www.robinsoncurriculum.com
Many people ask what curriculumwe use here @ Casa De Griffing. This is a great link that really explains it all!!
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Saturday, November 21, 2009
The Long Countdown begins
Blog update...by texting from my phone...technology IS cool but it encourages my laziness!
Ken left last night for another playdate in the sandbox. We got home after midnight from the drop off...not a dry eye in the house and some boys to console. Trey and Ryan put up the birthday decor for Travis and we spent today at Chuck E. Cheese. The things we parents won't subject ourselves to for our kids!! Grandma and Grandpa came as well as two of the cousins, which was nice.
I think we'll spend Thanksgiving in NM, and have to make some plans for Trey's birthday too. Seems like it all is coming down @ once...gotta remember to get the boys to CAP, and swim team practices, and feed them too! Can we live on pizza for a year??
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Friday, September 18, 2009
Allergies and stuff
Sounds like the name of a store!
Travis started it earlier in the week and I followed suit. One web site said grass and weed pollen was high, another one was more specific, with ragweed and sagebrush. Can't wait for spring when the mulberry starts up! And we though SC was bad with pine pollen!
Made a list with Ken last night of the things we want to do before he leaves, since we assumed (incorrectly) we would have a little more time to do stuff. This weekend we are going to visit Cattleman's Steakhouse @ Indian Cliffs Ranch near Fabens, TX. Good food and fun little things to do...playground, animals, Indian maze, etc, They were even featured on Man Vs. Food!!
Boys are going to Battle Cry today, so I must get in the shower. BC is a program thru the chaplains' office that is for 6th thru 12th graders. They do a Bible Study, have lunch and play games. The Friday morning edition is for homeschoolers so they get to hang out with other homeschool kids their age!
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Travis started it earlier in the week and I followed suit. One web site said grass and weed pollen was high, another one was more specific, with ragweed and sagebrush. Can't wait for spring when the mulberry starts up! And we though SC was bad with pine pollen!
Made a list with Ken last night of the things we want to do before he leaves, since we assumed (incorrectly) we would have a little more time to do stuff. This weekend we are going to visit Cattleman's Steakhouse @ Indian Cliffs Ranch near Fabens, TX. Good food and fun little things to do...playground, animals, Indian maze, etc, They were even featured on Man Vs. Food!!
Boys are going to Battle Cry today, so I must get in the shower. BC is a program thru the chaplains' office that is for 6th thru 12th graders. They do a Bible Study, have lunch and play games. The Friday morning edition is for homeschoolers so they get to hang out with other homeschool kids their age!
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Friday, September 11, 2009
Blog updates
I have now added a bunch of blogs of my friends to my "blogs you are following", lol! If you are "following" me, you'll know I don't update very often. I prefer FB, short sweet and to the point, lol.
If you love dogs and want to see some AWESOME Siberian Huskies, read the blog for TouchMeNot Siberians...they are friends of ours in Alaska who show, breed and race huskies. They have the most beautiful dogs I have ever seen.
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Tuesday, September 1, 2009
It appears I have mastered mobile blogging
Not that I will update any more than I do now, just that I have the capability to do it!
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
which is the bigger shock?
That we have moved and found a house or that I am updating my blog?????
We are now in the desert, out of the humidity (yay!). WE found a house on the end of the second day of looking....tried to get a house with a pool but what we found makes up for it, plus there is a community pool nearby!
We are on the side of the mountain, with a back view of a canyon and the front view that is gorgeous at night, with the lights of the city. I guess I need to post some pictures, but theh yare all currently on my phone and I am just lazy!
We are now in the desert, out of the humidity (yay!). WE found a house on the end of the second day of looking....tried to get a house with a pool but what we found makes up for it, plus there is a community pool nearby!
We are on the side of the mountain, with a back view of a canyon and the front view that is gorgeous at night, with the lights of the city. I guess I need to post some pictures, but theh yare all currently on my phone and I am just lazy!
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Updating my blog?????
Seriously, I have not had the time to update it! LOL!!!
How about a photo??? We had these taken as a gift for Ken's birthday...
Monday, December 15, 2008
Fourteen years old.... almost as tall as mom...
...and still eating! LOL!! Danged kids...they grow and eat and grow and eat...
