Thanks PTA!

~Big THANKS goes out to PTA for serving up breakfast to the teachers and staff of Beauclerc!  We are truly appreciative of all the work you do for students ant teachers at Beauclerc!  Thanks for the way cool presents for our classes in the shopping bags too!

~Sorry to Mrs. Bergeron...couldn't find you and the others for a picture!

Welcome to the home of the APES!

~If you are here right now, then you have been notified that you are either a Goodman Ape or a Gibbons Ape!  We look forward to meeting you at Orientation Day or on the first day of school.  Please note that the ONLY supplies that Mr. Gibbons and Mrs. Goodman need you to bring to school are:
*4 composition books
*4 pencils
~We will have parents sign up to bring soap, tissue, paper towels etc at Open House for different months.  We do not have the room to store these supplies.

York Beach, Maine

~Spent the last few days in Maine.  These are the pictures I took not far from York Beach at Nubble Light, which is a historic lighthouse on the Maine coat.  This is definitely one of the most beautiful places in America.  One more week, and it is back to Jacksonville.  By the way...it is 59 degrees as I am typing this with a sweatshirt on...... 

 Cliffs at Nubble Light

 Nubble Light House, which is actually on an island (doesn't this look like a painting?... Mr. G actually took this picture!)

 Just beyond these cliffs is a beautiful beach

 beach roses

old school taffy making machine in York Center

Gibbons Fun

Today I spent the day with:
Frank Gibbons
Kathy Gibbons
Francie Gibbons
Thelma Gibbons
Bridey Gibbons
Megan Gibbons
Patrick Gibbons
Buddy Gibbons
Florence Gibbons
Eddie Gibbons
Mark Gibbons
Danny Gibbons
Jennifer Gibbons
Shamus Gibbons
Ben Gibbons
John Gibbons
Elaine Gibbons
Emily Gibbons
Thomas Gibbons
Katie Gibbons
Mary Gibbons (Derrick)
Philip Gibbons (Derrick)
Anne Gibbons (Quinn)
Sheila Gibbons (Quinn)
Joe Gibbons (Quinn)
Janet Gibbons
Pauline Gibbons
and a whole bunch of other folks connected to the Gibbons family in New England...... I will post some picture of the Gibbons clan later!

The Rocky Gorge

~Spent the day driving along the Kankamagus Highway in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and swimming in the Rocky Gorge.  What a beautiful place!

Where did Mr. G go to college?

FSU!
Fitchburg State University in the western part of Massachusetts.

Camp Gibbo Idol

~Today was our first annual Camp Gibbo Idol Contest.  Not to be confused with American Idol.  Bridey and Megan performed to Michael Jackson and Patrick did a Johnny Cash song.  

Bonfires and a day at the pool

~A day at the pool...and ending it with a huge bonfire

Salisbury Beach and Dog Baths

~Spent the day at Salisbury Beach, the northern most part of Massachussetts, my older borther Eddie lives there.  Bridey and Nutmeg Gibbons gave Francie and Thelma baths when we got back to Camp Gibbo.

Derry NH

~Drove up to Derry new Hampshire to visit older brother Mike and his family.  They love in a house built almost 300 years ago, wicked cool hbouse.  Mike owns and operates Nutfield Pottery ands is a juried member of the League of New Hampshire Crafstmen.  He ha s a reallycool pottery work space with wheels and kilns.  He does presentations all over New Hampshire for schools and classrooms.

Harvey and Lucy

Went to my brother Danny's house yesterday.  He has a big bassett hound that reminds me of Kam is tons of ways!  His name is Harvey......... and a cocker spaniel (Lucy) that reminded me of Tye ... but has the sweet disposition of Anna May.

Kimball's Farm

~Visited Kimaball's Farm in Westford, MA on Tuesday.  It is a 15 minute bike ride from Camp Gibbo.  They make their own icecream from the milk of their own cows.  A kiddie cup is too big for the normal person.  We then went behind the barns to swings some bats at some balls in the batting cages.  Great day of vacation.



Halfway to Christmas

~We celebrated the halfway point to Chriastmas today up here in Mass.  We then had our annual Gibbo Ping Pong Tournament.  Mr. G. won for the second year in a row.  I didn't talk any trash though.....

~We also went to the local bakery to buy fresh bread. 

~I am actually wearing sweatshirts at night..... it gets chilly at night.

Ping pong in the basement

Opening Halfway Christmas presents

Fresh bread

~Today we visited Concord, Massachussetts, the birthplace of America.