Monday, November 30, 2020

This & That: Sept ~ Nov

 SEPTEMBER

Emm and I met Bailee in  windy Cheyenne for a quick bite and a little shopping.

Gifts for the team to start the year off remotely.
Made some freezer salsa with our garden produce. 
Dinner date at Cane's ....
... with our WEB Leader who had to do her leading through Google Meets.
Aunt Tanya became a pirate and married Michael Brown. They will sail around the world delivering boats.

OCTOBER

Emm and I started our rat charade with the plastic rats we inherited last Halloween?
Early voting ... pretty easy decision!
Bring your pet to morning meeting .... yes, we had a goat, a snake, pigs and cows;)
Getting my room ready for our A/B days starting October 19th.
Date nights at Spoons with the supper crowds (nearly have the place to ourselves) while Emm is at dance.
Super ominous sky one afternoon as I left the school.
Flu shots!!
Fall snowstorm
These girls HEARTED it!
Mi estudiantes : Diana and Kamila

Setting the mood for Mystery Writing
First day of Hybrid for this girl. She will be in person T/Th and asynchronous the other three days. 
She was actually really excited to be going back:)

NOVEMBER

Mi madre had her birthday ... isn't she a beauty!

We flew Kars home to finish out the semester remotely.
While she was home there were nightly movies in the office with Emm's fantastic yard sale find.
My 4th graders made yarn dolls after we finished our read aloud of Esperanza Rising.
Learned we would be transitioning back to Phase 1 (100% remote) until after winter break. 
Truly have the BEST CLASS!
Enlisted my helpers to prep Book Study packets to go home for remote learning again.
Snuck in our Book Tasting while we were still in person.
Nope! Just playing a prank on Bailee's friends;)
 Thanksgiving weekend hike to Pawnee Buttes

Game nights. Loved. Loved. Loved. having all the girls together. 

Sunday, November 29, 2020

Thanksgiving 2020

 We had a nice Thanksgiving at home with all the girls. Everyone helped out with the meal fixings. Bailee made Deviled Eggs. We were giving her a hard time because she cut them a different way, they still tasted yummy!

I loved having the girls all under one roof. Listening to them laugh and chatter is my favorite:)

We broke out a puzzle with our pumpkin pie.
I hope next year we won't be wearing masks or have the threat and worry of COVID, but I hope we will be remembering to slow down and focus on the small moments and not take time together for granted. 
I am so thankful this crew is mine.

Monday, November 23, 2020

Tree Tromp 2020

 Tree Tromp 2020 took place the weekend before Thanksgiving in the Snowy Range.

We enjoyed hot chocolate and grilled cheese.

And quality time together. 
We found a lovely Subalpine fir fairly quick that we all agreed would be the Smith Family Christmas Tree.

We brought her home and let her rest for a couple of days before the tree trimming that weekend. 
Everyone was home to be a part of it .... yay! 
Now it officially feels like the season can begin.