No News is No News

Not much to report around these parts as of late.  Time has been spent shooting hoops as all three fellas are playing basketball this year.  Ethan has had two games, and hasn't had much practice at actual "game-playing".  He looked up at us in the stands and mouthed, "I don't know what to do!"  Our advice, "Get the ball and take it down the court!"  Last game he made three shots on the basket.  Next goal: Have one go in!

Also on Thursdays we are double booked with two practices and swimming lessons in Washington.  Silly us.  We hadn't planned on the boys agreeing to play basketball, so we planned another physical activity and the result is running back and forth like crazy people on Thursdays.  There is only one more week of lessons though, so hopefully things will slow down a bit that night. 

Subbing is improving.  I am feeling a little more comfortable in my role.  It is very challenging to remember all the different variations on name pronunciation and jumping in mid lesson on a whim.  It is buys, busy, busy.  There is not a lot of down time in an elementary school classroom. 

In Will's classroom, his little friend calls me Mrs. Will or the more formal, Mrs. Will Maxwell.  After my stint in fifth grade, a friend of Ethan's wanted to call me Ethan Maxwell's Mom.  Silly kids.

Unwrapped holiday packages are piling up as is the laundry.  All the men in my life have been under the weather since Thanksgiving with E and W especially hard hit with the dreaded cough.  Will was up so much in the night, that he has already fallen asleep.  (Hence my 15 minutes of free time to post)

I have no cute pictures to post, but can refer you to Jenrsworldofphotography.com to see some shots of the boys that my dear friend Tami's sister took last summer on a whim. 

That's all she wrote.

Oopsie Doughsie

While shopping at the grocery last week I contemplated suppers "Would I have the energy to make homemade rolls one day this week?"   Since the magic eight ball in my head indicated "All signs point to no" I discreetly threw a bag of frozen bread dough into my cart.   I unpacked the groceries and went to bed.  The next day I went downstairs to find one lone bag of groceries that I forgot.  Of course, it contained the frozen dough.  This is what I found: 

Even though the dinner rolls had meshed into one giant roll, I formed two loaves instead and they came out just fine.  

SUB Stories

We had two days off this week for In-service and Veteran's Day.  I spent Wednesday at the high school floating from room to room as a 7:30 am phone call from an actual person indicated they were 5 teachers short that day.  So I quickly showered and showed up to report to my Dad's old stomping ground.....the wood shop. 

I suppose it looks a bit different now than it did in the 70's but still, it was fun to be in his space again.  I have memories of washing my hands in the sinks for fun.   Later that day I sat through a couple of Vo-Ag classes.  I could almost sense Old Ern breathing on my neck.  

At the end of the week I spent some time in Second Grade.  This is a little momento that I took home with me.

I mean, seriously Joe, you can already charm women at age 8.  Skills that will indeed come in handy.  However, I hope I taught you a little double digit addition as well.  

Posts 'O Nothing

I wrote two posts on my ipad, but I guess they didn't publish.  Currently the boys are hogging it playing Minecraft so I will have to figure out what I did wrong later.

Until then, I wanted to add this link http://youtu.be/MVG-tXxgXC0 to Ethan's Lego Food Chain video that he completed to accompany his posterboard food chain web for 5th grade science. 

We were thrilled because he did the whole thing himself!

This Takes the Cake

Happy belated birthday to my lovely mother-in-law. 

This is the cake her hair stylist whipped up for her.   She is loved by all service personnel within a hundred miles of the city of Columbus.  

AMAZING! 

Will's First Blog Post

The minyn is prpl.  i see a minyn........... .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,..................................................................................................................................

william rodgers maxwell

Halloween 2014

Introducing....pumpkin carving results.....

 

You can call me "Al.....bert Einstein"

Anyone need a spell from Mad Eye Moody?  Complete with peg leg.

AND the purple minion!  

The treats are still spread across the living room floor in candy castle piles.  Yum.  Don't tell but there may be a few less Twix than we started with.  Shhhhhh.  

The whole crew pre-candy.