Prediction... Another Long Winter!

I can't believe February is here! Where does the time go!

The snow just seems to enjoy falling on the PNW so I am also predicting a nice long winter. I just hope the snow stays in the mountains and out of our metro area. Seattle drivers get very scary when it does anything other than rain.

Cub Scout Update:

Deryck's Pine Box Derby car was painted a hot shade of Red... it was so hot that flames of Orange and Yellow were also on it. The car was light and weighed 3.1 ounces. As we were new to the pine box derby scene, we hace no idea you were supposed to weight the car for speed. There was tough crowd of experienced racers who knew the course but in the end our rookie pulled out all the stops and he finished 1st in his Den... I expect next year we will test out weighing the car for additional speed. Here are a few pictures of the finished car and our champion.

Deryck's approval to Lowell Ele. was complete and he will begin school at Lowell on the 4th. We took Deryck to met the principal last week, he was very kind and told us how excited he was to have Deryck attend his school. "Mr. Bob" (as he likes to be called by his students) took the time to give us a tour, answer all of Deryck's questions and introduce us to a few of the teachers and staff. He signed all the papers and now we have to just wait for the transfer to be complete. Deryck is a little worried about the kids but he thinks this will be a good move. He is mostly excited to hear that he will no longer have to wear a uniform and I know that one of the boys from his Cub Scout Den attends this school. I am keeping it a secret because I don't want him to be dissappointed if he isn't place in Garren's class. I plan to take the kids shopping as they are both growing out of the current clothes they have.

Ashley will also start a new school, New Adventure's. The school is close to Lowell and Deryck will be bused there after school until I can pick them up. Deryck was able to tour the school with us and he has put his stamp of approval on it. The school's are located in the Ruston "Old Tacoma" area, which isn't to far from my office in downtown. There are lots of girls that Ashley should get along with and the many fun things to do.