Week In Review

Along with the rain, we've had some chilly mornings this week! It's been frosty, with morning temps below freezing, most of the week.

Stace said we couldn't use the cold as an excuse to not walk to school, so we bundled up and enjoyed crunching the grass and seeing our breath freeze.

 Both girls had their hands full Tuesday morning - Cora brought her violin, for she has orchestra on Tuesdays. And Violet brought a bear, because she'd earned a "bring a stuffed animal" pass, and flowers for Mrs. Boron.

Mrs. Boron was the class's student teacher, and Tuesday was her final day in Mrs. Hawthorne's class. Violet was excited to pick out flowers to bring her, and got them ready by herself.

 I helped in class when the students wrote out journal entries about Mrs. Boron; Mrs. Hawthorne bound them together into a book as part of her going away gift.
I thought what Violet wrote was pretty sweet.

This science work Violet brought home made me laugh.

I "guess" we "are going to" work on our enunciation in our family!

 We went back to school Tuesday night to deliver Stacey's handcrafted Christmas present to Mrs. Hawthorne. He created and installed the shelves in the upper cabinet (and added one to the lower cabinet).

I love my handy husband, and his servant's heart!

 On our rainy Disney day, I got a call from my dad about a huge eucalyptus tree that had collapsed onto McBean Parkway.

Though the tree itself was dealt with quickly, as it was blocking traffic, it took a few weeks for the city to turn the stump back over.

Crazy!

It was very fortunate the tree fell into the road and not onto the houses on the other side. And, of course, it was lucky it didn't fall onto traffic or cause a wreck!
Rigo (our good friend and tree-trimmer) tells us he doesn't park under eucalyptus or pine trees - probably words to the wise!