Thursday, September 17, 2009

Fall Weather

Hi Guys -

I know that currently many of you are not reading my little posts but I will continue nonetheless. I thought of you yesterday when my boss's daughter was here doing her homework. I helped her and it made me miss all of you and want to help each of you with your homework. I'm sure that no one has late work at this point and most of you probably don't even need any help. Ben and are going to start planning our route this weekend and so hopefully I will have a plan to share. I know we are headed to Washington D.C. and I will do my best to send some info back to you. Other than that the only thing I know is that we will be having Thanksgiving in one of two places...either at my aunt and uncle's in South Carolina or serving dinner to those less fortunate at a soup kitchen. I have learned that if you want to serve at a soup kitchen you have to schedule pretty far in advance so that may not be an option. I would suggest you all try it though...it is very humbling to see how lucky we are to have even if it isn't much!

That's all for now, I've got to get back to work.

Be good (or I will kick your teeth in from a distance).

Ms. Rogers

Monday, September 7, 2009

Labor Day Weekend

I hope that everyone enjoyed their Labor Day Weekend. I unfortunately have had to work this entire weekend :( I also hope that you are feeling well and enjoying school so far. I am confident that none of you have found your way to trouble and instead are setting the example for great behavior.

A little story: I was at Ms. Feiss' house the other day and her daugher Maggie taught me that Mt. Fugi is a dormant volcano in Japan and that dormant means it doesn't erupt. She also taught me that Red Maple trees only produce syrup sometimes but it's the Sugar Maples that we get most of our syrup from....REMINDER she's only three and a half....get to know her if you can, she's pretty cool!

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Hey Everyone -

I just wanted to send a little note to say HI!! I hope that you had a fantastic first day of school. I miss you all very much and will stop in to see you soon. Be good and say HI to all the teachers for me.

Ms. Rogers

National Parks Visited and/or Passed Through

Parks/Monuments/Forests Visited:

Statue of Liberty National Monument - New York City, NY
Gettysburg National Military Park - Gettysburg, PA
Independence National Historical Park - Philadelphia, PA
Valley Forge National Historical Park - Valley Forge, PA
National Mall and Memorial Parks - Washington, DC
Shenandoah National Park - Luray, VA
Blue Ridge Highway - Various States
Fort Sumter National Monument - Charleston Harbor, SC
Fort Matanzas National Monument - St. Augustine, FL
Castillo De San Marcos National Monument - St. Augustine, FL
Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Sight - Atlanta, GA
Everglades National Park - Boca Raton, FL
Big Bend National Park - The Big Ben of the Rio Grande, TX
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park - San Antonio, TX
Carlsbad Caverns National Park - Carlsbad, NM
White Sands National Monument - Alamogordo, NM
Saguaro National Park - Tucson, AZ
Joshua Tree National Park - Twentynine Palms, CA
Cabrillo National Monument - San Diego, CA
Death Valley National Park - Death Valley, CA
Sequoia National Park - Southern Sierra Nevada, CA
Alcatraz Island - San Francisco, CA
Presidio of San Francisco - San Francisco, CA
Golden Gate National Recreation Area - San Francisco, CA
Lava Beds National Monument - Tulelake, CA
Redwood National Forest - Crescent City, CA
Bryce Canyon National Park - Bryce Canyon City, UT
Zion National Park - Springdale, UT
Grand Canyon National Park - Grand Canyon, AZ
Kaibab National Forest - Grand Canyon, AZ
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park - Kayenta, AZ
Arches National Park - Moab, UT
Canyonlands National Park - Moab, UT
Crazy Horse Memorial - Crazy Horse, SD
Mount Rusmore National Memorial - Keystone, SD
Badlands National Park - Wall, SD

We've driven through a number of other National Forests but it's hard to keep track!

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