Last night M was home and we decided to go down to a local park and walk some of the trails through the woods there.
This park is the beginning of a bike path into the city. It's maybe 3 to 4 miles to the city limits. We decided to walk part of this path and turn around at a certain point. On the way back, we cut across a field to the Dairy Queen. We all enjoyed an ice cream cone and then we had to head back. It was late and the sun was getting low.
As we were walking back, C1 starts to tell M about this book she is reading. Something about an Indian attacking this young boy. The boy, in an attempt to get away, bites off the Indian's ear. The two of them then fall into a large body of water, and the boy swallows some water along with the Indian's ear.
She was completely disgusted by reading about this.
M told her it was a good thing she wasn't watching it in a movie. That would be even more disgusting.
C2 thinks a second and then says, "But that wouldn't be a very long movie."
We all laughed at his thought and kept walking to the play area in the park.
Almost two minutes later, C1 starts to laugh. "I just got what C2 said!" she says.
Oh! Her poor little head! Sometimes I really wonder how she makes it through the day.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Inappropriate Kindergarten Crafts
This week in Kindergarten we are working on making paper dolls. The idea is for the students to make the doll look like themselves.
We have different paper clothes they can put on. We have different colored hair to put on. And the most fun part for the kids is the embellishments we have. We have small foam shapes, sequins, and other little foil shapes to add. The girls always seem to better with these. They like to make buttons or earrings, necklaces, or other jewelry. The boys, well, they just like to put them where ever.
Today, I had two little guys up at the table working with me and they really got into the embellishments. They kept adding and adding until I finally had to tell them they had enough.
This is what they ended up with.
Notice the nice gold circles on the left? He even asked me if that looked like a boy.
And the white oval on the pants on the right? I wasn't quite sure what to say.
But don't worry, the teacher and I fixed them.
These are going out in the hall you know!
We have different paper clothes they can put on. We have different colored hair to put on. And the most fun part for the kids is the embellishments we have. We have small foam shapes, sequins, and other little foil shapes to add. The girls always seem to better with these. They like to make buttons or earrings, necklaces, or other jewelry. The boys, well, they just like to put them where ever.
Today, I had two little guys up at the table working with me and they really got into the embellishments. They kept adding and adding until I finally had to tell them they had enough.
This is what they ended up with.
Notice the nice gold circles on the left? He even asked me if that looked like a boy.
And the white oval on the pants on the right? I wasn't quite sure what to say.
But don't worry, the teacher and I fixed them.
These are going out in the hall you know!
Monday, September 8, 2008
My 100th Post
OK. Here it is. My 100th post.
For my 100th post, I decided to list 100 things I did today.
