Let's Have a Look-See

Well, we went to see the Goose, and her parents.    Here we are together.   The weather was W*I*N*D*Y , so they played video games.  Keith and Rich are very good dancers. Then we went to the park, late in the day and watched her climb, reminiscent of her father. And the boys continued to play.  One thing you can't escape, is watching her eat. . and eat...  and climb some more. Now, we are back home and I keep looking at things that need to be cleaned.   Looks like I should be able to keep busy.

Before I forget, my son Todd posted his mother's day poem on his blog .  You can read it.  They are all getting good at writing poems.  I think that I will put all their poems in a book and release them of this duty.  I think the best thing I did this week was plant the planters on my deck.  I love coming out and seeing some color.  I also love taking care of them.  I start small and watch them grow.  Thank you Miracle Grow.  I made these as thank you gifts to the 1st grade teachers who have loaned me materials to help my  new-bees learn to read.  I could not have done it without them.  And then there are these three bags.  I have worked one on one, every day,  with three girls who came from Mexico this year.  On Fridays we meet together and play go fish...a great way to practice numbers.  (I know, I get paid to play go fish.)  Needless to say that we have grown pretty clo...

I only have one daughter, and the older she gets the more I see myself in her.  Sometimes I shake my head and wonder why.  Well today, for mothers day she sent me some notes: LESSONS  I have learned from YOU You taught me that I need a hobby and I need to love it.  And that hobbies are worthwhile. If you can't say anything nice, say it to your mom. You don't ever have to pay full price for clothes. You taught me to be myself.  No matter what anyone thinks or expects.  I am free to be me. You taught me to love others, no matter the circumstances. There are some things in this life that just aren't worth the stress. A good work Ethic If you get a dish dirty, you better be intending to wash it. You don't have to be a good dancer to dance. It's okay to just sit and read a book at night. If you're at a family get-together, always have a good time and get-along, even if you're not very happy with each other. Books are an escape.  D...

First, my rhubarb is out of control.  At this rate, everyone I know is going to receive a batch of rhubarb jam for Christmas.   We did get the soil ready with my dad's secret combination of 'stuff' and planted potatoes and onions.  It's too early for tomatoes....  With 12 more working days and even less days working with groups, I have started to think about what I am going to do this summer.  Don't get me wrong, I love my job, but there is a reason I work at a school.  I ran across this picture.  The girl in the blue dress is my oldest sister, but the quilt they are sitting on is going to be my project.   When we were kids, we would drag this quilt around. I believe we tore it when we put it in the fertilizer spreader.  (We also dragged that around).  I don't know who made the quilt, but I know it wasn't my mother, maybe her mother or her aunt.   At any rate, I am going to use my 30's reprod...

Well, the season is over.  We had a little hiccup with the passing out thing, but he got better and back to work.    He fouled the ball.  Can you see it? So since none of his brothers were able to get to a game, here he is pitching.   Depending on the umpire, that pitch could have been a strike or a walk or both, who knows.

I took too many pictures last week and I just wanted to share a few more.  We were so happy to run into these two.   Callie many not have a sister, but she loves her cousin like a sister.  Love the trees in the back of this picture.  They were beautiful.  Here is Katelyn with her sisters. I just noticed that I didn't post a picture at Easter.   We let Rich find some eggs.  And here is another picture of my tulips.  They have been so pretty this year.  I couldn't figure out why the ones by the driveway weren't blooming until yesterday when I looked out and saw the little girls from next door picking them.  

We have been at graduation.  There is nothing like a college graduation.  I would love to say that I love them, but they are long, and there are soooooo many people at them that I spend my time telling myself that these kids have worked hard and deserve every moment of it.    You know that I love a college graduation picture with the parents.  Just in case you want to look at the ones I have posted in the past, they are here  and  here. And for the first time in a long time and probably the last time for a long time, here we are together.