Monday, May 12, 2008
You Are Special To Me
SuperStar & Spidey's teachers are "Buddies". That means that their classes do things together and that I suppose they share ideas. Both classes made painted pots with flowers in them for the parents - Both classes also did a questionnaire about why their Mom is Special to them. Here is what they said -
Spidey -
My moms name is Patty. She is blank years old and has blue eyes and brown hair.
My moms always says "No". Her favorite food is Broccolli. She cooks the best Pizza. My mom really loves me, my sister and my dad. My mom and I like to take walks with the dogs.
My moms favorite clothes to wear are Jeans and a Shirt. My mom is beautiful because of her eyes.
All day my mom takes care of Babers because he screams a lot.
I Love You! Spidey.
SuperStar -
Pattticia
Fun, exciting, lovable & kind.
Mother of
SuperStar, Spidey & Babers
Loves
Family and Ice Cream
Who feels happy when
She has Ice Cream
Who feels sad when
When she sees us sad
Who fears
Mice
Who would like to see
Her Children Happy
My mother's full name is
Pattricia Margaret
My mother's weight is
Maybe 98 Pounds
My mothers height is
5 feet
My mothers birth date is
March 3rd
My mothers age is
40
My mothers eyes are
Blue-Green
My mothers favorite television show is
Opra
My mothers favorite movie is
Flika
My mothers hobby is
Crafts and Baking
My mothers famous saying is
"Pay Attention!"
What I do that really gets Mom mad is
When I don't pay attention during piano
If Mom had three wishes they would be:
A life time supply of ice cream
A thousand dollars
Her family to always be happy
One word that describes my Mother is
Exciting
Their answers are completely perfect - although I have never even seen Flika and don't think I care to, hardly like to watch Oprah, would wish for much more then a thousand dollars and ice cream (although the family happy part is dead on), neither of them seems to know how to spell my name - however, I am glad that she knows exactly how much I weigh and that Spidey thinks I have beautiful eyes. I am a very blessed Mom!
Spidey -
My moms name is Patty. She is blank years old and has blue eyes and brown hair.
My moms always says "No". Her favorite food is Broccolli. She cooks the best Pizza. My mom really loves me, my sister and my dad. My mom and I like to take walks with the dogs.
My moms favorite clothes to wear are Jeans and a Shirt. My mom is beautiful because of her eyes.
All day my mom takes care of Babers because he screams a lot.
I Love You! Spidey.
SuperStar -
Pattticia
Fun, exciting, lovable & kind.
Mother of
SuperStar, Spidey & Babers
Loves
Family and Ice Cream
Who feels happy when
She has Ice Cream
Who feels sad when
When she sees us sad
Who fears
Mice
Who would like to see
Her Children Happy
My mother's full name is
Pattricia Margaret
My mother's weight is
Maybe 98 Pounds
My mothers height is
5 feet
My mothers birth date is
March 3rd
My mothers age is
40
My mothers eyes are
Blue-Green
My mothers favorite television show is
Opra
My mothers favorite movie is
Flika
My mothers hobby is
Crafts and Baking
My mothers famous saying is
"Pay Attention!"
What I do that really gets Mom mad is
When I don't pay attention during piano
If Mom had three wishes they would be:
A life time supply of ice cream
A thousand dollars
Her family to always be happy
One word that describes my Mother is
Exciting
Their answers are completely perfect - although I have never even seen Flika and don't think I care to, hardly like to watch Oprah, would wish for much more then a thousand dollars and ice cream (although the family happy part is dead on), neither of them seems to know how to spell my name - however, I am glad that she knows exactly how much I weigh and that Spidey thinks I have beautiful eyes. I am a very blessed Mom!
Happy Mothers Day!!
We had a very busy weekend - well, I had a very busy weekend and a Lovely Mothers Day!!
My Mother's day started on Friday when I attended a Mother's Tea in Spidey's class. They did a production of several numbers (one is in the previous post from YouTube) and then presented us with photos of ourselves, a handprint poem and a lovely self decorated pot with an Impatient in it (I find the choice of "Impatience" somewhat apprapo - and probably a little "funny" sent by the teachers to us, I will have to ask). The singing was absolutely adorable! And the book they made us about what they know about us was just as cute. I have those informational tidbits listed above.
