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Fun & Baseball

Got Sketch? Challenge: Sketch 143 combines two of my favorite things Got Sketch? and a prize from Noel Mignon kits.  Here's my layout for the challenge using the Very Virginia kit from Noel Mignon scrapbook kits - Fun & Baseball

Happy Anniversary Got Sketch?

Got Sketch? Is celebrating their 5 year anniversary with a challenge.  The challenge was to use 5 photos, 5 patterned papers and a cluster of 5 embellishments.  Here's my layout for the challenge of our recent hike to Black Diamond Mines.  Happy Anniversary Got Sketch?  Thanks for all of your inspiration over the years!!!

New recipe

I tried a new recipe tonight, Chicken with Southwestern Salsa from the Jan/Feb 2009 issue of Cooking light.  Kevin loved it, Chase not so much.

 

Raining endlessly

We've had rain here for weeks.  Every morning I open the door to let the dogs out and they look up at me like, "you want me to go out there?"  "it's wet and cold!"

 

Learning to jump rope.

On February 1st Chase's school (along w/ many other schools in the state of California) will be trying to break the world record for the most people jumping rope at once. One problem, Chase doesn't know how to jump rope.  Today he purchased a jump rope from his class store and is now doing his best to learn to jump rope.

 

Second Grade Camouflage Project

Second grade camouflage project. Chase picked and researched the cuttlefish.  As part of his assignment he created a diorama.  We used photos from the internet, paint, fishing wire, shells and sand from the beach.

 

Reading

Chase doesn't mind doing homework, that is, until we get to the reading portion.  He hates to read, but a part of his homework he's required to read for 15 minutes a day.  Worse part for him is that I make him read out load so when he gets stuck on a word I can help him out.  Tonight, while working on Chase's room Kevin went to check on Chase.  Kevin found him sitting on the coach, reading the book Chase and I had started a few days before.  Made me smile ;-)

 

20 Points!!!

Chase scored 20 points during today's basketball game!

  

DYI Progress

Progress in Chase's room.

 

Filler Up

Gotta love my gas guzzler!