Strawberry Festival

Last weekend we went out to the local Strawberry Festival at Ottawa Farms.

We dragged the kids sulking and fuming that they had to go with us and pick fruit.

After they got stared, they were hopping all over trying to find the best berries.

In the end they had a lot of fun (and actually told us so) and we picked about 20 lbs.

Ft McAllister

We went to Fort McAllister near Savannah to ride the trails. We had a lot of fun. The trails are only about 3.4 miles so it wasn't bad. We have discovered a Muddy Spokes program through the state park system where we can ride trails in 11 different parks totaling about 68 miles and get a free t-shirt. The kids are interested because it isn't just the same old riding down the road.







I ordered the hitch assembly and bike rack for the car so we should be ready to roll in a week or so!

SNOW in Savannah Feb 12, 2010

So I had to eat my words this year. I complain about how hot it always is in Georgia and in Savannah and this year, February 12, 2010 it snowed.

Diva wasn't very impressed with the snow.

Hannah enjoyed playing outside. All the kids on the street were outside playing and got really cold hands because nobody had good gloves. Me on the other hand went in and pulled out the snow gear and when they tried to get warm, I continued to pelt them with snowballs.

Georgia Day

Learning how to make candles.

Mrs. Ivey, James Oglethorpe and Hannah

Hannah's Georgia Day at school was a lot of fun. Having a reputation for dressing up for school functions, I was James Oglethorpe and walked in the parade with the kids. I was asked back next year even though Hannah will no longer be in lower school, I was asked to lead the parade. I don't get why other dad's won't join me.

Jump Rope for Heart

Hannah is doing the Jump Rope for Heart again this year in Memory of her Great Grandmothers Ivey and Oma and her Grandfathers Grandpa Ray and Papa Jim who have both survived heart attacks. Any donations made through the site I will get credit for and will go to the American Heart Association



Please help as I learn more about my own heart and the challenges others face.



Follow the link below to visit my site.



http://honor.americanheart.org/site/TR/JumpforHeart/JRFH-GSA?px=1839044&pg=personal&fr_id=1282&et=cKysGD02ZdvmaMKUStHfOg..&s_tafId=3905


Thank You,

Hannah

Banner Day

Today was Banner Day at school. All the 5th graders make a banner with one of the names /properties of God.

This was Hannah's Banner.

Sarah B. / Fiza / Amanda / Hannah

AKA The Loosas ( You will have to ask them)

National Elementary Honor Society

This year marked the first year that the established National Honor Society began including Elementary school to join it's already established society for Middle and High schools. Hannah and Patrick's school was asked to establish a chapter and the first inductee ceremony was yesterday. Hannah read the Leadership Quality portion.

Hannah and Dr. Palmer Principal of the lower school

Fourth and Fifth graders inducted.




Explanation of the requirements to be a member.

Scholarship

Responsibility

Leadership

Pledge of inductees.

Presentation of the certificates.

Patrick Is Honored

Patrick was invited to the Duke TIP program for a second year. He will be taking his SAT's for the first time through the program as well as other work. Patrick is really enjoying 7th grade this year. Yeah!!!!!!!

Hannah Receives Honor

Hannah was recently invited to the People to People Leadership Program. While many get invited, few actually make the journey. Look for more upcoming information. She has been studying up on the program and is really excited.

She was also invited to the Junior National Young Leaders Conference. She was nominated by her teacher at school.

Hannah will also be inducted into the National Elementary Honor Society in January. The process of being included is a combination of grades and interviews with teachers present and past.

Sail and Life Training Society

In July of 1987 (Jul 13-22) I traveled aboard a Brigantine called the Spirit of Chemainus with the S.A.L.T.S. (Sail and Life Training Society) program. This program is alive and well still. ( http://www.salts.ca ) I still have fond and vivid memories from this trip 22 years later. That should give you an idea of the impact it had on me and I was only able to attend one summer. The ship was 92 ft long, small compared to the Robertson II that was 102 ft long that sailed with us, but being a square sail ship the "Spirit" was unique. I don't know what lead me to suddenly look into the program again but I have some of the pictures hanging in my office still. I dug through an box in the attic and found a letter from a shipmate Andrea Hoyt from after the trip. Maybe she will find this post and we can reconnect the memories. Enjoy the pictures!