Updates for Fans

Yes. My fans have spoken and they are very upset that Changing Seasons has not been properly maintained. Who am I to disappoint? In my defense, I am having computer issues and am using P.K.'s. It is like driving another person's car.

Because my blog is like a scrapbook, I have dated the new posts so that they appear chronologically on the blog. You will need to scroll down or click on the December 2009 folder and scroll down before Christmas to see all the new updates.

And Fans...I expect comments on all the updates. It is only fair play. Enjoy!

Smarties

No. I'm not talking about the kind you eat. I'm talking about the smart kids who live in this house.

Rachel recently tested for Target which is the gifted and talented program in our school district. She passed with flying colors. She gets to go to Target for one full day a week. Right now they are studying sharks. If everyone passes the test over sharks, they are going to get to dissect one. Way cool for a fifth grader.

P.K. and I both went to parent teacher conferences and were thrilled with the reports. All three of the kids are excelling.

Hannah has already met the requirements to move on to first grade.

Aaron has grown by leaps and bounds this year. He is reading tons and those math skills have just blossomed.

All three of them basically got straight A's on their report cards which we were given at the conferences. I say "basically" because Aaron and Hannah do not yet get letter grades.

We are so proud of them!

Pine Wood Derby

Aaron is in his third year of Cub Scouts. He and P.K. made his car for the Pine Wood Derby.

Aaron actually wanted his to be a tank. I think they did a great job!

It even had movable parts.

He didn't place in the competition, but was awarded "Most Military."

Snow Day

We got a little bit of snow in the area on Thursday night which resulted in a snow day for the kids. I was laughing in disbelief at all the area closings because the grass wasn't even covered.

P.K. had a flight scheduled for Friday morning so we were all up at the regular time and ready to take him to the airport. We loaded the kids in the car, backed out of the driveway and noticed the ice covered hill in front of our house. We live in a cul de sac at the bottom of said hill so it is the only way out. Absolutely no traction. We couldn't make it out. It wasn't an ice storm. It was just where the snow had melted and froze. Very few roads get treated around here.

P.K. was able to reschedule his flight for Sunday morning. I was very surprised that the airline did not charge him to change his flight. The airport remained open and his original flight was on time. The really nice part was that he was already on vacation for the weekend so we got to hang out and have some family fun.

His new flight was scheduled for early Sunday morning. On Saturday, we ventured out, but found a lot of areas still had a considerable amount of ice. We didn't want to drive to the airport in the dark on Sunday morning and risk hitting ice, so we decided to get a hotel close to the airport on Saturday night. I found one that was advertised as having great views of the planes landing and taking off. I thought the kids might enjoy that.

This is right as we arrived. If we were in the room and the kids were awake, they were watching planes take off and land out this window.


They stood on the balcony for a while. It was so cold, but that didn't bother them. Hannah had her notebook and was keeping track of how many planes they saw.

This is Aaron watching out the window in the morning.

A view from our room.

It was so much fun that we decided the next time P.K. goes out of town we will do it again.

Today I Lost My Mind

I have been running regularly for a few months now. I have had a couple friends invite me to run a 1/2 marathon with them. I gave into my friend Christine's request and this morning I registered for a 1/2 marathon in Raleigh, NC on March 27.

Those of you who claim to be my friends should watch out for such craziness and intervene before I spend money and lock myself in. Maybe Christine doesn't like me as much as she claims and this is her way of doing me in.

Seriously, I am loving this running thing. It is something just for me and does not require validation from anyone else. I'm sure this won't be the last blog post on this subject.

And...if you find my mind, could you please return it?