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Friday, June 27, 2014
News
From one news feed on my wall: US president Barack Obama has asked Congress to approve $500 million to train and equip Syrian rebels seeking to oust president Bashar al-Assad
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Today in HIstory
Today is 5 years since the death of MJ, and 64 years since the start of the Korean War.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Lebron News
From ESPN: LeBron James opts out of his Miami Heat contract and will become an unrestricted free agent July 1st
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Inspired by a recent post from Sandra M Gr-ski I just watched "Picnic at Hanging Rock". Afterwards, despite her warnings I looked up the excised final chapter of the source novel to find the "solution". Said solution is best forgotten.
Sunday, June 22, 2014
A Week at Sea, er, Lake
At Camp Alice Chester dropping YaYa off for a week of yachting on Lake Superior
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Thanks for the help Lu!
Lu not only climbed up on a ladder and cleaned out our gutters, she waterproofed one too Alas her hands were black with tar that wouldnt wash off until a half hour had passed lol thanks LuLu
The End of the 2013/2014 School Year
Here's a pic of the kids on the first day of classes. You'll recognize this as a traditional shot for the family. Man, they were happy not to have to wear uniforms! LOL
We dropped them off because we needed to help them carry in the many supplies that were required. And because, me being me, I wanted some pics of the first day!
In this next shot you can (barely) see Lu , near the back in the white shirt and black vest.
Lisa left the school that morning very upset. YaYa had sat in the corner and seemed very anti-social, and it seemed like she had squandered a perfect opportunity to start over.
Boy were we wrong! She made friends instantly and has blossomed over the last nine months into a social - if occasionally grumpy - preteen. I don't think that would have happened at her old school. She even had her first boyfriend!
Smiley was blessed with a great teacher, Mr. Byrnes, who believed in and inspired my boy.
LuLu, like all the kids, struggled slightly at first academically (so much for that high falutin' private school) but by the end of the year notched grades that were above her grade level in English! Socially, she never had a problem. Oh, and she loved having dyed hair at school.
Junie started off the year rough academically, and couldn't read a lick. By the end of the year, under the tutelage of a great teacher (Mrs. Eisemann) she was occasionally reading a 3rd grade level and had changed her allegiance to her new school, proudly announcing she liked it better because "I like learning and I learn there".
Here we are picking them up after school. Looking back I can see they all lost a few pounds during their daily walks to and from school, yet another benefit of the change.
Good decision Lisa!
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