I have not abandoned my blog, just lagging a little, okay a lot. This past week the big news was Blue & Gold dinner with the Scouts. I was called as Cubmaster in Jan. and when I read that among my duties and responsibilities was planning the B&G, I thought cool, no prob, that will be fun. Then I noticed it was in Feb. and I went into panic. All went well though-great attendance, tons of food, cute skits, and of course badges and recognition for these champion kids. Now we move onto preparing for Pinewood derby!!! I have never pretended to be a crafty or outdoorsy kind of gal. In fact, I would describe myself as the exact opposite; I enjoy running in a nice air conditioned gym. However, Scouting has awakened an interest I never knew I had. Plus, since Dan is Den leader it is a family affair and that works out really well. Pete, Ben and Sam love that they always tag along even though they are too young to be as Sam says, "a scub scwout." He sounds like Scooby Doo!
In other exciting Brogger news, Eric Daniel participated in this years science fair. He earned a ribbon and a spot in the S.J. County third grade competition. That was lots of fun and it was great to see him go through the process. He's hopeful his project will do well at the county level, so we will keep you posted.
Now, I will post something not so pleasant. Twenty years from now it will probably be hilarious but right now it stinks. Pete, who keep in mind is in 1st grade, is taking CA standardized tests right now. Teachers of course read very specific instructions and kids are expected to follow. One of those instructions is to stop at a certain section, in first grade, when you see the stop sign you should put your pencil down and wait for further instruction. Well, Peter looked ahead. No, this is not the bad part, not yet. This is where he just gets going. Well, his teacher noticed what he had done, called his attention to it and sent a note home to be signed by a parent. To make a long story short Peter returned the note signed DAN in scribbled first grade capital letters! Obviously, his teacher took one look at the signature and asked him about it, this is where he goes 3 for 3 in dumb choices: he says, "My dad's arm was hurting and the pen was shaking a lot because he couldn't hold it good" Really! This little kid thought he was going to get away with his nonsense! I am not sure what went wrong there but we have addressed the problem head on.
Ben and I are looking forward to an upcoming ski trip. We have signed him up for skiing therapy and he couldn't be more thrilled. He has a buddy named Chance who also has Spina bifida and is going on the trip so he is really excited about it. Chance is 8 and super cool, I think it's sooo good for Ben to have a friend who is a little older and someone that he can relate to as far as SB goes. We will post pics of the fun. In the summer, we will do water skiing!
Sam and I continue our Mommy and me classes. Every week he shows up in a different costume. Last week it was a flight suit. I love my life!