1. Hit the snooze 5 times on alarm clock.
2. Woke up C1. Told her to hurry, we were late.
3. Woke up B. Told him the same.
4. Got C1's breakfast. (cereal)
5. Fed the dog.
6. Ironed B's shirt and C1's shorts.
7. Checked online for everyone's lunch money balances. Everyone is OK.
8. Checked blog (quickly)
9. Yelled up the stairs for B to get.out.of.bed.
10. Put dog outside.
11. Kiss B and C1 goodbye. Shoved them out the door.
12. Scooped the cat box.
13. Got myself a cup of coffee.
14. Watched the first 15 min. of Today.
15. Wake up C2. Convinced him it was not too early to get up. It was his regular time.
16. Got C2 his breakfast. (yummy cereal again)
17. Yelled in at C2 to stop talking to himself in the mirror and brush his teeth!
18. Convinced M to drive C2 to school.
19. Put some clothes in washer/dryer.
20. Got in shower.
21. Fixed my breakfast. (turkey sandwich on wheat toast)
22. Left for the school thinking I was early for a change.
23. Got to the school to realize I was too late to sell skating party tickets for PTO.
24. Chatted with principal/boss.
25. Chatted with school secretary.
26. Watched video of secretary's daughter cheering at football game. (too cute)
27. Went down to Kindergarten room.
28. Painted with kindergartners.
29. Took kindergartners to recess.
30. Did a craft project with kindergartners.
31. Walked kindergartners to lunch.
32. Left the school for the morning.
33. Dropped prescriptions off at the pharmacy to be picked up later.
34. Got home and checked blog.
35. Fixed myself some lunch. (leftover spaghetti)
36. Put more clothes in washer/dryer.
37. Put folded clothes away.
38. Watched half of Big Brother on DVR from last night.
39. Took small nap.
40. Woke up and realized what time it was.
41. Drove to pharmacy to pick up prescription.
42. Went to school to pick up C2.
43. Dropped off skating check for PTO.
44. Chatted with secretary and PTO president.
45. Watched video of secretary's daughter cheering at football game. (again)(still too cute)
46. Noticed the kids were dismissed. Hurried down to get C2.
47. Drove home listening to C2's day.
48. Checked blog and e-mail.
49. Explained to C2 why we must rinse grapes off before eating them.
50. Greeted B and C1 as they came in from school.
51. Hurried to answer phone before C1 to tell her friend that she can not come over until homework is done.
52. Sat at table to do homework with C2.
53. Listened to C1 cry and say how mean I am.
54. Convinced her to just sit down and get started, then she could go outside.
55. Told C2 to stop poking around and get busy. (5 times)
56. Put the sweet potatoes in microwave.
57. Helped C1 with Social Studies homework.
58. Found crayons for C2's homework,
59. Checked C2's homework and put it away.
60. Sliced sweet potatoes and put in oven with brown sugar and butter.
61. Boiled noodles
62. Cleaned up Kool-Aid C1 spilled all over table.
63. Mixed up tuna &noodles and put in oven.
64. Boiled green beans
65. Set the table. Asked B to get the napkins.
66. Put more clothes in washer/dryer.
67. Told kids to turn off TV and come eat.
68. Listened to C2 complain about what we were having for supper until I made him a hot dog.
69. Cleaned up kitchen.
70. Checked blog
71. Told B to get changed for work.
72. Told C2 to go upstairs and get a clean shirt on.
73. Ran upstairs to get different shirt for C2. (I didn't approve of the one he picked out)
74. Drove B to work.
75. Chatted with M for a few minutes.
76. Went to Middle School for C1's open house.
77. Tried to run over school secretary. (she jumped in front of my car)
78. Checked out book fair.
79. Saw C1's locker. Not as messy as I thought it would be.
80. Went to all C1's classrooms and met her teachers.
81. Checked out Band Room. Waved to band director (he was busy with a VERY chatty mom)
82. Went back to C1's locker to measure for posters she wants to make.
83. Spotted High School Crush. Gave a little wave.
84. Drove home while explaining why it was too late to go to the skating party.
85. Checked blog
86. Changed into comfy clothes.
87. Finished up dishes from supper.
88. Scooped the cat box.
89. Put more clothes into dryer.
90. Got C2 into the tub. He wanted to know if he could have candles. (what does that mean?)
91. Told C1 to get off the computer for 57th time.
92. Helped C2 wash hair and got him out of the tub.
93. Argued with C2 about picking his things up in the living room.
94. Argued with C1 about studying for Social Studies test.
95. Read with C2.
96. Took C2 up to bed and tucked him in.
97. Went over C1's Social Studies with her.
98. Tucked C1 into bed.
99. Made this list
100. Posted 100th post!!!
(I will not do this again)
For my 100th post, I decided to list 100 things I did today.
