The kids finished up PSSA's this week. The boys came home the first day and said how easy the tests were. By the second day, they were whining about how the tests actually get harder as you go...no way! Cameron had one day extra than Genin, but the good news is, they are all finished for the year. Kaplyn begins Achievement tests in 1 week.
I was elected PTA Secretary for the 2010-2011 school year. I have done this job for 2 years before and am looking forward to getting back to it. Add this to my many PTA chairs: Pop Tab chair, Box Tops/Campbell's Labels chair, Babysitting chair and Homeroom Mom. I wouldn't change it though...my kids love having me around and love being there every second of their elementary/middle school years.
Cameron had an egg drop project this week. He had to pack a raw egg which his science teacher dropped off of the roof of the building. We wrapped Cameron's in 31 cotton balls and placed it in the center of a cut-open spring water bottle, taped it shut and placed it in a UPS bubble wrapped package. Placed that into an 8 x 8 cardboard box diagonally so it was suspended and then packed newspaper around it. Cameron was so happy when his stayed in one piece during the flight.
New Loves
I have found some new loves this week!
The song, Need You Now by Lady Antebellum. I think that the lead male is so hot and his voice is even hotter!! Love the video which comes on a few times a week before school on Teen Nick.
Oscar Mayer Mesquite Turkey Breast. They had a sale at Walmart and we stocked up. Delicious!!
On with the week!
Kaplyn will be reading by herself in front of the class tomorrow for a grade. If she makes it all the way through, she gets a certificate. She chose the book: There was an old lady who swallowed a shell. A great beach book! She is so excited and has been practicing for a while now. Good Luck Kaplyn!
Speaking of reading, Genin finished the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Blue Book this week and took his AR test on Thursday. He did very well. Both of my boys absolutely love these books! Not sure what the attraction is, but then again both boys love those Captain Underpants books which kind of nauseate me....
I have finally finished spring cleaning the laundry room and have moved onto the kitchen. It is really difficult to go very fast. When you are trying to clean for spring and are nesting at the same time...you want everything just right! Speaking of everything being just right, you don't want to even hear about my Yukon XL. Wonder what is going on in there...am hoping to get cleaning it out this week. Want it spic and span for the new baby's ride home in the next few weeks...
Brandis brought me a beautiful little purple flower from outside a few days ago. I placed it into a tiny little old spice jar that I bought at a yard sale this summer. It really perked up my kitchen not to mention a huge smile on my face :)
Dislikes of the Week
I finished the "A Walk to Remember" Book. As I said before, I didn't care for it and it didn't get any better. I guess you should really read the book before watching the movie. What a disappointment....I just didn't think there would be that much of a difference.
Lost and Found
Lost: Set of Cubic Zirconia Stud Earrings...they belong to Kaplyn's 12 months of earrings collection. She is really going nuts that there is an empty spot where the earrings belong on the card they came on.
Found: Velcro Bullseye Ball...behind the refrigerator. We are selling this set in the yard sale and now the set is complete since we have found the 2nd ball.
Found: Blue Teddy Bear Pencil Sharpener..also behind the refrigerator (thank goodness for spring cleaning the kitchen) You would have thought the world was ending when this piece came up missing. It is a cheap plastic pencil sharpener people!!
This just in!!
For those following, the bug made it out of the lampshade. It is now on a very high windowsill in my foyer.
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The kids got their report cards this week. Cameron and Kaplyn made straight A's and Genin got all A's and 1 B. He was kind of disappointed, but I think he did great..I am always proud of my kids. They work so hard and it definitely shows Rewards trips coming soon!
I finished Reiner's invites for his 4th Birthday Party at the PA Trolley Musueum. He is so excited!! He can't wait to meet "The Conductor" who will be doing his party. We have the camera all ready to take a pic of him on his very own birthday decorated trolley done up just for him! Will post pics after the party.
To end the week, the kids had their weekend soccer games. Kaplyn is really starting to get out there more although she still dances around the ball a bit. Her team won by quite a bit! Genin's U10 team did great! Genin scored 4 goals and had 2 assists...we were so proud of the way he played..he seems to be back to the old Genin. The boys played in their U12 game and it was tough! This team was very good and had a few very fast players. They played a clean game, but the parents of this team were a little obnoxious! This one set of parents kept standing right in front of me. It was hard to watch on one half of the field. They finally moved after the first half..guess they thought their job of annoying me was finished and it was time to hit someone else. Cameron was accidentally kicked in the stomach and he ended up throwing up right after! He is a little sore, but is doing much better now.
Busy, busy week coming...will blog soon!
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