I have always wanted one of my kids to love reading, like really love reading. Of course they all read when they have to, but very few will read for fun. There is just something great about watching kids read because they want to and not because it is required. Well my dream came through …
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Megan turns 13
Megan fractured her arm at the end of June, just before her birthday. I told her “happy birthday” since it cost me a small fortune in medical bills. Unfortunately, I couldn’t hold firm to that statement and instead we celebrated by going to “Inside Out” at the movie theater. She wanted to go to Costco …
Megan’s Broken Arm
Megan was at soccer practice when I got a call from her coach. He said, “Megan fell at practice. (She was doing a soccer drill under rope and a girl hooked the rope with her cleat lifting it up just enough to catch Megan’s foot causing her to fall. She reached our her arm to …
Girls can backpack too
Megan turns 13 here in a couple weeks. Katelyn is 11. The weather forecast was perfect, and there weren’t any other conflicts, so we decided to head out on their first overnight backpacking trip. The girls seemed pretty excited to go. I gave them general directions of what to bring and what not to bring, …
Our Two Soccer Referees
Both Jacob and Megan have spent a lot of time this spring calling soccer games. Jacob did it last year and found out that it was a pretty sweet job. Megan joined him this year and together they make a pretty good team. It began back in February with training. Both Jacob and Megan had …
Be like Siri and vote for Megan
Megan decided to run for student council this year. She has been reluctant to follow in Jake’s footsteps, those being some pretty big shoes to fill (Jake ran in 8th grade, and was the student body president this year). But, I think she also saw the amount of fun student council should be. So, this …
The Forgotten Lunch
Megan is in 7th grade. She’s a wonderful girl, but is extremely susceptible to paternal humiliation (as most junior high girls seem to be). I have a devious side, and couldn’t help myself when Megan unknowingly provided me with a perfect opportunity to embarrass her at school. I was just about to head off to …
Surf Soccer
Megan’s Surf soccer team dominated this season. They were undefeated, beating some of the teams 12-0. We were obviously put in the wrong division, but it sure was fun to see them come together as a team and do some damage. They will move up in the spring. It will be interesting to see how …
Megan’s Sixth Grade Graduation & Party
It is hard to believe that Megan is moving on to junior high. She had her sixth grade graduation and was able to celebrate by having a graduation party at our house. Megan & Mrs. Yingling Megan and Brylee planned the whole graduation party with very little help from me. They designated assignments and, in …
The Twelfth Night
One of the requirements for Megan’s sixth grade A.L.L. class was to perform a play. The assigned director, in the case Maile, was given a play to direct by the teacher and the assignment to give each classmate a role. The class director is then given the liberty of making changes to the play to …
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