Snow Days...

We played outside yesterday and the kids had a blast!

Here are a few pictures to show you what all we did...

Tripp, Emma and Mallie....

Tripper sliding down the hill by the house...


Tripp and Emma decided they were going to slide down the playset on the real snow covered slide... I would have a picture of that, but SOMEONE has been borrowing my batteries out of my camera for the Wii...

Oh, Wait... It is my new van!

Isn't she lovely?

Here is Emma on the playset...

We snuck back inside for snowcream...

I tried a new recipe with sweetened condinsed milk.

It sucked.

Bad.

So I went back to regular milk, sugar and vanilla.

Yum!

We went outside back to the Hill of Death.

Dave sent Tripper down first.

He flew over the hill, jumped the embankment and landed in the road.

Well, I am not sure about the sequence of events.

But when Tripp was going sledding this morning,

I told him to be careful, and he said, "Don't Worry, Mom. I will. I won't fly in the road this time."

So I am pretty sure my story mentioned above is close to the truth.

Dave got paid back for not protecting my be-be.

This picture makes me laugh.

It may end up as my screen saver.

Take that, heartless Daddy.

And then, Me and Dave had to hug up for our picture.

My kids like this. Every time Emma looks at it, she says, "Awww."

Snow, Snow... Yes or no?

Sorry.
I was in Dr. Suess format...

So, I am sitting here at 6 a.m. - just waiting - waiting to see if the snow and ice are going to hit us.

Our county announced school closings yesterday afternoon. I checked to see if my school was closed, but no, it is not. Many other universities are - but not mine.

That is Ok. I am great with that for two reasons....
1. I am taking my handwriting workshop today.
2. I will get to drive my new van to town!

Yep, we finally did it. After months of watching the other van grow weaker, we traded it in yesterday on a newer model.

I was sad as I drove it out of the driveway for the last time.

Then, I got over it.

Even thought we are supposed to have tons of snow and ice, and I will not be able to travel anywhere, I will have my pretty van sitting in the driveway.

A Teaching Semester.

I am absolutely loving school this semester. I am doing a Reading Block. I am learning about the fundamentals of Reading, how to get children to be interested in reading, and how to set the example by exploring my own reading and writing.

I found out today that I get to take a HANDWRITING workshop. I am thrilled! I always wondered how teachers get that neat penmanship and I worried how my sweet little kindergarteners will learn their letters correctly if I am not positive how to do them myself. So, this Friday, I go into class and register for one of my four workshops... I am going to try to get into HANDWRITING first!

In just five short weeks, I will be teaching in a classroom. I am so excited about this.

In this class, I am also responsible for writing in a journal. Sometimes, I use thoughts that I have blogged about. By the time I get home, I am too tired to blog, or my brain is dry. I have "explored my feelings" so much that I don't feel like exploring ANYTHING else.

I guess this is a great semester update compared to what I usually say....