After the Tea I dropped the kiddo's off at home and then headed to Springfield, IL to meet up with some friends. They primarily came from STL, but one is from Central, IL also. We hung out in our super nice hotel room, went to a very nice dinner and then sat back at the hotel having a few drinks and really enjoying one another. In the morning we slept late (9:30am!!), had breakfast, cleaned up, checked out and then goofed around in downtown Springfield hitting a few novelty shops and looking at some Lincoln historic sites. Very fun!
Once home I was happy to find my neice and my mom had already arrived. We hung around the house, then they took the kiddo's to Chuck E Cheese - BigGuy and I tried a new local restaurant (great appetizer, good salad, awful entree and better then average dessert) - came home and wondered where the family was - got a call they were lost - redirected them - waited - got a call they were still lost - redirected them (they said they were going toward some lights - hmm....) - then I called them, they were at Culvers - redirected them because I finally knew where they were - they made it home. The next day, when Mom, MG, SuperStar and I were headed out for a little Mom shopping - Spidey pulled me aside and said, "Well, don't let Granma drive, you will be gone forever and never make it home." Given that advise I drove. We shopped, plants, Bath & Body, fabric store, looked for rhubarb and Lowes. Played some UNO at home, SuperStar made us lunch, we lazed a bit, BigGuy smoked some tenderloin, SuperStar made us Strawberry Shortcake and we had a somewhat late, but delicious feast.
It was a Lovely Mothers Day!!
My Mother's day started on Friday when I attended a Mother's Tea in Spidey's class. They did a production of several numbers (one is in the previous post from YouTube) and then presented us with photos of ourselves, a handprint poem and a lovely self decorated pot with an Impatient in it (I find the choice of "Impatience" somewhat apprapo - and probably a little "funny" sent by the teachers to us, I will have to ask). The singing was absolutely adorable! And the book they made us about what they know about us was just as cute. I have those informational tidbits listed above.
After the Tea I dropped the kiddo's off at home and then headed to Springfield, IL to meet up with some friends. They primarily came from STL, but one is from Central, IL also. We hung out in our super nice hotel room, went to a very nice dinner and then sat back at the hotel having a few drinks and really enjoying one another. In the morning we slept late (9:30am!!), had breakfast, cleaned up, checked out and then goofed around in downtown Springfield hitting a few novelty shops and looking at some Lincoln historic sites. Very fun!
Once home I was happy to find my neice and my mom had already arrived. We hung around the house, then they took the kiddo's to Chuck E Cheese - BigGuy and I tried a new local restaurant (great appetizer, good salad, awful entree and better then average dessert) - came home and wondered where the family was - got a call they were lost - redirected them - waited - got a call they were still lost - redirected them (they said they were going toward some lights - hmm....) - then I called them, they were at Culvers - redirected them because I finally knew where they were - they made it home. The next day, when Mom, MG, SuperStar and I were headed out for a little Mom shopping - Spidey pulled me aside and said, "Well, don't let Granma drive, you will be gone forever and never make it home." Given that advise I drove. We shopped, plants, Bath & Body, fabric store, looked for rhubarb and Lowes. Played some UNO at home, SuperStar made us lunch, we lazed a bit, BigGuy smoked some tenderloin, SuperStar made us Strawberry Shortcake and we had a somewhat late, but delicious feast.
It was a Lovely Mothers Day!!
Friday, May 9, 2008
Visit to the Wax Museum
Yesterday was the big day - The 3rd Grade Wax Museum!! This is kinda like the big culminating project for the 3rd Graders. Costumes galore - speeches ready - shadow boxes by their side - and roasting marshmallows taped to index cards with the words "push me" at each figures station. The kiddo's stood behind their desks (or sat) and when a visitor pushed their marshmallow they came to life and began talking and giving you their speech about their person. SuperStar did Sakakawea (Sacajawea). Initially I was going to post her giving her speech - however, add in parents of 24 kids and then add in a few classes of 4th and 5th graders and what happens is you really can't hear a darn thing!! So instead I took some pics of the kids. Only a few though - got most of my Girl Scouts and then a few boys that Andersen hangs with. It was very cute - and.........we made her costume with our very own hands (and Morgan's)!!!
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Who Would-a-Thought
A year ago who would-a-thought that this is the scenery we would find from our balcony? Not us. Yet here we are - 11 months living in our new home, experiencing spring for the very first time - and watching our kids jump on the trampoline while cows graze in the pasture behind them. Who would-a-thought it?
