Thursday, February 25, 2021

What is a Mom to do?

These little fluffy girls are great company for us!  I wish I could share them with the girls when they are having a hard day. Puppy cuddles make everything ok.
Such a beautiful card for something I was asked to do.  I am thankful when God uses my gifts to minister to His people.
I am thankful for a warm home!  We had the privilege of replacing our furnace last week.  Not something we wanted to have to do in the middle of winter (during a cold snap) but fully expected at some point since it is our home's original one.  So thankful for God's constant supply in our lives.

Fun treats...always!  I cannot go anywhere without seeing something that my class would love...or my family would enjoy.  A new reward system...desk pets in K5 has been an exciting way to follow along during reading groups!  And...who doesn't like to try new Oreo flavors?!  Well...I can't bring myself to pay money for the carrot cake ones. Ew.
This K5 teacher has been tired and cold this week!  So...my puppies to the rescue while I snooze or browse for different ideas to make learning fun!  Right now...I'm working on program stuff for K5 graduation and I always get sidetracked with other activities.
I could not resist!  A stuffed Mother Goose...who talks!  Trying to come up with a costume for me...too much!  But a talking Mother Goose and Amazon Prime would deliver it to our door...yes!  Not to pull together the other parts to make tomorrow fun.

 

Honoring the seniors at the last home game














 

Busy days...of winter 2021

We have had snow showers on and off since our snow day!  I love the snow globe look.
We celebrated 100th day in Kindergarten on Friday, February 19th.  My students made t-shirts and they were so cute!  A fellow teacher said she liked my shirt (it says, "100 days of bright ideas in K5!), I told her next year that I am making a new t-shirt of my 100 not so good ideas!  Ha ha...no but I really have a list I could do.
Can you spot the answer from the K5 teacher?
It didn't take too long to come up with 100 words!
I am pretty sure that several students stopped accurately counting their gumballs!  Paint dobbers are really fun to use.
This...is...my....desk...almost every day....and especially on special days!  It takes me a long time to clean up, but the children have fun with all the special activities that review our book learning.  Our next special day will be Mother Goose day on Friday...and this one will be much simpler!

Friday afternoon and night with Mari!  We enjoyed each other's company and then a trip to Salsaritas for fresh chips and salsa.  We managed a couple stores and snowflakes on the way home.  Yeah for good days that fall on Fridays when the guys are away for basketball!

MACS play off game that had to be played up in the UP!  The guys left on Friday morning.  They enjoyed some sights and then played their game...which ended their season.  So thankful for safety in play and travel this year!  This senior class has had some great fun along their high school way!

The guys and their "man meat"!  Ted rode with another Dad...not the bus...uff da!  Ted learned about some hidden food gems on the trek up north...and he brought some home with him!
Real life up north pasties!  MMMMM!
Basketball season is now over for our guy!  We are staring at March...then comes April...and finally May.  How quickly the days are going by for our guy...and us!  We are completing the school years...and I can hardly wrap my brain around that fact!


 

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Valentines Day 2021

We had a blessed day in church.  Ted spoiled us with Culvers after Bible study.  We were so excited that we got to eat INSIDE the actual restaurant!
A trip down memory lane...12 years prior!  We have loved each stage of parenting!  It is fun to see our kiddos grow.


So thankful for these loves of ours!  God is good.  He has given us three gifts...and He has taken care of them!
 

Spirit Week 2021

Our senior cowboy...character/career day
K5 teacher...a mouse 
Patriotic day...

Comfy day...
Cousins...

A boy and his momma...Warrior Basketball Classic tournament
Parent fans...
A boy and his Dad...
We will be passing on the bell in a few short months!  Wow!
They played great all day and won the tournament!  It is fun to support these guys.