A Picture a Day

Test post

2014-01-03T13:05:00.001-07:00

Learning to post from my iPad.

A Dog and her Bone

2012-01-07T16:51:00.000-07:00

Ugh... Annie picked this up out on the trail on our walk today. At first we thought it was a stick but after she kept walking and walking with it and refused to put it down (she is not normally interested in sticks) we looked closer. It is a bone. I guess it is a leg bone - it has a joint that looks like a knee and a knob that looks like a pelvic or hip bone. Ugh... We finally convinced her that she could not bring this home even though she thought is was an excellent treasure. I keep shuddering just thinking about it. I guess it is a deer bone. We have seen a big group of 12 -15 deer out behind our house all winter and of course, lots of coyotes. Last night there was a long howling session by a coyote at about 2 am - not sure if this bone is that fresh or not. Ugh... more shuddering on my part.

Deck Furniture Arrived Today

2011-09-10T16:29:00.000-06:00

Lower Level

We have two rocking chairs.

We have two lounge chairs - perhaps we need a couple more. :-)

Upper Level

We also have two more chairs that can go around this large table.

We Have a New Deck!

2011-08-18T19:40:00.001-06:00

We have a new deck and a new concrete pad - finally! These things always take so long but it is very nice. I can now begin to envision all of the meals we will eat out there, the books that we will read out there and the conversations we will have out there. Ahh...it should be a nice place to relax. (Well, okay, we can relax after we go buy some furniture and maybe some planters and repair the grass that was killed during construction.) We all really like it - especially the dog. :-)

Then and Now

2011-07-18T18:13:00.000-06:00

Then

Abby, Anna and Rachel - December 2002. They were 2 1/2.

Now
Abby, Anna and Rachel - July 2011. They are 11.

What a difference a few years makes!

Abby, Anna and Rachel loved to play together when they were little. Anna moved away soon after the "Then" picture was taken. We haven't seen them in years. We had a reunion today because Anna was in town for a wedding. We had a great time and hope that it isn't 9 years before we see each other again.

Visit with Mom and Dad

2011-07-18T09:27:00.000-06:00

School Supply Shopping

2011-07-18T09:23:00.000-06:00

I gathered up the troops (Karl, Mom and Dad - Abby was at basketball camp) and went shopping for the school supplies for my 1st grade crew. This was the fastest I have ever done this job ever! Thanks guys for all of your help!

Abby's Sports Shrine

2011-06-24T18:32:00.005-06:00

This is Abby's sports shrine. Her softball coaches had one picture of each girl enlarged and printed on fabric. The smaller picture in the frame on the wall is of her basketball team. Abby is wondering what she is going to do if she gets anymore trophies.

Beautiful Girls

2011-06-15T11:28:00.001-06:00

For more photos and a video, check out Abby's blog.

Softball

2011-06-04T20:01:00.005-06:00

School is out and the first softball game of the season was today. The coaches made a new shade tent for the girls with all of their names and pictures on it. You can tell which field we are playing on from rather far away. Lots of new rules this year - stealing is allowed, no coach relief pitching and walks are the biggest changes.

Popcorn Cauliflower

2011-05-15T13:42:00.002-06:00

Abby requested popcorn cauliflower for lunch today. Of course, I obliged. Popcorn cauliflower is really just cauliflower roasted in a little bit of olive oil and a pinch of salt. It is delicious. While it was roasting Abby and Karl played a few rounds of cribbage.

Flowers, Flowers Everywhere

2011-05-07T14:08:00.005-06:00

Our house is filled with flowers that I received from my students for Teacher Appreciation Day. There is a burst or two of color in every room. It is beautiful! For more about my week of wonderful Teacher Appreciation events visit my classroom blog, Ms. Jill's Crew.

Natural Playground

2011-04-16T12:58:00.002-06:00

Abby and the neighborhood kids enjoy playing in the open space behind our house. They use the trees as a natural playground and have been building some kind of fort. I think it gives them a space of their own while still not being far from home. I think this is a great way to have fun and build some independence at the same time.

Going to Extremes

2011-04-03T17:18:00.003-06:00

Yesterday we had a record breaking high temperature of 84 degrees and this is what we have today.

Research

2011-03-25T13:12:00.002-06:00

Doing research for a school project is much more fun when you can use tools like Google Docs and EasyBib. It also helps to have your dog hanging out with you as you work.

Stacking Cups

2011-03-23T16:42:00.002-06:00

Abby learned about stacking cups in PE. She loved them so we ordered a set for her to have at home. They arrived today. This post would be better with a video but if you flip through the slide show below very quickly using the arrow on the right hand side of the slide show, it will look like a video. I will try to get a video on another day. To learn more about speed stacking click here.

Relaxing by the Pool

2011-03-22T19:37:00.003-06:00

More pictures on Abby's blog: http://aboutabbyf.blogspot.com/

Work Day

2011-03-20T16:50:00.002-06:00

We got lots of work done today. Karl and Abby did some yard work. Annie supervised while chewing on her "outside" bone. Then we all worked on cleaning, sorting and purging all of the kitchen cabinets. We are getting rid of 6 big boxes of dishes/kitchen tools/utensils that we never use. Now we have enough room to have one cabinet dedicated to Karl's gluten-free items and now when you open each cabinet nothing falls out!

Birthday Cakes Through the Years

2011-02-26T20:49:00.006-07:00

Art by Abby

2011-02-18T20:10:00.000-07:00

Pitching

Mealtime Views

2011-02-18T20:08:00.000-07:00

Snow Fort

2011-02-06T11:57:00.000-07:00

The Inside Story

2011-02-02T12:04:00.003-07:00

Photos taken during the exam and biopsy on Monday. The doctor says that according to these pictures Karl does have Celiac's. The results of the biopsy results are supposed to be in tomorrow. Anyway, Karl has started the gluten-free diet as of Tuesday.

Comfy

2011-01-14T19:29:00.001-07:00

Abby's bed is the one piece of furniture that Annie is allowed to be on. She loves to lay there and look out the front window and to snooze.

Snow Day

2011-01-10T15:53:00.001-07:00