My Life Among Savages

Friday, May 29, 2009

Veggies, anyone?

This year's garden is planted and beginning to look promising!

Peppers, eggplants, carrots, tomatoes & cukes shown here.

Yummy radishes! Tomatoes, cukes & eggplant in background.

More peppers & eggplant, plus beets, peas, beans & squash.

Pumpkins, melons, and Swiss chard.

Spicy lettuce blend.

New this year: homemade trellises and stepping stones. We also began composting!

Raspberries will be ready soon!

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Taking the Plunge - One more time!

Announcing the 2009-2010 Student Body of the Savage Schoolhouse:

Student 1

Codename: Middle Savage

2009-2010 Grade Level: 5/6

Scout Den: Webelos II

Martial Arts Rank: Orange Belt, Jung Sim Do

Preferred Weapon: Ninja Sword

Hobbies: Reading spy novels, negotiating Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokemon deals

Academic Pursuits: History & Science

Special Interest: Technology

Sports: Soccer, Baseball

Career Aspiration: Weapons & Gadgetry Expert for the CIA (or Nerf)

Student 2

Codename: Little Savage

2009-2010 Grade Level - 1

Scout Den: Tiger

Martial Arts Rank: Dark Blue belt, Jung Sim Do

Preferred Weapons: Claws and teeth

Hobbies: Animals, nature, inventing things

Academic Pursuits: Science & Math

Special Interest: Chemistry

Sport: Soccer

Career Aspiration: Scientist

It's going to be an exciting year!

Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Now he can see the board!

Funny how we never used to worry about that....

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Saturday, March 21, 2009

March Madness:The CYO State Tournament, Greensburg, PA

So, the St. Joseph Chargers were named Diocesan Champs and got to go to the CYO State Tournament at St. Vincent College in Greensburg, PA. The Middle School kids had a short pep rally for them, which even made it on the evening news.

The next morning, we headed out West, to lovely Greensburg, PA, where the team from the top Philadelphia school beat them in the first round.

Not to be discouraged, the Chargers came back Saturday morning and wiped the floor with the top team from Allentown. Mikey got to play for a while in the last quarter.

The next day, the guys came back and beat the home team from Greensburg. Because they had lost their first game, the best they could do was 5th place, but they were still happy and proud to have come so far.