where's my camera

the sky is falling

or at least it appears to be after the last week in the news, and since there isn't much we can do about it, I will change the subject.

These are new books I want to read:

just so happens they are about pets.  If you are unfamiliar with them, look em up on barnes and noble.

student teacher world

Lauren had open house tonight at her school. here momma begged to go. 

she said yes, but only if I would go before the little kindergartners and parents showed up.  I thought she was going to be nervous enough with the parents, so I understood.

So far it has worked out nicely and she is getting in the groove.  She comes home every day with a new story of what the kids said or did. They sound so cute.  Reminds me a lot of when the girls were that age.

this is Lauren with the kindergarten teacher Ms Jolliff.  Lauren did her practicums last spring in her class, and Ms Jolliff requested her by name to student teach this fall.  apparently she pulled some strings.  we were all greatly relieved when she found out because she was sooo hoping to get her class again...

We are so proud of our teacher girl.

came across this again today

and I still love it

a date

ASU graduation?

Saturday, December 13 2008.

another week closer to cooler weather.

so everyone survived the first week of school. 

lauren was so excited to find out she will be at the elementary school she was hoping for with the teacher she was hoping for.  she is in Ms Jollif's kindergarten class at Goliad.  she will be in that classroom for 7 weeks, then transfer to a 4th grade class for the final 7 weeks.  then she will graduate in december.

did you hear that? she will graduate in december.  I anticipate a big party. or not. her call.

Erin's classes look to be so-so. She has biology, a computer class and bowling.  a huh -bowling.  for her physical activity she needed something, and this fit.  an 8:00 bowling class.  anyway, she is looking forward to next weekend as she is going to vegas for a friend's wedding.  they leave thursday and come home late sunday I think.  hope she has a lot of fun.  and drinks responsibly.  or at least remembers to drink at least 16 ounces of water and take 2 aspirin before she goes to sleep if she has had too much to drink.  no morning hangover.  (like I know what I'm talking about.)  anyway...

emily hasn't had too much to say about her classes - other than she had already written a paper for her english class and had finished her reading for government.

kenny is out on the lake fishing today, the weather looks nice for it...not too windy or hot.  don't know if we will get much rain from Gustav or not yet...but we've had a lot in the past two weeks.

this is out sage bush in the back yard.  every time it rains it blooms like crazy.

isn't it pretty? (I think kenny needs to fix that birdhouse...)

and here's a picture of my photo assistant gracie:

she's loving her backyard, as always.

and finally, my most recent finished knits:

I'll be blocking another project this afternoon.  I think I have gotten the sock knit thing down...these were done on two circular needles.  looks seriously awesome with the two needles fully engaged about halfway through. I rock knitting, btw.  (and I am so modest too.)

so that's about another week's round up at the johnson casa. 

peace out and more later...

Cj