Last week, I spent most of my time getting my classroom ready for school next week. I am having a hard time letting go of summer, so we camped at night. We camped across the river from my house on property owned by our church. We had a blast! This will probably become our tradition. We were joined by friends occasionally for dinner and some even camped with us. One of my friends fell down the hill trying to get to the restroom in the middle of the night. She hit her head on a log. She ended up with a concussion, cracked cheek bone, broken nose, and a cracked hip. She was very bruised and scratched. She didn't even wake us up. I felt very bad about that.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Transitioning from Play to Work
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Monday, August 24, 2009
ever wonder where it goes when you flush....
When you have a septic, it goes in here. Kind of expensive when you need it pumped. Even more expensive when you need a new pump, and new floats and an electrician to hook the pump up. Nice. I'm so glad the tank is right under my flower bed. Good thing I haven't weeded it since the beginning of summer. He dug up a lot of weeds for me.Anyone care for a swim?
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Write Snacks
We saw this in the Family Fun magazine and had to try it. It was a great snack and is helping us get in the mood for school. We used Miracle Whip instead of mustard to hold it together. I'm the only one in the house that will eat mustard. Cheese sticks, Bugles, piece of ham, and half a raisin for the tip of the pencil is all you need. It would look better with cheddar cheese sticks as the magazine suggested, but we happened to have white and swirl so our pencils aren't orange.
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Sunday, August 23, 2009
Dance Performance
The girls danced at an elementary school open house/blueberry festival. They did a great job:
After dancing, we stopped at a spray park playground. The girls had a lot of fun playing and I had fun taking pictures.
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Saturday, August 22, 2009
Jetty Island
We love Jetty Island. Yesterday was a little chilly with the temperature only reaching 69 degrees, but we still managed to swim and have a lot of fun. We especially enjoyed ending the evening with a late-night campfire, stories and Native American flutes, and s'mores. It is so hard to see summer coming to an end. It sure has been a wonderful summer. It's hard to go back to work and give up all this free time we've enjoyed for playing.
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Preposition Lesson From Grover
I love Sesame Street. Maybe I'll show this to my students when they need to learn prepositions. Cream of Mosquito Soup? Yummy!!!
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Blackberries
I have tried for years to kill the blackberries that try to over take my yard. I didn't even try this year. We are picking them instead. We ate the last of our blackberry jam so it is time to pick more. The girls helped me pick a bucketful, wash the berries, and prepare yummy shakes. They were actually helping instead of hindering for the first year.
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Saturday, August 15, 2009
Haircuts
Back to school haircuts happened yesterday. Here are the "before" pictures: Getting a shampoo....
Sitting so still for haircuts...
I think she is absolutely adorable in her new haircut.
Well...her hair isn't much shorter, but the ends have been trimmed.
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Friday, August 14, 2009
Chinese Dance Camp
The girls have enjoyed a week at Chinese Dance Camp. They had a blast learning dances.Rachel is so excited to be the head of the lion.
Erin Joy's handkerchief flew away...
Not only have they been learning dances, they have been learning to cook Chinese food. Every day they have made something Chinese for lunch. They are learning to make spring rolls in the following pictures.
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
Take Me Out to the Ballgame
I honestly don't watch baseball. Before I had children, I loved watching and listening to Mariner's games. I really loved the team during the Lou Piniella years especially the 1997 division championship year. Dan Wilson, Edgar Martinez, Jamie Moyer, and of course...Ken Griffey, Jr. were some of my favorite players. I was so excited when I heard Ken Griffey, Jr. was coming to Seattle to play before retiring. I just had to go to a game before the season was over.
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Monday, August 10, 2009
Wedding Fun
Pretending to be a bride...Beautiful place for a wedding...
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