“Can I Peek?” I am honored to have the opportunity to serve as a mentor for this little sixth grader. Today was our last meeting before the holidays so I got to give her her Christmas gift. It has been a while since I have shopped for a girl this age. I enjoyed the chance to again peruse the children’s section of the bookstore looking for just the right book for her. I finally settled on “I’ve Lost My Hippopotamus”…
“Through the Window to the Door” “They’re home. They’re home! THEY’RE HOME!!!
“Caffeinated Thanks” This is final exam week for me and things are a little chaotic because of school being cancelled on Monday due to the ice storm. We are having to squeeze Monday’s exams somewhere into the rest of the week. The good news is that the deadline for submitting grades has been extended two days. That gives me a little room to breathe. I had two exams today; the first was at 9am. This class is small, only 10…
“12-13 Ice Storm” One more photo comemmorating the early December ice storm that has caused complete chaos with this semester’s final exam schedule! Yet, it is so beautiful when you look at it from this perspective rather than on the roads.
“His Puzzler Was Sore”
“Peace” Peace should always be at the center. I also had some fun playing with quotes on this one.
“FB Profile Pic” This little elf wanted a new Facebook profile picture. He figures he’ll be meeting many new friends over the next few weeks. Earlier in the day I took the picture below. At 10 am this morning, after 28 hours without power and temperatures in the high teens, the twinkling on the power company truck was much more exciting than Christmas lights! And besides, we don’t have any Christmas lights up yet! After warming up a little, I…
We are anticipating the power being restored! I managed to get one picture uploaded to my iPad for today. So here is the photo that goes with my previous post. “Have An Ice Day!”
We are in the midst of one of Texas’ infamous ice storms. At 6:00 last night, exactly when the forecasters predicted, the freezing rain started to fall. It continued all evening long as the temperatures continued to fall. By 10pm last night, school had been cancelled. Immediately I started making a list of all the things that I could get done today. We went to bed, without setting the weekday 6am alarm, looking forward to a productive day at home….
“Just for Fun” Sometimes you just have to pause for a little fun and learning. This evening ended up being a little weird. because of the ice storm that has taken Dallas captive. Normally on Thursday evenings we take Brooke to do the grocery shopping for the week’s bread baking and I tutor at school. Tonight instead, Weber and I quickly ran and did the shopping hoping to beat the frozen precipitation. The freezing rain literally started just…