Archive for the ‘Family’ Category
12 of 12 March 2010
Friday, March 12th, 2010A big day with lots of activities kept me moving. I am so exhausted. Despite the rain, the weather is breaking, which is helping us with being upbeat. Share our day with us.
Fritz and I drove through downtown Millville to check out the sights this morning. We love this old Ivory Soap sign.
We were blessed with two boxes of wonderfully rich books to add to our classroom library. I have been busy adding the titles to our online card catalog.
Lunch at Michael’s Pizza was a bit disappointing today. The new guy wasn’t there; his pizza is good. The normal guy cooked this . . . it was spotty, but still better than Joe’s. No meat today . . .
Today the students made Irish Potatoes. They will teach a class of kindergarten students next week how to make these. This went extremely well. The students did a great job!
Michael Dooling presented to the students today. He is a children’s book author and illustrator. He put on a fabulous assembly. The students were amazed at his craft . . . as was I. He painted a boy with the help of a couple students. That is Dooling’s wife with him.
Dooling posed for a photograph after I snapped the shots with the students.
Beetle danced this evening. The studio has closed-circuit television so we can watch her lesson. My tiny dancer did a great job with tap and ballet tonight.
Beetle and I attended the Fairy Tale Ball tonight. Beetle was all about drawing early on. She is so talented. Her first drawing was an abstract, as she explained to me.
Beetle playing Skittles. I helped out with the Skittles game . . . it was the precursor to bowling. Beetle enjoyed playing, as did every other child. It’s tough setting pins by hand on one’s knees.
Beetle made a fairy princess hat and then modeled it. She had so much fun this evening. From the moment she woke up, Beetle expressed eagerness to return to the Fairy Tale Ball. I am happy that all lived up to her expectations.
Finally, on the way home, we stopped by McDonald’s for a Shamrock Shake. Such a glorious evening should be punctuated with a treat. And there’s nothing like a Shamrock Shake.
The Beauty Salon
Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Beetle has opened a beauty salon in our house. All about the house she has posted billboards advertising her business. Fortunately for us, it is free. Unfortunately, we have to have our hair done multiple times a day.
It and she are cute. I never enjoyed going to the salon as much as I do now. The Olivia Newton-John headbands are the real hoot.
If you’re in the neighborhood, stop by; she would love the business.
Next up, teaching my five-year old homonyms.
Buddy
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
Gert & Fritz
Friday, February 19th, 2010
