Our week - so far!

This week (so far) seems to be full of accomplishments. Some more grandiose than others. Thought I'd take a moment while I'm on lunch to just give you a brief rundown of what's been going on! I suppose yesterday's biggest accomplishment - can you call it that? - would be mailing off our taxes (and respective checks) to the IRS. Always a joy. But they are done. No extension here. Guess that's good.

One of the BIGGEST is Cameron brought home his report card yesterday. If it seems like he's always getting one, it's because he is. The charter school he is at focuses on assessment and weekly tests to maintain an accurate "view" of each student's progress. So, they actually have 6 grading periods throughout the year, meaning 6 report cards. Quite a bit, but it really does make sense. It gives us an idea of what he needs to work on, before it's actually too late! So with that said, he made HONOR ROLL again! We are really proud of him. He brought a couple of not so great grades from his progress report up, and ended up with all A's and one B. He is POSITIVE that his final report card will be straight A's. I believe him. Needless to say, he was very excited and that was the first thing he said when we picked him up. He was ready to burst! So ... good job Cam! Obviously he's doing great in school, but more important, he is enjoying it. The switch has proven to be successful. In fact, he came home Monday and in response to the daily question of "How was school today?" His response was "It was one of the best days ever!" Wow - that must've been some ravioli at lunch, eh? He said that they got their tests back from Friday and he did awesome, they played baseball in P.E. - real baseball, like on the field, not just playing catch with each other - and he got two people out!, he got his name on the "EGG LIST" meaning he had great behavior in class, he finished his math homework in class (almost never happens) and he finished his book for his report. Sounds like one of the best days to me too. :)

Moving right along ... Bryan got rid of his truck - the rented E-Z lift can be returned because it will no longer be necessary for me use in order to to get in. Unfortunately with the amount of wear and tear he brings to his trucks, with pulling a loaded trailer and the distance, every couple of years or so we come to this point. Spend a crapload to fix the "little" things that are beyond warranty coverage and beginning to surface (ie: transmission) or spend a crapload to just get rid of it and start over with a warranty. He chose for the latter. A white Ford F-250 is the newest member of the Peterson family, and #59 on the list of vehicles owned. Not really. Although I wouldn't doubt it. It might be more. At any rate, he's a happy camper.

And some not so exciting happenings, but nonetheless, important parts of our week:

• With our 40+ mph winds yesterday, we retrieved the umbrella from our patio set from our neighbors yard. It was nice of him to babysit while we were out.


• The 40+ mph winds are gone and it is BEAUTIFUL today! Looks like we're slowly heading into the 90's. It doesn't need to be that warm yet, but I won't complain.


• Work is VERY busy, and I couldn't be happier. So thankful that I have a job, for one, and that it is secure.


• Watched the Suns win their final game. And hope they can be a bit more successful next year. Now it's Go Cleveland for Bryan and Cam, while I'll happily root for the Blazers.


• Trimmed the front bougainvillea bushes. Now the pizza guy can deliver again, and nobody loses an eye coming to the front door.


• Finally read the five magazines sitting in the magazine rack that I've been meaning to get to for a month now.


• Planted a new gardenia by the front door since Bryan forgot to water the other one when I was in Vegas.


• Found a pair of Bryan's shorts that we had been missing - for probably a week. It was tragic. He thought someone might have come in and taken them. I don't think so. It got to the point where he was offering 10 bucks for the safe return. He finally found them in the first place that I suggested - in the folded clothes pile. Hmm. Go figure. And no, he didn't feel I was deserving of the 10 bucks. Whatever. I'll just take it out of his wallet anyway.


• Learned how to play NBA 09 on the XBox. This was a HUGE accomplishment for mom. I can proudly say that I am able to beat Cameron. For some reason he just doesn't think that's very cool.


• Bought our tickets to see George Lopez in June. Very excited. Cam was bummed because he wanted to go, had to explain that it's not quite the same as what he sees on Nick at Nite.


• Finalized my lunch date tomorrow with Kerry - yay!


• Working on our summer vacation plans. Hopefully Bryan will be able to take a long weekend - preferably to San Diego. It's been a few years since we've been able to head somewhere for at least a weekend. Otherwise Cam and I will be making the trek to Vegas - our last trip didn't quite provide the visiting time that we had hoped for, and another potential trip to Oregon. :)

Well that's about as detailed as I can get. Not real exciting, but if we were chatting on the phone, some of this would come up, right? So just think of it as nice chit-chat. :)