1. Hit the snooze 5 times on alarm clock.
2. Woke up C1. Told her to hurry, we were late.
3. Woke up B. Told him the same.
4. Got C1's breakfast. (cereal)
5. Fed the dog.
6. Ironed B's shirt and C1's shorts.
7. Checked online for everyone's lunch money balances. Everyone is OK.
8. Checked blog (quickly)
9. Yelled up the stairs for B to get.out.of.bed.
10. Put dog outside.
11. Kiss B and C1 goodbye. Shoved them out the door.
12. Scooped the cat box.
13. Got myself a cup of coffee.
14. Watched the first 15 min. of Today.
15. Wake up C2. Convinced him it was not too early to get up. It was his regular time.
16. Got C2 his breakfast. (yummy cereal again)
17. Yelled in at C2 to stop talking to himself in the mirror and brush his teeth!
18. Convinced M to drive C2 to school.
19. Put some clothes in washer/dryer.
20. Got in shower.
21. Fixed my breakfast. (turkey sandwich on wheat toast)
22. Left for the school thinking I was early for a change.
23. Got to the school to realize I was too late to sell skating party tickets for PTO.
24. Chatted with principal/boss.
25. Chatted with school secretary.
26. Watched video of secretary's daughter cheering at football game. (too cute)
27. Went down to Kindergarten room.
28. Painted with kindergartners.
29. Took kindergartners to recess.
30. Did a craft project with kindergartners.
31. Walked kindergartners to lunch.
32. Left the school for the morning.
33. Dropped prescriptions off at the pharmacy to be picked up later.
34. Got home and checked blog.
35. Fixed myself some lunch. (leftover spaghetti)
36. Put more clothes in washer/dryer.
37. Put folded clothes away.
38. Watched half of Big Brother on DVR from last night.
39. Took small nap.
40. Woke up and realized what time it was.
41. Drove to pharmacy to pick up prescription.
42. Went to school to pick up C2.
43. Dropped off skating check for PTO.
44. Chatted with secretary and PTO president.
45. Watched video of secretary's daughter cheering at football game. (again)(still too cute)
46. Noticed the kids were dismissed. Hurried down to get C2.
47. Drove home listening to C2's day.
48. Checked blog and e-mail.
49. Explained to C2 why we must rinse grapes off before eating them.
50. Greeted B and C1 as they came in from school.
51. Hurried to answer phone before C1 to tell her friend that she can not come over until homework is done.
52. Sat at table to do homework with C2.
53. Listened to C1 cry and say how mean I am.
54. Convinced her to just sit down and get started, then she could go outside.
55. Told C2 to stop poking around and get busy. (5 times)
56. Put the sweet potatoes in microwave.
57. Helped C1 with Social Studies homework.
58. Found crayons for C2's homework,
59. Checked C2's homework and put it away.
60. Sliced sweet potatoes and put in oven with brown sugar and butter.
61. Boiled noodles
62. Cleaned up Kool-Aid C1 spilled all over table.
63. Mixed up tuna &noodles and put in oven.
64. Boiled green beans
65. Set the table. Asked B to get the napkins.
66. Put more clothes in washer/dryer.
67. Told kids to turn off TV and come eat.
68. Listened to C2 complain about what we were having for supper until I made him a hot dog.
69. Cleaned up kitchen.
70. Checked blog
71. Told B to get changed for work.
72. Told C2 to go upstairs and get a clean shirt on.
73. Ran upstairs to get different shirt for C2. (I didn't approve of the one he picked out)
74. Drove B to work.
75. Chatted with M for a few minutes.
76. Went to Middle School for C1's open house.
77. Tried to run over school secretary. (she jumped in front of my car)
78. Checked out book fair.
79. Saw C1's locker. Not as messy as I thought it would be.
80. Went to all C1's classrooms and met her teachers.
81. Checked out Band Room. Waved to band director (he was busy with a VERY chatty mom)
82. Went back to C1's locker to measure for posters she wants to make.
83. Spotted High School Crush. Gave a little wave.
84. Drove home while explaining why it was too late to go to the skating party.
85. Checked blog
86. Changed into comfy clothes.
87. Finished up dishes from supper.
88. Scooped the cat box.
89. Put more clothes into dryer.
90. Got C2 into the tub. He wanted to know if he could have candles. (what does that mean?)
91. Told C1 to get off the computer for 57th time.
92. Helped C2 wash hair and got him out of the tub.
93. Argued with C2 about picking his things up in the living room.
94. Argued with C1 about studying for Social Studies test.
95. Read with C2.
96. Took C2 up to bed and tucked him in.
97. Went over C1's Social Studies with her.
98. Tucked C1 into bed.
99. Made this list
100. Posted 100th post!!!
(I will not do this again)
Sunday, September 7, 2008
We Didn't Miss Church Today!
If you read here regularly, you know that last week we did not go to church. Also that we have been VERY bad about going to church all summer.
What you don't know is that I had even put some thought into changing churches. I have not been too happy with the youth program at our church in the last year, and I wanted to find something closer to home also.
Well, after being there today, I know there is no way right now I could switch. As soon as we walked in, we felt at home. We were greeted with hugs, handshakes, and smiles. We were told how much we were missed over the summer. This is our church.
The most wonderful part of this church is the beauty.
Our church is well over one hundred years old. The windows are gorgeous. They are the kind of windows that you just don't see in any of the newer churches. At one point today, the sun shone through and the whole sanctuary lit up.
This is my favorite one. This window is right above the altar. This window always warms my heart and welcomes me into the church. I was baptized, confirmed, and married in front of this window. My babies were baptized in front of this window. B was confirmed here. My grandad and uncle's funerals were in front of this window.
This window is so much a part of my and my family's history, how do we leave it?
When Christ is saying I'm here for you, just come to Me. How do you leave that?
You don't. We're staying!
What you don't know is that I had even put some thought into changing churches. I have not been too happy with the youth program at our church in the last year, and I wanted to find something closer to home also.
Well, after being there today, I know there is no way right now I could switch. As soon as we walked in, we felt at home. We were greeted with hugs, handshakes, and smiles. We were told how much we were missed over the summer. This is our church.
