkinz! What are Webkinz you ask? Well, remember the Cabbage Patch Kids of yesteryear? Webkinz are the the Cabbage Patch Kids of today. Available for purchase as cute little plush toys with a "secret code", Webkinz are logged into an account you create and begin to take on a life of their own in cyberspace.

The kids love them and Kathy and I even have a few ourselves. We have to log in and "take care" of them on a regular basis. Through different activities, we earn "Kinzcash" to purchase furniture, food, rooms, clothes, etc.

The online environment is very safe. Users are unable to reveal personal information about themselves, but are allowed to send email and chat, only with pre-selected phrases.

It is a great place to reinforce responsibility and to give kids a safe place on the Internet to go.

Coming Up.....

Hopefully, once we got this moving thing under control and school finally lets out, I'll be able to post some more -

Coming up in....

Parties and Pictures:
Alec's 12th birthday party
Nicholas 12th birthday party
Bob's birtday
St. Mark Derby Day
Emily, Rebecca and Kathy at the Legends Game

Norton's News, Notes 'n' Nonsense:
Updates on the new house
Updates on my job hunt
Kids riding their bikes
Jim and Diane visit
St. Mark Middle School Play

My Catholic Reflections:
Emily's First Holy Communion
Gifts of the Holy Spirit Series
Fruits of the Holy Spirit Series
Favorite Catholic Podcasts and Videocasts

Principal's Pokes and Ponderings:
Family Fun Night II: Aloha Style
Reflection on my tenure at Madison County Alternative and Day Treatment Programs

Kids in the Paper for Making Cards for Pope Benedict XVI

Nicholas and Rebecca were in the April 12th editions of The Richmond Register and Lexington Herald Leader for making birthday cards for Pope Benedict XVI upon his first visit to the USA. I scanned them and present them here (click on them to enlarge them):

From the Front Page of the Register:

From the Back Page of the Register:



















From Page B3 of the Leader (Rebecca is 4 kids down on the right):















co-published in My Catholic Reflections

Catholic Schools Week: St. Mark School Awards

Congratulations to Emily for winning the "Best Teacher Caricature" in the 2nd grade!












Congratulations to Rebecca (third from right) on being on the Principal's List for getting all "A's" on her last report card!



Congratulations to Nicholas (first from right) for being on the Honor Roll for getting all "A's" and "B's"

(Also published in My Catholic Reflections)