Celebrating Halloween

We have had a good week and a busy weekend.  My week at school was great.  My goal is that all my children learn the uppercase and lowercase letters by the time I have taught all 26 letters.  So, I have been teaching 2 letters a week and will finish thirteen weeks of intensive letter learning.  We have worked very hard on letter formation, handwriting, letter recognition, and letter sounds.  All but 5 students know all the uppercase letters and all but 7 students know all the lowercase letters.  I have a mentor, an aide, and the reading teacher helping these students learn those letters.  I ordered the cutest Thanksgiving and scarecrow ducks for the knowing the letters prize.

Our group at the Halloween Party!

These shoes were at each place. So cute!

The sorority girls and I were hosted Friday night at a Halloween Party by another chapter.  It was so much fun and so elaborate.  We were treated like royalty.  The food was so good, the games were entertaining, and the prizes were very nice.  We enjoyed the evening.
Last night, we went with Jane to another Halloween Party out near Norman.  Now these people started the evening with a cookout and then we progressed to the highlight of the evening.  Trick or treating through their property.  They had so many scenes set up and each one was better than the last!   Some of the scenes were a guillotine, electric chair, coffin, pirate ship, hanging bloody dolls, and a robot.  It was great and so was the bonfire.  Luca enjoyed the extent of the Halloween scenes and all the candy.
Today, took me back quite a few years to when Kevin was in high school.  He had to do a report about making  something.  I took pictures and he put them on a poster board.  Well, times have changed and now he is putting the pictures into a power point for his presentation.  

Beautiful trees in AR @ War Eagle

It has been cold the last couple of days - FIREPLACE WEATHER!  Woohoo!  I am so happy, I enjoy having a fire.  I got my machines back on Saturday and finished up an order that I have been trying to get done.  I need to get an order done for my sister and then I can do some sewing for Christmas.  

Conferences

My machine being worked on.

I spent Saturday at the sewing shop.  It took quite a bit of time, but finally my machine started chewing up the thread and skipping stitches.  Sadly, I was so excited that it was messing up.  Since I have been taking my machine in on a semi-regular basis and it never messed up for my friendly technician, John, I wanted it to so he would see how frustrating it is.  It ended up being a problem in my presser foot.  He also gave me a few tips that I needed and taught me a new way of looking at the use and waste in using stabilizer.  So, he checked it all out and sent me on my way.  Later he called and they will order a new motherboard so I will stop having these issues.  Yeah!  Some days are great!

The drawers go in those 2 holes.

Ken got done with the job in Harrah yesterday.  He got the walls in my room finished, so I was able to finish painting them.  The ceiling has a few places where it still needs texture and paint.  He got the 2 drawers made for the tall shelves.  I got one coat of paint on them, but they will need more paint.  Ken also got the wheel that was broken on the cutting island fixed.  Yeah!  Progress! 

Today was a long day.  First 9 weeks ended the 5th and today and tomorrow are parent teacher conferences.  I had 12 scheduled for today.  I had 7 good conferences and 5 no shows.  Three of those confirmed by notes, one confirmed verbally this morning, and one answered no notes.  Almost all of my conferences are very positive.  I love teaching!  I have a very good class of 22 great children! 
I have taken off my shoes and my feet are up.  I ate a wonderful roast beef dinner thanks to my wonderful friend Jane.  Thank you Jane!  She loves to cook (and she is good), and she often feeds us on Mondays. 

Play Was So Funny

This is a busy week.  The 9 weeks was over on Oct. 5th.  Now it is time to get the report cards done.  I have most of the screening done, so I am in good shape.  I have been on top of the screening so I am in good shape.  My kids are doing awesome.  I am offering a prize for everyone who knows all the uppercase and lowercase letters by Nov. 19th.  I think most of them will be successful!  Any ideas on what the prize could be?

Ken, Luca, and I at the play.

Last Saturday we went to the Shawnee Little Theater to see the Dixie Swim Club.  Ken and I thought it was hilarious.  Luca seemed to enjoy it too. 
Well, I am so frustrated with my embroidery machine.  I am going to take it to Moore to the store to be fixed once again.  I am going to take some projects and set up sewing so they can see all the issues that don't happen for them.  I am hopeful it will do the things it does at home. 
I am looking forward to Fall Break next week.  I will be doing conferences Monday and Tuesday evenings until 7:00.  Then I will be off Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.  We will be going to craft in Arkansas!  Woohoo!  I can't wait.  We always have such a good time.  I love getting together with my sister.

I'm Older

Life is grand! Since I last blogged I have had a birthday.  We had a nice quiet birthday dinner.  Ken cooked my favorite birthday dinner.  Spaghetti, garlic bread, and angel food cake for dessert.  We ate with Luca, Ken's dad, and Ken's sister.  We watched OSU on TV and then I opened presents and ate cake at half  time. 
This is an unusual week, I will be out for three days this week.  Tuesday and Wednesday I will be in OKC for encyclomedia and on Thursday I have a mapping workshop in the morning and a tech mentor meeting in the afternoon.  I wish they weren't all in the same week.  Iam looking forward to Friday when I can see my kids again.  I am going to do a patterning activity with them.  I hope they will be able to do it. 
My mom is still in the recovery center.  She sounds better.  She says she will go home on Wednesday.  I know she can't wait.
Another quilt sold at the store.  They are running low on my items.  I need to get busy.