Crazed!

There isn't much I can say about this little ham-bone, her face says it all!

This is what my kids do for fun!

Someday our grass will be this green again.  Maybe it already is because the snow has been moisturizing it so much!  Needless to say, I am ready for spring.  Dallin and Carley and the dog were playing "king of the mountain" on snow mounds in our driveway today.  I can't find my camera cord or I would show you some of these funny pictures of the dog on top of the mounds and the kids looking up at him.  They keep life fun!

I Wonder...

The most wonderful lessons in a classroom come from those not even planned.  After graphing today's high temperature on our science graph, we made clouds out of shaving cream and Elmer's glue, it was FUN!  We made cirrus, cumulus, stratus, and cumulonimbus clouds, they turned out so beautiful!!!!  We were hanging them in the hallway and one of my students said out of the blue, "I wonder so many things Mrs. Busch."  "Like what Griffin?"  "I wonder what the longest word in the english language is."  "That's a really interesting wonder."  Another student that was in the hallway said, "I wonder how many languages there are in the world."  So I grabbed that and ran with it.........we all went back into the classroom after admiring our clouds and I asked more students what they wonder.  Hands flew into the air.  So.......we made an "I Wonder..." chart in our classroom.  I put little sticky notes out so students can write down their wonders, it is filled!!!  So this afternoon we traveled down to the computer lab and library and tried to answer some of those "I wonders...."  It was an amazing day!  I didn't lecture, but they were learning and reading, it was truly amazing.

The longest word in the english language as of this moment:  pneumonoultramicroscropicsilicvolcaroconiosis

"To arrive at the edge of the world's knowledge, seek out the most complex and sophisticated minds, put them in a room together, and have them ask each other the questions they are asking themselves."

Our Winter Wonderland!

Might as well get used to these winters and just face the fact that I am now a northern girl from the south.  My blood is very slowly becoming thicker!  These bitter wind chills and less than desirable driving conditions are WONDERFUL!  I love them!!!  This newest member of our family loves when we bundle up and come out to play with him in the snow.  It really is beautiful!  At least I have a warm home and I don't work far from our home on those terrible driving days!  Life is good! 

The Kick-Me Sign

I caught Carley red-handed!  She was so proud of herself for successfully putting a sticky-note on Dallin's back without him noticing.  He walked around totally unaware of the doings of his little sister.  I told her that he probably wasn't going to be very happy with her for putting a "kick-me" sign on his back.  "Mom, I would never do a thing like that!"  As I looked closer it wasn't a mean sign at all, but very loving.  Why do I always jump to conclusions?  Note to self:  please learn to look for the loving little acts that happen right under your nose every single day!

How Did You Celebrate New Years?

We know some of you were enjoying a stay at the hospital with a sweet new baby.  And some of you were partying the night away.

Well, we went south to warmer weather and the hospitality of some of my favorite people!

We got to ring 2010 in with the biggest of celebrations!

I was reminded of the joy of cooking while visiting.  I came home and made smoothies, the healthy kind, and huevos rancheros.  Tim was thrilled with my cooking excitement!

We were introduced to a Brazilian delicacy, Guarana.  We even got to bring some home, what a wonderful surprise!  And I learned a few things on making my blog a little better!

Carley and Dallin enjoyed renewing friendships with their cousins.  Just as we were leaving, Avery was getting used to me!  We will just have to get back down there more often!










Thanks for the fun time!  We can't wait to see you again soon!  Wait until all this snow melts though!

Merry Christmas!!!!

We were trying to make a snowman that was as cute as Uncle Aaron's and Calyn's, I think we did pretty well! Actually Dallin is the master-mind behind this snowman.

We love you all and hope you have a wonderful Christmas!!!

Out of Work Elves!

We became aware that Santa was in search of a new "Head Elf" to help with the Christmas preparation this year. Well, it just so happened that I have 23 unemployed elves. So, Santa was called and interviews were scheduled for Dec. 18th. We prepared our resumes, had parents write letters of reference, we discussed ways of answering interview questions and how we should dress for an interview. Some elves opted for dressy while other preferred elfish attire.

Santa arrived and nerves were on edge, who would he choose? All my little elves interviewed so well and the long day before Christmas break was a HUGE success!

I LOVE my job!!!!