Santee, NC

SprBrk09

We are back from a wonderful week in Santee, NC with our precious family. It was so delightful to share and catch up with my Dad, Mimi, my sister Lynne and her family. We fished, hiked, canoed, hiked some more, and saw the beautiful wildlife of S.C. at Old Santee Canal Park. We saw Osprey, Egrits, geese, and even alligators!

All in all the trip, was a totally relaxing and fun adventure. Thanks, Dad and Mimi for the great trip and memories!

Quack! Quack! Easter's Back!

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Happy Easter!

The students were so excited to watch a duckling hatch during this year's Science Fair. The ducklings were scheduled to hatch March 31st. It was already April 2nd, and still no ducklings. Then, all of us sudden we hear.."They're hatching!" Sure enough a little webbed foot appeared from the cracked shell. It was such an amazing sight! The owners were now wondering what to do with the ducklings. Richard said that he knew his Dad would let him take them. Sure enough, Dad said, "Yes!" We are now the proud parents of "Chic-Chic, Yoko, and Omlet" who were so named by the original owners. The boys are having so much fun with their little feathered friends.

Science Fair 2009 Ends With Celebration!

It was an ending to 4 weeks of tours, library visits, internet searches, typing reports, experiments, making a model, and the list goes on. It ended today with the announcement that Ryan won 1st place in the 5th/6th grade category and Richard won 2nd place in the 7th/8th grade category. Driving home today, I asked the boys if it was all worth it. "Oh Yes!", was the answer. I have to quite agree. A reward of ice cream after school was promised no matter what, but it sure did seem to taste sweeter with metals around their necks. :)

This was Richard's last year to participate in the Science Fair. He won 3rd place the last two years, so winning 2nd place was an awesome reward for his final one.

We started out this day quoting 1 Thess. 5:18 which says, "Whatever happens, give thanks, because it is God's will in Christ Jesus that you do this." The boys decided that they were going to praise God no matter what, and that they were going to do it all for the glory of God. So, it's only fitting that we give God ALL the praise for today's outcome. Thank you, Heavenly Father, for your loving kindness.