tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50153815995505392482024-02-21T02:20:01.142-05:00The Redheaded WarriorsOur family, our storyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1272125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015381599550539248.post-14423140866855181162020-09-11T17:08:00.000-04:002020-09-11T17:08:20.403-04:00Marcus's birthday questions (17 on July 7th)<div style="text-align: center;">Marcus's birthday was a combo celebration this year. We had cake and presents just with us and then, a few weeks later, Marcus had a bowling night with some friends. He was a good sport with us trying to create a 4th of July themed cake with sparklers. (That didn't quite work out how I thought it would). For the life of me, I can't remember what he got for presents except a watch, some weird animal socks and an office t-shirt. What he probably wanted the most, his driver's license, was going to have to wait until August.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Marcus, what is your favorite....</div>
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color?....purple</div>
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thing to sleep with?....Ponyo</div>
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fruit?....apple</div>
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cereal?....frosted flakes</div>
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thing to eat for breakfast?....pancakes</div>
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thing to eat for lunch?....not leftovers</div>
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drink?....lemonade</div>
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movie?....Star Trek Into Darkness</div>
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thing to do outside?....camp</div>
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animal?....dog</div>
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game?....basketball, soccer, any Xbox game</div>
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television show?....any detective show</div>
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Kella had a great birthday. She was a hard one to buy for, since the only thing she wanted was some kind of lol doll. And, an ice cream birthday cake. As per usual, here are her current birthday question answers. Enjoy.<br />
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color?....blue</div>
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stuffed animal?....pig</div>
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thing to sleep with?....pillow and blanket</div>
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fruit?....blueberries</div>
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cereal?....Trix</div>
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thing to eat for breakfast?....oatmeil</div>
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thing to eat for lunch?....pizza</div>
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dessert?....ice cream with brownis</div>
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drink?....rootbeer</div>
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thing to do outside?....swim</div>
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animal?....flying dogs</div>
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game?....Pokemon</div>
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television show?....Teen Titans</div>
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Who is your best friend?....Emma and Ali</div>
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What do you want to be when you grow up?....a ninja or a spy</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015381599550539248.post-71432992096122623082020-03-30T15:40:00.000-04:002020-03-30T15:40:09.400-04:00Liam's birthday questions (11 on April 24)Ok. First up is Liam. His birthday will fall in the middle of the stay home due to coronavirus time. It's on a Friday this year and I was fortunate to be able to make a work trade so I can be home with Liam, at least for his birthday night. He was a good sport and answered all the questions. Let's see what he said:<br />
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color?....purple</div>
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stuffed animal?....Detective Pikachu</div>
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thing to sleep with?....blankie</div>
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fruit?....apple</div>
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cereal?....Frosted Fruity Os (generic Fruit Loops)</div>
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thing to eat for breakfast?....cereal</div>
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thing to eat for lunch?....sushi</div>
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dessert?....homemade brownies</div>
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drink?....Powerade</div>
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movie?....The Greatest Showman</div>
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thing to do outside?....swim</div>
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animal?....dog</div>
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book?....Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief</div>
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song?....Come Together by the Beatles</div>
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game?....Jenga</div>
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television show?....The Loud House</div>
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Who is your best friend?....Jacob Holland</div>
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What do you want to be when you grow up?....A bio-mechanical researcher</div>
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Here are Liam's <a href="http://redheadedwarriors.blogspot.com/2019/05/liams-birthday-questions-for-his-10th.html" target="_blank">10th year questions</a>, and <a href="http://redheadedwarriors.blogspot.com/2018/07/liam-as-9-year-old.html" target="_blank">9th year and down</a>. </div>
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And, here's last year's birthday photo. You can't tell from this pic, but we decorated Liam's cake to look like a sushi roll.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015381599550539248.post-26644453795266456542020-03-29T17:54:00.002-04:002020-03-29T17:54:49.969-04:00Well, hello there!Well, it's been a long while since I've posted anything to this blog. I've had the best intentions....just not the time or the focus to do the work. Do I pick up where I left off? For now, that's the best I can do.<br />
