Well, I piddled with my computer before downloading my pictures - only to have it download them all again! This was exactly what I was trying to avoid. Oh well! Moving on... When GrandPatti & Papa were here (yes, I know it they came in *April*) we did a downtown "Ducky Boat" tour. The above picture is while we were driving through downtown. This picture shows when Alice "drove" the boat once it went down a ramp onto the river. Who knew that Pittsburgh was a pretty city? We did a Ducky Boat tour back in August when we first moved. This was Pryor's first time "driving" the boat. Behind him you can see Heinz Field where the Steeler's play. I promise to update more frequently now that my computer is up and running. Hopefully it will stay this way! However, once summer comes, I'm on vacation!
Thank you to my family who donated to Grady & Alice's school Walk-a-thon fund raiser. I do not know how much they raised individually, but the school as a whole raised almost $5200.
Grady won "most money" raised in his class and Alice won the donation from "furthest away." He received 2 Pittsburgh Pirate tickets to a game of our choice!! I didn't find out about Alice till I just read the newsletter - so I don't know if she won anything or not. I would guess not since she didn't talk about it!
They love school and this has been a great year for us. This morning I had to leave to run errands right after dropping them off at the bus stop. It was a glorious morning, so they wanted to walk. So Pryor and I drove while Grady & Alice walked. They got a bit of a head start since I had to go get the car. When I caught up to them - I saw they were holding hands. Just precious!!
Well, I'm sorry I haven't posted anything in a while. Still don't have all my computer stuff worked out yet - but I will get onto that project now that my Bible study is over.
Grady came home with a little book he had made at school where the teacher gives them a prompt and they finish the sentence and draw a picture. This is the CUTEST thing and I just had to share. I wish I had a scanner and could show you the pics. Here goes: (typos and misspellings included)
My favorite thing to do with my Mom is doing a action packed spider-man 3 puzzle. It has a hundred pieces.
I love when my mom cooks scrumptous, delicous, marvelous brownies. She has a secret recipe.
I make my mom happiest when I keep a secret and wait to tell my family. They jump for joy. My mom is so happy. She wants to cry. (This is from December when his tooth fell out but he waited an hour to tell the rest of the family till we were all together. It did make me cloud up that he was that thoughtful about it.)
My mom looks prettiest when she wears a dress. She looks stunning. She wears earrings and a necklace too. (He tried telling which dress he was talking about - but said I wore it with jeans. Not sure what he's talking about... but I'd like to figure it out!!)
The last page is a photograph of him with a bouquet of flowers. It is just precious!!
I am still not back into full swing after my computer crashed with a virus. I am sorry I haven't posted anything in a while. We did get Grady's Science Fair project and Grady & Alice's Art Fair projects turned in yesterday on time! Now I just need to finish with my camera program and then I can download new pictures. Phew! I'm exhausted even thinking about it.
On Thursday nights, our church has a program called Powered Up for K-5th graders. At one of the last meetings they gave the children a rocket kit. The kit was a pinewood derby (like from the boy scouts) rocket kit and fairly complicated. We had 2 weeks in which to complete it and it took us almost the whole time! We had to use wood glue and sand it down - it was a lengthy process. Of course it was right up Grady's alley! Stephen went for the "launch" night. The "engine" was a rubber band and a propeller. They had set up strings where the rockets could race. The children had a fabulous time!!
Grady's first grade class is doing a social studies project examining the world around us. "The project is designed to provide the students with an awareness and appreciation of other places in the United States and the world." Grady will get to read the postcards to fellow classmates and plot the locations on the class map. They can be sent from any place. There is no deadline.
If anyone would be willing to send a postcard I think Grady would love it. If you know of someone living in another country that would be really fun too.
Send to: Mrs. Fisher Newlonsburg Elementary School 3170 School Road Murrysville, PA 15668
On a different note, (no pun intended, ha!!) my computer got a virus on Saturday and my computer is in the shop. I won't be posting again till probably some time next week. We are going to Washington DC on Friday and spending the night with some dear friends from college (Chris and Christy Morgan). We're going to visit DC again on Saturday and travel home on Saturday.
For Christmas, Grady got Keva blocks which are just uniform planks of wood. They are designed such that you can do almost anything with them. Grady made the above "creation" and you can see how some of the block stick out. Those are being held by the weight of the blocks above them. The blocks come with a book full of pictures of all different things you can make. While Stephen wanted to take a picture of Grady's "creation" because it was neat, he also thought it was memorable for what Grady put near it. See above! HA! Not sure that Pryor can read, but you can't blame Grady for trying!
