Category Archives: School

Taconi Time Machine 2011

Today Christian suited up as Robert E. Lee and traveled back in time with his Connections class. Here he is back stage getting ready to work the fog machine. What can I say, my kid is very handy!He remembered all his lines, and the whole cast did a great job. I spent all day at...

Field Trip

Christian had a field trip last week to the Sand Hill Crane Refuge. They showed and explained controlled burns, and even let them put out a fire. Ms. Foster got soaked in that disaster, but they did win the competition.They had a nature hike, snacks, art projects, and a picnic. I was even allowed to...

February Clean Sweep

It’s that time again. Can you believe February is over?? To be honest, the first two pictures are from December, and somehow never got posted. Jackson’s class Christmas party was rockin’! How did those slip through the cracks?Jackson practicing in the front yard,a trip to McDonald’s on one of those nights when we let them...

Happy Valentines Day

I volunteered to make iced cookies for Jackson’s class for Valentines Day. I was thinking that I would run over to Anderson’s Bakery and grab some. It would be all easy peasy. Think again. Anderson’s is closed on Mondays, and I don’t know how to make iced cookies. Dammit! Okay, here’s where it gets better....

Job Applications

Christian had an classroom assignment last week that cracked me up. He had to write a letter applying for a job and tell the company why they should hire him. He said they all sat around trying to think of all their best qualities and then put them down on paper. This is what he...