The end of the summer means State Fair for our clan. Shelley, and now the two girls, spent 13 days and 12 fabulous nights at the 4-H Youth Building—working, playing, eating, seeing old friends, and meeting a few new ones.
The girls worked in the incubation and Embryology exhibit where Anna got to hand out chicks and show small children how not to squish them. Cara’s talents for being a general fun loving goof-ball were quickly discovered and she was made the voice of Eggbert—the talking egg for nearly all of her working hours. When we heard Eggbert singing opera style—”Hellooooo, My Name is Eggbert, what’s your question?” We knew right away where Cara was.
One night at home...then it was back to school. Anna was nervous to start 7th grade in the middle school—lockers, bells, changing classes...yikes. But the team of teachers at the middle school set us all at ease. The middle school has “Houses” (think Harry Potter), where the students earn points for their house and are recognized for their individual and house achievements regularly. The teachers work together in a team approach to stay on top of behavior and academic problems. VERY different from the nuggies that I recall from my middle school science teacher for late assignments.
Jeffy started UPK this fall—attending every afternoon in Mrs. Denman’s class. Bless her heart. She has called twice to report what a delightful young man Jeffy is. She might have him confused with someone else—we aren’t sure...but he seems to love school, and Mrs. Denman.
Shelley, as usual, took the first two weeks of September off to recover from the Fair, and get a handle on the garden and house after a busy summer.
The girls worked in the incubation and Embryology exhibit where Anna got to hand out chicks and show small children how not to squish them. Cara’s talents for being a general fun loving goof-ball were quickly discovered and she was made the voice of Eggbert—the talking egg for nearly all of her working hours. When we heard Eggbert singing opera style—”Hellooooo, My Name is Eggbert, what’s your question?” We knew right away where Cara was.
One night at home...then it was back to school. Anna was nervous to start 7th grade in the middle school—lockers, bells, changing classes...yikes. But the team of teachers at the middle school set us all at ease. The middle school has “Houses” (think Harry Potter), where the students earn points for their house and are recognized for their individual and house achievements regularly. The teachers work together in a team approach to stay on top of behavior and academic problems. VERY different from the nuggies that I recall from my middle school science teacher for late assignments.
Jeffy started UPK this fall—attending every afternoon in Mrs. Denman’s class. Bless her heart. She has called twice to report what a delightful young man Jeffy is. She might have him confused with someone else—we aren’t sure...but he seems to love school, and Mrs. Denman.
Shelley, as usual, took the first two weeks of September off to recover from the Fair, and get a handle on the garden and house after a busy summer.
