I was anticipating a snow day today, and it didn’t happen. We had a late start, which was nice, but it wasn’t a day off.
That said, I’m ready for tomorrow. Ready for a new day. A fresh start. A normal routine. In fact, I’m setting my alarm early so I can get up and enjoy a tasty cup of coffee compliments of a dear friend.
Though I’m ready for the snow to go away, it seems that its recent falling has correlated with that of many blessings in my life.
A plug for my work…
My students are publishing some of their writing on their classroom blogs. Right now we’re just doing poetry. Poetry is hard for me. I don’t “get” it. But, I think my kids are great, and I love that they’re eager to share with a real audience. I think that’s the power of the blog. No names are attached to my kids’ writing, but if you feel like checking it out – click HERE and check out our class members links at the bottom of the page. If you are inclined to leave a comment, feel free. I moderate all comments.
Mrs Bryson: “We said the Daughters of Liberty’s primary goal was to
support the boycott. What was the goal of the Sons of Liberty?”
Student: “I don’t know, to support the girlcott?”
I got to school today and greeted a student in the hallway. I proceeded to ask this child if he’d completed his homework, to which he replied, “Uh, yeah.” I followed with, “All of it?”. His answer, “Well, not all of it.” It made me smile.
During my prep this afternoon I went to check the stats on my students’ performance on an online tutoring program we use. One of my kids found the messaging portion of the system and sent me a message. It read, “I just want to tell you I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!” My kids are funny, and they often make my day with the smallest gesture.
So, it was a good day. It’s been a good week, really. The time is moving quickly, and despite winter’s fight to stay around, I’ve got spring on my mind.
I headed home to dinner prepared by the neighbor guy. April and Jesse headed out and Uncle Rick and Auntie Sue joined us which was a wonderful surprise. Dad had everything we needed for supper, so I decided to throw a little dessert together. Admittedly, living at Gram’s house carries a bit of pressure to maintain some decent baked goods. I think tonight’s hot fudge pudding cake measured up. So a good day was followed by a good dinner with family… and chocolate dessert.
And to top THAT off, ALL of tonights dishes are tucked away in the dishwasher, waiting for the delayed cycle to begin and to greet me all clean and sparkly in the morning. I have never had such affection for a home appliance. 🙂
The outlook continues to be bright – tomorrow’s Friday, March begins on Sunday, and I’m hopefull that GREEN is not too far away.
The past few weekends have been crazy busy, so I decided that we needed a litte getaway. We chose Duluth, and no, it did not magically become summer. We just left the camera back at the hotel while we were out Saturday afternoon, so I had to steal this picture.
We didn’t do a whole lot – I made Bill take me to the mall, and he waited patiently at Barnes & Noble while I spruced up my wardrobe with some spring colors and a new pair of cute boots. Then we headed to the omnimax to catch a couple of shows. I hadn’t been there since an elementary field trip, so that was kind of fun. We had a tasty lunch, sat in the sauna, and watched Slumdog Millionaire. Really, a pretty good, relaxing day.
While I was off in San Francisco, Bill was buys working on the kitchen. We began tearing up the old tiles the day before I flew out – it wasn’t an easy task. He finished the rest of that up, and then he and Jesse installed the new linoleum. In that process, they also removed a cupboard to make room for a new dishwasher.
It seemed nothing wanted to cooperate as Bill and Dad worked to get the plumbing fixed up and a new breaker put in, but I’m happy to say I got to run the first load of dishes through my new miracle machine last night! It works great (and I learned it can run for up to 3 1/2 hours depending on how dirty the dishes are… good thing it’s got an energy star rating!). I’m really not a fan of doing dishes, so I’m feeling a bit like a princess now.
Please, drop on in and dirty a dish! 🙂
April, Trisha, and I headed down to Iowa Friday night for a weekend with the Stepecs. We had a terrific time catching up with Amy, Steve, and Jack. And of course, we were all excited to meeting baby Henry.
Saturday morning we visited over coffee and yummy waffles.
Then it was on to cookie decorating… and eating!
Of course there was a lot of baby holding.
And then it was time to head out for a little shopping and lunch at the Okoboji Grill. (Or whatever you want to call it.) 🙂
Sunday brought more visiting, laughing, eating, and relaxing before we headed back towards the cities for the night. We can’t wait to do it again! (And perhaps bring Bill and Jesse along so Steve isn’t so outnumbered!)
Satellite internet is better than dial up… and better than nothing at all, I suppose. Still, it kind of stinks.
Somehow we ended up on the Fair Access Policy again yesterday. This means that we’ve gone over our download cap for the day, so we’re slowed to dial up speeds. We’re kept at those speeds for 24 hours (or longer if we don’t immediately STOP using the internet – Bill’s gone rounds with the company about this because it’s not what the contract states).
Anyway, we’re up and running again, and I’m back to wasting time.
My good friend, James, from high school got married yesterday. The service took place at the Fort Snelling Chapel in St. Paul, and it was lovely!
Of course the added bonus of weddings is the opportunity to visit with people I don’t get to see often. At this particular occasion, I was very thankful to be able to catch up with my friend Mary and for her ability to direct me through traffic! I was also happy for the chance to visit with Jenny and to finally meet her boyfriend, Chris. I drove back up North, so I didn’t stay as long as I would have liked to. Still, it was such a nice evening. I’m happy I got to be a part of it.
