Academic Progress Report

Nora received her first quarterly report card as a sixth grader. We are very proud of her scholastic accomplishment. Here are her results:

Math: 100%
Healthful Living: 100%
Language Arts: 98.837%
Advance Science: 94.286%
Visual Arts: 93.15%
Advance Social Studies: 92.222%

SparkCon

SparkCon was this weekend in downtown Raleigh. We all drove down to look at the display of chalk art on the street. Nora's art teacher was there and pointed out that four students from her school participated this year and she encouraged Nora to do so in next year's SparkCon. Here is a link to some of the picture we took.

Stone Brewing

Tyler's Taproom in Durham, NC hosted a release party tonight for Stone Brewing Co. My babysitter bailed on me so I took the kids and went with two friends to enjoy some of the best micro beer you can find. Stone is based in Escondido, CA and their beers are only available in limited states at this time. Fortunately this release party marks Stone's availability in North Carolina. Click here to view some pictures I took. I apologize that several of the pictures didn't turn out that well.

Durham Bulls 08

The last regular season game for the Durham Bulls was tonight. We took the kids and met all our neighbors at Tyler's Taproom for dinner before the game. After dinner we headed to the game and watched the Bull's win 7 to 2 over Charlotte. There were fireworks after the game.

Nora's First Day of 6th Grade!

Nora started sixth grade today at East Millbrook which is an International Baccalaureate school. She had a fever last night and was not feeling well today plus she was very nervous. I had a chance to walk her to the auditorium where she was assigned a home room teacher along with 400 other kids. We are very excited for her as she begins her journey through middle school.

Journey/Heart/Cheap Trick

Last night we went to the Journey/Heart/Cheap Trick concert at the Walnut Creek Pavilion. Our neighbors Vince can Sandy went with us. Here are some photos I took.

Digit Update 3

This morning I went into the Raleigh Hand Clinic for my check up. The first thing I did was place my hand into a machine that had ground corn husks in it. The mulch was heated and the machine churned it so it moved around your hand. The purpose is to warm up the muscles in your hand before beginning therapy. Next, the took measurements of my flexibility which are on track for a good recovery. From this point I went to see my Dr. who removed the button and wire from my finger. He used a device that looked like a needle nose pliers and untied the wire, slipped the button off then yanked from one end of the wire until it pulled free from my the inside of my finger (which was actually threaded through my bone (he drilled a hole during the surgery) and ligament). I go back in one week for a therapy checkup and in three weeks for x-rays. I am still restricted from basketball and other impact activities. If all is well at my three week appointment I will be cleared to play basketball again.