Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Techno Expo
Raegan was one of 6 groups of kids at Beck invited to attend the Techno Expo and share something that she has done with technology in her learning. She and Maddie completed a Powerpoint presentation in GATES on Macchu Picchu. They got up in front of everyone in the group and did a great time with their presentation. I was very proud of Raegan for her hardwork and creativity.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Valentine's Day 2012
Valentine's Day was pretty uneventful this year. Raegan had a party at school and I was able to attend. As she gets older her parties become less and less of a big thing, which is kind of sad. The kids did a craft, had a snack, and exchanged Valentines. WeSam and Mal had a party at Mrs. Sherry's that I was not able to attend. But I know everyone had a good time.
Girls before leaving for school and Sherry's.
Raegan's Valentines
Teacher Valentines
Girls before leaving for school and Sherry's.
Raegan's Valentines
Teacher Valentines
Monday, February 6, 2012
Winter Blast Soccer Tournament
Fever Black played in their first 11v11 tournament this weekend. The girls came in as underdogs and left as one of the top teams, taking second place in the tournament. The girls lost to Sting in the championship round but beat them in the pool play. The weekend was cold and windy but the girls had fun together and we enjoyed watching Raegan play her heart out (with a double ear-infection nonetheless). Congrats to FEVER BLACK!!!
The Sharer Zoo
The Sharer animals never get a post of their own. So I decided to take some pics of them. I should have included Levi, as he's here the majority of the time and really part of the gang.
Shady Lady is almost 12. She's a precious, stinky girl. She's doing well but getting older. Shady is still as pretty as ever.
Speaking of getting older, Ellie Bellie is getting up there too. Of course we aren't sure how old she is because she's a stray. But she's just as sweet as can be and still needs to be near me when it rains or storms.
Gracie Grace. Not much I can say about this one. She's a barker but a cuddler. She's truly more of a brat than Samantha.
Mexi Kitty is a social thing lately. It took her a few months to adjust to the new house. But now she comes out all the time and even lets us hold her. She'll even lay on your lap for awhile too. She never did this when Spooky Man was here.
And to add to the Sharer Zoo, when we moved we acquired all of the birds in the backyard. Now that the construction in the backyard is done, I'm filling this bird feeder every 3 days or so. The birds are even coming to a bird feeder on the sliding glass door off the porch. I enjoy watching the birds. We see a woodpecker often and the cardinals have come back this week too.
Shady Lady is almost 12. She's a precious, stinky girl. She's doing well but getting older. Shady is still as pretty as ever.
Speaking of getting older, Ellie Bellie is getting up there too. Of course we aren't sure how old she is because she's a stray. But she's just as sweet as can be and still needs to be near me when it rains or storms.
Gracie Grace. Not much I can say about this one. She's a barker but a cuddler. She's truly more of a brat than Samantha.
Mexi Kitty is a social thing lately. It took her a few months to adjust to the new house. But now she comes out all the time and even lets us hold her. She'll even lay on your lap for awhile too. She never did this when Spooky Man was here.
And to add to the Sharer Zoo, when we moved we acquired all of the birds in the backyard. Now that the construction in the backyard is done, I'm filling this bird feeder every 3 days or so. The birds are even coming to a bird feeder on the sliding glass door off the porch. I enjoy watching the birds. We see a woodpecker often and the cardinals have come back this week too.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Catching up in 2012
I've been slacking lately and have had a difficult time finding time to update the blog and download pictures. Now that I'm 95% caught up, let's talk about what's going on with the family.
Me...
*working my butt off.
*almost 13 years in education and I have not only my 1st due process hearing coming up, but my 2nd and 3rd as well. How fun!!!
*enjoying the finished products in our backyard and looking forward to putting grass down in March
*wishing I had more time to spend with friends on the weekend. But still enjoying watching sports.
*really wanting to get away for a quick vacation. See bullet #2 and the reason why I can't get away!!!
Bryan...
*not sure if it's been mentioned previously but Bryan was promoted to the shop foreman at his dealership. GO HIM!
*staying busy with work but enjoying the new position.
*working on getting all of the things in place in the new garage and trying to find time to install the new car lift.
Raegan...
*finishing her basketball season in 2nd place. One last tournament before it's done for the season.
*finishing up her winter futsal season. Not sure what place they are in. Again, a tournament coming up soon.
*finishing up the winter indoor season. They are in first and will take first place when all is said and done.
*continuing with tumble/cheer class once a week. Doing her standing back handspring by herself at class. Not yet transferring that skill outside of class.
*continuing to do well in school. Finished the 3rd 6 weeks with all As. Rocking out her benchmarks. Making great progress in GATES.
*just finished running her business at Beckopoly with her friend Natalie. Duct Tape Creations made 85 Beck Bucks!!
Samantha...
*continuing with gymnastics once a week. Enjoying going and making progress. Working on her cartwheel!
*enjoying time at Ms. Sherry's house and talking about going to her new school next year.
