Second quarter ended the second week of January. The end of a quarter means it's awards time again. We received a note stating that Campbell would be receiving an award. Last quarter she got the Spanish award. We were curious as to what the award this time would be.
We were surprised to see her win an math award. Apparently she now knows all of her multiplication facts. We are very proud of this accomplishment. She and I spent hours and many tears (hers and mine) over the course of the last year learning these. She is a smart kid, but math is not her thing. This is frustrating for me as I find math fairly easy. I guess this is the difference between an analytical person and an artistic person.
We were much less surprised to see that she had also won the writing award. The child can write. She has the ability to draw you write into her stories. In fourth grade she can paint a picture with her words. Her teacher is amazed with her ability to do this. Apparently most 10 year olds don't write this well. She should be able to write will with all the reading she does. She just complete the Little Women book. The version she completed is the large version (not the one with information removed for kids to read). The book was 754 pages. She read the book in less than a week.
We also received her report card. Again she did very well as usual. The only thing she needs to work on is her attention to detail. The teacher said she is a great student, but needs to learn to take her time and pay attention to the details. We are very proud of our smart girl.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Sunday, January 18, 2009
First Hike of 2009
This weekend we were able to get in the first hike of 2009. The weather was absolutely perfect for hiking. It was 55 degrees here so we headed over to Cheyenne Mountain State Park. It's only about 20 minutes from where we live.
The hike we chose was a simple 3.29 miles. Along the hike we saw pleanty of "prairie dogs". As a girl who grew up in Montana, I will never understand why they call these things praire dogs. They are just gophers. We also saw some deer. One group of deer was no further than 15 feet away. They were definitely not scared of us.
There was a little bit of snow on the hike. It was mostly dry, but we didn't run into some of the white stuff. The biggest issue was mud. We all came home with our fair share of mud on our feet.
It was a fantastic day to get our first hike of the new year in.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Employment Woes
Some of you may know, some may not. I am no longer working for Tech. The found someone to work locally in the office. Obviously, me living in Colorado was not conducive to working in the office in Greenville. Anyway, I have been job hunting.
Back in November I submitted my resume to two organizations. I interviewed with both organizations and was offered the job at both organizations. The pay was the same at both places as was the position. One was an hour commute. The other was local. I took the local job. I was to begin working the first week in January.
It turns out that due to the economy the will not be able to employ me. The other job has also already been filled. Therefore, I am unemployed. Hopefully this won't last long. I have submitted my resume to several other jobs today. We don't necessarily need the money. My working just gives me peace of mind in case something to happen to Aaron's job. It just gives the peace of mind to keep me sane. In the meantime, I plan to take this extra time and organize this house. I will be making a few bucks by selling a bunch of extra stuff we have just hanging around here.
Back in November I submitted my resume to two organizations. I interviewed with both organizations and was offered the job at both organizations. The pay was the same at both places as was the position. One was an hour commute. The other was local. I took the local job. I was to begin working the first week in January.
It turns out that due to the economy the will not be able to employ me. The other job has also already been filled. Therefore, I am unemployed. Hopefully this won't last long. I have submitted my resume to several other jobs today. We don't necessarily need the money. My working just gives me peace of mind in case something to happen to Aaron's job. It just gives the peace of mind to keep me sane. In the meantime, I plan to take this extra time and organize this house. I will be making a few bucks by selling a bunch of extra stuff we have just hanging around here.
Christmas in Carolina
Ok. It has been way too long since I updated. I will start with our Christmas.
We had our family present opening on Christmas Eve this year. We were to be traveling on the 25th so this worked better for us. The kids both had a terrific time. Caleb really understood the concept of opening the gifts. Although, he still wanted to play with every gift before he went onto the next one. To say the least, this took up some time.
Favorite gifts: Aaron built Campbell a bed for her dolls and I made the bedding to go with the doll. She was absolutely thrilled!!! I also made her and her dolls matching batrh robes. These were also a big hit. Caleb loved the stick horse that Aaron made for him as well as the doctor kit that he got.
We made it a very relaxing day. Aaron worked half the day then we opened dinner and had pizza for dinner.
Christmas day we flew to Atlanta where we got a car and drove to SC. We spent 4 days in Charleston. We visited with Aaron's family, did some sight seeing, and just relaxed. We went to Ft. Sumter one day. Aaron and I had lived in Charleston for 2 years but never made it out to the fort. So glad we did on this trip. We also spent some time on the beach one morning. We visited the Charleston Tea Plantation and Angel Oak. Lastlyk, we spent an afternoon walking through downtown Charleston and visiting a couple of old houses.
