Sunday was absolutely gorgeous as was Saturday. But Sunday our family was together at the beach. Saturday our family was doing math together and cleaning house.
This beach is on the bay so it is very rocky which provides hiding places for lots of sea critters. So we went exploring. Join us on our fun beach walk.
It was so clear we could see the mountains in the distance. On most winter days we wouldn't be able to see anything but gray. Isn't it just breathtaking? I love where I live.
I don't know if you can see it very well, but this is an underground spring bubbling up on the beach. The tide was very low so we could see things that would normally be under water.
My son looking for critters under the rocks.
My daughter found lots of clam shells. The shellfish are not edible this time of year because of some kind of toxin so no one was digging for clams.
Look at this precious little creation. I hope he grows up to be a big crab. I don't eat the crab from here, but I know people who do. This one needs to be much bigger.
Now this one is so tiny you can hardly see it. Do you see the nice burn on my hubs' right palm? Yes, that happened at work a couple of weeks ago. He went to the emergency room at the end of his shift that night. It has healed very nicely. He only missed one day of work.
My daughter found this cute little star fish. He was alive. At first we thought he was dead, but he suctioned onto that clam shell for his little life.
My hubs walking along. Notice when people go to the beach they walk along looking down the whole time. Partly for safety so they don't trip or slip and partly to look for sea critters. I had to stop and make sure we had some pictures with our faces in them.
Looking, looking, always looking...
Looking at the camera & the sun was so bright and beautiful. No complaints here. Great day at the beach.
Finally a picture of me & my hubs together.
There were so many people with their dogs today it was fun to see them all out exploring & going in the water which I'm sure was very cold. There are four dogs with these people. Three little ones and a big one.
Some sea weed clinging to it's rock waiting for the tide to come back in. It's so delicate and cute.
Looking back at the beach access point.
Looking at the nice homes on the hill. Wew! Some of them are quite elaborate. The one on the right had three terraced areas going up to it. I'm sure it was to protect the land from erosion, but it provides some nice areas for planting or whatever one would want to put there. Lawn chairs would be nice there.
More little crabs. They're so cute.
Climbing on the seawall.
Another view across the water.
So clear we could see lots of airplanes and jet streams.
And here's my picture of the day.Mr. or Miss Bald Eagle with the moon up high. YES!!! I've tried for so long to get a good picture of an Eagle. I love this. This is so representative of this area and it's our school mascot where I work.
After the beach we took a short side trip over to the brand new school that just opened for students on February 17, 2010. The students moved to a temporary location about a year ago while the old building was torn down and this new one built. I was hoping to get a job here, but it hasn't happened yet. It's quite a bit closer to us than the current school I work at. I do really like where I'm working though and who knows, maybe something with more hours will open up there.
Near the main entrance.
The front that faces the street. I haven't seen the inside yet so I can't say what I think about it.
Well, it certainly was a very nice weekend. Back to work & school. Oh, on another note...my hubs and my daughter have this awful cough that has persisted for over two weeks so far. My daughter has missed four days of school this month. Last night they both coughed into the wee hours and of course I didn't get much sleep either. They went to the Dr. this morning and got cough medicine with Codeine for the nights.
Please pray for healing for them and protection for my son & I. I already had it back in November through January. The Dr. says it can last up to six weeks. I didn't have such a bad case of coughing, but it sure lasted 5 or 6 weeks. Thanks.
I have a prayer request from a friend.
We've got some Awana clubbers that want to go to camp this summer, but you know how it is when there just isn't enough money to send them. Can you say "FUNDRAISER?" Well we took a night off of Awana and held a spaghetti dinner fundraiser.
Here are the youth servers. My daughter is kneeling on the right. All of these kids are in 6th & 7th grade. I believe we have some 5th graders, one 8th grader and some highschoolers going to camp too.
Since it was St. Patrick's Day we had some green spaghetti to commemorate the occasion. Mmm Mmm good.. or not. Depends on if how it looks will turn your stomach first.
Actually it was good. I had some. We may need to have a few more fundraisers to get enough money, but we got a good start and it was fun.
Our welcoming committee. The coats on the floor are part of the lost & found. Whenever parents will be at the school for an event the lost and found is layed out all along the hallway in hopes that the items will be claimed.
Some teachers served us. The second one in is the All Day Kindergarten (ADK) teacher that I volunteer with in my down time.
