Just hours before the New Year, during a rockin’ party, Neko rolls the largest snowball of 2012.
Category: Neko
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Christmas
We made it!
There were presents and excitement and squeals of delight. The obligatory assembly of toys and a sea of wrapping paper.
We even put lights on the tree.
Even though we got it out, we forgot to hit record on the time lapse camera. Although it would have been fun, we’ll be fine without it.
Perfectly imperfectly perfect.
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Tree
This year has been busy. Oh, so busy.
This summer was a frenzy of remodeling my classroom and that of another teacher’s. We started the school year in the weeds, and barely made our way through.
The first day of winter break was three days before Christmas. I was not prepared. There was no tree. There was not an ounce of ho-ho-ho in this house.
But two days before Christmas, just in the nick of time, we got our tree. We scoured the rather empty field for a solid choice. Neko was determined to carry my parents’ tree. Our tree was a bit, ahem, bigger than it looked outside.
Who knows if there will be lights or ornaments. But according to the Whos down in Whoville, Christmas will come without those.
Ho. Ho. Ho.
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Animal typography
We’ve entered the days where we find pieces of artwork on the counter that inspire us. Neko did this series of drawings where she wrote her friends’ names in animal letterforms. This one is for Celeste.
This, I adore.
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Paper airplane
I adore that this paper airplane was not complete until it had passengers and a pilot.
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Bantam egg
Our bantam chicken just began laying. That’s a regular egg on the right and the bantam egg on the left. This photo does not properly convey how ridiculously cute they are.
I suddenly want to make tiny little omelets.
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Halloween
Freezing pre-teens who don’t want to pose for a photo. A hippie in long sleeves (!) who might have his pants on backwards. A mermaid so bundled up that she no longer looks like a mermaid. Digging into the haul. A glass of wine for the grown-ups.
