Weekly Blessing - Week 24

Phinneas and Cat Fish live!!!!  This is a BIG deal in our house. Morgan's beta has lived an entire year.. and our adopted fish catfish has made it almost as long with us.  They get along well together and they stay swimming day after day. 


This may not seem a big deal - but for me it is. We sadly had another nine adopted fish and later a goldfish; all have passed on and were subject to a clockwise burial. (Probably due to my lack of fish care knowledge) But Morgan's are doing well and for that we are thankful! 

Snow Jump Sunday

Sunday we went sledding.. There is a park near my parents house with the best sledding hill. Nice and steep, with lots of speed potential and on this day some pre-built terrain with airlift capability. I don't make her wear her helmet all the time when she sleds, but in this case she had just come from the other side of the park with a HUGE jump. She wanted to try it, and she did 3 times over! It was very large though so every time she hit it right in the middle and flew in the air. I wish I had my camera - she caught BIG air and the sled went one way, she went the other. She kept at it, but on run #3 bit her tongue and she was done with it.

Luckily we found a much smaller "snow jump" that she could happily ride on without potential for injury. I even tried it too - who can resist a snow jump? 

Weekly Blessing - Week 23

We are currently amid cookie season and I just wanted to send a Big HUGE THANK YOU to everyone for your support. Morgan has some good pre-sale numbers and now that we are heading into booth sales she is sure to reach her prize goal. I also have the goal of getting her out to do some door to door sales but unfortunately the weather has not been on our side yet for that. 


I have seen what cookie sales can do for our troop and so this year am trying to sell, sell, sell as much as possible. We were able to fund our entire year of troop activities last year and the girls did some great things like indoor rock climbing, ice skating, food shopping for donation, tour of and cooking a PF Chang's, etc... This next year we not only want to fund our activities, but they are also saving up this year and next to pay for Sharks in the Dark at Marine World. 


It is the coolest thing - you get to spend the night in the shark exhibit and do some experiments, see a private dolphin show and take a sunrise safari ride + admittance to the park for the next day. It's going to be WAY fun. 

Gallery Post - I Was Walking Down The Road

Hat Day

Today it is snowing - pretty much all day! It is also hat day at school (and last day before break). :-) 


A snow day is a good day for hats.

Weekly Blessing - Week 22

SWIMMING GRADUATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


This week Morgan graduated from a Polar I to a Polar II which means she: 


Did her back float independently for more than 10 seconds 


Could find her way to the wall and climb out of the pool


Swam with a perfect "arrow" 


Used her "big arms" independent of the barbell 


Swam at least 25 feet on her own 


AND.... took her "big breaths" while swimming!  


That last one is the big one, that last one is what sent us back 3 months after she choked on water trying to do it the first couple of times. But she did it, she worked through it and now she graduated.  


They make a big deal when kids move up, they ring a big cow bell and everyone claps for them, they get a ribbon, etc.. and in Morgan's case your teacher spins around and gets REALLY excited that you did it. 


She was so proud, I was so proud... Congrats my Polar II!!!!

Weekly Blessing - Week 21

For this week... A child who loves crafts as much as I do and adds that special touch to her work (most the time). 


Morgan is a good student. She cares about school and her work, although upon occasion argues the importance of certain tasks (usually the boring and monotonous ones), but with most things she does her best and likes to make it special (if allowable). 


This week one of her homework assignments is her "100 day project". They celebrate their 100th day of instruction in school and for her it is this Wednesday. 


As part of this celebration each student is asked to bring in a project using 100 of the same item in whichever way they choose, the only stipulation was to have it on a board, or paper plate, etc... i.e. no dioramas for this one. First we started with the concept. I am a HUGE fan of the concept process (probably goes in line with my love of planning) anyway... we came up with a few ideas and she picked her favorite: 

100 SWEDISH FISH

But fish need somewhere to swim and so we provided them a background. I put glue on the pieces she chose and handed me, she placed where they went and when all was said and done we have: 

At first I thought we would be spending last night painting the foam core, but low and behold our ocean-theme foam pieces kit (that I found in clearance at Walmart) had a background already provided. Could not have been more perfect and without paint to dry she finished her project early - no homework tonight!

On a side note, we found out our dog likes swedish fish, which is odd because she likes very little people food other than meat and cheese. She came over and sniffed our dish of fish, after about a minute she selected a fish and decided it was tasty. Needless to say I think it was somewhat painful to sit over the project and watch all these delicious fish being placed before her, none of which she could eat. About mid-way through she moved away to lay down and ignore us and our inedible project. :-)