Well, no ice after all. Our Christmas party went well, and the kids were good. They seemed to like the movie and told me that I look like Joseph. When Jesus was born they clapped (which was cute) and then about 2 minutes later they just clapped to see if they could get everyone to clap (which was annoying). Another teacher complemented me on my worksheet (which was nice). I think it’s the best worksheet I’ve ever made; the discussion questions at the end aren’t all mine.
Storm a’brewin
Posting this will guarantee that no bad weather will occur, I’m sure, but since we have nothing else to talk about – we’ll talk about the weather. Tonight & tomorrow we’re supposed to have some freezing rain headed in from the south. If Lloyd can’t get into school tomorrow, there will be some pros & […]
Birthday trivia
I bet most of you don’t know (I feel pretty confident saying this, because I didn’t know until a few days ago) that I haven’t thrown away a belt in the last 20 years. Some of you have met my mom, and so that information probably doesn’t come as any real surprise. Be that as […]
Happy Birthday Mrs. Royuk
Brad, Beth and Brent’s mom is the middle of the birthday sandwich. In years past (before we were aware of this fact) December 18 was reserved for Lauren ordering me around all day. “I’m your elder now and you have to do what I say.” Now things are much better. A year or so ago […]
Happy Birthday to me!
Today (Sunday) I am 37 years old. (Hooray – a prime number. It’s been six years since that’s happened.) No big plans for the day – just doing some last minute shopping, perhaps. (By the way, Kathryn wanted me to make it very clear to everyone that she was the first to wish me Happy Birthday. […]
Old floors
One of the advantages to living in this old house is that we have pre-aged hardwood floors. It’s the lovely look of hardwood, but since it’s already scratched, there’s no pressure to keep it nice. It’s also expanded and contracted as much as it ever will, so there are big gaps here and there. Anyway, […]