Saturday, February 21, 2009

School, Camp & BBall 4 Ty

Even though Tyson only visits the Tonganoxie MS for "elective" classes such as art, band, shop, etc. he still made the 1st semester honor roll (see newspaper article here). He continues to enjoy his virtual school too ... where he takes his math, science, history, etc. on the computer at home. If he could do his schooling on a mobile phone he'd probably do that as well.

The Boy Scouts try to shoot for one camp out a month ... even when the wind is blowing. Friday night was one of those nights. Despite 40 mph wind gusts, Tyson and a few other 12-13 year old scouts camped in the backyard of one of the leaders. Enough marshmallows were consumed to weigh down the tent.

The next morning, they joined several other 12-13 year old boys and girls from the church for a basketball clinic and tournament. Three exhilarating hours of watching uncoordinated, vertically-challenged youth shooting at a 10-foot hoop. If you want proof of the excitement, check out the one minute clip below. A one time viewing will probably be sufficient. For reference purposes, Tyson wore a blue #14 jersey.

Monday, February 9, 2009

The Dog Bloweth in the Wind

After going almost a month-and-a-half without any moisture, we got pelted today with a morning storm that brought with it the first severe thunderstorm warning of the season. Hooray! Even though we're still a couple weeks away from the official start of severe weather season, today's blast of wind and rain was enough to excite all of us ... well almost all of us. Kallie still had to go outside and take care of business amongst the falling branches from the giant sycamores. No tornados to speak of ... but the season is still young.

Monday, February 2, 2009

Family Night, Cats Included

Our Family Home Evening got off to a slow start tonight when Jeffery decided to join us in a game of apologies (aka "Sorry"). The tubby cat who has a secret passion for butter was reluctant to move. We had to rent a forklift to move the rotund pile of fur so our game could begin. The rest of family night was without further feline incidents and even came complete with oatmeal cookies. Nummy! Haven't had them for awhile!