SICK KIDS
Jake was sick last weekend with a fever/cough. Scott had it last weekend too. Mine was about 2 weeks ago. Allie picked up the bug that the rest of us have been battling for weeks. She was sent home from school with a temp on Thursday afternoon. She was home yesterday too. The child felt terrible! Today she is much perkier (is that a word).
Here's the sad thing...she missed Thursday night's Art Fair at school and yesterday was supposed to be her b-day at school (since she has a summer b-day). Her class also hatched their dinosaur eggs yesterday. Miss Pins sent Allie's egg home for her to take care of & she will have her hatch it on Monday. Her b-day has been rescheduled. The Art Fair went on with her work hanging, but we didn't get to see it. She kept telling me "I HAVE to go to the Art Fair, I want to be an artist when I grow up". Poor child.
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Saturday, March 08, 2008
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
CONDIMENTS
My dear Allie was reading to me tonight & she came across a word that she didn't know. I reminded her of the "bossy e" rule & we went on. A short while later she got stuck again & I reminded her "when 2 vowels go walking, the first one does the talking"...she asked me to remind her which letters were vowels. So, I told her a,e,i,o,u & sometimes y. She asked me what the others were called & I told her consonants...she said "oh, you mean ketchup & mustard?" I about died laughing & explained that those were CONDIMENTS, not CONSONANTS!
My dear Allie was reading to me tonight & she came across a word that she didn't know. I reminded her of the "bossy e" rule & we went on. A short while later she got stuck again & I reminded her "when 2 vowels go walking, the first one does the talking"...she asked me to remind her which letters were vowels. So, I told her a,e,i,o,u & sometimes y. She asked me what the others were called & I told her consonants...she said "oh, you mean ketchup & mustard?" I about died laughing & explained that those were CONDIMENTS, not CONSONANTS!
Monday, March 03, 2008
STRIPES
Today was stripes & hats day at Hansen. In honor of Read Across America AND Dr. Seuss's 104th b-day, the kids all wore stripes & hats to school today. Jake's class won the school contest & got to have popcorn & watch a Dr. Seuss movie this afternoon.
Today was stripes & hats day at Hansen. In honor of Read Across America AND Dr. Seuss's 104th b-day, the kids all wore stripes & hats to school today. Jake's class won the school contest & got to have popcorn & watch a Dr. Seuss movie this afternoon.
Jake & Allie before school
Allie & Mrs. Dickens (the PE teacher)
Jake's class
Allie's class
Sunday, March 02, 2008
WEEKEND GETAWAY
Last weekend we went with my family for a weekend at an indoor waterpark. There was also a bowling alley, rock climbing wall, arcade, go carts & restaurants on site. We had a wonderful time being together.
Allie after going down a slide.
Allie takes a ride on Uncle Michael's back.
My cuties!
Ben & Maddie in the water.
Scott almost makes it to the top of the rock wall...not quite though.
Aunt Kim & Allie
Jake & Aunt Mandy
Allie bowling
Jake bowling
Uncle Michael & Allie on a slide
The kids in the hot tub
Jake doing a great job swimming after coming down a body slide
Allie coming off of a body slide
Kim & Scott by the pool...note Kim's expanding belly!
Mom & Dad hanging out by the pool
Ben & Uncle Mike playing in the wading pool
Uncle Will playing in the wading poolOTHER HAPPENINGS
Last week, we had Jake's Blue & Gold Banquet for Scouts. We also got more snow pushing our season total up to 48.8 inches, the 5th snowiest in our history. Allie had a Daisy meeting at the bead store & made a bracelet. Jake has been battling a fever & been down for about 2 days.
Last week, we had Jake's Blue & Gold Banquet for Scouts. We also got more snow pushing our season total up to 48.8 inches, the 5th snowiest in our history. Allie had a Daisy meeting at the bead store & made a bracelet. Jake has been battling a fever & been down for about 2 days.
This week...we have dance, the Hansen Art Fair, Read Across America day, Religion, the Pinewood Derby and volunteering for me.
A bit dark & Jake is behind the ribbons receiving his awards for Scouts
Allie making her beaded bracelet at her Daisy meeting
Allie & her friend Sam at their Daisy meeting
Allie's Daisy troop (Riley, Madison, Allie, Sam, Chloe & Madison)
Jake & Scott working on the derby carTuesday, February 26, 2008
Friday, February 22, 2008
IT'S MELTING
I laid down on the couch this afternoon to rest. I am trying to kick this cold once & for all. Anyway, I looked out the front door as I laid there & realized that the ice/snow on our roof must be melting because there is a constant stream of water coming from the roof. YES!! The sun is shining & it is about 25 degrees. Maybe Spring is coming? Think warm!
