So much knowledge...

Last year as a 5th grade teacher, I learned so much. I could tell you almost anything about the Revolutionary War, or the 5 Regions, how about Economics?
Wow! I learned a lot last year.

This year, as a 6th grade teacher, I'm learning lots about Mexico! Did you know Mexico has 33 states? I did not either...
Of course I needed to bring some art into this unit, plus I just like to have fun... and eat candy! Just like my 6th graders!

"The hills are alive with the...

Sound of Music!


Cool show I went to yesterday at the Civic. Brought me back to my kid days; I loved that movie. It was my 2nd favorite, my 1st was Swiss Family Robinson. I wished I lived in a sweet treehouse!

The New Vitales!

"This is the busiest I've ever seen it. We're actually waiting for a table right now. It's packed," said customer Rick Zeck.

"I think it's awesome. I think it's going to be great for the community around here. Hopefully the same thing in Hudsonville, too. It's gonna be really good. I mean, look at the people here tonight. It's awesome," said customer Don Lipinski.

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"My Beautiful Singing Harp!"

Here she is; Jack & the Magic Beans!


More of the 8th grade cast:

The "Big Night!"

Or... big nights. Plural. The first Jack and the Magic Beans plays tonight at 7:30 pm. Wait till you hear Ali, she sings very well. Everyone asks me,"Where did she get that voice? Are you a singer?" Um... No.

So... where did she get it? I hope my siblings can relate, do you remember Mom's awesome voice. In church, she was the best! I think that's where she got it from. Seems she got all her goodness from my Mother... not much goodness from me. Once again, thank you for Moms!

I'll post some pictures of my singing harp... you won't believe how grown up she looks... Amazing! Well, she is going to high school next year.

One more thing... My daughter, full of goodness (and brains) from her Grandmother is a member of the GOLD Honor Roll! This is the second year she has set this goal, the first year she has achieved it. Way to go Ali!

"Hey Glenn!"

Killer Sheep!

Look at the boy... he is awefully cute. Way to cute for his own good!
Look at the way he is sneaking in this picture, thinking it's a picture of him, when it really was to be a picture of the cowboy in the background.

Well..
Saturday night as I am babysitting this cutie, I was attached by a Fisher Price sheep. I was in the kitchen (pouring milk for this joy of a kid) when suddenly I was nailed in the head by this sheep.
Lets not forget... that this is about a 15 foot throw.

Today it is not so bad, the golf ball size welt is shrinking...

As I look at at my 3 sweet nephews (with tears in my eyes) and ask, "What just hit me in the head? Who threw that?"

This middle child speaks up... "I threw Krissy... It's a sheep! Levi Funny! ha ha ha"

Halloween 2007

The last day of October has come and gone, with it, Halloween! As if Ali did not get anough trick or treatin time in at Hoffmaster's Harvest Feast, she did again on Halloween night. Same costume, just a few changes. She wore a Wonder Woman shirt this time, so as not to be confused as Super Woman.
Before we headed to the Butcher's to use their neighborhood as our trick or treatin place, we stopped at Kel-Kel's to see Ali's baby cousins. Cutey!
You may have a hard time telling them apart, just because they grow so fast... Tyler has the orange stripped outfit, while Josie baby is in all orange. Their first Halloween!
And, no I did not dress up, so don't ask who I am supposed to be... I just wore my Johne Deere hat. Why people thought that was dressing up????