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FLL Regional

Lego is finally over for the year. We have had the Lego field setup kit in our living room since August. This year was our most successful ever. We made it to the regional championship. We won the project award this year as well. The kids project was the Lunch Tockz. It was a little electronic device that monitored time and temperature of food in your lunch box to tell you whether it was save to eat or not. The kids worked really hard. Overall, they did extremely well. At the competitions, they generally only give 1 award to a team. Otherwise, I think that we may have one more than one. The kids did really well in all the presentations (Robot Design, Teamwork, Project).

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Christmas

Another Christmas has come and gone. Another day of too much food and too many presents. The kids had a great time (as we all did). Margaret got a loom, so now she is starting to weave. Sam got an arduino. He is already better at electronics than I am. Katy got rollerblades that she only wants to use at night in the street. We all got blankets from Marcella. She had these made from various pictures that either she (or I) had taken. Mine was from my picture of the lift at Sherwood. Elizabeth made a pretty cake for Christmas Eve.

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Tree Trimming

We got our tree from the same place again this year. However, with the downturn in the economy, they don’t have as many trees anymore, so the pickin’s are getting a bit slim. We got a fine tree anyway. The biggest reason that we have to have pictures of this each year is because Katy is always convinced that it is her turn to put the star on the top of the tree (she’s only right about a third of the time).

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Halloween

Another halloween has come and gone. Again, the family was very excited about it. Sam was TinTin, Margaret was a princess of some kind, and Katy was some form of Mini Mouse. We had lots of people by and Elizabeth set her ‘witch’s den” up in the front yard. A fun time was had by all.

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Coronation

Katy and a bunch of friends went to coronation Saturday night. It is basically a formal homecoming dance at her school. Her date is the one in the tux. She seemed to have a good time. They all had dinner at the Yonenaga’s before hand and ended up there afterwards. She seemed to have a good time. I assume y’all that are her facebook friends (she won’t let Elizabeth or I) know all about it by now.

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Katy’s Birthday

Katy's Birthday

A while back, Katy noticed the last regular season game for the Sharks would be on her birthday. She thought that we all should go. Our neighbor was nice enough to arrange tickets for us and we went. Our whole family and all of Katy’s grandparents. All in all an nice way to celebrate Katy’s birthday. Next we have to figure out what playoff games we are going to try to see. Katy is a hockey fan for some reason.

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Admin Pokie trip

Margaret’s Birthday

We had Margaret’s birthday in Tahoe this year. It was ski week for us. The Wallins were up with us for her birthday.

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Christmas

Another exciting Christmas at the Greer household. The kids got more than they needed (so did everyone else). The kids have been busy all day playing with all the new toys.

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Cub Scouts with Guns

Tonight they gave the cub scouts guns and told them to shoot things. Ok, there was a long speech about gun safety before hand and they were nerf guns and they were shooting at plastic plates and dishes. All in all, the boys had a good time. This was the first time that the pack has done something like this, it seemed like it was a success. Oh, and Sam’s den sung a Christmas carol, led by the Jewish atheist parent, to start the meeting.

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Tree Trimming

We went out in the pouring rain on Sunday to walk through the mud (Katy in shorts, flip flops, and a short sleeved shirt) and cut down our Christmas tree. After we let it dry out enough, we trimmed it last night. (The kids and Elizabeth did, I just took pictures.)

Notice Katy is in almost every picture. She wouldn’t let me take a picture without her in it.