I laid down on the couch this afternoon to rest. I am trying to kick this cold once & for all. Anyway, I looked out the front door as I laid there & realized that the ice/snow on our roof must be melting because there is a constant stream of water coming from the roof. YES!! The sun is shining & it is about 25 degrees. Maybe Spring is coming? Think warm!
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
CONFERENCES & OTHER STUFF
The kids had their conferences tonight. Both are doing really well in school. Jake's highest grades were in spelling & math, which I suspected. Jake needs to work on his organizational skills...apparently his desk looks like a bomb went off in it....similar to what his room would look like if I didn't MAKE him pick it up. Allie's report went really well too. She is an overachiever...if the teacher asks for them to write 2 sentences, Allie writes 5, that's my girl! She needs to work on recognizing her "teen" numbers. We do flashcards at home & she is getting better. All in all, I was very pleased with their reports. I also got some REALLY cool art work to frame! Yeah!
I'm still sick of snow. We got another round of ice AND snow on Sunday, which caused us to miss school on Monday. The weatherman said that Waterloo has received 44.1 inches of snow this winter...no wonder I am sooooo tired of it (other nearby towns have received more)! We are under another wind chill advisory tonight...wind chills of -25 to -30. How many days until Spring???
I have been under the weather. I started coming down with a cough on Sunday afternoon. By Monday morning, I had a fever to go along with my cough. I felt bad enough that I laid around most of the day. Thankfully, I have pretty self sufficient kids!! I went to work today still not feeling great, but I had volunteer time in Allie's room & conferences too...I felt the need to go in. I drugged myself up with cold meds & made it through the day. I will probably pay for that, but oh well. Now if I can just get through tomorrow, we have Thursday/Friday off & I will lay low! For those ready to lecture me about getting pneumonia again (Kim), I had the school nurse listen to my lungs & she said as of this afternoon they sound good. I go to the doc on Friday for my yearly, I'll get my lungs checked out then too if I haven't shaken this thing!!
Here are those pictures from last week...
Allie & her classmates make a snowman out of Andrea using TP!
Jake's V-day box...it turned out very un-girly, just like he wanted!
Jake's class
Jake at basketball.
Jake's b-ball pic...he wasn't too happy with me for MAKING him take this!
The kids had their conferences tonight. Both are doing really well in school. Jake's highest grades were in spelling & math, which I suspected. Jake needs to work on his organizational skills...apparently his desk looks like a bomb went off in it....similar to what his room would look like if I didn't MAKE him pick it up. Allie's report went really well too. She is an overachiever...if the teacher asks for them to write 2 sentences, Allie writes 5, that's my girl! She needs to work on recognizing her "teen" numbers. We do flashcards at home & she is getting better. All in all, I was very pleased with their reports. I also got some REALLY cool art work to frame! Yeah!
I'm still sick of snow. We got another round of ice AND snow on Sunday, which caused us to miss school on Monday. The weatherman said that Waterloo has received 44.1 inches of snow this winter...no wonder I am sooooo tired of it (other nearby towns have received more)! We are under another wind chill advisory tonight...wind chills of -25 to -30. How many days until Spring???
I have been under the weather. I started coming down with a cough on Sunday afternoon. By Monday morning, I had a fever to go along with my cough. I felt bad enough that I laid around most of the day. Thankfully, I have pretty self sufficient kids!! I went to work today still not feeling great, but I had volunteer time in Allie's room & conferences too...I felt the need to go in. I drugged myself up with cold meds & made it through the day. I will probably pay for that, but oh well. Now if I can just get through tomorrow, we have Thursday/Friday off & I will lay low! For those ready to lecture me about getting pneumonia again (Kim), I had the school nurse listen to my lungs & she said as of this afternoon they sound good. I go to the doc on Friday for my yearly, I'll get my lungs checked out then too if I haven't shaken this thing!!
Here are those pictures from last week...
Allie & her classmates make a snowman out of Andrea using TP!
Jake's V-day box...it turned out very un-girly, just like he wanted!
Jake's class
Jake at basketball.
Jake's b-ball pic...he wasn't too happy with me for MAKING him take this!
Saturday, February 16, 2008
SEND EMAIL...PLEASE!!
If you are reading this, I am begging you to PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE drop me an email with your home address in it. My PC crashed the other day & I have lost all email AND home addresses of my family & friends. A friend is going to attempt to pull some things off of my hard drive, but I'm not counting on that!! I guess from now on, I need to back up...lesson learned!!
