Yes I am whining.  Today was crazy. Now I know what the classroom teachers were always talking about when they say their kids are awful after a vacation! What a day. My 2 loudest students were gone…plus 3 others, and it seemed like chaos all afternoon!  The kids were wound up, they fought and tattled.  [...]

Life has been pretty fast paced for me this week!  It seems like I go from one thing to another…and there is so little down time.  Kindergarten is going ok.  We are doing a lot of holiday stuff right now.  We are planning a feast for Tuesday.  We have pilgrim and indian costumes for the [...]

Nov
12

Savannah’s class at Pioneer Living Day at Ella Sharp Museum. Savannah’s in the back row fourth from the right.  Thanks to Aunt Cyndi for loaning us her pioneer dress and bonnet…and thanks Grandma for sewing it for Aunt Cyndi SO many years ago!

I just gulped down two grilled cheese sandwiches.  I didn’t eat dinner tonight…it’s now 10:00.  I had to skip dinner because I had conferences tonight (and tomorrow too) and there was no time to eat anything.  Grilled Cheese probably wasn’t the best choice, but they were really good and I was so hungry.
Conferences are going [...]

Yes, that is what  you should probably call what I am doing right now…because what I have to do, I don’t really want to do.  And besides, it’s been so long since I have posted a drawing I simply could not keep you waiting anymore.
I drew this on Sunday actually, on our way back from [...]

…when your kids have the camera and the baby in another room!
photo by Savannah (who also happens to be the one squeezing Jasmin’s cheeks)!

Jasmin: 11 months (taken by Jasmin Eriksen)
Karson: 5 years  (taken by Jasmin Eriksen)
Max: 6 years  (taken by Jasmin Eriksen)
Savannah: 8 years  (taken by me)

I have been thinking a lot about my life, lately.  Trying to evaluate exactly why I may be feeling so unhappy with my life lately.  I am easily frustrated, not very positive, everything seems so much of an effort.  I kind of feel isolated from people.  I think this is a general feeling of my [...]

OK.  I just checked out my friend, Angie’s blog, to find this great deal!  Handbag Planet is giving away 24 handbags on October 15…one each hour, to celebrate the launching of their new website.  Click here to enter!

Oct
11

Today was a huge work day for us.  Sam went with his sisters up to Topinabee today to lay to rest Penny’s ashes in Mullet Lake.  Kind of a depressing occasion…but I hope they enjoyed themselves, being together and sharing memories of mom and stuff.  While he was gone, me and the kids worked our [...]