Megan has been struggling a bit in school. With her handwriting, getting her work done, staying focused, being motivated, and she's talking too much.
My mom gave me some of my report cards from elementary school.
Here's what they said
"When Virginia settles down, she does better work. She is a lovely child, but often seeks the attention of others through some form of noise
"There are times I have to push her a little"
"Is making satisfactory progress in most areas with the exception of self control"
I got some 3s in "writes legibly" (with 1 being the best).
Poor Megan, she got it honestly!
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
Hershey Park
On Saturday we went to Hershey Park (Kevin's company had some cheap tickets to a "private event"). We had a great time. The girls love rides and I love watching them enjoy the rides. They had such fun! Kellie wasn't too sure about the Frogger ride where they bounce up and down, but she endured til the end, with Megan holding her hand. The rest of the rides they both loved. It was a beautiful day weather wise, which added to how nice and fun the day was.
In typical fashion for us, the trip was not without a little "issue". It was a sunny day, sunnier than I realized it was supposed to be. So, I bought sunscreen at one of the stores i
n the park. Within minutes of applying the sunscreen Kellie broke out into hives, started itching, was pulling at her tongue, and her eyes puffed up. Washing it off didn't help, so off to the First Aid Station we went. I convinced the nurse to give her a dose of benadryl and within 30 mintues Kellie was better. Her 1st souvenir from Hershey Park, a pretty blue medicine spoon!
n the park. Within minutes of applying the sunscreen Kellie broke out into hives, started itching, was pulling at her tongue, and her eyes puffed up. Washing it off didn't help, so off to the First Aid Station we went. I convinced the nurse to give her a dose of benadryl and within 30 mintues Kellie was better. Her 1st souvenir from Hershey Park, a pretty blue medicine spoon!The chocolate factory tour was neat, and at the end we got Kit Kats. Meg and I love Kit Kats!
On the way home we stopped at a campground right near Hershey to check it out, so maybe next year we'll camp there.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
September wrap up
I can't believe we are already a few days into October! I thought I'd do a wrap up on a few things from September. Most of the big stuff I already blogged about.
Megan and I went to paint pottery again, It's been almost a year since we've been there. We enjoy it, not sure why it's been so long. I made a pencil holder with different shades of purple on it (in hopes that if we use it I will be able to find a pen or pencil near the phone in the kitchen!). Megan made a cute puppy bank.
On Sept 18th Kevin and I celebrated 16 years of marriage. Seems like just yesterday and yet a lifetime ago! We met when I was 16, so I've been married to him the same amount of time that I spent not knowing him.
September pretty much was spent trying to get into the school routine. Megan doesn't like 1st grade, but goes without too much of a fight. She's struggling with learning when it's ok to talk and when it's not (she gets that from me- in 1st grade I stayed in trouble for talking!). She loves to draw and tell stories and is getting very good at both.
Kellie is starting to become very opinionated about everything, but is still my happy girl most of the time.
I'm enjoying the weather. Kevin is enjoying football season.
Well, there's the wrap up!
Megan and I went to paint pottery again, It's been almost a year since we've been there. We enjoy it, not sure why it's been so long. I made a pencil holder with different shades of purple on it (in hopes that if we use it I will be able to find a pen or pencil near the phone in the kitchen!). Megan made a cute puppy bank.
On Sept 18th Kevin and I celebrated 16 years of marriage. Seems like just yesterday and yet a lifetime ago! We met when I was 16, so I've been married to him the same amount of time that I spent not knowing him.September pretty much was spent trying to get into the school routine. Megan doesn't like 1st grade, but goes without too much of a fight. She's struggling with learning when it's ok to talk and when it's not (she gets that from me- in 1st grade I stayed in trouble for talking!). She loves to draw and tell stories and is getting very good at both.
Kellie is starting to become very opinionated about everything, but is still my happy girl most of the time.
I'm enjoying the weather. Kevin is enjoying football season.
Well, there's the wrap up!
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Boyds Bear Country- Camping- Gettyburg post 3
We had a late checkout on Monday. After doing all the getting ready to go stuff that we could do early, we headed out.
1st in search of a gas station with diesel. I never realized it's hard to find sometimes. We learned to go to a highway and look there, not bother looking "in town".
Then we headed to Boyds Bear Country. This place is huge and sorta overwhelming, but fun.
They have different theme areas and it's cool to look at all the stuffed items available. Of course, Megan was in heaven (she'd been there before- once when she was very little and then last year when she spent the night camping with G-ma and G-pa), but still loves it.
Megan really wanted a puppy and picked out a yorkie. Kellie got a puppy too, a chocolate lab like Cody- a dog we see on the way to school. Kellie isn't really into stuffed animals, but she seemed to enjoy it. It seemed she thought it was a big playground and not a store. Megan loves stuffed animals and wanted one of everything!
Then we headed back to the campground, finished unsetting up (what do you call that?), got hooked up and headed home. Both girls chose to ride with daddy (he's fun and had the DVD player in his truck), so mommy had a nice ride home all by herself. I bought some wonderfully juicy crisp Honey Crisp apples at the Catoctin Orchard (I also had a yummy raspberry crumb bar!) on our way home.
It was an enjoyable trip.
Below are some pictures- here are more- http://kevginmegkel.shutterfly.com/1449
1st in search of a gas station with diesel. I never realized it's hard to find sometimes. We learned to go to a highway and look there, not bother looking "in town".