It's the first Sunday of spring break here. But, as you may know, the kids have been home for the past 2 weeks. School at home due to the coronavirus outbreak. We got through the schooling with minimal tears. The older boys were responsible for be self-motivated. The "littles" needed more oversight, but Kella and Liam did a good job of getting their work done on their own. <br />
We get 2 weeks off from schooling and then get 3 more weeks, at least, of school at home. But, the load should be lighter since they will not be doing school every day those next 3 weeks. I have big plans right now for spring break. They include getting lots of things done for scouting merit badges, hopefully starting a garden and finishing cleaning out all the rooms of the house. I also am compiling a running list of projects for Andy to complete. He gets to finish out teaching his classes from home this semester and gets to be on call to go into the hospital to work as a screener or whatever they need him to do. I get to work my regular scheduled shifts. Since, everything is pretty much closed, I gave back my days I was taking off for spring break. I'll save those days for later. <br />
Last year, I dropped the ball on the birthday questions for the kids. This year, I gave the all the kids the questions at once and am just going to post them here, now. This way I won't forget and I definitely have the time to do it. So, look forward to that and maybe I'll post so back stuff too from last summer, fall and winter. Take care and stay safe and healthy.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015381599550539248.post-11153583914240190912019-07-03T16:45:00.001-04:002019-07-03T16:45:23.627-04:00Hey, just some pics from Disney<div style="text-align: center;">
Way back over spring break, we were able to spend some time in Florida, which included 3 days at Disney. What a privilege to be able to take this kids to the most magical place on Earth. We did a lot of riding rides, eating food and walking! Andy kept track of how far he and the boys walked each day and they literally were able to complete some of the shorter hikes for their hiking merit badges. The girls and I opted to get a double stroller. One of the things we got was the PhotoPass that recorded pictures of us on rides and at different points in the parks to our Disney account. It was nice not to have to take pictures of everything with my own camera. And, now, I finally have time to share some with you. These are from Magic Kingdom, where we spent all of our first day. We got there early, like 8 am, and stayed till right before dinner. We missed the nighttime fireworks, but no one cared, because we went back to the condos to swim.</div>
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Our first pictures at Disney! Right before we split up boys vs. girls to go ride rides and see sites. I pretty much had to pull rank as the mother and force them to take these pictures.</div>
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The girls got to meet a couple princesses. First up: Rapunzel.</div>
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The boys rode the Haunted Mansion. I don't remember them being too impressed. Cale seems to think something is funny.</div>
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The boys thought Space Mountain was okay.</div>
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Finally, the high school band (Marcus, trombone). Kick back and listen to almost 30 minutes of this band's performance. It was the band director's last performance and his adult children played in the band for the last piece of the night. Very sweet.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015381599550539248.post-75371411939538063912019-05-21T12:33:00.000-04:002019-05-21T12:33:05.833-04:00HHMS Honor Band<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/04HX6J_KlaM" width="480"></iframe><br />
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Here is the honor band portion of the concert (Cale, French horn). If you are keeping track, this is the third band Cale played in for this concert. I really enjoyed this group's performance. I bet you will, too.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015381599550539248.post-39883223860203995552019-05-20T12:30:00.001-04:002019-05-20T12:30:35.913-04:00HHMS 8th grade band<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vsJ3pai0VQg" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />
Here is the 8th grade band portion of the concert (Cale, French horn). Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015381599550539248.post-69358079305098589522019-05-18T10:30:00.000-04:002019-05-18T10:30:05.914-04:00Liam's birthday questions for his 10th yearLet's see how Liam answered his yearly birthday questions.....<br />
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color?....purple</div>
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stuffed animal?....Pikachu</div>
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thing to sleep with?....blankey</div>
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fruit?...mango</div>
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thing to eat for breakfast?....cereal</div>
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thing to eat for lunch?....vegetarian pizza</div>
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dessert?...brownies</div>
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drink?....fruit punch</div>
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movie?....The Greatest Showman</div>
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thing to do outside?....jump</div>
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animal?....red panda</div>
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book?....Dogman</div>
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song?....Thunder (by Imagine Dragons)</div>
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game?....Mario 64</div>
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Who is your best friend?....Jacob</div>
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What do you want to be when you grow up?...a nanosystems engineer</div>
