Stuff

I've been a little slow to the writing lately.  Since the last time there's been Disney on Ice (rink side) with Papa and Karen, a horrible ear infection for the little girl resulting in her first missed day of Kindergarten, and my mom's birthday.  I finally got the last of the Christmas decorations put away and much to Evangeline's approval we hung some heart dollies on the mantle.

This is going to be the week from h-e-double hockey sticks.  It's evaluation week.  I have much to do; write a formal lesson plan, clean and organize my classroom, align my plan to Common Core, prepare my answers for the post conference (where I sit down to 2 principals grilling me about my every move)..... so naturally it felt like the perfect time to make Valentine cookies and start a pair of mittens for Evangeline.

We have to make cookies again next week for church.  I'll try to take better pictures.  We did get fancy with our packaging and Evangeline took some to school for Mrs. Reynolds.  She was SO excited to give them to her.  She walked down the hallway to her classroom with them behind her back and up against the wall.  It's a wonder she didn't smash them all on the way down to her room.

We went out to dinner at the local Mexican restaurant, Tres Caminos.  We don't go there often, but each time we do Evangeline's mind is blown.  She loves to admire all of the masks and lizards on the walls. She always makes one of those "you might be from Marshall" comments that goes something like, "isn't it cool that this is a Mexican restaurant and the people that work here are from Mexico!?"  When we went this past week she spent most of her time there copying the words "Tres Caminos" over and over on a napkin.  She took the napkin home with her and told me that she was going to take it to school the next day and ask Mrs. Reynolds if she could tell the class about Tres Caminos.  When I saw her later at school the next morning she was beaming with pride telling me that she got to sit in Mrs. Reynolds rocking chair and tell the class about Tres Cominos and show everyone her napkin.....ahhhh, it truly is the little things. 

Evangeline also shared a book she wrote with the class last week.  Her penguin book.  She got to read it to the class and then Mrs. Reynolds had her take it out in the hall to read to the principal.  Our principal stopped me after school and raved about Evangeline's book and how hilarious it was (it's a comedy) and how impressed she was with her illustrations.  She said she told Evangeline that she could be both an illustrator and author someday and that they could put her book in the library for kids to check out.  I think Evangeline must have thought she was kidding because the principal said Evangeline got all giggly and said no.  Mrs. Reynolds was also very impressed.  Since that day Evangeline has been going on about how she's going to be an author and illustrator someday in addition to someone who makes movies.  She can do anything she wants to, I tell her.  I'm so proud of my little Evangeline. 

Speaking of books...  In addition to her beloved Bernstein Bears, Evangeline loves all things Mo Wellims, and the There Was an Old Lady books....I like to note things like this for the old Mama memory.

Well, not to many pictures today.  I guess I'm tired, but I really haven't stopped to think about it.