Morgan's report card and GT placement

Morgan's final report card for second grade arrived in the mail yesterday. All A's again! Way to go Morgan!! Her final averages for each subject are:
Reading: 98
Writing: 97
Spelling: 97
Math: 97
Social Studies: 95
Science: 95
Her home base teacher included the comments: "Grasps concepts quickly" and "Expresses ideas clearly".

Also arriving in the mail yesterday were the results of Morgan's testing for placement into the GT (gifted and talented) program at her school. She made it into the program based on her language arts skills. She was so excited and so was I. I am so proud of my little girl!

Kayaking

Last Saturday we took the kids and kayaks out on Lake Woodlands. We went down the waterway as far as it goes and then came back and started heading toward the dragon at Southshore Park. Unfortunately we didn't make it that far because Morgan had to go to the restroom. So we paddled back as quickly as we could to Northshore Park and walked to the restrooms. On our journey we saw lots of herons and other birds. We also saw two deer which was really cool. Hopefully we can go back out this weekend and make it to the dragon.

Grandma's Passing

Grandma Holly (Aneita Elizabeth Holly, Dad's mom) passed away Thursday, May 29th, 2008. She was 84 years old. Adrian and I drove to Birmingham last Saturday. Morgan and Andy stayed in Texas because Morgan still had school this week. The wake was Sunday evening and the funeral was Monday morning. Eight of Dad's cowboy friends were the pall bearers and were dressed in cowboy clothes. Dad wore his Confederate uniform both Sunday and Monday. The mayor of Helena attended the funeral. It was a difficult trip but I am glad that we went to be with Dad.