April is National Poetry Month!  National Poetry month was one of my very favorite parts of being an English/Language Arts teacher before I had kidlets of my own.  For years after I was out of the classroom  I felt I like I was missing out during the month of April.…

Care to swing?  Good luck.  This is our deck.  The dip in the middle is where Uncle Don shoveled a path to the fire pit at Christmas.   The snow in our backyard is almost as high as the car. I’m just taking a moment to document the snow in our…

I learned how to mass delete emails on my yahoo account.  It’s the account that a great deal of spam or useless promotional email filters through, along with some very essential information.  I don’t know why I hadn’t thought of mass deleting before, but it sure makes getting through swaths of…

Auntie Dot and Uncle Don needed a larger vehicle for their family, and fortunately for us, found just  the used vehicle they were looking for in Duluth, which prompted a spontaneous visit so they could come and collect their new van.  We were thrilled to have them stay for the…

YaYa came home from school, way back at the beginning of the school year, excited about a special aviation program in her science class.  Through several grants and organizations, a special aviation curriculum has been integrated into the science classes of local sixth graders, and the top 15% of students…

Mr. Trouble on Feet has been loving the hugglepod lately.  We’ve been cooped up with winter, and oh so much snow for so long.  This boy is just craving wide open spaces to run and different ways to move his little body, and the hugglepod, dangling in the corner, is…

Last Saturday was the long awaited AWANA Grand Prix.  We were fortunate to have Valley City cousins visiting to increase our cheering section at the race. Mr. Sneaky Pants and Dr. Peds built this sleek beauty.  It was very fast.  It was also shiny and pretty. I didn’t take very…

Yet another reason why I love my job:  Every once in awhile I get amazing notes like these!    

They may have suddenly gotten a bit riled up.  

On Friday Night the PTA at our elementary school sponsored a family night:  a pasta dinner and dance in the gym to culminate Spirit Week, a week of dressing up and festivity for each day.  Friday was tropical day.   Everyone in our family was able to go!  We did…