Donuts in the School Parking Lot

It doesn't get much better than that.

The Adventures Conclude

Ten+ hours to Barcelona

The instrument of torture:

Five people and all their stuff didn't fit so well.

Barcelona

After two days in Barcelona we dropped my family off at the airport and continued through Interlaken back to Vienna.

Traipsing around Europe is amazing, but it's sure great to be home.

Check out selected pictures on my shutterfly website.

The Adventures Continue

Dachau

München - Viktualienmarkt

Schloss Neuschwanstein

Venezia

Firenze

On to Barcelona tomorrow...10 hours packed in a little car - definitely an "adventure."

My German is Amazing!

How else can you explain our dinner at a German restaurant that went without too much of a hitch? Aside from almost overpaying the waitress by 30 euro we made it through.

Yes...I am one of those people

The Montoyas are Here

E & J enjoying kebaps at the Naschmarkt

All done

Well, I've officially checked out and don't need to be back on campus until August 15th. Kinda nice.

My Authors

Those of you who are fellow teachers know what it's like at the end of the year when you're stretching for ideas to fill the time.  My brilliant idea was to have my kids write books.  I'm so proud of how they turned out.

Prewriting

Writing and Publishing

Class Presentations

Display for whole school

"A Necklace!"

A Closer Look

When our music teacher created this poster with the third grade class I thought it was pretty cool.  Until I realized she had missed an essential component.  Upon questioning it was discovered that she did not have an appropriate picture of this missing piece.  

So one day I stealthily rectified the situation. 

Beauty in hang drying laundry