I like these kind of surprises...

So I checked my mail today...there was a letter from a creative writting company. Apparently the teacher at Pine View High School submitted a poem that Matthew wrote last semester- and it has been chosen to be published. He has a chance to go register as a judge. The 10 finalist have a chance to win money. I don't know about that part- but I thought his poem was pretty good (I didn't even know he had written it. But what kid ever shows you all of the writting they have to do for homework?) So I am going to share it with you... and you can leave a comment about what you think.

Basketball

To be a basketball player,

You need to have a little bit of skill

You need to know the rules,

And how the game is played.

You need to know when to shoot,

And when to pass.

You never know which game will be your last

When you get older you will look back into the past.

You will remember all the fun times you had,

Even shooting in the driveway with your dad.

In the pros when you make your first shot,

You jumped up and down celebrating a lot

You will remember your coach's leadership

That took you to the championship.

When you look back all you will see

Is your memories.

Christmas

Christmas was fun at our house this year. The boys got rockband with a few other things. They were nice enough to include the parents in this fun game. They even went and created a band so all of us could play together. The name of our band "Bad Noise" Is that not appropriate or what? Both of the boys like to play guitar. Matthew got a cordless guitar for his birthday coming up (we just gave it to him early)
They have had a lot of fun. We had a great day!! Craig called about 3 in the afternoon. He got to talk to us about 40 minutes. He talked to everybody, and tried to catch up on everything that's happened since he left. He is doing great, and enjoying every minute of it.