Kids - You Never Know What They Will Say!

After picking up Julia from preschool, she says "Do you want to see the papers I did at work today?

Julia was telling me what she wanted to do the next 2 days and then she said, "Can you keep that straight in your brain? Because sometimes I'll ask you a question about what I said and it's like stuff just gets scrambled in your brain because you don't remember."

Abbie finished reading me a book and I asked her how that could really happen and she said, "Because it's a fake book."

Abbie said, "I guess I can't marry Brayden because he doesn't believe in what I believe. Did you know he doesn't believe in Santa? I guess I'll just have to marry Ike."

When I asked Jacob if he was going to play in his basketball game or go to the Farm Bull Sale he said, "Don't you know I was born for the bull sale?"

Jacob cleaned and organized his room and he had a pile of things to sell on a rummage sale. Then he said, "You and Dad need to get rid of some of your things too otherwise you're just using us kids and that's illegal.

NO SCHOOL?

Julia's cut & paste activity

The students are working hard whle Miss Johnson instructs her class.

Miss Johnson is reading a story while the kids draw a picture of what she's reading about.

Abbie's busy working on a reading activity.

The kids were dismissed from school on Wednesday at 12:30 due to predicted snow and wind. On Wednesday night, we received a call for no school on Thursday and following the rest of the schools in the area, received a call for no school on Friday.

So when friends came to play today - what did they choose to do? Play with toys or games? No...PLAY SCHOOL!

Miss Johnson had fun teaching her students - everything from the calendar to reading, writing, spelling, math, science, and don't forget recess time! Miss Johnson is a very creative teacher and the students had a blast! These kids' teachers will be glad to know they were "challenging their brains" during this break.

My Privacy

Christmas is always an interesting time to see what one will find when the presents are opened. Abbie got a diary for Christmas and it has sure been a hit. She's been busy secretly writing in it all the while making sure nobody is peeking.

Julia has been carefully watching and waiting for the opportunity to get her own. So one day this week, she was able to take her money and go shopping. Besides the snowman socks, a Princess wallet, pens, and jewelry, she chose her own "diary." When she saw the blue notebook with a magnetic latch, she immediately turned with wide eyes and exclaimed, "My own Privacy! I for sure have to have this because Abbie has one." Julia immediately went to work in her diary when she got home. She was busily writing and at the same time saying, "Nobody can see my privacy." Brent asked her what she was writing and she said, "No, this is my privacy. Nobody can see my privacy. Besides, all it will say to you anyway is Blah, Blah, Blah!"

Here's wishing everyone a Happy New Year!

End of an Era

2 Tickets ALDS Twins vs. Yankees Game 3 - $164.00

Parking next to the Dome - $25.00

Dome Dogs and other - $30.00

Gas to Dome and back - $64.00

Seeing the last Twins game in the Dome with my Son - $Priceless

Removing Home Plate to take to the new Target Field Twins Stadium

Parade Time

Sioux Valley had their homecoming already this week and ended the week with a parade and football game tonight. This was the first year Julia was alone on the side lines which meant no more candy collection competition from Abbie...except that Julia brought a friend along anyway and the candy collection was still good.

You know you are in small town school when your teacher drives her John Deere tractor to school to drive their parade float. And Abbie's first grade class all held onto a fire hose working to put out the fire from the Garetson Dragons.