Jude about to shovel snow off the trampoline

Jude started refereeing kids soccer games last season. He really enjoyed it and was able to earn over $150 over the course of the season at $8 a game. Well, when you turn 13 you can become what is called a “certified referee”. With this extra training comes a big pay raise, to $20 a game.

So, we signed Jude up last week and he did his certification this weekend. This involved about 6 hours of online learning that he did during the week and then a full day on Saturday for the certification. He passed with flying colors and is now a certified referee with U.S. Soccer. He is playing soccer for the Rapids this Spring season so he won’t be able to referee a lot but we should be able to work his schedule so he can do a few games.

Anna making friends at the Cat Cafe

This afternoon Anna went to the Denver Cat Company, which bills itself as a “cat cafe”. This is a cafe that has about 15 cats up for adoption. Of course, Anna called us during her visit begging us to allow her to bring two cats home with her. We said no, one cat is enough for us. But she had a great time playing with all the cats.

Speaking of cats, with our neighbors away this long weekend Anna has been on duty to look after their cat. She takes her job seriously and goes over to feed and play with their cat every morning and evening.