November 1-25

Here's my second catching up post. November stuff I took pictures of:

B was interested in heritage photos

My car is making patterns with the numbers on the odometer. I can't help but notice them.
I made a rainbow for letter R with each child making a segment of the rainbow.

The train. At the library, you're literally a few feet from all that power. It's kinda scary!

B at the Scout House with her new American Girl mini doll

J taking a picture of the mirror



J was in Flashback Fever. My other blog has more photos!

I was waiting for the train to pass one night. If you're an Aggie, do you know where I was sitting??

Turkey cookies for snack.

We put our thankful thoughts into a box this month. here are all our ideas on the table.

Another shot at school---writing on the white board is a rare treat for them!

B and the pecan pie she helped me make (before it got baked!). We sent it up to J's school for the teacher drawing right before Thanksgiving. Throughout the day, they drew teachers' names, and they then got to go to the library and pick a pie that someone from the PTO had brought up. I don't know who got ours, but sure would like to.

My necklace I bought for myself. I just totally love it. There are earrings to match that I didn't get, but if I ever get invited to a Premiere jewelry party, I will get them!

B got 1st place at the district meet for Art Memory!! Go girl!!

That's it--until I post this week's photos!

October Photos

I am catching up!! I am so far behind that I am just starting with a photo a day on Thanksgiving. However, I have some October pictures to share----
Before crazy hair day (braids in hair overnight to create waves that next day)
After

mini-Pumpkin carving

I can't share many school photos, but this one is safe.

J and B went to the TROUPE lock-in---J in his straight jacket, B, his nurse, with a giant shot.

J and Larry were in "Dirty Dealings in Dixie," a Gone with the Wind spoof melodrama.

Rhett and Scarlett

J and Lar in the same scene. Lar was the villain, J was Ashley.

Lar about to be shot----or was he?

I caught this guy driving on the road with his 4-wheeler. I am annoyed by him, and now I can send this to the cops??? I was inside my house, looking through the door to get this sneaky shot!

Another school shot. I made a number line. Red dots for even numbers, next will be blue for multiples of 3.

This school shot shows our calendar. We add a weather report on each day we come, and at the end of the month, we do a graph. What did we have the most of? Sunny or cloudy?

Dusk shot---of the neighborhood bar. Never been there, of course, but I liked the neon sign as contrast to the light in the sky.

This is our new police station in Bryan. I love the way the lights look at night.

Next post? November 1-26.

October Photo 16

B and I had some fresh veggies with our dinner, and I found this mutant carrot.

October Photo 15

It was Middle School Band Night at the high school---and Homecoming. Was that on purpose? Anyway, Larry went as a chaperone for the junior high and took pictures for us. I thought this one the most interesting---but maybe just me and my flag corps sister might think that! This was a pre-game thing they did, playing for the middle school kids, maybe? The band sat on the visitor's side, playing across the field. J was there, hanging around and sitting with the high school french horn players.

October Photo 14

There aren't may pictures I can share of my students---but this one where he's goofy I can use! ;-) Can you see my Social Studies posters on the wall behind him? I have photos from the Internet of the President, Governor, and the Mayors of our twin cities. This boy was enjoying the Star Student privileges of sitting in the chair and sharing some of his toys from home.

October Photo 13

I cropped this one so you can't tell who these girls are (unless you just "know" anyway!). We had an evening at Tabitha Class to begin our church scrapbooks, in preparation for the LTC competition in April. We will work together in two groups (3rd through 5th and 6th through 8th) making two scrapbooks of things out youth and church family ahve done during the year. My plan is to do this about once a month.

October Photo 12

J made All-City Band,a dn here's the group. He is the third head from the roght, looking right at lar, who was taking this picture. ;-)

October Photo 11

B was making a bowl from a balloon and a paper mache mixture. The balloon ended up deflating before she got done with the newspaper part---so it had to get scrapped!

October Photo 10

Is this backpack too big? Yes, it is as heavy as it looks. There is a computer in there, a bunch of spiral notebooks, a binder (and another binder for band isn't in there!), shoes for gym, pens, pencils, sunglasses, etc. What can be done? No one has lockers at this school.

October Photo 9

This is some of the dough---and for some reason, it got really gooey on "this" boy's turn.

October Photo 8

Today at school, as a part of our "Community Helpers" unit, an actual baker came and showed us how to make cinnamon rolls and kolaches. This is he and his son, rollin' the dough.

October Photo 7

This is one of those little blessing God gives all of us. It isn't monetary, and it doesn't last very long, but it feels like a gift. And being able to take a picture of it and keep it---it makes me happy.

October Photo 6

In my series of plates for the family, I now present a part of B's plate. I painted a cello on it, with the aid of a little carbon paper. I am very pleased with the strings---they came out better than I thought. All my plates have the same blue to tie them all together even though they have different themes.

October Photo 5

Here is what we made at our U Paint It party for B! The skull was J's, the gnome is B's. I made a square plate, Larry painted an elephant to add to his collection, and the store gave us the Birthday plate.

October Photo 4

This one came out really blurry, so I guess I can use it without revealing B's friends' identities! She had 5 friends come to Subway for lunch and then we walked across the street to U Paint It. They got to choose a figurine to paint, and we had chocolate chip cookie cake (and our drinks from Subway!) at the pottery store. They gave her a painted birthday plate, which will be ready when all our stuff is ready, too. I was working on the square salad plates, and it was B's turn. I'll get a picture up when I can. I painted a cello on her plate, and I think it looks pretty good.

October Photo 3

It's the party day!! B got this Webkins frog from one of her friends.

October Photo 2

Something about this fabric appeals to me

October Photo 1

B volunteered to cut the hedges.

September Photo 30

On Monday this week, J got his school computer! WooHoo for federal grants! ;-) It did cost us $50, which is not a deposit. At J's school, the Dual Language kids and the GT magnet kids got it first. In January, the whole 6th grade will get wireless laptops.

September Photo 29

I made soup this week! It's potato soup, and I made it up as I went along this time, adding bacon and other things to make it a "baked potato soup." Pretty good!

You don't need a recipe---but here's what I did:
3 lbs. 5 lbs. potatoes
one onion
chicken stock
bacon drippings (I've never cooked with them ever before!)
2 tbs. butter
bacon---maybe 1/4 lb. already cooked
I let this stuff cook in the crock pot all day, and then close to serving time, I added:
1 can evaporated milk
sour cream (what was left in a tub---i don't know how much)
and cheddar cheese on top.
I forgot to add the green onions I had!
I was able to freeze another night's portions. i hope it comes out alright.

September Photo 28

Here they are, playing together . . . we have plans for Christmas music.

September Photo 27

Here she is! We got a half-size cello this afternoon. She has a CD to play along with, and her instructor said they were not allowed to use the bow yet. It's plucking the strings only! He also said to not mess with any of the tuning---but this instrument was Very out of tune on one string. She was only playing two notes on open strings, but I couldn't help myself---I had to fix the A string. He can fix it better for her on Tuesday.

Didn't Rachel sit on that chair to play, too??

September Photo 26

Our class watched the nurse---our Community Helper of the week. They paid a lot of attention to her---and she did a great presentation.

September Photo 25

We had to pull out MY 1970s Easy Bake Oven as well. Quite a contrast! I wonder if it would still work, but I'm afraid to plug in something that old and plastic-y!

September Photo 24

It's her birthday, and she'll bake if she wants to!