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Here is the 6th grade band (Ewan, tenor saxophone) from their pops concert. Of course, what a change from the beginning of the year when they were playing Dr. Hoosier at a home football game with the entire band program to now. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015381599550539248.post-81721293973942576782019-05-15T12:52:00.001-04:002019-05-15T12:52:05.671-04:00HHMS Jazz Band<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_gS6pBRvl50" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />
Here we go. The boys' pops concert was on Saturday. It was a long one for us. No surprise when you have a musician playing in 5 of 6 bands. The concert started off with the middle school jazz band which Cale is in. While my filming is not great, you might be able to catch Cale playing a French horn solo in the first song. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015381599550539248.post-83067834675925960702019-05-01T10:33:00.000-04:002019-05-01T10:33:00.872-04:00Cale's birthday questions.These kids are becoming harder to tie down to answer these simple questions. Add to that, that we are busy folks here and I didn't have time to harass Cale every day about answering these questions. But, finally, it's done. And then, I took several weeks to get on the computer to post them. Mostly for posterity at this point. I think it's fun to look back at the answers. Anyway, I'm glad I'm done. Liam's birthday was a few days ago. Time to start a new year of questions.<br />
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color?....orange</div>
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fruit?....apple</div>
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cereal?....frosted flakes</div>
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dessert?...anything</div>
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drink?....Sprite</div>
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thing to do outside?....trampoline</div>
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animal?....panda</div>
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book?....Book Thief</div>
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Ok, so maybe he didn't answer all the questions. He's pretty surly and stubborn some days. But, we sure do love him!</div>
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Finally, two of the 6th grade songs from the last concert way back in March. I think you can see Ewan a couple students in in the back room, playing saxophone. Enjoy.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015381599550539248.post-28021451691064834192019-03-21T13:24:00.001-04:002019-03-21T13:24:07.796-04:00HHMS 8th grade band 3/11/19<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/b4m63Xizbfc" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />
Here is the 8th grade band from the contest concert. I think they sound pretty great!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015381599550539248.post-40731607399026843172019-03-15T10:02:00.001-04:002019-03-15T10:02:51.203-04:00HHMS Honor Band 3/11/19<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ckCHj-l-iqY" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />
If I'm good for anything, it's recording and eventually uploading concert recordings for everyone's enjoyment. This is the the middle school honor band performing their contest pieces in a concert on Monday. You can even spot Cale if you look close to where the conductor's baton/hand is. Warning-the recording does move around a little. A hazard when sitting between Kella and Kinley.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015381599550539248.post-70116846119874669412019-03-13T11:11:00.001-04:002019-03-13T11:11:46.347-04:008th grade band, Christmas concert, song #3<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uoEszCNNwMo" width="459"></iframe><br /><br />
And, last for today, the 3rd song from the 8th grade band portion of the Christmas program. Now, you can say you have heard the entire concert. Or, at least the parts that our boys were in. (which was every band except the 7th grade band)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015381599550539248.post-66666303111578545062019-03-13T11:08:00.001-04:002019-03-13T11:08:15.115-04:008th grade band, Christmas concert 2018<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5pjpmp6MkKg" width="459"></iframe><br /><br />
Found the rest of the Christmas concert that I must not have uploaded. This is the 8th grade band (Cale). If you're feeling some Christmas music.....enjoyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015381599550539248.post-32484349144859581932019-03-13T11:00:00.001-04:002019-03-13T11:00:42.710-04:008th grade percussion ensemble<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/onWWh7CWexo" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />
It that time when I upload musical recordings to YouTube. First up, the 8th grade percussion ensemble Cale was a part of in February. The percussionists needed an 8th 8th grader and they asked Cale. It's fun that he was able to be a part of this. You may not be able to see Cale in this recording, but you can hear him-he is playing the claves. They got a gold rating for this performance.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015381599550539248.post-38495357683704717962019-02-12T14:16:00.000-05:002019-02-12T14:16:08.454-05:00Marcus's extremely late birthday questionsAnyone still out there. I may be late at getting things done, but, they get done. Case and point: yearly birthday questions. I recently got Marcus to fill some out for me. ( I got Cale to do his too, but, I may have misplaced them-oops.) Anyway, for your enjoyment, here is the most recent Q&A with Marcus.<br />
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color?....purple</div>
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fruit?....banana</div>
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cereal?....Frosted Flakes</div>
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thing to eat for breakfast?...pancakes/waffles</div>
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thing to eat for lunch?...calzones</div>
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dessert?...cake/cookies</div>
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drink?...Dr. Pepper, vitamin water, Body Armor</div>
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movie?...Spiderman Into the Spiderverse</div>
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thing to do outside?...jump on trampoline</div>
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animal?...dog</div>
