Started reading this book a few weeks ago, then got side tracked by life. Yesterday by the pool I read several chapters and I am hooked by this new Rick Riordan series. Zachary and Jonathon loved the "Last Olympians" and I am enjoying the allusions to the previous series. So, pick up a Children's Fantasy novel! If it engages a teenage boy I am sure it will engage you as well!
Click on the photo to reach the full photo album. Zachary Watson lead the troop's effort to decorate the troop trailer for the 4th of July parade. I think they did a good job with the theme.
How did that happen? I know how it happened it is just the reality of having two twenty-somethings that is just tripping me! A week from now Zack will turn 13. Then it will be two twenty-somethings and two teenagers. It really does seem like just yesterday they were stair steps of each other with Zachary still in diapers. Reality is that life keeps moving forward.
Emily is enjoying living NYC and the boys are all home this summer. They are rambunctious and energetic some times and at others they are sloths! Hard to predict what they are going to be into at any given time. Late at night they will be playing games on the XBOX or watching a movie. They don't fight as much as they used to when they were younger (thank GOD!). We have raised some independent thinkers, who all have their own opinions so if you don't want to know what they really think about a topic don't ask. Enough ramblings from me for now. I am going to think about something else for a while.
David is reading aloud to the boys, the third in a series about WWII written by Jeff Shaara. This is a family activity that we all enjoy immensely. Zachary was playing a game on the XBOX and asked David to read to them. Thanks Zack! What a great idea! AND I think we will have to go back and read the first two books, Jeff Shaara is a good writer.
Just thinking about muscle pain, aches and the tight feeling that is always somewhere on this 46 year old body! If it isn't somewhere then I think I just haven't been working out enough. I am not going for all out I can't stand it and have to take drugs pain. I am satisfied with a dull ache, a tightness, and a feeling that if I could just stretch this particular spot or that spot, it would go away. Stretching well does help a lot, so does rolling out the offending muscles. But a day of rest for the sore spots does more good than anything else. I know most people think I am crazy, and perhaps I have gone a little "OCD" about my workouts, but I am happy with the results and am in the best shape of my life.
As is typical of my attendance at a conference, any conference, I diligently took notes and uploaded them as google documents. I took notes, started this blog entry and then flaked off or something. I need to be a bit more consistent to build a following. If anyone who attended the conference is interested in my notes I'll post a list of the sessions I attended and links to the google docs. I am also thinking about creating a google survey linking to a spreadsheet for our fall clean up wrap up reports (test a theory that if it is online more people will actually do it and do it in a timely manner). The quality of the presentations was good at the conference. Everyone was friendly, helpful and enthusiastic about their topics! The book mentioned the most at the conference was "Last Child in the Woods." I recommend it because it is a good read and makes some great points about what our children missing by not being outdoors exploring their environment. If we could get children away from electronics, get families out camping and hiking together AND change their eating habits it would certainly improve their quality of life and life expectancy!