If I stopped feeding them social services would juts show up on my doorstep, and that would only lead to more problems, it wouldn't solve the "eating and growing problem"...so I guess we'll just keep feeding them till they fly the coop!
Today I have taught a water aerobics class, taught a swim class, gone to the store, washed the laundry, helped the boys bake cookies (slice and bake, mind you!), made charitable donations for others for Christmas, finished the family Christmas letter, printed about 40 copies of the letter, (oh and had to go get ink for the printer before I could print them!) and tonight I hope to start on the wrapping o' presents. Can't do THAT till after everyone has gone to bed!
We had our Sunday School class party on Saturday night...GREAT food, lots of laughs! CAP party tomorrow night, the boys have the youth party at church on Wednesday night, and Ken's work party on Thursday night. Friday we get a break and then a neighborhood party on Saturday night (grownups only, I am SO excited!).
Thursday, December 11, 2008
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My son Ryan needs to grow up and be a massage therapist. OMG, he gives the best back runs to his mommy!!!
It is raining (again) in SC and is a very blah day. We have the Chrsitmas tree up but it only has the lights on it so far. Too many other things going on to get it decorated. We wqould have finished it on sunday but I had to run Trey over to the dr. at FOrt Jackson...he slipped in the kitchen and fgell, hitting his arm on the edge of the counter as he went down. Not a big deal but last time he broke his arm, he had the similar "it hurts but it doesn't hurt" kind of a pain.
Since he wasn't feeling any better after an hour or so we went off to the dr. His arm was not broken, but it was a fright for a minute!
Sunday School class Christmas party this Saturday, neighborhood party next Saturday. YAY for babysitters!
We are also collecting food this Saturday for our homeschool support group food drive for Harvest Hope. I sure hope everyone on our block got thier flyers, and read them AND will leave us a donation.
It is raining (again) in SC and is a very blah day. We have the Chrsitmas tree up but it only has the lights on it so far. Too many other things going on to get it decorated. We wqould have finished it on sunday but I had to run Trey over to the dr. at FOrt Jackson...he slipped in the kitchen and fgell, hitting his arm on the edge of the counter as he went down. Not a big deal but last time he broke his arm, he had the similar "it hurts but it doesn't hurt" kind of a pain.
Since he wasn't feeling any better after an hour or so we went off to the dr. His arm was not broken, but it was a fright for a minute!
Sunday School class Christmas party this Saturday, neighborhood party next Saturday. YAY for babysitters!
We are also collecting food this Saturday for our homeschool support group food drive for Harvest Hope. I sure hope everyone on our block got thier flyers, and read them AND will leave us a donation.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Grand Scheme
In the grand scheme, things have not been so bad...but last weekend I was up all night with a pukey kid. Missed church as well last Sunday. On the bright side, I was able to go to the Delta Zeta Founder's Day celebration at the chapter at USC, and received a lovely certificate for celebrating 25 years as an initiate.
The week was busy, and we had grand plans for the weekend but they went awry as well...Travis missed his soccer game last Saturday due to his illness, and with all the rain Friday, I had a feeling he would miss yesterday's game as well. I was correct, the games for his age group were ALL canceled yesterday. And late Friday night Trey made it 2 for 3 in the sick kid category, I think he had the same bug Travis had the weekend prior. Then our plans to see author/tv host Steve Doocy at Books A Million was in jeopardy, we didn't think it would be cool to give a national tv host the stomach bug!
Friday I noticed the ice in our freezer was melting but I thought the freezer door had just not closed properly. Friday night it appeared the meat was thawing out. Saturday seemed to be the same but I was so very tired I didn't think about the fridge/freezer being broken...I tried to call out property management company but since it was Sat. there was no one in the office and no "press this number if you have a maintenance emergency" on their voice mail. there was a number to call the owner of the company, so I did that but did not ever get an answer. I finally found some of the paperwork from when we moved in two years ago, and called the "emergency number" but OF COURSE got no response. Have I mentioned how much I do not like our property management company?????? They are fine if all you need to do is pay your rent.
Trey was feeling better by Saturday afternoon, and said he was hungry (always a good sign) so we let him have a few crackers and some 7-Up and went to BAM to see Steve Doocy. He spoke to the crowd for a few minutes then signed books and chatted a little as he was signing.