The most wonderful part of this church is the beauty.
Our church is well over one hundred years old. The windows are gorgeous. They are the kind of windows that you just don't see in any of the newer churches. At one point today, the sun shone through and the whole sanctuary lit up.
This is my favorite one. This window is right above the altar. This window always warms my heart and welcomes me into the church. I was baptized, confirmed, and married in front of this window. My babies were baptized in front of this window. B was confirmed here. My grandad and uncle's funerals were in front of this window.
This window is so much a part of my and my family's history, how do we leave it?
When Christ is saying I'm here for you, just come to Me. How do you leave that?
You don't. We're staying!
Saturday, September 6, 2008
First Home Game
If you followed me on Twitter last night, you know we went to the football game.
I can not explain to you the flood of memories and emotions that came to me. This is corny, but I always felt so much pride in being a part of the High School Band. When we would march into the stadium and everyone would stand up for us? Wow! That really made us feel good. We were always taught to hold our heads high while marching, because we.were.the.best. We believed this and therefore always put everything we had into a performance. We had confidence and belief in ourselves, that for me, also carried over into my personal life. Being a part of the band was the best thing for me when I was in High School.
Now, it's B's turn. He tries to act like he doesn't like it, but after everything they do, he is excited. I know he is having fun. The fact that he wore his uniform pants into McDonald's before the game and into The Comfort Zone after tells me that he is beginning to feel that pride. The pride that he is in the band. His face shone after a lady at The Comfort Zone came up and told him how much she enjoyed the show. I'm glad she did that.
I took a lot of pictures last night. (Of the band, of course) I just couldn't get enough!
Here's the band marching into the stadium. I LOVE this! The band is less than half the size it used to be, but they still march with pride and they are GOOD.
(I think this may the greenest patch of grass in the county)
As they marched by the stands playing the Fight Song, I got goosebumps.
This is B marching onto the field for the Pre-Game Show. His sousaphone is more gold that brass colored so he is pretty easy to spot.
This is the other band at halftime. Do you see what is different in this?
During the fourth quarter, there seemed to be a "Battle of the Bands" going on. They were getting closer and closer to each other while playing louder and louder until they became one big blob of band. They were all mixed together talking and still playing. B said this was awesome!
The awesome part was watching it. They were mingling about, having a good time. B said they tried out each others sousaphones. The other band had ten sousas compared to our four. But, theirs were lighter and it took ten to make the sound of our four he said.
It was really neat to see these kids come together and share what they had in common. Again, I'm corny, but it brought a tear to my eye to see the camaraderie that was going on. They got past the fact that their schools were competing on the football field, and just did what comes natural to kids.
They made friends.
I can not explain to you the flood of memories and emotions that came to me. This is corny, but I always felt so much pride in being a part of the High School Band. When we would march into the stadium and everyone would stand up for us? Wow! That really made us feel good. We were always taught to hold our heads high while marching, because we.were.the.best. We believed this and therefore always put everything we had into a performance. We had confidence and belief in ourselves, that for me, also carried over into my personal life. Being a part of the band was the best thing for me when I was in High School.
Now, it's B's turn. He tries to act like he doesn't like it, but after everything they do, he is excited. I know he is having fun. The fact that he wore his uniform pants into McDonald's before the game and into The Comfort Zone after tells me that he is beginning to feel that pride. The pride that he is in the band. His face shone after a lady at The Comfort Zone came up and told him how much she enjoyed the show. I'm glad she did that.
I took a lot of pictures last night. (Of the band, of course) I just couldn't get enough!
Here's the band marching into the stadium. I LOVE this! The band is less than half the size it used to be, but they still march with pride and they are GOOD.
(I think this may the greenest patch of grass in the county)
As they marched by the stands playing the Fight Song, I got goosebumps.
This is B marching onto the field for the Pre-Game Show. His sousaphone is more gold that brass colored so he is pretty easy to spot.
This is the other band at halftime. Do you see what is different in this?
During the fourth quarter, there seemed to be a "Battle of the Bands" going on. They were getting closer and closer to each other while playing louder and louder until they became one big blob of band. They were all mixed together talking and still playing. B said this was awesome!
The awesome part was watching it. They were mingling about, having a good time. B said they tried out each others sousaphones. The other band had ten sousas compared to our four. But, theirs were lighter and it took ten to make the sound of our four he said.
It was really neat to see these kids come together and share what they had in common. Again, I'm corny, but it brought a tear to my eye to see the camaraderie that was going on. They got past the fact that their schools were competing on the football field, and just did what comes natural to kids.
They made friends.
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