Hmmmmm

Let's see.....

My daughter...

her friends....

Someone's trees...

That appear to have...

What's that? ....

Toilet paper?

Hmmmmm......I'll let you do the math on this one.

Bye, bye, "Jim"

As of tomorrow, "Jim" has been sold.

Amanda's new wheels....a Mazda.

A big hug "goodbye" and another "Thank you " to Nana for Amanda's very first car.

"Jim" has been good to Amanda, but there are some big repairs that are needed. With 200,000 miles and another cold Wisconsin winter coming closer every day, it was time to sell.

Bye "Jim" !

My kids meet "my kids".

Jake, Amanda, and Nina brought pizza to school for my students.

It was the first meeting of my kids and "my kids".

Here we all are.... :0

One big happy family!

Homecoming - the dance

Amanda and friends getting ready for the photo shoot...

the girls.

Amanda and Nina and their dates.

The whole gang.

Amanda and date.

The girls went shopping in each other's closets for a dress this year.

What a nice savings.

They also did their own hair.....more savings.

Everything was a bit simple and laid back this year.

Homecoming '09 - Spirit Week

Just random photos from spirit week ...

Amanda and friends at school.

In the living room before school...

Sleepover!

Round Two

My second year of teaching 4th grade...

I have 19 students, same as last year.

Once again, I'm in for daily challenges that I never experienced while teaching in the suburbs.

Hopefully, I can make a difference in their lives

while teaching them a bit of reading, writing, and 'rithmatic!

Welcome to my World...

This is it.......early morning and evening.

With 8 hours of naughty kids in-between.

I have been taking the commuter bus into and out of the city as much as possible, but the schedule doesn't allow me to use it on Wednesdays.

Having someone else drive has been a nice change.