Neon Lights

Nick had a fun project to do this weekend. I probably helped him more than I should have, but we all got into it. He was building a model of neon, and then creating a presentation about it. We ended up using a black light to make the protons and neutrons glow. Then we put LED lights in the electrons and set them in an electron cloud. The end result looks pretty awesome.

Also, I love my cricut. How did we do school projects without it??

The Theater Goes Dark

Our last play at Philip F. Lauer Middle School was a HUGE success. The kids made me cry with this adorable photo board and PILES of flowers. It was possibly our best play ever in terms of smooth, problem free productions. The costumes and sets came out great, too. I didn't think I would miss anything about the old building. But I think I will miss the lecture room. It was such a pain in the butt, but it was "ours".

Valentine Technology

When I was a kid, I could never have made Valentine iPods. Wonder if Nick's kids will wonder what the heck this is?

We had a great time with Cyndy, Ben, and the girls making Valentines for Nick and Faith and baking raspberry hearts for Faith's girl scout troop. I heard "Aunt Jenn's" cookies were really popular at the party!

SUPER BOWL, BABY!!!!

Wow. Wow.. Words fail me. I honestly thought I might hyperventilate myself into a heart attack a few times during the playoffs. But here we are. Green Bay Packers. SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS! Unbelievable!

Not to mention, my across the hall teacher neighbor now has to buy my homeroom donuts - she's a Steelers fan! HAHA!

S(NO)w More! Please!

We were hammered with snow days in January this year. We had several days for minor amounts of snow. One day, I was so sick of school being cancelled that we took a trip to the zoo. I posted those pics on facebook, but here's one for reference:

Every time we turned around, it was snowing. Or sleeting. Or freezing rain. Or more snow. We had days off in a row. It was crazy.

Districts started not calling off for the little amounts. So it started snowing feet at a time. Now we were stuck in the house AND off from school. And Kai's finals kept getting pushed back farther and farther.

By the time all was said and done, the kids were actually begging to go back to school.

No luck. Next we had a major ice storm.

The worst was yet to come, for me at least. In the end, we had so many snow days that the district took away the Monday before and after Easter from our spring break! Now I'll have a weekend, a SINGLE day of school, and Tuesday - Sunday off that week. How crazy is that??