Yummy Dinner

Wow, I've got so much to blog about. But, things have just been really busy lately. I will try to do a condensed version tonight :-) Here are the highlights:

Hayden is still doing very well in school. He made the A Honor Roll this 9 weeks. He recently finished a Salt-Relief Map project for his Social Studies class. They have been studying Egypt. Now he is plowing ahead on his Science Fair Project.
Hayden and Adam had a good time creating the hills and valleys of the Nile region.

Hayden's Science Fair Project
The Effect of Liquid on Sodium Polyacrylate
(a super absorbent polymer similiar to the polymer found in diapers).

We had our drawing for the cruise tickets. Thanks to all of you that bought a ticket. The good news is we raised over $2,000. The bad news is none of my ticket holders won. Sorry guys. Thank you for the support anyway.

This week we are selling Candy Grams. Several of my scrapbooking buddies and I made 288 little treat filled "sour cream style" containers. The kids are pre-selling them at lunch and they will be delivered to students and teachers on Thursday. Just a cute little thank you for $1. They were fun to make and I hope everyone enjoys giving and receiving a little "thank you."

The Good Search fundraiser is starting to gain momentum. People are even buying things by going through Good Shop. When you need to buy something online from Target, Wal Mart, Best Buy or a number of other stores, if you get there by clicking through Good Shop, we get a percentage. So shop online and surf away. We'll keep picking up the pennies :-)

Here's how to add it to your tool bar. http://www.goodsearch.com/Toolbars.aspx
Then just type Choctawhatchee in the My Charity box and you're good to go.

Mr. Hannah drawing the cruise ticket winner.


A MESS of Candy Grams

The Red Cross Blood Mobile made their second stop of the year at Choctaw. Christian has given blood both times. Did you know you only have to be 16 these days to donate (if you have a parent approval). I told them to drain him dry :-) They do a brisk business. They park 6-8 busses outside and all day long there is no shortage of willing volunteers. I have to laugh at the marketing genius. Lets see . . . . we'll give them an excuse to skip class for a half an hour or so, and give them a coke and a honey bun when they're done. They'll beat a path to our door. Mwaaaahhh haaaaaahhhh haaaaaahhh!! And they do :-)

Christian sporting his cool bandage.

In all the craziness lately Adam and I did get a chance to go out to dinner alone. It was really good!! We had sushi, edamame, cucumber salad, Bok Kum, and LOTS of various Korean side dishes (cucumber kimchee, radish kimchee, bean sprouts, potato, and Adam's favorite - fish paste (just kidding he doesn't like that).