http://prairiepink.blogsome.com prairiepink Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:18:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 11:05 and I’m wondering if the girls are asleep. It’s been late nights around here, even though school has started. They don’t get up til 8:15 or so, I’m guessing. I’m not here. Because people, I have a job. Not a job in which I teach children apparently. But a ... http://prairiepink.blogsome.com/2009/09/08/autumn-stealthily-arrives/ So summer is almost over. We had planned to be on vacation this week and then later decided to spend the money towards our new kitchen instead. Oh did I mention we’re re-doing our kitchen during the first weeks back to school. Awesome. And not so much with the timing. Oh ... http://prairiepink.blogsome.com/2009/08/13/sweet-summer/ Yesterday Clint was shaving and Hannah was watching. He asked if he should shave it shorter and she said yes. When he was done, she said, "You look different. But you’re still my dad." http://prairiepink.blogsome.com/2009/06/20/you-look-different/ I got the remaining 3 Cora Vincas planted today. It was too wet to continue digging with all the rain we had last night and yesterday. I can’t believe my daisy patch is coming up because it has been flooded. Also we melted old crayons. The girls weren’t as enthralled ... http://prairiepink.blogsome.com/2009/06/18/garden/ I should have grabbed my camera card before I sat down. Maybe later. I have lots of cute pictures to upload of the girls and their cousins from our recent trip to Kansas. The trip went well despite the fact that we went for a sad reason. More than sad. ... http://prairiepink.blogsome.com/2009/06/15/back-in-chi-town/ Hmm. I spent most of today’s meeting distracted by my own thoughts. Those of you who know me probably already know why. I have been numb since my mom called me with the bad news Saturday night. So many memories creep into my head at inopportune times. I know that ... http://prairiepink.blogsome.com/2009/06/08/sadness/ Tomorrow I am rearranging my classroom. It’s the last Friday of school this year. Then we go full days Monday and Tuesday then a half day Wednesday, although students only attend 1 hour on Wednesday. Today I did all my progress reports. Still need to proof them and pass them ... http://prairiepink.blogsome.com/2009/06/04/winding-down/ Seven days left, really 6 and a half. I should have already checked about taking that class, but like last year, the time is getting away from me. And I’m letting it. I don’t really want to be tied down by a class 2 times a week from 4:30 to ... http://prairiepink.blogsome.com/2009/06/01/monster-face/  Clint spent all of today and yesterday building the swing set for the girls. It was a lot of work and he was so dedicated to it that he barely took breaks. They love it and played on the swings or outside most of the time he was working on ... http://prairiepink.blogsome.com/2009/05/31/swing-set-sunday/ Bill and Laura came over tonight after Clint left for dinner with his friends. We had a nice evening. They brought Portillos and we showed them the new swings. Hannah wanted to have a picnic outside so we fixed plates for the kids and laid down a blanket. They ... http://prairiepink.blogsome.com/2009/05/30/saturday-night-in-the-burbs/