What else happened this week??? Scott traveled to Atlanta for a seminar. He loved the decent weather there & rubbed it in a bit!!
Valentine's Day was nice. The kids had their parties at school & they were a lot of fun. Pics will be posted another day.
My mom came up yesterday afternoon. She stopped by the school & met some of my students & got to see the kid's classrooms & meet Jake's teacher. She had already met Allie's teacher when Jake had her. We went to dinner last night & then went to Jake's game this morning & out for breakfast. We had such a nice time. The kids always enjoy their wild game of UNO with Nana.
Jake was chosen for a speaking part in the 1st/2nd grade musical that will be held in March. He was pretty excited. He also got another 100% on his spelling test. He had a doctor appt. & got his chicken pox booster. He HATES shots & was all worked up about it. They used a "shot blocker" and he didn't even know that he got a shot!! What a WONDERFUL invention!
Allie took her friend Jordyn to her ballet class this week. The girls had a great time. Allie had her friend Renee come home from school with her on Thursday & they played & played.
On the agenda for this week is dance, religion, a Pampered Chef party, conferences, volunteering in Allie's room, no school on Thursday/Friday, a doctor appt. & basketball.
A TRIBUTE
On a completely differently note...a teacher at school sent me this email. I had to pass it on...
I am an alumni of Northern Illinois University. I spent my "formative" years on that campus. It is where I received my teacher education. I am so bummed. You always think "those tragedies" will happen someplace else. Now one has struck unbelievably close to home. Where will they end? Without meaning to date myself, here is my tribute to good ole NIU:
NIU--where I attended every single education class for 4 years wearing either a skirt or a dress no matter what the season. Windchill had not been invented, so we never knew how truly cold we were.
NIU--where I attended a candlelight vigil the evening of April 4, 1968 in honor of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
NIU--where my husband and I courted and fell in love 40 years ago
NIU--where we had hours in the dorms and they were strictly enforced
NIU--where men were allowed in our dorms twice a year on a Sunday afternoon for "open house" and the door had to remain open
NIU--where the cornfields met the edge of the dorms and where nothing big ever happened
NIU--where I spent one memorable Friday night dancing to the live music of the band "Tommy James and the Shondells" (those of you who are too young to know this band, you should google them!)
NIU--where I went to see the movie "West Side Story" because my mother wouldn't let me go and see it when I was in high school because it was "indecent"
NIU--where my oldest brother came to visit me for a weekend right after he returned from Viet Nam, and we had front row seats for a Righteous Brother's concert
NIU--where I huddled in the basement of the dorm during the spring of 67 tornadoes that struck Belvidere and then DeKalb
NIU--where nothing ever happened that was big.....until yesterdayGod bless the NIU community.
"Announce peace with your lips, but have it even more so in your heart." St. Francis
If you are reading this, I am begging you to PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE drop me an email with your home address in it. My PC crashed the other day & I have lost all email AND home addresses of my family & friends. A friend is going to attempt to pull some things off of my hard drive, but I'm not counting on that!! I guess from now on, I need to back up...lesson learned!!
What else happened this week??? Scott traveled to Atlanta for a seminar. He loved the decent weather there & rubbed it in a bit!!
Valentine's Day was nice. The kids had their parties at school & they were a lot of fun. Pics will be posted another day.
My mom came up yesterday afternoon. She stopped by the school & met some of my students & got to see the kid's classrooms & meet Jake's teacher. She had already met Allie's teacher when Jake had her. We went to dinner last night & then went to Jake's game this morning & out for breakfast. We had such a nice time. The kids always enjoy their wild game of UNO with Nana.
Jake was chosen for a speaking part in the 1st/2nd grade musical that will be held in March. He was pretty excited. He also got another 100% on his spelling test. He had a doctor appt. & got his chicken pox booster. He HATES shots & was all worked up about it. They used a "shot blocker" and he didn't even know that he got a shot!! What a WONDERFUL invention!
Allie took her friend Jordyn to her ballet class this week. The girls had a great time. Allie had her friend Renee come home from school with her on Thursday & they played & played.
On the agenda for this week is dance, religion, a Pampered Chef party, conferences, volunteering in Allie's room, no school on Thursday/Friday, a doctor appt. & basketball.
A TRIBUTE
On a completely differently note...a teacher at school sent me this email. I had to pass it on...
I am an alumni of Northern Illinois University. I spent my "formative" years on that campus. It is where I received my teacher education. I am so bummed. You always think "those tragedies" will happen someplace else. Now one has struck unbelievably close to home. Where will they end? Without meaning to date myself, here is my tribute to good ole NIU:
NIU--where I attended every single education class for 4 years wearing either a skirt or a dress no matter what the season. Windchill had not been invented, so we never knew how truly cold we were.
