Parent Teacher ConferencesThe kids are all doing well in school. Tim and I are very thankful that our kids are in tune with their grades and they care.
Lets start with Brooke, she is an outstanding reader and a very good helper. Her teacher had no complaints. Brooke is really liking school this year. Her teacher is a mother to a little girl, Lea, who I babysat for 2 1/2 years. I have to admit, I'm glad those daycare days are over but I do miss the kids. Brooke's dibbels test have her scoring extremely high. Her second favorite to reading is math. She has a math worksheet to do every evening and does it with no complaints or help. Whenever Brooke tells me she is bored I tell her to go get a book and read it to me. She does without hesitation. It shocks me every time this happens, but makes me proud. Check out the angels kisses on these two girls. Gracies, the girl in the picture with Brooke, has a sister who plays volleyball with Cassidy.
Cassidy's 1st year in junior high is off to a good start. It didn't take her anytime at all adjusting to different teachers every hour. Cassidy is always on top of her grades checking them at least twice a week to make sure she has all A's. She is frustrated because she keeps seeing a B in computer/typing. At conferences with the computer/typing teacher, Mrs Browning, Cassidy said she couldn't do better on her timed test. The teacher, in her teacher voice said, "Cassidy, if I knew your middle name, I would use it right now, you can do it." Tim and I at the same time said, "Rae!". The next day Cassidy said the teacher used her full name in class. I have this feeling before to long Cassidy will have an A in that class. Getting in to see every teacher takes quite a long time. Parents are not given a scheduled time to visit teachers. You stand in line outside the classroom door. When we got to Aunt Debbie's classroom door (Science) we had 3 parents in front of us. Cassidy said, "Mom, you can talk to Aunt Debbie any time", so we went on. Debbie caught me the next evening and said she was waiting for us to come visit her. Sorry Aunt Debbie, maybe next time.
Dylan, where do we begin. His first teacher Mrs. Spoon (English) said how Dylan can do better than he is if he would just applied himself and he needs to read more. He will flat out tell her he doesn't like to read. This is the teacher that said last year that she doesn't have teachers pets but in that class she did and it was Dylan. Dylan, on the other hand would come home saying how he disliked that teacher. After we told him what she said, there weren't too many more complaints. On to the next classroom, Chemistry, the teacher commented on the fact that he is the class comedian...he can thank his dad for that. Very outspoken and will flat out tell her if he doesn't understand something in class. Dylan and this teacher get along very well. The rest of the teachers were very pleased with him too.
Right now, the only pictures of Dylan are with him in uniform. He runs a pretty tight schedule. During the week he gets home around 6:30 pm we eat supper, he does homework, and sometimes he get to relax and watch a show with those of us who have time, and then it is off to bed to begin his day again. On Saturdays he works at the local Cafe either from 9-2 or 2-9. Sundays he spends time doing whatever he feels like doing and before he knows it the weekends is over and its time to hit the books again. The Mission Valley Vikings varsity football team is undefeated after a HUGE win against the "unstoppable" Osage City last night. It was our homecomming and we were pumped and ready.
Tim smoked three pork roast for pulled pork sandwiches and we had other miscellaneous items including cheese that Tim loves to smoke and he does a mighty fine job I might add.
After dinner, the kids stayed at the house while the adults went to the Buffalo Inn (the only bar in Eskridge, which is just across the alley) to play poker.
Good friends Good times! Thank you to all who came to help Tim celebrate.
Leslie's cousin has a truck and he participates in these mud runs all over Kansas. Turns out his truck was broke but we went anyway. Chet and Christy ventured out with us.
There she is leading the pack. After the first race, they asked for those over 12 who wanted to participate. Three other females handed their dollar over to Cassidy as well. She walked away $12 dollar richer. Not to mention all the mud and a few scraps on the bottom of her feet.
After the first race they both wanted to go again so Cassidy used her winnings to pay the entry fee for her and Corey to race again. This was with the older group.
Cassidy is learning that girls like to play in mud also. A girl owns and drives this pink truck.
Brooke enjoying the mud pit. This shows you how deep the pit really is.
We are very fortunate the bus picks up the kids right in front of our house.