Cath In Color

Today I went to the Minnesota History Center with the fourth graders.  I was a little nervous that they wouldn’ t be all that interested in history, but most of them did quite well and said that they enjoyed the trip.  We learned about Harriet Bishop, who was the first teacher to come to Minnesota [...]

Kelly had an exciting day today.  After school we headed over to the orthodontist where she proceeded to get her spacer’s put into her mouth.  These are just little rubber bands that are squeezed between the teeth to help put “space between them, hence the word, spacers.  She was a little nervous about going, but [...]

Yesterday I wasn’t feeling all that great.  I had planned on spending the day scrapbooking.  I finished about 6 pages and then felt the urge to spend the rest of the day on the couch or in my bed, sleeping or reading.  Not too much fun having a stomach ache.
Tonight I got to “feel good” [...]

Tonight at our school, it was Math & Science Night.  This is becoming one of our favorite school events.   Students in grades 3-6th could submit their experiments and show them off.  These experiments ranged from very simple, to extremely detailed and in-depth research.  There were about 50 tables set up down the main hallway of [...]

Today was the  Inauguration of the 44th President of the United States of America…Barack Obama.  It was a pretty historical day for the United States.  I was lucky enough to watch the Inauguration while at work.  We thought it was an important event that the kids at Hidden Valley Elementary should take part in watching.    I thought that Barack Obama’s speech [...]

What better way to spend Martin Luther King Day, than to get your haircut & hi-lighted.  That’s what the girls & I did this morning.  It feels good to get rid of that “winter hair.”  That’s what we call our hair when it’s too long and mine gets too dark.  Need to lighten it up [...]

What a great day I had today.  Megan was at a slumber party and Kelly went to play at a friends house.  So that opened the door for me to hang out in my kitchen.  I prepped three different meals today and enjoyed every minute of it, since I love to cook.    Tonight’s meal was [...]

Today was such a “blah” day.  The kids at school were fine and the day went well, it just seemed “uneventful.”   I seemed to drift off about once an hour and dream of being at home, curled up with my book on the couch.  Of course, that never happened and instead, I came home from [...]

Well, we managed to get through a -24 degree day.  This was the coldest day in five years.  When you walked outside, it took your breath away.    It’s amazing how nothing changes even when the weather is so cold.  We truly are hearty people in the Midwest.  School started just like normal, errands were run as [...]

Tonight I went out with my high school friends.  It was my night to organize the outing so we met over at the Roasted Pear, here in Burnsville.    The food was great and the stories are always funny.  Our group of girlfriends, which includes ten of us, have been getting together once a month for [...]