Go Red For Women

In 2004, the American Heart Association (AHA) faced a challenge. Cardiovascular disease claimed the lives of nearly 500,000 American women each year, yet women were not paying attention. In fact, many even dismissed it as an “older man’s disease.” To dispel the myths and raise awareness of heart disease as the number one killer of women, the American Heart Association created Go Red For Women – a passionate, emotional, social initiative designed to empower women to take charge of their heart health.

Go Red For Women encourages awareness of the issue of women and heart disease, and also action to save more lives. The movement harnesses the energy, passion and power women have to band together and collectively wipe out heart disease. It challenges them to know their risk for heart disease and take action to reduce their personal risk. It also gives them the tools they need to lead a heart healthy life.

Click here GoRedForWomen for more information

and get your RED on!

Two More Great Reads

I love getting completely immersed in the story and characters of a book!  Ijust finished reading Sarah's Key by Tatiana DeRosnay last week (and it was amazing!)...

...just in time for Harry Bernstein's 3rd book The Golden Willow to arrive from Amazon! 

59 days and counting!

...just 59 days until Opening Day - Go Rockies!!!

Gravy

...another fun thing about 3rd grade - the Poetry Reading!  Each of the students writes a new verse for Shel Silverstein's "Sick" and they read it together, along with other group poems, and one of their own. 

Hannah's poem was entitled "Gravy".

Gravy, oh gravy, how I love thee!

I feel so happy, hungry, and cozy inside,

when I see you in the bowl.

When I eat you, the hunger goes away.

Gravy, oh gravy, how I love thee,

dripping down my face!

We finished up with hot chocolate and cookies in the coffee house. 
Fun times!

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

One of the projects in 3rd grade is the biography book report.  In addition to writing about the person, the kids have to decorate a 2-liter bottle to look like him or her.  Hannah is trying to decide if her Mozart looks more like the Fandango dude or the Wii Music Conductor :-)  Love him!

...a work in progress...

 ...completed...

 ...totally cute!!!

 ...Hannah's "Mozart" with Joshua's "Babe Ruth"

(yes, we still have him three years later!!!)...

My Favorite Bobcat

#24

We hosted the JV Bobcat Invitational this weekend - 8 teams participated from 6 schools. It was a great time - Joshua's team lost 2 and won 1, but they definitely played well as a team and had fun! The best game was today - we played the boys from Zion who went to Outdoor Lab with us. Everyone sat together and rooted for each other :-) Joshua scored a much-needed free throw to keep the game 4 points ahead in the last few seconds!
...pre-game introductions...

...followed by prayer and singing the national anthem...

SWOOSH!



Ice Skating at Evergreen Lake

Absolutely beautiful and so much fun with hot chocolate and homemade cookies, too  :-)