A Visit to the NC Capitol

Johnny's 4th grade class went to downtown Raleigh to tour the Capitol, Executive Mansion, and Legislative Building.  We ended up missing the Capitol tour because of bus issues.  What a bummer. I've wanted to go into that historic building for years now but have never made it.  Guess I'll have to go back.  This picture was taken on the Capitol grounds.

I didn't really like the modern architecture of our Legislative Building, but I thoroughly enjoyed the Victorian feel to the Executive Mansion.  The chandeliers were to die for.

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First Lego League Regionals

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My FLL team competed today at regionals. We came in 6th out of 12 on the robot game and got some good scores on the core values, presentation, and robot design interviews. Unfortunately, we were not one of the top 4 teams and are not going on to state competition. Still, we had a great day and I was very proud of the kids.

Yates Mill Fall 2014

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Donnie and I went to Yates Mill this week. We walked the mill pond trail, enjoyed the beautiful morning and fall color, and took a lot of pics.

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November Owl-Themed Tablescape

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Introducing my November tablescape! My dad painted the large ceramic owl circa 1978.  The placemats are from Wal-Mart.  The turkey candle holders, napkin rings, plates, and cloth napkins came from Guardian Angel.  The tiny pilgrims were painted by my Aunt Teresa in the 70's too.  The candles are PartyLite.  Can't wait to cook something good with those pie pumpkins!

Halloween

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Joey is center as a ghost and Johnny is on his left as a Mickey Mouse wizard. We enjoyed walking with some of our friends from our 'old' neighborhood.

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Pink

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A tribute to all of those touched by breast cancer...

The Vollmer Farm Rocks!

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Some of us are able to get more air than others;-)  Obviously, we had a great day at our yearly trip to The Vollmer Farm.  In looking back, we've been going since 2009, and the only year we missed was 2012 due to terrible weather most of the October weekends.  Until next year!

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