Then we headed to Boyds Bear Country. This place is huge and sorta overwhelming, but fun.
They have different theme areas and it's cool to look at all the stuffed items available. Of course, Megan was in heaven (she'd been there before- once when she was very little and then last year when she spent the night camping with G-ma and G-pa), but still loves it.
Megan really wanted a puppy and picked out a yorkie. Kellie got a puppy too, a chocolate lab like Cody- a dog we see on the way to school. Kellie isn't really into stuffed animals, but she seemed to enjoy it. It seemed she thought it was a big playground and not a store. Megan loves stuffed animals and wanted one of everything!
Then we headed back to the campground, finished unsetting up (what do you call that?), got hooked up and headed home. Both girls chose to ride with daddy (he's fun and had the DVD player in his truck), so mommy had a nice ride home all by herself. I bought some wonderfully juicy crisp Honey Crisp apples at the Catoctin Orchard (I also had a yummy raspberry crumb bar!) on our way home.
It was an enjoyable trip.
Below are some pictures- here are more- http://kevginmegkel.shutterfly.com/1449
Land of Little Horses and Gettysburg camping- Sunday
Sunday morning there was hope for better weather so we decided to do something outside.
As I headed to the shower I found out that our site didn't have sewer hookup meaning that either we had to be careful with how much water we used or we'd have to hookup, drive to the dumpstation to empty the tanks and then do set up all over again! Not our idea of fun...
I debated for a while and decided that I wanted a real shower (my showers tend to last 15-20 minutes), so I packed up my stuff and my Lysol and headed to the bath-house. YES, I took a shower in a public shower. But this place has the nicest set up. There are like 4 bathrooms in the bathhouse- each with a door, sink, toilet, shower , with ceramic tile walls and they were clean. They are bigger than our bathroom at home. So after a nice hot shower I felt refreshed.
We headed out to Land of Little Horses. They had horses (miniature and "regular"), donkeys, llamas, emus, sheep, pigs, goats, and some other animals. Kellie's favorite animal was the cat that followed us everywhere. Finally after 2 hours of hanging with us she finally let the girls pet her!
It was fun.
Below are some pictures, to see more go to http://kevginmegkel.shutterfly.com/1401
As I headed to the shower I found out that our site didn't have sewer hookup meaning that either we had to be careful with how much water we used or we'd have to hookup, drive to the dumpstation to empty the tanks and then do set up all over again! Not our idea of fun...
I debated for a while and decided that I wanted a real shower (my showers tend to last 15-20 minutes), so I packed up my stuff and my Lysol and headed to the bath-house. YES, I took a shower in a public shower. But this place has the nicest set up. There are like 4 bathrooms in the bathhouse- each with a door, sink, toilet, shower , with ceramic tile walls and they were clean. They are bigger than our bathroom at home. So after a nice hot shower I felt refreshed.
We headed out to Land of Little Horses. They had horses (miniature and "regular"), donkeys, llamas, emus, sheep, pigs, goats, and some other animals. Kellie's favorite animal was the cat that followed us everywhere. Finally after 2 hours of hanging with us she finally let the girls pet her!
It was fun.
Below are some pictures, to see more go to http://kevginmegkel.shutterfly.com/1401
Camping trip #2- Gettysburg Fri and Saturday
Friday night Kevin, Megan, Kellie, and Emmett and the camper headed to Gettysburg for the weekend. I had to work on Saturday, so I drove up after work.
Kevin managed to get the camper into a not so easy spot in the dark (thanks to a little help from the campground folks and to the girls and the dog for being well behaved!).
They spent some of Saturday morning at the playground, then Grandma and Grandpa came to spend the day (and apparently brought the rain). The girls had a great time with G-ma and G-pa even in the rain and close quarters of the camper.
I arrived at dinner time in pouring down rain and it continued to rain all night. Rain is really LOUD in the camper! Plus we had a wooded site, which was surrounded by walnut trees with dropped walnuts every time the wind blew- that was loud too!
We spent the evening catching up and resting. And the sound of the rain lulled us to sleep.
Kevin managed to get the camper into a not so easy spot in the dark (thanks to a little help from the campground folks and to the girls and the dog for being well behaved!).
They spent some of Saturday morning at the playground, then Grandma and Grandpa came to spend the day (and apparently brought the rain). The girls had a great time with G-ma and G-pa even in the rain and close quarters of the camper.
I arrived at dinner time in pouring down rain and it continued to rain all night. Rain is really LOUD in the camper! Plus we had a wooded site, which was surrounded by walnut trees with dropped walnuts every time the wind blew- that was loud too!
We spent the evening catching up and resting. And the sound of the rain lulled us to sleep.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Labor Day visit with G-ma and G-pa
We spent Sunday and Monday of Labor Day weekend with Kevin's parents at their log house in WV.
The weather cooperated and it was a nice visit.
The girls love being there and so does Emmett. The 3 of them just ran and ran and ran (well Emmett ambled and rested and trotted a bit). They loved seeing all the deer and Emmett even put his nose to the ground and followed a deer's tracks.
Megan and Kellie enjoyed playing with and being with Grandma and Grandpa. Grandma and Grandpa are probably in need of naps today!
It's nice to get away to the quietness of the woods and to not really having to do anything.
BTW_ if you're in Berkeley Springs WV, stop by the Earth Dog Cafe on S. Washington St for some yummy BBQ.
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