A Very Jeffirs Easter

Sunday, April 24
Minkerfarm

The big hunt will be at 11:30 (hmm, perfect timing if you're going to 9:30 Mass!) with lunch to follow at 12:30. Let Marlene know if you can make it.

Laura Does Some Lobbying

Or, as Grandpa said to her, "I heard you did some picketing the other day."

You can find the full article here (but beware, some of the comments are downright nasty!), but here's a snippet:

Kruyer shared some of her reasons for her personal show of support saying, “One of the main reasons I decided to become a teacher was because of the Plymouth teachers who influenced me so greatly as a student. At the time, it never crossed my mind that one day I would have to defend public education and those people who have dedicated themselves to this profession.
She added, “ It scares me to think that many of the programs that PCSC offers may have to be cut or eliminated altogether if the funding for public education continues to erode. I can’t image a school system where teachers have no true voice in how the schools are operated. I don’t want to image a school system without art classes, foreign language classes, industrial tech classes, food and consumer sciences, speech, and physical education.”

Shameless Promotions

Man, will Bob be glad when my PTA days are over. This week was our big annual celebration. I served as the MC for the last time (4 years). We had great press coverage - it doesn't hurt to have your US Congressman, State Senator and State Representative there!

Farmington Observer:
http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20110310/NEWS06/103100533/Founders-Day-Celebration-honors-PTA-PTSAs?odyssey=modnewswelltextFarmingtons

Farmington/Farmington Hills Patch
http://farmington-mi.patch.com/articles/farmington-pta-founders-dinner-honors-contributions

Aidan's First Communion

Aidan successfully made his First Communion on Feb. 20. We kept everything low key and he about as perfect as he could be. Since then is another story...

In other family news - McKenna got accepted into Notre Dame grad school, Connell has moved out and is living with a friend in a duplex in Lakewood, OH, and Cahoon Nursery is officially ours. I pretty much won't see Brian until late June.