News from Albany

This is my "Home Arts" class at the Alternative School. They don't know I am taking a picture so this in not staged. We bought these little wooden looms and the kids are so intent and focused that I can hardly get them to quit at the end of the period. One kid the other day told someone that he wasn't going to go to school that day but he wanted to be the first one done with his square.

One of my little 6th graders making the apple sliced in butter and cinnamon

Sunday afternoon at Grandma and Grandpa's after church. He's a pretty good cookie baker.

The sun is shinning today and we aren't quite sure how to take it. It is the false February spring that we get every year. It is supposed to be in the 60's tomorrow. It has been a bad financial week. I got a $206 speeding ticket 36 in a 20 school zone. I thought we were going to get a tax refund and we owe. Other than that, we are healthy and things are going great. We wish you were all closer so we could see you a little more often. Brent and Jacob were down last weekend. Our piano now has a new home so I hope is well used. Grandma Couch would have wanted it to be loved and used.

I posted a notice on the district e-mail for fabric for my class. I got one back from a Charlotte Burns. To make a medium sized story, short, she is the the Charlotte Burns that used to live across the street from Grandma and Grandpa. She came to Calapooia yesterday and brought some fabric and we visited some. It was fun.

Would anyone like to volunteer for the following duties for Sunriver:

Food: assignning nights, making list, and buying

Outside entertainment: Researching some things in the area, getting some costs, hours, etc

Inside activities: Maybe some evening games, fireside, or daytime sports, etc that we could do together.

Anything else you can think of. If you would like to take on any of this just let me know. Love MOM