Flat Stanley

I have a friend, Nick, in my Awana class at church. Nick goes to Milton Elementary where they have been reading about Flat Stanley. Nick asked me to take Flat Stanley to Altizer Elementary where I work and let him visit. Of course, I took pictures to document Flat Stanley's day! I showed Flat Stanley our recycling bin, he found books about himself in our library, he got a phone call at the secretary's desk, and he even got weighed at Weight Watchers after school! He had a nice day and was very tired when he got home.

In flight

When asked to provide a picture of something in flight, I knew what picture I would use. It is a bald eagle! We saw quite a few of them last summer on our tip in Alaska and this particular eagle was soaring around looking for food. Yep, babies in the nest! So, I'm posting an extra picture of the eagle sitting in the nest. The picture was taken through a telescope. It was all from Icy Strait Point and the town of Hoonah, Alaska. We saw our first bears here and were actually a little to close for comfort without protection around us. The way of life there in the winter is like something from way to far back for me to remember. Food ( all the beef) has to be flown or floated in and is very expensive for the residents.

Round Robin Challenge: By the Numbers

My entry for this Round Robin Challenge is the numbers I see each day at work. I work in an elementary school and enjoy this picture in our pre school and kindergarten hallway.

That hall at school is always cheerful and pretty!
The other picture is from Alaska. It is a sign with numbers telling the mileage from the Alaska pipeline. Maybe the reason we have so many pictures of this pipeline is because Mike works in the oil industry??

Happy #26

This is what happens when an adult child still has a key to your house (for emergencies only, of course). Actually, it made my entire week when I came home from work yesterday to this surprise! The poster was on the wall in the living room and I saw it as soon as I went up the stairs. The dining room table was all decorated and the gift basket is from wonderful grocery stores in Cincinnati. Our bedroom was decorated with streamers all over the ceiling and red balloons that covered the bed. AAAAAHHHHHHH Isn't that sweet?? We loved the surprise and the thoughtfulness and time spent in doing it. Jenny and John live about 40 minutes away so they even had to drive a ways to get here.

Thanks a bunch, you two!