This weekend we will be journeying to Phoenix on our annual February trek for the Showstopper Regional Dance Competition. Once again, Suzanne and the kids will be competing in various dance categories. As usual, Mr Papa will be on the sidelines in the audience watching the performances. This year, Savannah will be competing in six […]
Winter Wonderland and Sean Takes 3rd Place At County Spelling Bee
February 15, 2008 by Leave a Comment
What a weird weather pattern we have been getting lately. Earlier this week, the temp was in the low 70’s – quite nice. Today, we are in the middle of a Winter Storm Warning. Earlier this morning, we received about 2 inches of snow. That snow, plus the threat of a whole bunch more, caused […]
Math Counts Competition
February 2, 2008 by 2 Comments
Yesterday was the Southern Arizona Area Math Counts competition. Previously, I had mistakenly called it a county competition, but it was actually larger than that. Sean qualified to be on the Elgin team and compete with 7 other kids from the school. The competition is open to 6th – 8th grades. Sean was the only […]
Sean Qualifies For Math Counts Competition
January 30, 2008 by 2 Comments
Over the last couple of weeks, Sean has been taking a series of tests at his school in an attempt to qualify for the school team competing in the Math Counts County competition. The competition is open to teams with students in grades 6 – 8. Earlier this week, we received word that he had […]
Sean Wins School Spelling Bee – Again
January 22, 2008 by 1 Comment
Today, for the third consecutive year, Sean won the Elgin School Spelling Bee. He actually did a bit better this year, as the last two years he won the 3rd Grade – 6th Grade age of the spelling bee. This year, despite only being in 6th Grade, he won the entire school spelling bee, beating […]
Sean Still Cheering His Patriots To Hopefully A Perfect Season
January 14, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Our son Sean is a HUGE New England Patriots football fan. Last August, Sean’s room got a complete makeover themed in Patriots stuff. It was out with the western theme and in with the Patriots. He’s got Patriots curtains, bedding, pennants and wall hangings. He’s even got a deluxe Tedi Bruschi #54 pennant and Bruschi […]
Sean’s Ski Report
January 14, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Sean had a fantastic time during his ski trip at Mt. Lemmon Ski Valley yesterday. Mt. Lemmon is in the Catalina Mountains above Tucson. One of his friends from school was going up there on Sunday to ski and asked if Sean wanted to go along. This was Sean’s second time skiing. So, he again […]
Sean Takes 2nd in Geography Bee
January 11, 2008 by 2 Comments
Today at the school Geography Bee, Sean took second place. It was a close battle all the way as Sean only missed one question. Unfortunately, the winner of the Bee didn’t miss a single question. The winner was an eight grader and Sean is a sixth grader, so he has a few more years to […]
Vacation Update
December 17, 2007 by 2 Comments
Vacation continues to go nicely. I really needed some time off. The last part of the year at work was rough. I still haven’t decided if I am going to go back to work on the 2nd of January or delay until the 7th. I had been thinking the 2nd, but the kids are trying […]
Off To See The Lions
November 6, 2007 by 7 Comments
Well, I went ahead and did it last night. I ordered tickets to the Detroit Lions against the Arizona Cardinals game this upcoming weekend. I got tickets for Sean and I to go to the game. He is really excited as it will be his first NFL football game. Being an avid Lions fan my […]
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