NIU--where I attended a candlelight vigil the evening of April 4, 1968 in honor of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
NIU--where my husband and I courted and fell in love 40 years ago
NIU--where we had hours in the dorms and they were strictly enforced
NIU--where men were allowed in our dorms twice a year on a Sunday afternoon for "open house" and the door had to remain open
NIU--where the cornfields met the edge of the dorms and where nothing big ever happened
NIU--where I spent one memorable Friday night dancing to the live music of the band "Tommy James and the Shondells" (those of you who are too young to know this band, you should google them!)
NIU--where I went to see the movie "West Side Story" because my mother wouldn't let me go and see it when I was in high school because it was "indecent"
NIU--where my oldest brother came to visit me for a weekend right after he returned from Viet Nam, and we had front row seats for a Righteous Brother's concert
NIU--where I huddled in the basement of the dorm during the spring of 67 tornadoes that struck Belvidere and then DeKalb
NIU--where nothing ever happened that was big.....until yesterdayGod bless the NIU community.
"Announce peace with your lips, but have it even more so in your heart." St. Francis
Monday, February 11, 2008
A GREAT BIRTHDAY
Friday was my birthday. Jake remembered at about 6:30 that it was my b-day & reminded everyone else as they woke up. He also announced to his class that it was my b-day so they all wished me a happy b-day as I passed them in the hall in the afternoon.
We went to dinner at Montage in downtown CF. We took the kids too since they were really excited it was my b-day. Scott came home from work with a big Isabel Bloom for me that he picked out all by himself. I absolutely love it & I was quite surprised!
The kids that come to my classroom for resource made a card for me & everyone signed it. One boy even made me his own card that said "Hippy Birfda". It melted my heart. Some of the kids were guessing how old I was & one little girl said I was 100, another boy argued saying no that I was 102 & another girl disagreed & thought I was 23, it was quite humorous! I took cookies for my "treat to share" and the kids flipped out over them. One boy asked if he could have the recipe so that his mom could make them. The sad part was that I cheated & bought Pillsbury break apart & bake cookies, so there is no recipe!!
Micheal, Kim, Mandy & the kids came up on Saturday to help me celebrate my birthday & see Jake play ball. They met us at Jake's ball game. We went to lunch at Pepper's & then left Michael with the kids while the girls ran to Target. The roads were awful & it was COLD, so we didn't do much other shopping. We ordered Chinese food for dinner & all went to bed early. We had lunch at Carlos on Sunday & they all left. We came home & did NOTHING all day. It felt good!!
This week...cold & snow are in the forecast, just what we need! Tonight Allie has dance & it is bring a friend day, so her friend Jordyn is joining us. I have a PTA meeting on Tuesday. Jake has Religion on Wednesday & Allie is having a friend over on Thursday. Thursday is also the kid's Valentine's Day parties at school. Friday my mom is coming to visit & will spend the night so she can see Jake's game on Saturday. I wonder how many of these events will be rescheduled due to this yucky Iowa weather???
Friday was my birthday. Jake remembered at about 6:30 that it was my b-day & reminded everyone else as they woke up. He also announced to his class that it was my b-day so they all wished me a happy b-day as I passed them in the hall in the afternoon.
We went to dinner at Montage in downtown CF. We took the kids too since they were really excited it was my b-day. Scott came home from work with a big Isabel Bloom for me that he picked out all by himself. I absolutely love it & I was quite surprised!
The kids that come to my classroom for resource made a card for me & everyone signed it. One boy even made me his own card that said "Hippy Birfda". It melted my heart. Some of the kids were guessing how old I was & one little girl said I was 100, another boy argued saying no that I was 102 & another girl disagreed & thought I was 23, it was quite humorous! I took cookies for my "treat to share" and the kids flipped out over them. One boy asked if he could have the recipe so that his mom could make them. The sad part was that I cheated & bought Pillsbury break apart & bake cookies, so there is no recipe!!
Micheal, Kim, Mandy & the kids came up on Saturday to help me celebrate my birthday & see Jake play ball. They met us at Jake's ball game. We went to lunch at Pepper's & then left Michael with the kids while the girls ran to Target. The roads were awful & it was COLD, so we didn't do much other shopping. We ordered Chinese food for dinner & all went to bed early. We had lunch at Carlos on Sunday & they all left. We came home & did NOTHING all day. It felt good!!
