10/30/12

Keegan: Hanging out at the Cross Country Meet.
Anjeanette: Going to the Keegan's meet and having Noah there.  I always do these things alone.  I'm always fine and enjoy cheering for my son, but it's nice to have someone else there with me.

10/29/12

Keegan:

Anjeanette: Halloween Speed.  Whitney put together one heck of an event!  It was low miles but stinking fast!  I really felt like all of the runners out there enjoyed each other's company!

10/28/12

Keegan:  Getting to wake up late and not having someone (ahem...Mom) come in and yell, "Get Up!!!)

Anjeanette: It might have been the trip to the outhouse.  After hiking on the Buffalo, we were driving, listening to Big Smith.  I needed to use the restroom and commented that this old church, that looked like it had an outhouse actually HAD AN OUTHOUSE.  So, Noah stopped, and to this hillbilly music, backed the truck up down this country road and I jumped out and used the outhouse.  It doesn't get much better than that!

10/27/12

Keegan:  The Corn Maze at the Pumpkin Patch.  These kids freaked out my mom because I told them that she would be coming!

Anjeanette: The pumpkin patch was so much fun.  We went with Noah and Elliot, but I had the best time going with Keegan to the corn maze.  Even though he was great to Elliot the whole time, he didn't want to do the hay ride, so we went on to the corn maze by ourselves and I'm so glad that we had that time together.

I also loved the Haunted House.

10/26/12

Keegan: I went to a haunted house with some friends and I was the only one not to get scared in my group at least once. There was another boy in my group.

Anjeanette: The 5th grade teachers told me that my name came up in every conference they had.  They have a student who has self esteem issues and the child's counselor suggested writing one good thing himself each day and having the parent to do the same.  The teachers alluded to this blog that my son and I can do, thinking it was a good format so the child could look back on it when he needed to.  We never know how our actions affect others.  :)

10/25/12

Keegan: In Biology, we had an organic compound election. My group of nucleic acid was the only one to get someone from another group to vote for us.

Anjeanette: Mr. Vaden got a science club project plan and had to share it with me, because step two was: Kill Kenny!  Love it!

10/24/12

Keegan: My mom buying me a bow tie.

Anjeanette: Keegan telling me that he was going to start a "coming of age" tradition in his family.  That when his boys are men, he will take them to get a bow tie.  I was just buying him his first real bow tie when he told me this.

10/23/12

Keegan: The cross country meet

Anjeanette: Kurt and Kyla coming to Keegan's meet.  It's so nice to have friends that have cared for my child so much for so long!

10/22/12

Keegan: Grammar in English

Anjeanette: Strawberry rhubarb pie and coffee for breakfast on the deck with Noah

9/21/12

Keegan: Spending time with my Uncle Seth.

Anjeanette: The half.  Actually hanging out after the half and seeing how excited Noah was about the race atmosphere.  What a great event to be his first one!

10/20/12

Keegan: Spending time with my dad.

Anjeanette: It was just such a great day with Noah in Des Moines.  We really enjoyed the city and did so much!  Maybe it was going to the Sailbury House.  It felt so much like things just went a little wrong all day, but ended up being so perfect!

10/19/12

Keegan: Oreo ball and cupcake made by Avery!

Anjeanette: Friede excited about making a video of the Jean Francois Champollion dance.  We filmed it behind a green screen and he put in a background of French streets.  I'm so looking forward to seeing the finished product!

Also, the drive to Iowa with Keegan and Noah.  Even our Gates debacle became a positive adventure.

10/18

Keegan: After people in my seminar did a butt-load of wall sits, people from CC said I could do more push-ups than anyone, and the guys from football said I could fly.  Shwoosh.

Anjeanette: We were learning about hieroglyphs and we got to Jean Francois Champollion.  We made a little dance and the kids were saying it and dancing to it ALL DAY!

10/17/12

Keegan: PSSSSSSSSYYYYYYYCH!

Anjeanette: Dinner with Whitney.  Spur of the moment.  Nice to spend some time with friends.  :)

10/16/12

Keegan: The Moroccan concert during Seminar.  It was a lot of fun...  the music was different, but in a good way.  And the people looked like they had a lot of fun playing it.

Anjeanette: Making clay things with Noah and Elliot.

10/15/12

Keegan: Having an entire period of English just to work.

Anjeanette: Not sure if it was Helen's cuneiform tablet or Savannah's creating the Matthew Bogdonos bobblehead....  or an awesome relay of 4 800s each.  Bill kicked it.  We came in 2nd!

10/14/12

Keegan: Subway!  (GDad got it for me because I got a PR yesterday!)