*DRAMA. Taking the #1 position in the family as drama queen.
*causing problems at bedtime. Lucky to be alive most days.
Mallory...
*doing her cartwheel. Coach Jessica says she will need to move up to a higher level class soon!
*perfecting her roll as the boss. Having no problems bossing others around all the time.
*pretty mellow most of the time but continues to have a very short fuse. She hears "stop crying" often and is really good at turning the water works off with counting.
An update from the construction is that everything is done. The pool has had water in it for a few weeks now. There is a spot on the bottom of the pool that might need to be fixed. We're waiting to hear back from Paul about it. The garage is done and looks great. The carlift is there but needs to be installed. The fairlane and all of the things in storage have been cleared out. The Futura still needs to make it's way here from the Sharer house. Hopefully soon. We plan to start landscaping soon. Sod will go down in March when the weather is a little more predictable. We also need to do the fence along the dog run. But it all looks so nice. Although we've gone way over budget, I'm glad we had everything done. We have our own little oasis in our backyard. As far as swimming goes, I have been in as well as all of the little girls. It was rather cold but I had to teach the dogs how to get out. Shady has also fallen in and I had to rescue her fully clothed. Levi goes in whenever he is allowed in the backyard. He just loves swimming and it doesn't bother me to have him in the pool.
Me...
*working my butt off.
*almost 13 years in education and I have not only my 1st due process hearing coming up, but my 2nd and 3rd as well. How fun!!!
*enjoying the finished products in our backyard and looking forward to putting grass down in March
*wishing I had more time to spend with friends on the weekend. But still enjoying watching sports.
*really wanting to get away for a quick vacation. See bullet #2 and the reason why I can't get away!!!
Bryan...
*not sure if it's been mentioned previously but Bryan was promoted to the shop foreman at his dealership. GO HIM!
*staying busy with work but enjoying the new position.
*working on getting all of the things in place in the new garage and trying to find time to install the new car lift.
Raegan...
*finishing her basketball season in 2nd place. One last tournament before it's done for the season.
*finishing up her winter futsal season. Not sure what place they are in. Again, a tournament coming up soon.
*finishing up the winter indoor season. They are in first and will take first place when all is said and done.
*continuing with tumble/cheer class once a week. Doing her standing back handspring by herself at class. Not yet transferring that skill outside of class.
*continuing to do well in school. Finished the 3rd 6 weeks with all As. Rocking out her benchmarks. Making great progress in GATES.
*just finished running her business at Beckopoly with her friend Natalie. Duct Tape Creations made 85 Beck Bucks!!
Samantha...
*continuing with gymnastics once a week. Enjoying going and making progress. Working on her cartwheel!
*enjoying time at Ms. Sherry's house and talking about going to her new school next year.
*DRAMA. Taking the #1 position in the family as drama queen.
*causing problems at bedtime. Lucky to be alive most days.
Mallory...
*doing her cartwheel. Coach Jessica says she will need to move up to a higher level class soon!
*perfecting her roll as the boss. Having no problems bossing others around all the time.
*pretty mellow most of the time but continues to have a very short fuse. She hears "stop crying" often and is really good at turning the water works off with counting.
An update from the construction is that everything is done. The pool has had water in it for a few weeks now. There is a spot on the bottom of the pool that might need to be fixed. We're waiting to hear back from Paul about it. The garage is done and looks great. The carlift is there but needs to be installed. The fairlane and all of the things in storage have been cleared out. The Futura still needs to make it's way here from the Sharer house. Hopefully soon. We plan to start landscaping soon. Sod will go down in March when the weather is a little more predictable. We also need to do the fence along the dog run. But it all looks so nice. Although we've gone way over budget, I'm glad we had everything done. We have our own little oasis in our backyard. As far as swimming goes, I have been in as well as all of the little girls. It was rather cold but I had to teach the dogs how to get out. Shady has also fallen in and I had to rescue her fully clothed. Levi goes in whenever he is allowed in the backyard. He just loves swimming and it doesn't bother me to have him in the pool.
Happy New Year!!
No pictures from NYE but we headed to the Schmuckers to spend time with good friends. It was a smaller group than last year. The Shepherds went to a Stars game and the Wilson's were skiing. But all of the kids got along well and the adults had a good time catching up.
I know 2012 is going to be a good year!
I know 2012 is going to be a good year!
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Johnson Christmas 2011
Christmas this year was a little bit different, but change is good sometimes. This year Noreen and Ellie went to Iowa to spend Christmas there. Sloane and Aaron were here and of course Bubbie, Grandpa, and Aunt Carole. The kids all had a great time spending the day together and of course got some fun things. Hilary Klotz came over to spend the afternoon and evening. And this year the Sharer's and Kiernan's decided to come over again. We all had a nice Christmas dinner and the kids all had fun together. We missed Ellie but had another Christmas party when she got back from Iowa. Bring on 2012!
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