Funny little ending note (literally). A few moments after I took these pictures the olders began to scream "gross!!" and scramble towards the zipper of the trampoline enclosure. Apparently Babers diaper, while reliable, doesn't hold in chunks of poopie when a toddler is jumping and bouncing on a trampoline. Remind me to write the company - they really should test all scenarios!
Monday, May 5, 2008
Sacajewea (pronounced Sakakawea)
The end of the school year is slightly more elaborate now then I remember as a kiddo. The third grade is putting on a Wax Museum - there will be a Talent Show the Friday before the end of the Year - the Kindergarten class is hosting a Mothers Day Tea - Kindergarten is also doing something EVERY day to celebrate the last few days of class (gum day, Clifford day, hat day, etc.) - and then there are the traditional Track & Field, Game Days, etc. Even the last day is different - there is a Last Full Day on Thursday and then the Last Day - which is only 1 hr. long!! Seriously - starts at 8:10 and gets out at 9:10. So....this weekend we worked on some of the homework that SuperStar had - her Sacajewea Wax Museum project. This involved making a Shadow Box about Sacajewea, a speach (which she did in class) and finding a costume made our of household stuff to transform her into Sacajewea.
We were lucky enough to have Nona (Morgan), our neighbor from STL, here visiting us. She is as creative as SuperStar and I are and she knows how to sew much better then I do (although she did encourage me to do a lot of the sewing myself and she supervised me - until we got to the papoose - yes, we made a papoose).
Late on Sunday (because we had the day filled) we started on the simple sewing project. It really was easy - then SuperStar said, "Oh, I need a papoose for Pomp." Then we got our thinking caps on, started to create what seemed like a mess and turned into a small creative masterpiece. Once we were done with the sewing parts SuperStar took over and did the Indian Designing on the fabric. These pictures show the process - once she performs the Wax Museum at school on Thursday we will show the finished product. It really did turn out Super Cute! and all for $4!!
Thank You Nona!!!
We were lucky enough to have Nona (Morgan), our neighbor from STL, here visiting us. She is as creative as SuperStar and I are and she knows how to sew much better then I do (although she did encourage me to do a lot of the sewing myself and she supervised me - until we got to the papoose - yes, we made a papoose).
Late on Sunday (because we had the day filled) we started on the simple sewing project. It really was easy - then SuperStar said, "Oh, I need a papoose for Pomp." Then we got our thinking caps on, started to create what seemed like a mess and turned into a small creative masterpiece. Once we were done with the sewing parts SuperStar took over and did the Indian Designing on the fabric. These pictures show the process - once she performs the Wax Museum at school on Thursday we will show the finished product. It really did turn out Super Cute! and all for $4!!
Thank You Nona!!!
Friday, May 2, 2008
Girl Scout Daddy
We had a Girl Scout meeting this past Tuesday. There is only one more meeting - our Bridging Ceremony - a camp trip - and then we are done for the summer. Since we are so close to the end we are working on finishing up the Try-It's (badges to you non-GS type). Apparently it is Try-It's for Brownies and Badges for Jr. Girl Scouts and up. One of the badges we are finishing is a Sports Try-It. SuperStar and the other girls have to complete 4 tasks for each badge. The sports badge included Octopus Tag, Hiking, random games we played to get their bodies moving - and a Mini Basketball Clinic that BigGuy designed and took the girls through - with the aid of my co-leaders hubby.
They are our Girl Scout Daddy's. And, seriously, they are registered Girl Scouts. At the end of the evening, sitting in our circle, singing Day Is Done, Gone the Sun, we also turned to thank BigGuy and Mr.B. - the girls did the "Thank You" and then I added "Thank you for being part of our troop" - to which a girl quickly replied, "Well they aren't really part of our troop". "They sure are! They filled out the paperwork and paid the $10 to be a troop assistant" (okay I filled out BigGuys, but he knew I was doing it).
Now - I kid you not - this brought about jeering, teasing, belly laughing and pointing from our girls!! They taunted BigGuy and Mr.B. for a few moments - until we distracted them by telling them it isn't polite, boys can be Girl Scouts too and then changing the subject. I also noted - next year we are going to work on equal rights for boys with our girls.
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