Anjeanette: Yoga with Maja for the last time (Walton was there) and seeing Betsy on the trail.  She's going to let me know when she is going.  It's too bad that it took one of my friends leaving to show me that I needed to try new things and meet more people, but at lease I know it now.

And walking with Keegan on the trail.  It's nice spending time with my boy.

10/13/12

Keegan: Getting a PR in the 5K at the Chile Pepper.  I got 20:51.

Anjeanette: Seeing Keeg at the Chile Pepper.  I met a few of his friends (Blaire and Quentin) and he ran well.  Plus the weather was perfect and Da'bah and GDad were there!

10/12/12

Keegan: The Homecoming game.  I got to see friends and we destroyed Heritage!

Anjeanette: Sip and Stretch.  Red wine after hot yoga.  Yes, please!  Plus Rhonda, Cathy and Maja were there (as were cheese, delicious crackers, strawberries and chocolate!)

And my folks meeting Noah and sushi.  And liking him.  :)

10/11/12

Keegan: I got lots of food in lunch today. All for one low price. (Only at participating retailers for a limited time only)

Anjeanette: Being told by the doctor that I needed to take two days off and not talk.  Sounds odd, but I needed someone to tell me to stop.  I keep thinking I can do it.  But sometimes I just can't.

10/10/12

Keegan: I FOUND THIRTY DOLLARS ON THE GROUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anjeanette:  My 6th grader's presentations.  They all dressed up and did a good job.  Proud of them!
(and the fact that the name tags came in handy for calling on students silently.  I still should have gone home, but it felt slightly genius!)

10/9/12

Keegan: The cross country run this morning was very calm and no one talked. That NEVER happens.

Anjeanette: The kids were very good when we did cuneiform.  I could hardly talk, but they stayed quiet and were so respectful.  What great kids!

10/8/12

Keegan: My friends aren't really friends with one another, but today Mundo and Justin met and they liked each other.  Also, I met another one of Justin's friends from St. Vincent's and he said, "I like this kid."

Anjeanette:  Talking in a hick accent all class period with my 2nd period class.  We really got into it.  What fun!

10/7/12

Keegan: Being able to stay home and not worry about anything.

Anjeanette:  Hot yoga with Maja, Rhonda and Cathy.  It was so relaxing.  I never thought I would like it, but I did.  Signed up for Stretch and Sip on Friday with Rhonda and Cathy.  Nice finding something new that I like to do.

10/6/12

Keegan: My run.  It was calming and nice to be by myself.

Anjeanette: Making chicken noodle soup.  It's nice cooking again!

10/5/12

Keegan: First Friday.  I got to talk with friends.

Anjeanette: First Friday with Keegan.  It's nice that we have something that we just assume that we are going to go.  It's nice having mother-son time.

10/4/12

Keegan: As I was walking home from Veronica's house, three high school students thought I was a senior.

Anjeanette:  Sushi with Maja, etc.  Dinner with Maja has always been getting 2 awesome things!  The cucumber things and Mango roll.  Yum. Yum!

10/3/12

Keegan:  At breakfast after Cross County, I challenged myself to eat my entire breakfast with a spoon.  An omelet, sausage, biscuit and gravy, and milk and orange juice.  I challenged my teammates to do the same.  Did I even eat the milk and orange juice with a spoon?  Oh yeah!

Anjeanette: Kadin deciding to make a Gilgamesh puppet.  How cool!

10/2/12

Keegan: In science Justin and I came up with nicknames that had to do with the air and crustaceans.  I'm The Sky Octopus. He's The Ozone Cuttlefish. Some others include but are not limited to: Galactic Nautilus,  Space Kraken, Air Squid, Cloud Clam, Hover Snail, and The Lowly Ground Slug.

Anjeanette: Stopping by to see Noah at the station.  Seeing him and the "rancid butt-a" engine after rocking his test was so nice.

10/1/12

Keegan: New episodes of Walking DEEEEEEAAAAAAADDDDD!

Anjeanette: French toast sticks for breakfast!  What a way to start the day!

9/30/12

Keegan: Late, late at night (or early in the morning, I guess) I was playing X-Box and the discussion got to our ages. And when I said I was 14, they were like, "Whoa! I thought you were like 24."  So, yeah.

Anjeanette: Found a packet of fruit snacks after my run this morning.  Had started walking and thought how badly I needed a drink, or just some sugar....  and there they were.  As if they magically appeared.  it made a great run somehow even better (and then I found the Zombie Paintball Flyer and the old picture of the little girl doing ballet).  Perfect run!