We left Charleston and went to Charlotte to see Adam and Laurel. We were hoping to see the new baby as well, but he had not yet made his arrival. We visited for a couple of hours and then went to Greenville. Upon our arrival in Greenville, we dropped Campbell off with her friend. She was thrilled to be having this sleepover. Aaron, Caleb and I went to dinner with James K. and his daughter. We then spent a couple of hours with the K family. It was really nice to catchup.
On New Years eve we went to the jewelery store to get my birthday gift. I then had lunch with the ladies from the office. It was great to visit with them all again. That night we spent New Year's Eve with the best people. I LOVED hanging out and visiting with Michelle, her family, and some other friends from our days in Greenville. I can not think of a better way to bring in the New Year!
The next morning we went back up to Charlotte where we were able to see the new nephew who made his arrival early that morning. It was a great way to top off our Carolina Christmas vacation.
We had our family present opening on Christmas Eve this year. We were to be traveling on the 25th so this worked better for us. The kids both had a terrific time. Caleb really understood the concept of opening the gifts. Although, he still wanted to play with every gift before he went onto the next one. To say the least, this took up some time.
Favorite gifts: Aaron built Campbell a bed for her dolls and I made the bedding to go with the doll. She was absolutely thrilled!!! I also made her and her dolls matching batrh robes. These were also a big hit. Caleb loved the stick horse that Aaron made for him as well as the doctor kit that he got.
We made it a very relaxing day. Aaron worked half the day then we opened dinner and had pizza for dinner.
Christmas day we flew to Atlanta where we got a car and drove to SC. We spent 4 days in Charleston. We visited with Aaron's family, did some sight seeing, and just relaxed. We went to Ft. Sumter one day. Aaron and I had lived in Charleston for 2 years but never made it out to the fort. So glad we did on this trip. We also spent some time on the beach one morning. We visited the Charleston Tea Plantation and Angel Oak. Lastlyk, we spent an afternoon walking through downtown Charleston and visiting a couple of old houses.
We left Charleston and went to Charlotte to see Adam and Laurel. We were hoping to see the new baby as well, but he had not yet made his arrival. We visited for a couple of hours and then went to Greenville. Upon our arrival in Greenville, we dropped Campbell off with her friend. She was thrilled to be having this sleepover. Aaron, Caleb and I went to dinner with James K. and his daughter. We then spent a couple of hours with the K family. It was really nice to catchup.
On New Years eve we went to the jewelery store to get my birthday gift. I then had lunch with the ladies from the office. It was great to visit with them all again. That night we spent New Year's Eve with the best people. I LOVED hanging out and visiting with Michelle, her family, and some other friends from our days in Greenville. I can not think of a better way to bring in the New Year!
The next morning we went back up to Charlotte where we were able to see the new nephew who made his arrival early that morning. It was a great way to top off our Carolina Christmas vacation.
Monday, December 15, 2008
North Pole
We were looking for something Christmasy to do with the kids this last weekend. After doing some research, we decided upon Santa's Workshop in North Pole, CO. This place is about 30 minutes from us. It's basically just a North Pole themed amuzement park. They all sorts of little rides as well as shops. They also have a post office. A few of you will be getting post cards from us. Be sure to look at the postage stamp. Your kids will find this very cool.
We all had a great time. Luckily the weather was in the 50's so we didn't get too cold. We did not visit with Santa in his house. The line was entirely too long. We were not up for that. The kids had a lot of fun though. Caleb did not like the roller coaster. It was the only ride he cried on. Campbell did not like the space shuttle ride. She almost cried on that one.
We spent nearly 4 hours at the park. Caleb was so exhausted. We barely go in the car before he was asleep. We followed the park excursion with a nice lunch in Manitou Springs. Caleb did not wake up for lunch. He slept through the shift from car to stroller and the entire lunch.
That night we sent Campbell to the Tween Night over at the Y. This is the first time that she has gone. She had a blast and requested to go again. They have the night twice per month. We will probably send her once per month. We may also try out the Parents Night Out. Caleb is old enough and potty trained. Aaron and I might actually get a dinner by ourselves once a month.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Holiday Program
Last night Caleb had his very first holiday program at his preschool. He attends preschool at a Luthern Church so I'm sure you can imagine that the songs were religious in nature. His class sang three songs. The first two I had not heard before, but they were cute. The last one was "We Wish You a Merry Christmas".
