2nd grade awards

Cameron is no longer a 2nd grader - I cannot believe my little baby will be in 3rd grade next year! He had a fantastic year and worked so hard. His teacher and principal couldn't stop saying how intelligent the 2nd grade class was and I have to agree. These are some bright kids that will go on to do amazing things. Academically he is above where he should be. But just as important, if not more, he learned so much about respect and self-control. These qualities will get him far. The picture above is him with his trophy and one of his awards. The trophy was for Bible Memorization - each month they have a different scripture to memorize and recite back to the teacher and class. He perfected this each month. I don't know how many times I would say to him "Let's practice your scripture, go grab your paper ..." and his response would be, "Oh, I'm already done with it for this month. I said it to my teacher in class already." And sure enough, he would know that scripture like the back of his hand. His other awards were for his reading program that he aced through, his citizenship in class, and of course, his moving on to 3rd grade award. Very proud of him!

KTR1

I really hope you can see this. It was Cam's first day in the KTR1 (Kids That Rip) class ... and according to Bryan, he ROCKED it! These are clips of him coming down off the mega ramp and landing the jumps. (This is what he fell on a few weeks ago. He said he needed to face his fears.) Damn Skippy he did!

WHY GOD MADE MOMS

These are answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions. They certainly come up with the darndest things! And I can definitely attest to that. Cameron brought home some of his schoolwork/projects from throughout the year. One of these is a journal they wrote in. He already gave me permission to share some of his entries. I'll probably post them over the weekend. There are some that are absolutely priceless. Some of them are so from the heart and touching and some that are downright hilarious.

Why did God make mothers?

1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.

2. Mostly to clean the house.

3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.

How did God make mothers?

1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.

2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.

3. God made my Mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts.

What ingredients are mothers made of?

1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.

2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.

Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?

1. We're related.

2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's moms like me.

What kind of little girl was your mom?

1. My Mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.

2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.

3. They say she used to be nice.

What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?

1. His last name.

2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?

3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?

Why did your mom marry your dad?

1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my Mom eats a lot.

2. She got too old to do anything else with him.

3. My grandma says that Mom didn't have her thinking cap on.

Who's the boss at your house?

1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof ball.

2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.

3. I guess Mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.

What's the difference between moms & dads?

1. Moms work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work.

2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.

3. Dads are taller & stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friend's.

4. Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.

What does your mom do in her spare time?

1. Mothers don't do spare time.

2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.

What would it take to make your mom perfect?

1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.

2. Diet. You know, her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue.

If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?

1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that.

2. I'd make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it and not me.

3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.

Caught on Tape!

I'm moving up with my blogging! I think I've finally figured out how to use my new video camera, download the video clips, AND edit them! I know. Impressive. (Is this where a Masters Degree gets me?) Wow. Okay, so I'm no Steven Spielberg, or even Isaac Lamb, but it's a start, right? :) If this works, the video clip is of Cam skating during one of his lessons. Bryan was playing around with the camera and I messed around with it a bit. Disclosure: What you are about to see is NOT very exciting, and the tricks are NOT cool. This is per Cameron. So I promised him that we would work on videotaping the cool stuff he does and not the "crappy" stuff. Hopefully you can see it! (By the way, he moved up in his class! Yay! He is so excited! He'll start in the Kids That Rip (1) class tomorrow. (Not sure if there is a way to mute the blog music so you can hear the video music ... I'll work on that one.) :)

Update: I removed the video clip because apparently it was a big white square. Not sure how that happened, I could see the clip when I logged into the site last night. At any rate, I'll work on it!!

Monday

Unfortunately this day has kicked my butt and this title is as good as it gets. We haven't even finished May, and the temps are already rising. I know, I know. It was soooooooooooooooooooooo hot for those of you in Oregon/Washington yesterday! But, do you really think you're going to find sympathy from someone who lives in Arizona? Seriously. I used to laugh at "those" people who would park next to a lampost in the grocery store parking lot - simply for shade. The best parking place is determined by shade instead of distance. Believe me - just that little bit works. The high today is 108, but Thursday we're supposed to have thunderstorms and it will be a chilly 79! Cam and I spent all day in the pool on Thursday. The water temp never quite hit 80, but there was no breeze so it wasn't too bad. As crazy as it sounds, unless the pool temp is at least 80, you won't find me in it. At any rate, that was the weekend! Hopefully we'll be able to pull the boat out of the garage for the first time since last summer and head to the lake next weekend - if we do it will be later in the day/evening on Saturday. Holiday weekends are the absolute worst - not for the traffic, but the idiots on the lake. (If we don't hit the lake, at least we'll have the boat clean, and we can finally put some of our Christmas decorations back. Our 3 foot tall Nativity Scene figures have been hanging out in the boat long enough). That's it folks - off to Skateboarding practice!

Here's the laugh of the day. I had to post this - it was just too funny not to pass along:

5 BEST THINGS TO SAY ...

IF YOU GET CAUGHT SLEEPING AT YOUR DESK:

5. 'They told me at the Blood Bank this might happen.'

4. 'This is just a 15 minute power nap they raved about in that Time Management course you sent me to.'

3. 'Whew! Guess I left the top off the Whiteout. You probably got here just in time.'

2. 'Did you ever notice sound coming out of these keyboards when you put your ear down real close?'

And the NUMBER ONE best thing to say if you get caught sleeping at your desk ...

1. Raise your head slowly and say, '...in Jesus' name, Amen.'