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15 January 2014 Strike a Pose

Jan 16, 2014

The kids were instructed to strike any pose they wanted when they each came to the podium at the end of the mid-season Showcase at the Little Gym. To my astonishment, Sam’s pose was… smiling! 🙂

14 January 2014 Somewhere Over The

Jan 15, 2014

13 January 2014 French Club on the Run

Jan 14, 2014

12 January 2014 Girl Meets Bear

Jan 13, 2014

11 January 2014 Sam Loves Her New Desk

Jan 12, 2014

The desk is new to Sam. Grand-mÃ¨re had it for 68 years. Before that it belonged to HER grandmother. Before that (I think) it belonged to Grand-mÃ¨re’s great-grandmother. That means that Sam is now the proud owner of a desk that once belonged to her great-great-great grandmother!

10 January 2014 Finally Found the FÃ¨ve

Jan 11, 2014

We’ve been whittling down our galette des rois all week and no sign of the fÃ¨ve that would confer kingship. (I used a bean as the fÃ¨ve and have been afraid all week that one of us had inadvertently swallowed it). But today, to our amazement, Sam and I each got a piece of the fÃ¨ve, making us joint queens. We’ll have …

9 January 2014 Unintended Science Experiment

Jan 10, 2014

One of Sam’s science experiments from the Ponds and Rivers class she did last fall has been sitting in our back yard. Naturally, it froze a few days ago, and then the ice burst the glass jar. A useful lesson in the dangers of freezing temperatures. Sadly, I know far too many people who have had to deal with pipes …

8 January 2014 Reading Buddies

Jan 9, 2014

7 January 2014 Luxurious Double Digits

Jan 8, 2014

17 degrees Fahrenheit felt wonderful this evening after the 6 degree morning we had.