More teachers serving. The first one is the para for the ADK class that I help in. She has been a tremendous help to me in my first year working as a para. The male teacher is another one that I help on occasion in his classroom.
And here it is "Green Eggs and Ham" just like Dr. Seuss taught us. Will you eat them Sam I Am? I did eat them in a school.
Two more teachers. We had dressed for a Western theme that day. Each day of the week had a theme.
The Principal. How do you like his western vest? His badge is a button that says "Read Across America" with The Cat In The Hat in the middle. The music teacher made them for us. Very cute.
The guest Eric Ode. Singer, poet, author, teacher and a great entertainer. He did a fantastic job with the kids. He isn't teaching presently, but he and our Principal had worked together several years ago.
My hubs turned 51 last week. He celebrated by going to an Ice Hockey game at our new arena in town. We gave him a few gifts and were planning to go out to eat after church last Sunday, but he was sick. We'll find a date to go out for lunch sometime soon I hope.
Jack is always helpful at opening the gifts (not). He just loves the paper and gift bags.
Relaxing after trashing paper.
The arena. Shiny, slick ice.
And of course the ZAMBONI!
My son & his friend (Nan's son) at the Hockey game with my hubs.
My hubs' little brother went too. His wife went too, but no one took her picture. Just can't trust the guys with the camera, geesh!
Happy Birthday, honey!!
It was so clear we could see the mountains in the distance. On most winter days we wouldn't be able to see anything but gray. Isn't it just breathtaking? I love where I live.
I don't know if you can see it very well, but this is an underground spring bubbling up on the beach. The tide was very low so we could see things that would normally be under water.
My son looking for critters under the rocks.
My daughter found lots of clam shells. The shellfish are not edible this time of year because of some kind of toxin so no one was digging for clams.
Look at this precious little creation. I hope he grows up to be a big crab. I don't eat the crab from here, but I know people who do. This one needs to be much bigger.
Now this one is so tiny you can hardly see it. Do you see the nice burn on my hubs' right palm? Yes, that happened at work a couple of weeks ago. He went to the emergency room at the end of his shift that night. It has healed very nicely. He only missed one day of work.
My daughter found this cute little star fish. He was alive. At first we thought he was dead, but he suctioned onto that clam shell for his little life.
My hubs walking along. Notice when people go to the beach they walk along looking down the whole time. Partly for safety so they don't trip or slip and partly to look for sea critters. I had to stop and make sure we had some pictures with our faces in them.
Looking, looking, always looking...
Looking at the camera & the sun was so bright and beautiful. No complaints here. Great day at the beach.
Finally a picture of me & my hubs together.
There were so many people with their dogs today it was fun to see them all out exploring & going in the water which I'm sure was very cold. There are four dogs with these people. Three little ones and a big one.
Some sea weed clinging to it's rock waiting for the tide to come back in. It's so delicate and cute.
Looking back at the beach access point.
Looking at the nice homes on the hill. Wew! Some of them are quite elaborate. The one on the right had three terraced areas going up to it. I'm sure it was to protect the land from erosion, but it provides some nice areas for planting or whatever one would want to put there. Lawn chairs would be nice there.
More little crabs. They're so cute.
Climbing on the seawall.
Another view across the water.
So clear we could see lots of airplanes and jet streams.
And here's my picture of the day.Mr. or Miss Bald Eagle with the moon up high. YES!!! I've tried for so long to get a good picture of an Eagle. I love this. This is so representative of this area and it's our school mascot where I work.
After the beach we took a short side trip over to the brand new school that just opened for students on February 17, 2010. The students moved to a temporary location about a year ago while the old building was torn down and this new one built. I was hoping to get a job here, but it hasn't happened yet. It's quite a bit closer to us than the current school I work at. I do really like where I'm working though and who knows, maybe something with more hours will open up there.
Near the main entrance.
The front that faces the street. I haven't seen the inside yet so I can't say what I think about it.
No, this isn't our Thanksgiving dinner.
My hubs spent his President's Holiday vacation cooking a turkey dinner for us. I'd been wanting turkey for a month or so and he made my dream come true.
Here's the whole meal on the table. You like our turkey platter? HA!
I couldn't fit the mashed potatoes in the first shot. Gotta have those mashed potatoes in there.
Munching while waiting for dad to clean up a little in the kitchen.
Waiting patiently.
Oh Ya! I ate it all too. YUM-MIE!!
