We thought we had returned to normalcy after the first week of school delays, early releases and cancellations, but Mother Nature wasn't done quite yet. No sooner had the MLK Jr day holiday ended, the days off continued. Wednesday, school was cancelled. We didn't wake up to snow, but mid morning through the night it snowed and snowed. In total we got 7" of pure snow fun. We built a snowman, made snowballs, and made footprints across the entire back yard. There was so much snow, even our Saturday make up day was cancelled. Crazy enough, on Sunday we went for a walk on the greenway to the "beach" under the bridge and played there in balmy 70 degrees. Then when we came home, we played in the snow pile still left by our driveway. Definitely lots of fun, but I guess we eventually have to go to school.
This month I was recognized for having excellent character traits, most specifically self-discipline. In recognition of this, my picture is up on a bulletin board by the front office! Mom and Dad are really proud of me for always working hard and doing my best at school!
I have been working hard at Faith Formation, learning new prayers and understanding how my sins are forgiven by God. One Saturday, Dad and I went to a workshop to learn about how to do penance. We did some crafts including making a sheep that we would use to show our first reconciliation. This Saturday, we had the ceremony for my first reconciliation. After a short mass, I waited my turn to go into the confessional and do penance. When I got in there I told the priest one sin. I was a little nervous about it, but I came out smiling, knowing my sins had been forgiven and that it wasn't hard at all. After doing penance, I took the sheep that I made (it had lost it's way) and returned it to the pasture with the other sheep. Then, Dad put a special pin on me and I was done!
