I'm Cruising Now!

Yep - I missed a day....sigh....and I was doing so well! Day 70 is not here and never will be, though I'm sure something very exciting happened that day!

 



Day 66 Home
Both kids doing the dishes! Now that's not something we see much of around here!

Day 67 Home
Steve's been collecting matchbooks since he was a young teenager. We emptied his jar recently and look at what was right on top! Look closely....it's his mom and dad!

Day 68 River's Edge in Okanogan
Today is the Boy Scout Pancake Feed. The boys make pancakes, eggs, and ham and sell tickets to community members. People in the area look forward to the yummy food and the boys make some good money doing it.

Day 69 Klepec's House
We got a call that Dean's pig was having babies. I have always wanted to watch babies be born so we piled in the car and went out to witness the births. I even helped by catching some little babies!

Day 71 Home
Steve's been perfecting his garlic growing for a few years now. This year he had a beautiful crop! So, I learned to braid garlic! It was fun and I look forward to doing it again with this year's crop.

Day 72 Home
An ironing board? We have one? Yep, I pull this beauty out about once a year!

Day 73 Home
I know it's beginning to sound a bit gruesome but I took another picture of "Ruth". We had her cremated so we could decide what to do with her at another time. Steve picked up her ashes today

Day 74 Home
What a beautiful sunrise! I love when I get up early enough to see this! Ignore the date on the photo - I still haven't fixed that little problem!

Day 75 Omak McDonalds
My lunch date! Dylan wasn't too impressed with the cute little heart chicken nugget he found in his lunch!

Day 76 Home
Those pesky little leprechauns! This year they made a huge mess of all our shoes and left some lovely candy on our table!

Day 77 Virginia Grainger Elementary
This is my second grade class this year. They are performing the fable Tug of War in the style of an opera. I love our second grade performances every year!

Day 78 Home
Fruity Pebbles are gluten-free! I've known this for quite some time and secretly enjoy a bowl now and then. They aren't my favorite sugary cereal (that would be Fruit Loops!) but they are what I can eat right now!

Day 79 Our Garage
It's Girl Scout cookie time! These are the cookies we have ordered to sell at Wal-Mart and Safeway. 180 boxes!

Day 80 Wal-Mart in Omak
Selling cookies!

 

Day 81 Home
Monster Band is fantastic! Once a year, the middle school band and choir students from the valley all spend a day together and work under some very talented conductors, learning new songs and techniques, and then putting on a performance for parents in the evening. It was a great show!

Day 82 Okanogan SportsPlex
Steve's the assistant soccer coach for the boys this year. He and Dean have a pretty good partnership going!

Day 83 Home
Look what I found at Safeway! They've expanded their gluten-free section and I'm so excited! 

 

 
 



I Know It's Easter But.....

But I have some updating to do! I'll get Easter pictures on here eventually!

 





Day 54 Okanogan Middle School Cafeteria
It's Girl Scout World Thinking Day! Our troop created a short presentation on England and shared it with other Girl Scouts in our area. It's always fun to get all the girls together!

Day 55 Home
Hmmm....apparently Dylan prefers my robes to his...

Day 56 Home
Ruthie's not feeling so well these days. She's developed a painful growth along her shoulder and neck area. It's making it hard for her to get around and to eat. I shot this picture because I wanted to document Ruth's beautiful eyelashes. They're gorgeous and long!

Day 57 Home
Dad and Dylan went to Spokane for the weekend for a basketball game. Lyndsi and I spent the weekend home alone. These were the sweet notes we found on our pillows!

Day 58 Home
This is Ruthie's bowl. We had to have her put to sleep this evening. She was in so much pain and we hated to see her suffering. Rest in peace, Ruthie.



 Day 59
Yummy brownies made my Erin Radke! MMMMMM...

Day 60 V.G. Elementary
It's Read Across America Day! The National Honor Society students spent the day with the elementary kids. This is Zoe Cheeseman reading a fun book to some of my students. They loved her!

 

Day 61 Home
Aaah... the chickens are back in their coop! They've spent the winter under the deck where they had a bit of room to move around. I'm so happy they are back in their coop and away from the house!

Day 62 Okanogan Middle School
Look closely and you'll see Dylan at the front of the bus. He and the other pep band members spent part of the weekend at the state basketball tournament in Yakima. I was waiting in the parking lot to pick him up.

Day 63 Home
Little drummer boy - this is what I was greeted with when I got home today, and what I'm greeted with on many other days. Dylan's a pretty good drummer.......but those drums are LOUD!

Day 64 Home
Wasn't Ruth a pretty dog? When I was looking through our pictures I found this. It was taken when Ruth was at school to become a service dog.

Day 65 Home
Meet Bob and Freddy! Dylan got these little guys for his birthday in December. Actually, Dylan got Freddy and Lyndsi got Bob so that Freddy wouldn't be lonely!

A Quick Look Back

Day 47
Go Bulldogs! The Okanogan boys' basketball team was the Caribou Trail League's Champions this year. What an exciting season!

Day 48
Cupid's Potion! We made this fun float in my class for Valentine's Day. I brought home the leftovers and made them for Dylan, Lyndsi, Steve and Jenna Radke over the weekend. They're sure cute!