Caleb did not sing during his songs but he was dancing. He was full on rocking it with tongue out and all. This was during a song called "My Gift to Jesus". Definitely not a rock and roll song. Caleb likes to rock and roll though. It was a very cute little program.
On a side note, a bunch of parents and grandparents need to learn some manners. After the program we had to stress to our children that we did not want to ever see them behave the way some of these adults behaved. They were pushing and shoving people to try to get the best picture of their kid. One woman was waving her arms around trying to get her kids attention. In the process of doing this, she was totally in the way of other people trying to see their kids. People were also talking throughout the entire program. The teachers were trying their best to keep the kids quiet all while these parents couldn't shut their traps for a 30 minute program. Rant over.
Caleb did not sing during his songs but he was dancing. He was full on rocking it with tongue out and all. This was during a song called "My Gift to Jesus". Definitely not a rock and roll song. Caleb likes to rock and roll though. It was a very cute little program.
On a side note, a bunch of parents and grandparents need to learn some manners. After the program we had to stress to our children that we did not want to ever see them behave the way some of these adults behaved. They were pushing and shoving people to try to get the best picture of their kid. One woman was waving her arms around trying to get her kids attention. In the process of doing this, she was totally in the way of other people trying to see their kids. People were also talking throughout the entire program. The teachers were trying their best to keep the kids quiet all while these parents couldn't shut their traps for a 30 minute program. Rant over.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Busy
So, it's been a while...
We have been busy so I will just give you a quick recap. My brother and sister and nephew came into town for Thanksgiving. It was good to have them here for a few days. While they were here we went to the Pro-rodeo Hall of Fame. That was my brother's one request. The boys hated the statues. We also took all the kids to see Santa. Caleb and Landon were both afraid at first but quickly warmed up. Caleb had Santa laughing with all his talk about monkeys. The child has a lot to say about them because he is one.
On Thanksgiving we also had our friend Angie over for dinner as well. Of course we all ate way too much, but what else do you do on Thanksgiving. My family left on Friday morning. The kids and I did some shopping but didn't really find any great deals.
We got 11" of snow on Sunday. Aaron decided we should go hiking. We headed over to Garden of the Gods. The odd thing was that though we already had 8" at our house there was only maybe 2" over there. Oh well. We did a small hike through the park and then did lunch in Old Colorado City.
Aaron's brother was came to visit on Monday. He was here on business and stayed with us for 2 nights. The kids were thrilled to spend some time with their Uncle Pooky.
Aaron has been out of town for Reserves this weekend, so the kids and I were on our own. We spent Saturday afternoon shopping in Denver. That evening we went to the Parade of Lights in Downtown Denver. We had a great day. It would have been nicer with Daddy but what can you do?
Today we just hung out. Campbell had a little girl over for a play date. Other than that we just did housework.
So, now you are caught up on us. I'll try to keep up better in the future. No promises though as we are trying to get ready for Christmas and the traveling that we have planned.
We have been busy so I will just give you a quick recap. My brother and sister and nephew came into town for Thanksgiving. It was good to have them here for a few days. While they were here we went to the Pro-rodeo Hall of Fame. That was my brother's one request. The boys hated the statues. We also took all the kids to see Santa. Caleb and Landon were both afraid at first but quickly warmed up. Caleb had Santa laughing with all his talk about monkeys. The child has a lot to say about them because he is one.
On Thanksgiving we also had our friend Angie over for dinner as well. Of course we all ate way too much, but what else do you do on Thanksgiving. My family left on Friday morning. The kids and I did some shopping but didn't really find any great deals.
We got 11" of snow on Sunday. Aaron decided we should go hiking. We headed over to Garden of the Gods. The odd thing was that though we already had 8" at our house there was only maybe 2" over there. Oh well. We did a small hike through the park and then did lunch in Old Colorado City.
Aaron's brother was came to visit on Monday. He was here on business and stayed with us for 2 nights. The kids were thrilled to spend some time with their Uncle Pooky.
Aaron has been out of town for Reserves this weekend, so the kids and I were on our own. We spent Saturday afternoon shopping in Denver. That evening we went to the Parade of Lights in Downtown Denver. We had a great day. It would have been nicer with Daddy but what can you do?
Today we just hung out. Campbell had a little girl over for a play date. Other than that we just did housework.
So, now you are caught up on us. I'll try to keep up better in the future. No promises though as we are trying to get ready for Christmas and the traveling that we have planned.
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