08.15.13

Took 62 kids to the DQ and the bowling alley today.  It was more fun than you might think.

08.14.13

Addie played the keyboard for the long awaited and much anticipated annual Summer GE Talent Show.  

08.13.13

Sometimes, Maia is at my house when I am not, and she leaves surprises on my iPad.

08.12.13

Teacher friends, saying goodbye to Miss Poncek, the best school counselor ever.

08.11.13

 Breakfast on the river. 

08.10.13

The Homestead.  For the adults, it was a sweatshirt kind of day.

08.09.13

Wagner Falls, the first of 5 we visited today, just because we could.

08.08.13

MTU Alumni season ticket kick-off.  OK I'm not an alumni, but the ice was open, they were giving away hot dogs, and I am an opportunist.

08.07.13

Today's Chinese lesson- food.  Definitely the best one so far.

08.06.13

The teacher book club met at Fitzgerald's tonight for some barbecue.  We thought we had a little more to discuss, so we had to make a stop for ice cream on the way home.

08.05.13

Today, our morning graph question was, "Do you think you are a good artist?  Yes or No."  They all said yes.

08.04.13

Swinging out over the lake just like I used to.

08.03.13

Get your mashed up berries and applesauce here, hand smashed in the great outdoors.  May or may not include pine needles.

08.02.13

Homestead Week!  Jumping off a Lake Superior dune on the Beaver Lake trail.

08.01.13

The wet sponge relay, always serious business.

07.31.13

Girls at the pool.

07.30.13

Teachers' summer book club meeting. 

07.29.13

Back on the job at summer GE.

07.28.13

All you can eat taco bar- never a bad idea.

07.27.13

Arrrrgh!  Pirate parties rock.

07.26.13

A vacation leftover.  Craft day success.

07.25.13

Minor setback.  A few minutes and we were back on the road.

07.24.13

Friends at the beach.

07.23.13

Craft day with the 2nd cousins.

07.22.13

Lake Michigan, pretty as a picture.

07.21.13

Cousins enjoying the Jen Condo pool.

07.20.13

Headed south.  Buckled up.  Tight.

07.19.13

Cardboard sleds down a grassy hill.  These worked much better on youtube.

07.18.13

Science is fun, take 2.  Mentos and Diet Coke.  Who knew?

07.17.13

Keeping cool on a super hot day.

07.16.13

Science is fun.

07.15.13

Buddy Check!

07.14.13

They might be a little rusty, but they work just fine.  I know this for a fact.  

07.13.13

Today was all about the berries at the Chassell Strawberry Festival.

07.12.13

A good day to catch some fish.

07.11.13

Cinderella, dressed in yellow, went upstairs to kiss a fellow...