Day 49
Meet Samsun! Dylan is dog-sitting this cutie for the weekend. I have a thing for German Shepherds anyway and then I met Samsun. I think I need one for myself!

Day 50
Did I show you the pretty flowers I got for Valentine's Day? Lyndsi and Steve picked these out for me and had them set up for me when I got home from school on the 13th. I love flowers!

Day 51
And these flowers came from my parents! How did I get so lucky this year?

Day 52
Lyndsi is taking ballet this year. She's not in love with the class but I think she likes the dancing!

Day 53
Lyndsi is my bedmate tonight. Dylan and Steve are off at Polar Bear Camp for Boy Scouts so Lyndsi and I have the evening to ourselves. I think I'd rather be home in my warm bed than in a tent.....brrrr!
 

Yawwwwwnn...

Just a few photos before bed....

Day 42
Lucy was my ride-a-long buddy tonight. I had a few errands to run and she volunteered to come along. Nice to have someone to talk to between stops!

Day 43
I was sure Dylan had thrown this little marshamallow at someone and missed. And then left it in my purse... as it turns out, he placed it in my purse intentionally...as a joke...I find it kind of sweet!
 

Day 44
Lyndsi wanted lemon cookies for her Valentine's Day party at school. I couldn't taste the cookies but the frosting was sure yummy!

Day 45
I know the date on the photo is the 13th but it really was taken on the 14th! Which was the 45th day of this challenge. The time on the camera is a bit off! Anyway, this is our Valentine loot. The flowers are mine, from Lyndsi. Most of the other goodies belong to the kids, though there are a couple in there for me and one for Steve!
 

Day 46
It's Kids' Night Out! Dylan and a few kids from school put on a Kids' Night Out babysitting night to raise money for their upcoming trip to Washington DC. The event was over 2 nights and they raised $300! By the end of the second night, the babysitters were pretty tired!

It's Too Late to be Updating But I'm Doing it Anyway!

Day 32 - Okanogan High School
Dylan gets to play in the high school pep band this year, as a middle schooler. The band is little so they take any players who can contribute the time. Some pretty impressive sound comes out of the group!

Day 33 - The Loup Loup Ski Bowl
Nana and Papa came over this weekend. They were able to hear Dylan play in the band, watch Lyndsi play basketball, watch Dylan ski at the Loup, and then watch both kids perform at Saturday Night Lively. We were definitely able to make the most of this beautiful day!

 

Day 34 - Home
If you look really closely you can see a black speck in the pine tree behind our neighbor's house. That speck is a bald eagle. I spent a long time watching him this morning.

Day 35 - Home
One Direction! Be sure to say that in a breathless voice and make your eyes roll back in your head! That's how we speak of One Direction around here. Lyndsi is all about Zayn! This is her tribute to the band that has been on the refrigerator for a very long time!

Day 36 - Home
No, our dogs don't get on the furniture.......until just last week. Suddenly Ruth started sleeping on the couch at night. I didn't have the heart to force her old bones onto the cold floor!

Day 37 - Virginia Grainger Elementary
It's the 100th Day of School! The countdown is on.....

Day 38 - Salmon Creek Coffee Company
The Cacophony Choir....or a bunch of friends who just like to make music! This is a group of  friends, ranging in age from 18 to somewhere around 55 (maybe???) who get together on Thursday evenings and make music. The local coffee shop, Salmon Creek Coffee, has music on Thursday evenings so this Thursday, the Choir came to Salmon Creek to perform to whomever would listen! There are several Omak and Okanogan teachers in the group so there were a lot of teacher friends in the audience. Pretty impressive performance!

Day 39 - Home
A herd of deer have been frequenting the hill behind our house recently. I love looking out the kitchen window and seeing them there!

Day 40 - Twisp River Pub
Mmmmm.....loves me some Twisp River Pub! Lyndsi had a game in the Methow today so we joined the Morrison-Nelsons and Jenna for lunch at the Pub. One of my favorite restaurants!

Day 41 - Home
Isn't this the cutest ragamuffin owl you ever did see? My mom gave it to me for Christmas and Lyndsi put him up on the valance in the kitchen. So now I get to look at him and smile whenever I want!



January's Done, February's Begun!

Day 28 - Home
Our dear old Ruth. She's 13 now. She's discovered that Lucy's old ottoman is more comfortable on her old bones than the hard floor! Ruth can't hear but she always knows when it's time to eat and she can't walk far but still loves to see her leash come out of the closet!

Day 29 - Home
Bedtime! Every night I let the dogs out the front door, they do their duty and come to the back door. I let them in the back door and they go straight to the "treat" closet and wait for their bedtime snack!

Day 30 - Home
It's another fabulous report card! Again, the comments from Lyndsi's teachers make me so happy! Steve and I have great kids!

Day 31 - Virginia Grainger Elementary
Monsters! Look at these cute little monsters! We had a fun artist from the Methow visit a couple of times this year. The first time she came, the kids learned some simple sculpting techniques and they created little monsters. The second time she came she brought paints and the kids painted their monsters. I love that I can offer opportunities like this to my students.