Trey was feeling poorly again this morning so here I am at home with him, missing church, curled up in my bed snuggling with my laptop and autographed Steve Doocy book, lol. I did clean out the freezer and refrigerator, salvaged what I could to the little freezer in the garage and threw out the rest, and added replacement food to my grocery list. I had to pour out THREE gallons of milk! Ken went to the store this morning to get milk so we could have breakfast and now we need to figure out what to do for lunch and dinner, and breakfast again tomorrow and pray we can get the refrigerator fixed SOON!!!
So, while it has all been frustrating, in the grand scheme it is not all that bad. I just wish I had been paying more attention to the appliances this weekend...
The week was busy, and we had grand plans for the weekend but they went awry as well...Travis missed his soccer game last Saturday due to his illness, and with all the rain Friday, I had a feeling he would miss yesterday's game as well. I was correct, the games for his age group were ALL canceled yesterday. And late Friday night Trey made it 2 for 3 in the sick kid category, I think he had the same bug Travis had the weekend prior. Then our plans to see author/tv host Steve Doocy at Books A Million was in jeopardy, we didn't think it would be cool to give a national tv host the stomach bug!
Friday I noticed the ice in our freezer was melting but I thought the freezer door had just not closed properly. Friday night it appeared the meat was thawing out. Saturday seemed to be the same but I was so very tired I didn't think about the fridge/freezer being broken...I tried to call out property management company but since it was Sat. there was no one in the office and no "press this number if you have a maintenance emergency" on their voice mail. there was a number to call the owner of the company, so I did that but did not ever get an answer. I finally found some of the paperwork from when we moved in two years ago, and called the "emergency number" but OF COURSE got no response. Have I mentioned how much I do not like our property management company?????? They are fine if all you need to do is pay your rent.
Trey was feeling better by Saturday afternoon, and said he was hungry (always a good sign) so we let him have a few crackers and some 7-Up and went to BAM to see Steve Doocy. He spoke to the crowd for a few minutes then signed books and chatted a little as he was signing.
Trey was feeling poorly again this morning so here I am at home with him, missing church, curled up in my bed snuggling with my laptop and autographed Steve Doocy book, lol. I did clean out the freezer and refrigerator, salvaged what I could to the little freezer in the garage and threw out the rest, and added replacement food to my grocery list. I had to pour out THREE gallons of milk! Ken went to the store this morning to get milk so we could have breakfast and now we need to figure out what to do for lunch and dinner, and breakfast again tomorrow and pray we can get the refrigerator fixed SOON!!!
So, while it has all been frustrating, in the grand scheme it is not all that bad. I just wish I had been paying more attention to the appliances this weekend...
Friday, October 24, 2008
Fall Sports - Cross Country
Trey has taken up running thru the parks and rec dept. Too bad he will age out of it this year! He seems to be enjoying it, and his coach said he would continue to run with anyone who is still interested till the spring track season starts. Thing is, Trey will be too old for the rec leagues in the spring.
Still running....they ran three miles at this meet, Trey ran it in about 31 minutes. No one was timing so I suggested he time himself at the next meet. There is a youth running club in Columbia, they will start up again in spring but it is a little pricey, and they only run on the weekends, down at USC.
The winner...first place for boys, in his age group. Coach said next meet, he will be running against the girls in his age group as well.
Fall Sports - Soccer
Attempting a team picture! This was after the game, so everyone just wanted their snack and to goof off...of course, there was lots of goofing off DURING the game as well!
Travis getting near the ball...I think this was before the game!
Serious business....pre-game team meeting.
Soccer dude! This was his first year playing soccer on a team. He seems to enjoy it, although he missed a game last week (he was ILL!!) and it looks as if tomorrow's game may get rained out.Wow, twice in one month!
T his is the picture I have on my phone when Ken calls...it is 18 months old, but I think it captures the essence of him perfectly!
Travis was playing in his Cubbie room one night at church, waiting for me to come pick him up. I think this was the first night of Awana this year. I had no idea they had a Home Depot uniform in the room but he was just so cute!
This is the most recent picture of Trey and Ryan! Taken about 2 weeks ago on THEIR new cell phone...yeah, I did it. This is what comes up on my phone when they call me. Ryan really isn't that much shorter than Trey he was leaning over a little on the back of a chair.