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Time to hear the 6th grade band. This is their first concert as a group. Ewan plays tenor saxophone in this band. He likes band, so far, and has designated himself as the tenor saxophone section leader. (Are you surprised? Of course not.)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015381599550539248.post-61793580084019470802018-12-05T18:27:00.001-05:002018-12-05T18:27:19.415-05:00HHMS Honor Band 12/2/18<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/am9s8Y_o30M" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />
For your pleasure, the middle school honor band. Cale plays French horn in this band and I'm pretty sure his solo (which he told no one about) is in the 1st or 2nd song. Shoot, I can't remember. I wasn't listening for a solo from my horn player. So, enjoy some more Christmas music!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015381599550539248.post-29350744352652803342018-12-05T13:16:00.001-05:002018-12-05T13:16:46.218-05:00HHHS Band Christmas concert 12/2/2018<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/I24sBsAHP24" width="459"></iframe><br /><br />
The "bigger" boys...Marcus, Cale and Ewan, had their band Christmas concert on Sunday. I recorded everything so at least others can here the music. First up, the high school band. Not that you can hear him, but Marcus is in this band, playing trombone. So, sit back and listen (don't watch this recording-it moves around a lot. the important thing is, I got the music :-) ) and enjoy the high school concert.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015381599550539248.post-61767616113018065612018-11-20T13:35:00.003-05:002018-11-20T13:35:43.530-05:00Let's hear from Ewan as a 12 year old<div style="text-align: center;">
I know, it's amazing: 1. that Ewan is 12 and 2. that this is my second post in a month.</div>
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favorite fruit?....banana</div>
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favorite breakfast food?....waffles</div>
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favorite dessert?....cookies</div>
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favorite movie?....Infinity War</div>
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favorite thing to do outside?....jump</div>
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favorite animal?....penguin</div>
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favorite game?....Fortnite</div>
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favorite television show?....Teen Titans Go</div>
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Who is your best friend?....Gage, Mason</div>
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What do you want to be when you grow up?....NBA All-Star</div>
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As always, here are links to previous years: <a href="http://redheadedwarriors.blogspot.com/2017/10/lets-hear-from-11-year-old-ewan.html" target="_blank">11 years old</a>, <a href="http://redheadedwarriors.blogspot.com/2016/12/lets-hear-from-ewan.html" target="_blank">10 years old</a>, <a href="http://redheadedwarriors.blogspot.com/2015/09/lets-hear-from-9-year-old-ewan.html" target="_blank">9 years old</a>, and <a href="http://redheadedwarriors.blogspot.com/2014/09/lets-hear-from-ewan.html" target="_blank">8 years old</a>, </div>
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As my first post in forever, I have decided to upload the All-Region Honor band concert from Sunday. Cale participated in this band for a second year in a row. This band is made up of 7th, 8th and 9th graders, which means he could have 1 more year. He's turning into a pretty good french horn player. So, sit back, relax, and enjoy the music. I think it's about 30 mins worth and my recording skills are mostly passable.<br /><br />
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Our big trip this summer was an almost 2 week trip to points west, a goal to travel to states we haven't been to yet. We called it Expedition 2018 because it sounded cool and it really was starting to feel like an expedition with all the miles we were going to travel. Mission accomplished. We added Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas to our list of states we have been to. Our initial plan was to camp in a camper for this trip, but that plan died on the side of the road about 1 hour into the trip. Lucky for us, Grandpa Jerry came with our van and picked us up so we could keep on going. Camping turned into staying at hotels, which was also a fun time. We have already earned a free night with all the rooms we had booked for the trip. Here are just a few pictures, one from each state (almost).</div>
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Cousins! First stop, Iowa. We got to spend the night at Uncle Jim and Aunt Courtney's house. Xander and Everett were fun to play with and it was nice to see their house for our first time. </div>
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Next stop, Minnesota and Mall of America. We came, we shopped, we ate at Rainforest Cafe, we rode some rides at the amusement park in the mall. </div>
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Then, on to North Dakota and Teddy Roosevelt National Park. The painted canyons were beautiful. It was cool to see geological formations different from the flat farmlands of the midwest. We stayed in the area for a few days.</div>
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Then, on to South Dakota. We went to Mount Rushmore (the starting point for the idea of this trip) and Wind Cave National Park. </div>
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We stopped at Chimney Rock, Nebraska next. This was a lunch break stop on our long drive day from South Dakota to York, Nebraska. It was so still out there, you could here the wind rustling through the grass.</div>
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No picture of Kansas City, KS. We stayed the night there, had some great BBQ and made a spur of the moment decision to go to a marble store. We got to see a marble making demonstration and, of course, got some marbles. </div>
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After driving through Missouri, our last stop was to see more cousins in Illinois-Maddie, Abbie and Jacob. We got to spend the night with Grammy Pammy before heading back to our house. </div>
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It was a long trip. I hope the kids can always look back on it and take away some good family memories. We are already making plans in our head for Expedition 2019. </div>
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