i stayed home with my maddie girl in the morning. she's fighting something off, she hadn't slept well on sunday night, so i let her sleep in on monday morning and then she and i played mancala together and played piano together. i made her a bit of lunch, and snuggled her in with a movie while i went on a little field trip with isaac's class.
the guy in orange is my guy. the little guy closest to my camera ran up to me when i joined the kiddos and said, " you're isaac's mom! isaac is so nice. he is such a good friend!" then the little guy next to isaac told me, "yeah. isaac is a good buddy. i like him."
what fun to tromp around outside - even though the sky was mostly heavy and grey and the wind was was whipping along briskly - and to see my guy interacting with all his classmates. he is so kind to all of them, and is so interested in what the grown-ups are saying and teaching. i'm proud of him!
later, i got to snuggle by these two dears:
and after supper, maddie set to work making some really pretty bead and string bookmarks for her teacher and student teacher out at the prairie. she is so thoughtful. she used browns and golds for mrs. d. "because she likes those colors a lot!" and all sorts of blues for miss q. "because she always wears something blue."
behind maddie is this - my new wall arrangement:
which i had to figure out because (thank you, renee!) i needed a place to display this lovely:
in other news:
i keep getting to sub. almost every day. i am growing to have some favorite rooms and favorite kiddos. this is a good job for me.
we keep getting random little bits of winter. though not like north of us. i'm so glad. most of our snow has melted and we can still see the ground through the little bits that have fallen recently. it's still cold,though. i'm ready for a warm-up!
i've been cooking some yummy new cookies and making some tasty, frothy hot drinks. i'll share recipes soon. i'm working on a post about what we eat - and i'll include some of our favorite recipes.
i'm also working on some other writing. a thought-filled blog post. a book (more about that soon!). letters. and some other bits. i've been keeping up with my notebook, too. still such a helpful tool!
i also made a bunch of earrings again. i'll have them listed for sale soon!
my birthday boquet from my mom is still lovely and fresh! what a treat on these cold and grey days!
and for now, my friends - be wonderful!
love, ~e