Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Friday, August 11, 2006
testing after updating
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I have been having problems using performancing with this blog. I finally got that fixed, and then I updated - so I'm just checking to see if it still works.
I have been having problems using performancing with this blog. I finally got that fixed, and then I updated - so I'm just checking to see if it still works.
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Thursday, August 10, 2006
School Registration
Well, I got the kids all registered for school. It wasn't all that bad this year because I was smart enough to go during the day instead of in the evening. I don't know what I was thinking last year! Actually, I just read about last year, and I see what I was thinking - but luckily I learned something from the whole thing.
Cory and I went after Band Camp on Tuesday. We got all his forms filled out, signed, and turned in, but had to bring Beth's home so she could sign them. (We stopped and dropped them off today when we went to pick Cory up - real quick in and out) Then I got in line to pay the fees. Two in high school this year so there would be no dilemma over what line to get into. Not that it mattered. There were maybe three other parents there registering their kids, so I ended up waiting maybe 5 minutes. It's just the shock when everything is added up, and the total comes to just under $200 for registering 2 kids for high school! And, of course, that's not the end of it. They will constantly be needing money for this or that throughout the entire school year. Better start saving now!
Cory got to check out his locker and make sure he could open it. He's happy because it's in the hallway outside the band room. The kids get assigned a locker their freshman year and then keep that same locker throughout their high school career. That's different than when I was in school. I remember having a different locker each year - different halls belonged to different classes, etc. This is probably actually a good idea. The kids in all grade levels are mixed throughout the school so you don't have some "Senior Hallway" or some such where underclassmen aren't welcome. Cory is already friends with quite a few of the high school kids through band, and he has two senior girls calling him "my freshman." I think he'll do ok.
We did have to get his class schedule corrected slightly. He meant to sign up for Jazz Band, but somehow didn't get it on his schedule. So we got that added. Of course that means that someone will have to get him to school by 7:15am on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Hopefully we can find someone to share rides - since there's no bus that early!
School starts the day after Labor Day.
Cory and I went after Band Camp on Tuesday. We got all his forms filled out, signed, and turned in, but had to bring Beth's home so she could sign them. (We stopped and dropped them off today when we went to pick Cory up - real quick in and out) Then I got in line to pay the fees. Two in high school this year so there would be no dilemma over what line to get into. Not that it mattered. There were maybe three other parents there registering their kids, so I ended up waiting maybe 5 minutes. It's just the shock when everything is added up, and the total comes to just under $200 for registering 2 kids for high school! And, of course, that's not the end of it. They will constantly be needing money for this or that throughout the entire school year. Better start saving now!
Cory got to check out his locker and make sure he could open it. He's happy because it's in the hallway outside the band room. The kids get assigned a locker their freshman year and then keep that same locker throughout their high school career. That's different than when I was in school. I remember having a different locker each year - different halls belonged to different classes, etc. This is probably actually a good idea. The kids in all grade levels are mixed throughout the school so you don't have some "Senior Hallway" or some such where underclassmen aren't welcome. Cory is already friends with quite a few of the high school kids through band, and he has two senior girls calling him "my freshman." I think he'll do ok.
We did have to get his class schedule corrected slightly. He meant to sign up for Jazz Band, but somehow didn't get it on his schedule. So we got that added. Of course that means that someone will have to get him to school by 7:15am on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Hopefully we can find someone to share rides - since there's no bus that early!
School starts the day after Labor Day.
Monday, August 07, 2006
For Beth
Let her find you, God, please. Meet her where she is and let her know you're real. Nothing I can say or do will ever bring her close to you. But you, God - you can reach her. I know it.-Landon's prayer for Ashley in Remember by Karen Kingsbury with Gary Smalley
Friday, August 04, 2006
Busy Day / Busy Week
Today we went separate directions both at the beginning and the end of the day. I realize for plenty of families this is normal, but not so much for us. Jeffrey left a little before 7am, taking Beth and going to pick up her friend Cristina. As they pulled out of the driveway, Cory and I climbed into the van and headed in the other direction.
Cory has been attending Band Camp all week from 10am-5pm -- marching in the hot sun, learning to play the music and learning the drills. Because they worked so hard for the first 4 days of the week, the hottest weather we've had all summer, by the way, they got to go to Noah's Ark and play all day today. Cory had to be in the band room by 7:15, and the bus was leaving at 7:30. I went with them last year as a chaperone, but didn't volunteer this year. They're a great group of kids and don't need all that much chaperoning anyway. Basically, the band director, 'W', lets them loose in the park with a few rules like - stay together with at least one other person - meet back here at such and such a time for lunch - and we're leaving at such and such a time, be here! Then they scatter and enjoy the day.
Beth started work at the Wisconsin State Fair yesterday. She's working in the Golden Guernsey booth selling t-shirts and "Grip It, Sip Its." This is her first 'real' job - yes, it's only 6 days of work, but she had to get a job permit and fill out paperwork with Kelly Services and everything. Her best friend Cristina is working, too. So Jeffrey is taking them to work with him on the days they work and then running them down to the fairgrounds when it is time for work. It must be tough - being teenagers and all, and they have to get up before noon. So far Beth has worked 2 days, and it sounds like she's doing a good job and keeping busy. The girls have had a little time to explore the fairground, too.
