The aftermath of the storm

The Return

No, I have not forgotten my 365 photo project. :)

These were taken at Beverly Lake in Carpentersville

Mi pelo nuevo

I got a haircut!

Wake up slow

I just made the best banana bread in the history of the world :)

Without a paddle

I was at the library working on job stuff and got to catch a neat presentation. As a fellow young adult with the itch for travel and adventure, I love it!

Elgin resident Will Lytle will solo kayak down the Mississippi River this summer, traveling 2,350 miles from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. Will, 20, hopes to become the youngest person to solo kayak the entire river. Check out his blog at http://willbewild.com/

Better One, or Two?

Vote on which is more visually appealing:

             bridge 1

           

bridge 2

plant 1

plant 2

flower 1

This is the sound of two introverts walking

Delicioso

I made myself turkey tacos for dinner

The beautiful people, the beautiful people

Look what I made

a fruit salad I made for Mother's Day

Home Life

I've been a scoundrel living down by the quarry

Did you know there used to be a race track in Carpentersville? It closed in the late 1960's and is now a forest preserve (Raceway woods). I walked there today. There is a 3.75 mile walking track of what used to be the race track, which goes in a loop. There are some pretty good uphill/downhill parts that really work your legs! I also went off the trail (which is where I took most of these pictures) and wasn't really lost but walked more than I intended to!

Graffiti
(I know if you look closely, there is a really bad word in there. I didn't even realize this when I took the pic. Not trying to be offensive. I just think it looks cool overall)

cool plant

There was a bunch of weird, old-looking garbage

dandelion

 

There were a bunch of these web clusters all over the trees with bugs and larvae in them. Gross but cool.

pretty

haha

C is for Chalk

We are having an ABC countdown for the last 26 days of school. 

Today, we went outside and did sidewalk chalk.

You can be anything you want to... except that

At school we have been talking about "community helpers" (doctors, fire fighters, police officers, etc). Last week I had the kids write about what they want to be when they grow up. I remember teaching in preschool kids would say they wanted to be spider man or the hulk when they grow up, which was cute. But my kids are almost first graders now, so it is time to get real. Or something.

I found myself encouraging my kids to pick "real jobs" (i.e. I told them they probably can't play football or be a cheerleader for a living). And yet the jobs they steer toward are almost equally uncommon for normal people to have in the "real world." Most of them want to be doctors, fire fighters, police officers, veterinarians, nurses, barbers/hairdressers. I took photos of them with these funny pictures that they put their face in.

The choices include

-doctor

-nurse

-fire fighter

- police officer

- teacher

- farmer

-painter

- scientist

 I think there were more but I can't remember. I find the choices a bit odd- how many doctors and fire fighters (etc) do you know? 

What did you want to be when you grew up?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myG8hq1Mk00 

Mariposas

Tony the Hawk

This was in my friend's tree.

I am colorblind

I saw pictures in my head

A lifetime is not too long

My good friend Karen visited my class today to talk about being a nurse. She got to experience the joys (lots of hugs from cute kids) and frustrations ("she said a bad word!") of Kindergarten! The kids loved it!

Adventure is out there!

Adventure 1: cooking myself brunch! I  made myself a sausage McMuffin. It was pretty excellent

Adventure 2: shopping! I never I thought I was the kind of girl who could be categorized as enjoying shopping for clothes. But alas, I am. I got a new pair of jeans, tank top, and shirt for $25. Pretty sweet

Adventure #3: exploring! It was an absolutely gorgeous day!

gotta have a close-up flower picture!

ribbit

some cool plants

roots

tortugas!

Dead Trees: because we need a sign to tell us

I got excited to see dandelions!!

this moss is shaped like a hart, how cute

THE END