Matthew took one look at the big pile of mulch yesterday afternoon and instantly it said fun! He grabbed his snow board and helmet and attempted to slide down the big pile! After awhile, he got his small wheel barrel and started scooping mulch into it and dumping it into the flower beds! He is the type to 'get her done' when there is a huge heap of mulch!
I didn't get near as excited as Matthew did when I took a look at the pile because I knew that today there were five girls coming to mulch for me!!! A few weeks ago we attended a box social that raised money to help a friend of ours with hospital bills. We bought a ticket for girls to come and mulch!
They arrived at 10:00 this morning. They worked hard. We had lunch and then they mulched till 1:30 PM and they were finished! I helped them a little but mostly left them at the chore while I pulled some disturbing weeds and tended to the lunch duties! What a blast to have helpers like these girls! They did a great job! "Thanks girls!!!"
Now the flower beds look marvelous!!! That deep, dark brown mulch adds such richness to the landscape! It makes the colors of the flowers jump out bright and brilliant too!
I am so glad that this hard spring chore is almost finished. (There is a small bit yet that Mike and I will do. Also, I need a small bit of mushroom mulch for the tea and garden.)
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Yesterday, was the Trashathon Fundraiser at school. Mike and I were in charge and the committee did a great job helping to get this organized and making it a successful fundraiser for our school. It was the first year to do this trash pickup fundraiser and it took a lot of hard work to get all the details in place. Thank you so much if you gave any money to our kids for this cause! Hadassah and Matthew called, sent out letters, asked, and went door to door to help raise funds!
The school had a top winner prize ... an iPad!!! Then we also split the grades into three different groups and we had top winners in each group. Hadassah was the top student in her group to bring in the most funds, so she won $50!!! She was happy! Also, for every $650 that every family raised, they got their name put into a drawing for a free tuition for next year! That brought excitement!!! The total our school raised with this fundraiser was $33,900.00!!! That is fantastic!!! Thanks so much again if you helped with this great fundraiser!
(Sorry, I didn't edit this picture and the school gym lights gives each picture a yellow cast.)
"Good job, Hadassah!!!! Proud of you!"
