Such a Face

This is the face of a dog who is excited to be included.
This is the face of a dog who doesn't mind a long trip in the car.
This is the face of a dog who really wants to be in the front seat.
This is the face of a dog who thinks he deserves a treat.

Friday Night Live

The high school marching band season doesn't end with the end of the football season. They put together an indoor show that has the kids performing in the aisles as well as on the stage. While this may be necessary because it is a large band, it also makes for a performance that the audience feels a part of.
As in past years, the high school director invited the 7th & 8th graders from both middle schools to be a part of the performance.
By working in the concession stand on the first night of the performance, I was able to watch most of the show and to scope out where in the aisles CJ would be performing. We were able to get seats that were just perfect!
The kids were amazing. They sounded great, the looked great and they had a great time performing.

Steve's Flannel Quilt

Is finally finished. Just in time for the arrival of cold weather.

Everyone Loves a Frosty

With so few kids trick or treating this year we ended up with lots of coupons for free junior frostys.
CJ, Tucker and I enjoyed our 'after band practice' treats.

Sunrise

What a beautiful way to begin a day.

A Watchful Eye

Trying to decide if the croc is friend or foe.

Ahhh Tucker...

First lets start with -The bed was made that morning. Quite often I come home to an unmade bed and wonder why. One morning I found out, Tucker scoots the covers  out of his way, he prefers to sleep on the sheets!
When I first looked in on the sleeping critters Tucker was laying with his feet in the other direction. When he rolled over this is what it looked like. He really has know idea how big he is or where his feet are.

Dickens wasn't quite sure what to make of the sleeping arrangements.

Especially when the big paw ended up wrapped around him!

IELA Project

 The first big project of the school year was in IELA. The students had to pick a topic that involed an American military conflict. CJ chose to write about how Russian tanks helped the Allies win WWII. The report was to be hand written on an 11x17(approx) sheet of paper folded in thirds like a brochure. Pictures were also required. When he was done with the rough draft he had 5 notebook pages filled with his story. Knowing that it would never fit, he called his friend Carol to help condense his masterpiece. It was fascinating listening to Carol ask questions that would get CJ thinking and therefore condensing. It was also fun to listen to CJ and Carol interact. It gave me a glimpse of the CJ that everyone tells me about. CJ turned in the condensed version and I will keep the novella version in his 8th grade memory box.