Blue Ribbon Day at the Fair
Aspen’s yellow tomatoes in the 4-H & Youth Division (completed 4th-12th grade)
Aspen’s yellow tomatoes in the 4-H & Youth Division (completed 4th-12th grade)
From Aspen’s most recent letter home: “Today at nature I got to hold a staff snake named Elvis. He has been at camp 17 summers! Wow! He barely moved and was so sweet!”
Wait!Oh yes, wait a minute, Mr. Postman Wait! Wai-ai-ai-ait Mr. Postman Mr. Postman, look and see (oh, yeah) If there’s a letter in your bag for me (please, please Mr. Po-o-o-stman) I been waiting such a long time (oh, yeah) Since I heard from that girl of mine.
And so ends an awesome weekend here, without a moment in a car. That’s right, we took the long weekend and went nowhere. And it was good. Yes, I ate a pile of home grown peas. Yes, I ate a pile of homemade strawberry + nutella crepes. And yes, we …
Aspen’s been venturing into a new and different soccer world this spring. Chance provided an opening for her to join Brentwood Soccer Club midseason, and Aspen decided to go for it. It’s a bit like jumping on a moving train, but Aspen’s handled it pretty well in total. This week, …
There has never been a day when I have not been proud of you, I said to my daughter, though some days I’m louder about other stuff so it’s easy to miss that. – Brian Andreas from Storypeople
Congratulations are in order for Aspen… This week she managed to win the spelling bee in her class, and she finished 3rd overall in the school! How cool is that? She was beaten only by two fifth graders, and she was sure to let us know that she was unlucky. …
This year, featuring Hermione Grainger (Harry Potter), Mrs. Which (A Wrinkle in Time), and Elphaba (Wicked), minus the green face. Also featuring, a white pumpkin, lit up by two birthday candles. Funny.
That’s right, we’ve already seen Oakley play soccer this week, but she found herself in a second game this week. Watch for Oakley’s near misses and Aspen’s successes.
No. She doesn’t have any tattoos. Nor does she have magazine worthy abs. Nor do I believe that she could do it every time. But this past Saturday, David Beckham had nothing on Aspen. If you’d care to watch the whole game, feel free to do that. It’s a good …