Germs, earthquakes, and baby chicks

April 20, 2008

Well, we got all the kids better, but I was very sick all week. Plus, I was on a long term sub and couldn’t get a sub. So, it ended up being a terribly long week!! I am feeling much better and its finally 70 degrees here! I just hope Bob doesn’t catch this. He is the only one that hasn’t been sick yet.

Odd news of the week: We actually had an earthquake this week. Who knew we lived on a fault line? We were asleep and didn’t feel it, but I had many students at school that did.

On Monday, I went with Kayla’s team up to Camp Courageous (as a teacher, not a parent chaperone) The kids are divided into teams and do all sorts of team building activities. I went with Kayla’s group. First they did the Burma bridge: it was a challenging cable bridge suspended 25 feet above a ravine that they crossed while securely fastened to a safety rope. Then they went to the Centipede (The centipede offers a very challenging climb up separate sections of wood. The climber then walks across a large utility pole approximately 30 feet off the ground. Climbers descend by way of a cable ladder that moves with you.) Then they did a group obstacle course, where they had to cooperate with each other to complete each stage. Then we had lunch, made a fire, and cooked smores. It was a fun day but a little chilly for my taste (32 degrees when we arrived). I will get some pictures up about it today.

Marisa had the Excelsior Orchestra Invitational yesterday. They competed with another school and had judges evaluate each performance. Then they topped it off with dinner and a few hours at Superskate. Marisa actually tried skating!! She even has lots of bruises to prove it. But she had a great time and their orchestra received high praise. She has also had a couple of tennis meets. She is doing really well.

Tyler had “Wild West day” at school on Friday. They made butter, made dream catchers, had a “saloon”, etc. He dressed up and said it was his best day at school all year!

Alayna’s class is hatching baby chicks. The eggs have been under an incubator for a couple of weeks. They just hatched on Friday. Our friends, who own a farm, are coming to pick up the chicks this week and take them to live at the farm. I will try and get some pictures of the new babies this week.

By the way, we got Marisa an early birthday present. We got her a cell phone!! She is pretty excited. I cant believe she starts driving next year!!

This week Bob and I celebrate our 15th anniversary (even though we already went to Florida for it). We have lots of other fun activities this week including Family Fun night at the school. Until next week…