This weekend is the Showstopper Dance Competition for Suzanne and Savannah’s dance studio. Savannah is taking a bunch of classes (4 or 5?) this year and Suzanne is also taking a bunch. Savannah will competing with several of her classes in the team competition and will also be competing with a solo song and dance […]
Sean Wins County Spelling Bee
February 9, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Today, Sean competed in the Santa Cruz County Spelling-Bee Championship. You may remember a previous post where I blogged about Sean winning his school’s spelling bee and qualifying for the county competition. The spelling bee is for middle school students in grades 3rd – 8th and is an open competition (not grade specific). Once again, […]
Super Bowl Sunday
February 5, 2006 by Leave a Comment
It’s Super Bowl Sunday. It’s actually a family fun day for us. The entire family watches the Super Bowl. Of course, Sean and Steve wouldnt miss it. Suzanne enjoys football so she watches it. I think Savannah watches it for the commercials. It’s also a chance for me to cook a bunch of junk food. […]
Mother Finally Set Up
January 21, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Whew… Long day on the phone with Mother today. I am trying to get her into the 21st Century on her computer setup. Doing it long distance doesnt help. She was actually very receptive and ignored my occasional impatience. She finally upgraded from AOL to a broadband connection. She hooked up with Verizon, but in […]
Sean Wins Spelling Bee
January 19, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Just thought I would pass along some good news about Sean. At his school today, they had the spelling bee championship and he ended up winning for the school. The competition was for grades 1 – 6. Sean is in fourth grade and won the whole thing. Now he gets to go on to the […]
Happy Birthday Savannah
January 16, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Happy Birthday to Savannah who is 8 today. With today being a Federal holiday, she even has a day off from school. It’s been a fun filled past week of Birthday activities for her.
Hawaiian Luau Birthday Party for Savannah
January 15, 2006 by 2 Comments
Tomorrow is Savannah’s birthday and today is the birthday party. We are having this big Hawaiian Luau themed party. She has about 10 other kids coming over. They are making leis, learning to hula, playing Hawaiian Survivor and other fun games. We will be eating Spam-kabobs and Hawaiian pulled pork barbecue. For dessert, the girls […]
Mr Papa’s Family History Online
January 13, 2006 by Leave a Comment
The Mr Papa’s World Family History (Klasen) genealogy pages are now active. This is a work in progress and I hope to continually update it as new information becomes available. You can get to the Family History page via the Navbar links at the top. Please note that going to these pages will take you […]
Dance Dance Dance
January 12, 2006 by Leave a Comment
The dance craze is sweeping through Mr Papa’s World. Okay, its not involving me, but it is giving me a bunch of free time. Savannah has really been into dancing over the last couple years. This year I think she is taking Jazz, Tap, Polynesian, Hip Hop, Folklorico and Tumbling. I am sure I am […]
Cheerleading Awards Banquet
January 7, 2006 by 2 Comments
Tonight, we are off to Savannah’s award banquet for cheerleading for this last season. Some food, though pot-luck, and awards presentations for the girls are on the agenda. The town mayor is supposed to be on-hand for some presentations. They had a wonderful season that culminated in a 3rd Place finish at the US National […]
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