Adventures of Seamus' Hat: 4th of July Celebration

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

4th of July Celebration

So for any of you product liability attorneys out there: The latch on our oven door did not work properly and it closed on my arm while I was taking out some sandwiches I had toasting in there. The burn was getting worse and worse everyday and I managed to zing it on the ride we went on at the Renaissance Festival (the swing thing). To top it off and despite having reapplied sunscreen twice I managed to get a nice sunburn during the festival. I can hear Seamus' godmother now - "You're a mess! Just an accident waiting to happen." Except I wish the accidents would wait longer - they don't seem to wait at all they just keep coming.

So the 4th was celebrated quietly.

Izabel ready for the show - this picnic blanket is seeing a lot of action this summer

Matt took Izabel down to the Lone Tree Fireworks. He met some lovely people wearing khaki shorts, dress shirts, and holding stemware glasses of wine - because that is how you roll through the Lone Tree. [Every time I talk about Lone Tree I think of Old Man Peabody and the ~~Twin~~ Lone Pine Mall - "One-point-twenty-one jigawatts"] Seamus fell asleep just before it was time to leave so his hat did not get to watch the excitement, and since I was not there to curb the photography there were a few extra pictures taken.

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Virtual Academy???

Izabel is 8 now and attends Colorado Virtual Academy (COVA). It is her 4th year there. She is in 3rd grade but will be in 4th sometime this winter.
What is a virtual academy? It is a charter school (part of the Adams 12 district) that is part of the public school system. We receive all her materials, some of them physically and others on the online school (OLS). As her parents we are her learning coaches and she has a teachers she works with online. She must attend 180 days of school and 968 hours in the year just like all public school children in Colorado, but she can do that at her pace and timing. That means we may cut a day short if it just is not working or we have an activity and make it up later even on the weekends. Because of Izabel's unique situation - ADHD and her abilities in science, math, and art but need for support in language arts and the support with pacing and staying on task (that is as her learning coaches we can be sure she is getting at least what other kids in Colorado are) this form of school is the best option for her right now. Click here to link to COVA.

My Hat

Seamus is on his third hat now. this one is stolen from his mother; it was her hiking hat. Everywhere he goes we now hear, "Where did you get that hat? He looks like an adventurer. No really, where did you get that hat?" The answer is that we have had it so long we cannot remember.

Seamus outgrew his zoo hat but he had 2 of them. My first hat went on hikes - was lost and found by another hiker, then lost and found hanging on a tree on the way back to the trail-head, went to museums, and all over the high plains of Colorado.

Every time I wear my zoo hat someone asks, "Have you been to the zoo today? Your hat says that." No matter what time of day, what I am doing , someone ALWAYS says that exact statement.

Why does the hat go everywhere? Seamus is sensitive to light - part of his Sensory Processing Disorder and cannot stand having the sunlight in his eyes. Reason 2 - Seamus has short hair and doesn't want a sunburn especially at altitude we get a lot of UV - check out the EPA UV index to see if you need a hat (link below). Reason 3 - it is a cool hat that is comfortable.

Adventures of Seamus' Hat

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

4th of July Celebration

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Seamus's Reading List

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