I had to house all to myself yesterday and today. Of course, there is always plenty to do around here - cleaning bathrooms, vacuuming, cooking - does it ever stop? Then, about the time Jeffrey and the girls got back to Eagle, I had to run over to the school in Palmyra to pick Cory up. The band was supposed to arrive back at the school at 6pm - but of course they were late. It wasn't too bad waiting, though. I rolled the windows on the van down, and the breeze was really nice - and I took my book and had plenty of time to read. The bus finally rolled in at 6:43, and excited but exhausted kids all piled off. It sounds like they had a wonderful time - Cory hung out with 3 girls all day and got just a little sunburned.
I still had to actually cook dinner when we finally got home - chicken stir fry - which Beth did not eat because she doesn't eat chicken anymore. I told her some story about the chickens flopping around with their heads cut off, and she decided that she wasn't going to eat chicken anymore. Of course she forgot when I bought her chicken nuggets for lunches - Silly girl! But the rest of us enjoyed the stir fry. I wonder if there's a video out there somewhere of chickens flopping around with their heads cut off? I'll have to look.
Next week it starts all over again - except Band Camp is only 10am-2pm every day, and Friday is a pizza party at the school. Beth works 3 days during the week and then next Sunday. So we're going to go to the fair on Sunday, too. We always enjoy that - cream puffs and horse pulls! (and don't forget - all that whipped cream comes from Golden Guernsey Dairy)
Cory has been attending Band Camp all week from 10am-5pm -- marching in the hot sun, learning to play the music and learning the drills. Because they worked so hard for the first 4 days of the week, the hottest weather we've had all summer, by the way, they got to go to Noah's Ark and play all day today. Cory had to be in the band room by 7:15, and the bus was leaving at 7:30. I went with them last year as a chaperone, but didn't volunteer this year. They're a great group of kids and don't need all that much chaperoning anyway. Basically, the band director, 'W', lets them loose in the park with a few rules like - stay together with at least one other person - meet back here at such and such a time for lunch - and we're leaving at such and such a time, be here! Then they scatter and enjoy the day.
Beth started work at the Wisconsin State Fair yesterday. She's working in the Golden Guernsey booth selling t-shirts and "Grip It, Sip Its." This is her first 'real' job - yes, it's only 6 days of work, but she had to get a job permit and fill out paperwork with Kelly Services and everything. Her best friend Cristina is working, too. So Jeffrey is taking them to work with him on the days they work and then running them down to the fairgrounds when it is time for work. It must be tough - being teenagers and all, and they have to get up before noon. So far Beth has worked 2 days, and it sounds like she's doing a good job and keeping busy. The girls have had a little time to explore the fairground, too.
I had to house all to myself yesterday and today. Of course, there is always plenty to do around here - cleaning bathrooms, vacuuming, cooking - does it ever stop? Then, about the time Jeffrey and the girls got back to Eagle, I had to run over to the school in Palmyra to pick Cory up. The band was supposed to arrive back at the school at 6pm - but of course they were late. It wasn't too bad waiting, though. I rolled the windows on the van down, and the breeze was really nice - and I took my book and had plenty of time to read. The bus finally rolled in at 6:43, and excited but exhausted kids all piled off. It sounds like they had a wonderful time - Cory hung out with 3 girls all day and got just a little sunburned.
I still had to actually cook dinner when we finally got home - chicken stir fry - which Beth did not eat because she doesn't eat chicken anymore. I told her some story about the chickens flopping around with their heads cut off, and she decided that she wasn't going to eat chicken anymore. Of course she forgot when I bought her chicken nuggets for lunches - Silly girl! But the rest of us enjoyed the stir fry. I wonder if there's a video out there somewhere of chickens flopping around with their heads cut off? I'll have to look.
Next week it starts all over again - except Band Camp is only 10am-2pm every day, and Friday is a pizza party at the school. Beth works 3 days during the week and then next Sunday. So we're going to go to the fair on Sunday, too. We always enjoy that - cream puffs and horse pulls! (and don't forget - all that whipped cream comes from Golden Guernsey Dairy)
Friday, July 28, 2006
Dinner by Beth
Cory and I went to the beach Tuesday. Beth declared that she wasn't going and she never wants to swim again - so she stayed home. It really irritated me - here I was taking time out of my life to do something fun with my kids, and she didn't even appreciate that. By the time Cory and I got to the beach, I realized this could be a good thing. So I called Beth and told her that since she was home and I wasn't, she got to make dinner. Amazingly, she didn't even complain!? So, after a fun afternoon at the beach, Cory and I arrived home, about the same time as Jeffrey did, to find Beth working on dinner. She had made onion rings - burning herself a little and melting a plastic plate in the process, but she's ok. And she was browning the hamburger with onions and garlic to make tacos. After Cory got out of the shower, he helped her finish up by grating cheese and other details. It was all really good. I knew she could handle it!But I still want her to come to the beach and play with me.
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Does she look like anybody?
People are always coming up to Beth and telling her that she looks like Julia Roberts - but she could never see it. I'm not entirely sure I could ever see it either. We've never gotten the two of them side by side, after all. Cory took this picture the other day, and Beth thought she could see the resemblance for the first time. I'm looking at it trying to see - but she just looks like my Beth. I posted the picture on Flickr to see if anyone might see it and guess who I was referring to when I asked "Does she look like anybody?" Cory jumped right in and said Julia Roberts - but I deleted the comment because that just defeated the purpose. So far no other comments.
Thursday, July 06, 2006
Summer Project
I just uploaded pictures of Jeffrey's summer project to my Bolt account. Though I'm not particularly impressed with Bolt, they do offer plenty of FREE storage for photos, videos and such - and this slideshow is cool.
Friday, June 16, 2006
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