#crazynewlife: The last few weeks!

If you are part of an educational institution I don't need to tell you how busy the end of the school year can be. Classes are being wrapped up, the school is being cleaned, exams are being taken, and celebrations are happening every other day!

These past few weeks have been incredibly busy for me. My "babies" of the year were the 8th grade dinner and the Middle School Awards Ceremony. As Ruth (MS Principal) and I were in completely new roles this year, each of these events were new to us. I began creating awards certificate templates and looking online for decorations. If you ask anyone I lived or worked with, they will tell you I lived and breathed these events for weeks. I absolutely loved it!

Here are some of the things I did for these events:
- Ordered gold paper for awards certificates (which came 10x the size I wanted! - a small German mishap on my part) :)
- Printed Subject Awards
- Created Awards Night Programs
- Bought and created table decorations
- Bought 200 cream puffs and 200 mini eclairs
- Made large batches of punch from scratch
- Created a seating chart
- Made an 8th grade powerpoint of baby-current pictures

My absolute favourite part was on the night of. When I saw the 8th grade class enjoying their dinner together, and when the awards ceremony ran smoothly, I knew all the extra hours and projects were entirely worth it. However, I know that it was not in my own strength that the evening was a huge success. As the night drew near, I was praying that it would turn out well, and it did. God made it happen. I was just His hands and feet, and what a joy it was!

8th Grade Dinner