To Bee or not to Bee…
Sam was one of two students from his 3rd Grade class selected to be in the Lake Hood schoolwide spelling bee today. Third grade is the first year for eligibility, and we were very proud of him for setting this a goal about a month ago, and then achieving it. Jackie Purcell was the wordmaster, and Sam made it through the first round with surprising composure and confidence. He went out on “toehold”…he wasn’t familiar with the word, and spelled it, “towhold.” There’s always NEXT year, and with a little more practice and preparation (plus the experience he gained this year), you never know. Fun way to start the weekend. And speaking of that, hope everyone has a great weekend. By the way, there’s a new comment from Robin on the “Take your pic…” post today. More soon…Love, J/D/G
January 20th, 2006 at 5:58 pm
Congrats to Sam on the effort. He here looking at the picture. He wished Nathan had been there.
Jon
January 20th, 2006 at 6:07 pm
hey jon…i was just going to call and let you know i’d posted that pic. there are also a bunch of spelling bee pics at the ftp location if you’re interested http://www.eye-cue.com/john/
looking forward to bowling tomorrow! haven’t bowled in…hmmm…i think it’s been at LEAST 30 years. john
January 20th, 2006 at 7:38 pm
Congratulations Sam!
I participated in the spelling bee for Sterling Elementary when I was in the 4th, 5th, and 6th grades. Fond memories with a little bit of terror mixed in. -m.
January 20th, 2006 at 7:50 pm
Hey Sam….GREAT JOB! I bet your brother is pretty jealous about you cutting in on his gorlfriend! Any good “towhead” would have spelled “toehold” that way. Sorry the Wedin/Burpee’s couldn’t malke it again, but it will make the visit, when it happens, that much more special. Sorry, I’m gonna have to eat those cookies and make some more. Sam, I owe you a milkshake. Unc Pete
January 22nd, 2006 at 9:37 pm
Congratulations Sam!!!
January 24th, 2006 at 10:14 am
just wanted to let you all know that sam really enjoyed your comments! j