Monday, November 30, 2015

11/30/2015

Records decorating our classroom and the blender all cleaned up after our milk shakes in honour of the 50th day of grade 1 today!

Sunday, November 29, 2015

Saturday, November 28, 2015

Friday, November 27, 2015

11/27/2015

Mini Date Night at Mary Brown's before Kaden's hockey game...

Thursday, November 26, 2015

11/26/2015

When the girls upgraded their phones a few months ago, I thought about upgrading too since my contract has been up for awhile and my battery really isn't keeping a charge. However, the price they paid then wasn't really in the budget for me and Conrad to upgrade our phones. This week's Black Friday advertisements in my email inbox proclaimed a smokin' deal for the iPhone 6. I sent Conrad to check it out and this great deal was price matched minus the "trade-in" allowance which they did not include....until the system went and resulted in an extra long wait and the salesman offered Conrad an additional credit of $30 per phone on our next bill. In the end, our phones ended up being $39 each instead of the $169 (that was a pretty good deal at that time) a few months ago. Not quite as smokin' as the $29 deal advertised but still pretty sweet...

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

11/25/2015

Trying to get our Grade 1 fundraising Christmas cards ready for parent/teacher interviews:

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

11/24/2015

Kezia took the van to school today and brought these gifts home to her sick Mom...a 2L of gingerale and a macaroon from Jenna Rae Cakes. She rocks.

Monday, November 23, 2015

11/23/2015

This little guy worked really hard to make me feel better this evening:

Saturday, November 21, 2015

11/21/2105

While my friend Janice and I were taking a day trip to the States, Kezia was sent with a list to an art pop-up sale. Kezia texted me this picture of Kal Barteski  scripting a birthday present for my friend Janice's sister. Kezia was also able to get the middle print in the back done for my friend Roberta and a mini print of our family name with "est. 1996" under it. I just love Kal's work and I'm happy to add to my collection and help my friends begin theirs.

Friday, November 20, 2015

11/20/2015

Yesterday, 24 years ago, Conrad asked me out. Today we are the parents of 1 adult child and two high school students. Time flies...

Thursday, November 19, 2015

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

11/18/2015

When you're feeling a little bit overwhelmed with your job during this report card season it's such a treat to be blessed with not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4! gifts of love this morning from my Grade 1 friends. One stencil drawing, one Remembrance day colouring page, a perler bead heart and a leaf (that was covered in frost). I love Grade 1.

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

11/17/2015

Were making great progress on our 2015/2016 yearbook!

Monday, November 16, 2015

11/16/2016

Kindergarten open house this evening at our school. This is me waiting to welcome the families who came by to check us out:

Sunday, November 15, 2015

11/15/2015

Operation Christmas Child Shoebox collection day at church today and these girls each made their own boxes with supplies they purchased on their own.

Saturday, November 14, 2015

11/14/2015

Eleven degrees on November 14?!
(photo by Kiandra)

Friday, November 13, 2015

11/13/2015

These two submitted their applications today to go on the Youth Mission Trip this summer...

7 months 3 weeks until departure day...


Thursday, November 12, 2015

11/12/2015

Ordered our Christmas cards on Sunday night...they were in the mail box this afternoon! $31 for 50 double sided cards, 140 return address labels, and 3 day (if you don't count the Remembrance Day holiday) shipping?!

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

11/11/2015

One degree is not cold enough to give up a Slurpee walk for Conrad and Kezia this afternoon.

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

11/10/2015

Our students planted "Hands of Peace" this morning in our school's back planters.

Monday, November 9, 2015

11/9/2015

The volleyball season may be over for Kaden, but he was asked to do some refereeing for the Middle School team today where I teach after school.... Not a bad way to make a bit of cash!

Sunday, November 8, 2015

11/8/2015

Kaden showed off his strength today when he broke his stick at hockey practice!

Saturday, November 7, 2015

Friday, November 6, 2015

11/6/2015

That time Kezia and her friend took the van to go thrifting and then came back to school to pick me up from work.

Thursday, November 5, 2015

11/5/2015

Conrad and I were in the stands tonight for Kaden's last volleyball game of the season.


Wednesday, November 4, 2015

11/4/2015

I don't often pop by to see Conrad at work anymore but today between dropping off Kaden at hockey and picking Kezia up for soccer we spent some time together at his work. It's hard to remember all the hours I spent there with the kids when we only had one vehicle and he was stuck with a customer. That season seems so long ago...

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

11/3/2015

Conrad catches up on his bible reading and Princeton curls up in his favourite spot to sleep...

Monday, November 2, 2015

11/2/2015

I bet these students didn't even know it was my half birthday when they brought me these gifts today! The cinnamon bun was delicious from a current student and the cherry coke was a gift from a former student's family.

Sunday, November 1, 2015

11/1/2015

Name bar sewing ...one of my least favourite parts of hockey...