Rest in Peace Mr. Aten

Gone but never forgotten.

Ft McAllister State Park, GA

Pictures from Austin's camping trip to Ft. McAllister State Park in Georgia this weekend. He went with his Boy Scout troop. Looks like they had fun! (The two text messages from Austin stating he loved his mom helped!) 😃

Rest in Peace Mr. Aten

In Memory of Mr. Aten

It was so sad to see the flag at half-staff and flowers at the corner of the crosswalk at the school this morning in memory of Mr. Aten.

Our neighbor said so eloquently "Mr. Jeff Aten from Sandy Ridge passed away yesterday. He collapsed on the campus of Marvin Ridge High School while running yesterday evening.
Mr. Aten touched every student and family at Sandy Ridge. He stood out at the crosswalk in front of the school directing traffic and shepherding our children in and out through all kinds of weather. He taught all the students computers and keyboarding. He was the student council advisor and founded the science olympiad. He coached volleyball and lacrosse at the high school where his daughter is a junior. This will be a hard time for the Sandy Ridge and Marvin Ridge community."

Non-Fiction Research Project

This is Jennifer's non-fiction research project displayed on a tri-fold poster board. She did an awesome job! The walk-about at the school to view the entire classes posters is April 1 from 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM. Come one, come all and see this third grade classroom's excellent work!

Good Times!

Jenni, Katelyn, and Lindsay making good time memories!

Varrow Madness 2015: Part I

Varrow Madness 2015

The buzz was in the air around the mash up of St. Patty’s Day, NCAA March Madness, and technology that only Varrow can pull off.  Albeit, I was a last minute entry into this event and I had some reservations.  But, a comp’d nights’ stay and dinner was very persuasive.  Let’s face it.  I love to meet people anyhow.  I’m social.  So I was going.  I just had to override my cynical “another vendor event” mind set.  And, I’m glad I did.

Sheraton, where is this place?

But, Greensboro?  Well, off we go.  The Koury Convention Center is a great place that is proudly and prominently displayed. However, it is a Sheraton hotel.  That would have been a good piece of information to know while we were trying to locate the Sheraton hotel.  J  With that said, those very minor issues all melted away as I noticed that the hotel was hosting the NCAA Girls swim team.  And I digress…  On to the next event, dinner hosted by Varrow.  The place, Castle McCulloch. 

Uber

Our transportation, Uber.  If you aren’t familiar with Uber, suffice it to say that it is crowsource at its best.  While I fully embrace new and innovative ideas, of all types, not everyone is as ready as they believe they are.  Case in point, my colleagues who are watching the caravan of 15 passenger vans pass by, their minds set on some perceived standard transportation.  Our Uber ride… straight out of the fashionable Red Hat society fully complimented with a Dodge Caliber.  Liken the Caliber to a fashionable 4 door AMC Pacer.  As my colleagues were processing what was about to take place, I entered the drives side back seat and preparing to buckle up.  In the process I felt a colleague brush up on my hip.  As I turned to buckle the seatbelt, I realized that there was no way I was going to finish that move.  Three of us are now in the back of this car and one in the passenger front.  Yes, 5 people, 4 slightly larger than average males.  We were in for a ride.  I’m not sure they had this type of joy ride in mind.   As accommodating as our Uber driver was, there was just too much comedy pinned up.  As we drove away, I was reminded of myself as a child -a chunky kid wheezing while pushing my Tonka Toy.  Besides the few missed turns, parking lot mishaps, and sightseeing we did make it to the dinner event.  However, we arrived behind a car load of folks that left after us.  It was a amusing for me, if not for Uber, my colleague’s faces were hilarious.

More to come on the rest of that evening!

Scale Drawing

Austin did a fantastic job with his math project to draw a picture to scale. He chose a picture of a minion. Super cute! He finished it early to get extra credit. So proud of you Austin!

Servants With A Heart

The family participated in a Servants With A Heart packing event at Calvary Church this past weekend. Austin brought his friend Jeffrey to the event. It was so much fun and it was inspirational to do His work.