Been a while since I did a post.......

School year is off and running. I just submitted a list of the instruments that need replacing -district wide. It was a lot of work researching instrument brands/models so I could come up with a replacement cost of what we actually need. Now we will see if anything gets purchased.

Anna is in 5th grade already. She started trombone this summer and is in her 3rd year of piano. She is continuing with ballet and singing in the church children's choir. She is looking forward to sleeping over at grandmas later this week when I am at convention.

Dirk is Dirk. He just got back to work a couple of weeks ago. He was out on disability for 5 weeks. But he seems to be back in rhythm and back to his old self.

I brought in the herbs for winter and have finished cleaning out most of the flower beds.

6/17/2012

Well 1 week of "vacation" done. I am teaching summer school starting tomorrow and spent 3 days in school this week. Since Anna is not going to daycare this summer (a new 1st) she is going to be my teacher's helper. She is going to be a student in my trombone class and a helper in the others. She can read music and help the kids follow along who may be lost. She thought is was cool that she gets to be my helper. =)

Today we off to the farm to visit my folks and then after lunch we'll be working in the garden that mom and I share. Made more sense to do it today than make a separate trip to pull weeds.

Have a good day!

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canning

Well so far I have canned, tomatoes, tomato sauce, peaches, green beans, carrots, potatoes, beef broth, beets, corn and strawberry jelly. I have a few more tomatoes to go then I am done for a couple of days until the pears ripen and it is time to dig up the sweet potatoes.

Let the rat race begin

I spent the first 2 days of school doing recruiting for kids who did not sign up last spring. Tomorrow I actually start teaching. For some kids they will be getting their instrument for the first time, for others we will pick up where we left off at the end of their summer program.

One nice thing is that not all the kids will be on the same song at the same time, a little variety goes a long way!! After all, if I had a $1 for every time I heard "Hot Cross Buns" or some version of it, I could retire soon.

today is the final round of canning tomatoes and tomato sauce!!

School is off and running

2 (4 day) weeks in so far. I have approximately 125 beginners between 4 buildings. Now that's a lot of "Hot Cross Buns"! After another week or two, when kids start to get into a routine, and after they all finally know how to assemble their instruments and blow, life will get a lot easier. Maybe by next week someone will actually get to "Au Clair de la Lune."

Anna's 2nd grade picture

Anna had her 2nd grade picture taken at registration a couple of weeks ago.