This week...cold & snow are in the forecast, just what we need! Tonight Allie has dance & it is bring a friend day, so her friend Jordyn is joining us. I have a PTA meeting on Tuesday. Jake has Religion on Wednesday & Allie is having a friend over on Thursday. Thursday is also the kid's Valentine's Day parties at school. Friday my mom is coming to visit & will spend the night so she can see Jake's game on Saturday. I wonder how many of these events will be rescheduled due to this yucky Iowa weather???
Thursday, February 07, 2008
OH BOY!!
Michael & Kim had their first official ultrasound done the other day & they found out IT'S A BOY!! Actually, Kim had a couple done at work & had told us it was a boy, but wanted to wait to announce it until the official ultrasound. SO, I've kept my mouth shut AGAIN & it about killed me. I can hardly wait 'til June to meet my new little NEPHEW!!
Michael & Kim had their first official ultrasound done the other day & they found out IT'S A BOY!! Actually, Kim had a couple done at work & had told us it was a boy, but wanted to wait to announce it until the official ultrasound. SO, I've kept my mouth shut AGAIN & it about killed me. I can hardly wait 'til June to meet my new little NEPHEW!!
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
MORE SNOW??? LET'S MAKE SOME FUN!!!
We had MORE snow today. Over 5 inches, which isn't much compared to the 12 inches my parents got. We had another snow day & will make that up in June when we could be at the pool. Anyway, I cleaned the morning away getting ready for company this weekend & then decided that when the weather hands you MORE snow, sometimes you just have to make some fun & go sledding. So, we did!! We called a couple of friends to join us & headed over to the school to use their hill. We had a great time trying out Jake's new snowboard too.
Jake & Allie stop by a large drift at the end of our driveway, note it comes up to Jake's shoulders.
Jake on his new snowboard. He didn't do too bad!
Allie & Jordyn.
Group shot.
We had MORE snow today. Over 5 inches, which isn't much compared to the 12 inches my parents got. We had another snow day & will make that up in June when we could be at the pool. Anyway, I cleaned the morning away getting ready for company this weekend & then decided that when the weather hands you MORE snow, sometimes you just have to make some fun & go sledding. So, we did!! We called a couple of friends to join us & headed over to the school to use their hill. We had a great time trying out Jake's new snowboard too.
Jake & Allie stop by a large drift at the end of our driveway, note it comes up to Jake's shoulders.
Jake on his new snowboard. He didn't do too bad!
Allie & Jordyn.
Group shot.
Allie with our 2 year old neighbor Will. This was his first sledding experience.
Jake & friend Makenna on a sled.
Allie ready to go.
My friend Kristin thinks she can snowboard.
WRONG! Nothing was broken though. Check out her son making sure that she is alright.
Allie & Jordyn ready to go.
Paul & Jake with their new snowboards.
Sunday, February 03, 2008
DINOSAURS
I helped Jake's class with their dinosaur unit last week. I helped out in the classroom constructing a large dinosaur with a small group. The kids had to be paleontologists & piece the paper bones together in the correct way. I was shocked at how much those kids know! I was also able to go to the UNI museum to dinosaur school with the kids.
Me, Katia, Cassandra, Jake & Austin with our dinosaur.
My group cutting out bones & starting with our blank sheet!
Jake listening to dinosaur facts.
Parker & Jake assembling dino bones at the museum.
Cassandra, Jake, Parker, Carter & me at the museum, this was my group!
DAISY MEETING
Allie had a Daisy meeting this week. She had a great time being with her friends and playing games. I somehow got roped in to co-leading her troop. I vowed that leading Jake's Cub Scout den was as much Scout leading as I would do...how do you say no though??
The girls are hiding their eyes for a game we were playing.
Allie's troop: Allie, Madison, Chloe & Madison (back) Abbie, Riley & Krisha.TEETH, BASKETBALL, MOVIE & MORE
Jake lost 2 teeth in 2 days this week. Friday morning, Scott pulled one out & Saturday morning, Jake pulled one out. The tooth fairy made visit number 6 & 7 without any forgetting unlike visit 5!
Jake had basketball on Saturday morning. He's doing really well this year. He is a bit of a ball hog & we've discussed that! He didn't think he was hogging, he just wanted a shot!
Scott & I got a sitter last night & went to dinner at Hu Hot, then got to see a movie that wasn't rated G!! We saw Untraceable & it was really suspenseful, too graphic for me, but still good.
We are going to a Super Bowl party tonight at a friend's house. Tomorrow Allie has dance, Tuesday I help in Allie's room & Jake has his Blue & Gold Banquet for Scouts. Wednesday brings Religion & Thursday is Godfather's night for the PTA. We have company visiting the next 2 weekends, so we are keeping busy!
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