art show

Our class has an exhibit at the All School Art Show and here is one of my students at our class art piece.  It was a really fun project and the kids came with artistic ability that I didn't teach ;)

april showers

It has been raining the past three days quite nicely.  I'm thinking these April showers will bring some beautiful May flowers!

time keeps on slippin

Wow--the school year is really winding down.  I planned the rest of the year and am realizing there is a lot to do and not a lot of time.  The attention spans are also diminishing so I don't think I will be as ambitious as planned, but it is fun to dream!

block party

On Sunday, our neighbor Patrice had a nice little get together of the neighborhood.  She has a lovely home and is an artist so has some truly beautiful paintings displayed and her eye for decor is superb.  The way she hosted was also very artistic with displays of appetizers and drinks.  The kids had a great time and the 2 hour party turned into a 3 1/2 hour party.  It was fun to see our home from her vista on the top of the street.

Thank you, Patrice!

tasky Saturday

This morning dawned bright and sunny.  I woke up thinking it was 9am, but truly it was 7:15.  Ate a nice breakfast, made a batch of yogurt (my first try) and then went to Menards to pick out the aforementioned tile.  We then went to Hudson Bagel for a dozen bagels and on to Ace to pick up some paint.  Arrived home and K and I went to the Greenwood Elementary Garage Sale and now are home to do laundry, clean the van, clean the house and hopefully get some windows cleaned.

Lots to do and what a lovely day to do it!

the good earth

Yesterday was Arbor Day and it was absolutely a lovely day.  After school, O and I went around the house finding all the new living green things emerging from the earth--little blue flowers are out along with some little white flowers.  The daffodil greens are up and the hostas also have little green spikes.  The trillium leaves have emerged and the primordial looking ferns are unfurling.

O, the joy of spring.

picking tile

Brad is busy getting a hearth pad laid for our new wood stove.  He went to Menards and picked out some tile.  I decided that I would like to go and do a little shopping too to make sure we had just the right tile.  I think I found just the right kind...when it's installed, I will take a photo.

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one year ago today, we had a beautiful snow storm...

I'm hoping snow is gone for the year.  As our class was looking at the forecast for the next week, we saw some for Sunday.  We hope the forecast is not correct!

earth day

Happy Earth Day everyone!  To celebrate, our class went on a nature walk where we collected 3 bags of garbage--this was a walk near the Kinni and about 25 minutes.  We also saw a dead crow and a dead squirrel.  We also saw lots sprouts and used our senses to hear the geese, smell the fresh air, see the river and touch the sticks, dandelions--yes, there were dandelions.   We also heard flies on the dead animal carcasses.  Thankfully no one ventured to touch the animal carcasses.

Our family celebrated by eating on the porch for the first time in 2014

enjoying dinner on the table Brad made

pork taco--pork from uncle Kurt's pig

view of the garden from the new screens Brad crafted

going for a bike ride

Right after I write this last blog post, the kids and I are going to venture out on a nice little bike ride.  The weather is spectacular and we are going to take full advantage!

beautiful Easter

Our family attended service at a small church in Falun, Wisconsin called Trinity Lutheran.  It was a very nice service and Brad was able to connect with several people from his past.  It was a small and meaningful celebration of Jesus' resurrection!

In the afternoon, O, K and I went to a small park in Alpha, Wisconsin and played for about an hour.  The warm sun sure felt wonderful on our skin!