Trey - August 2008. We stopped to eat at IHOP after taking my mom and dad to the airport in Charlotte, NC. We were up and out of the house very early, so I promised them breakfast. Hey, mom's gotta eat too!
Ryan at IHOP
Travis with Mawgaw and Papa. I should have edited that lady's face out but I am lazy. This was at the Richland County Public Library's Junior Volunteer Recognition Ceremony. Both of the boys have been volunteering at out local library once a week since shortly after we moved to Columbia. they got a certificate and ice cream sundaes...which one do you think they enjoyed more, lol?!
Summer is REALLY over now...it has rained all day and the high only got to 54 today. However, we are planning to go to Daytona again in May and I am SO looking forward to it. Is that bad???? The dates are already on the website for the National JROTC Drill Team Championships, and Ken and I both want to go again. I would like to take the boys to Disney World for one day while we are there, but I'll have to see if that works out. One day is just not enough for DW but it may be the only chance we get. Guess I better teach a bunch of swim lessons this spring if we want to go! LOL!!!
Friday, October 17, 2008
Blah, blah, blah....
Nope, have not updated my blog since August. Who has time?!
It's not like my kids are not cute, or they don't do amusing things, or funny things never happen in our house....I just never seem to find the time to get on here and notate it.
I did get my kids a cell phone today...I know, what am I thinking????? Not for Travis, lol, just for the older 2. There have been times when I said to myself "I wish he had a cell phone..." but since the kids are with me most of the time, it just didn't make much sense. But we needed to up our minutes (thanks DSLs) and adding a line was only a few bucks so why not?! I like going to the Verizon store anyway and looking at all of the toys.
We are in the midst of cross country for Trey and soccer for Travis. Ryan is only swimming and that is because I make him, so that is one less athlete in the family for now. I am trying to take up running again (yeah, like I ever really started!). I started the Couch to 5k program this summer http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml but dropped off after summer camp was over, since the day care hours at the gym become limited once school starts. All of my day care hours are booked by swim lessons and water aerobics. I may just have to start squeezing in some more gym time for my own fun, uh, I mean my own run, or I could run at the YMCA. I think their day care hours are longer. I have been working there almost 2 months now but it's only one day a week so I am not completely familiar with their schedule.
Seriously, I'd like to run a 5k some day...but I there are no TVs on the open road, lol!!! I did 1.5 miles yesterday, in about 18 minutes, running and walking (60/120s my dh calls it). It wasn't too bad but then I taught water aerobics that evening and since I was subbing felt compelled to give a REALLY good class...and I was paying for it this morning! Ow, Ow, Ow!!!
So, now I am off to read other blogs. My friends have WAY cuter kids than I and they have MUCH more fun than we do! ROFL!!!
It's not like my kids are not cute, or they don't do amusing things, or funny things never happen in our house....I just never seem to find the time to get on here and notate it.
I did get my kids a cell phone today...I know, what am I thinking????? Not for Travis, lol, just for the older 2. There have been times when I said to myself "I wish he had a cell phone..." but since the kids are with me most of the time, it just didn't make much sense. But we needed to up our minutes (thanks DSLs) and adding a line was only a few bucks so why not?! I like going to the Verizon store anyway and looking at all of the toys.
We are in the midst of cross country for Trey and soccer for Travis. Ryan is only swimming and that is because I make him, so that is one less athlete in the family for now. I am trying to take up running again (yeah, like I ever really started!). I started the Couch to 5k program this summer http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml but dropped off after summer camp was over, since the day care hours at the gym become limited once school starts. All of my day care hours are booked by swim lessons and water aerobics. I may just have to start squeezing in some more gym time for my own fun, uh, I mean my own run, or I could run at the YMCA. I think their day care hours are longer. I have been working there almost 2 months now but it's only one day a week so I am not completely familiar with their schedule.
Seriously, I'd like to run a 5k some day...but I there are no TVs on the open road, lol!!! I did 1.5 miles yesterday, in about 18 minutes, running and walking (60/120s my dh calls it). It wasn't too bad but then I taught water aerobics that evening and since I was subbing felt compelled to give a REALLY good class...and I was paying for it this morning! Ow, Ow, Ow!!!
So, now I am off to read other blogs. My friends have WAY cuter kids than I and they have MUCH more fun than we do! ROFL!!!
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