he's baaaack

AND ...
the first place we found him was snuggled up next to dave (the minion)



who knew that the shorts drew made in FACS class would be so useful

CPL

who would've thought that i had to leave the big city
and drive to the middle of wisconsin
to find a starbucks test market
where they serve a drink that i can't even get in minnesota?!

well ...
wausau IS a starbucks test market
and they DO have a drink minnesota does not have

the chestnut praline latte



i made sure to get a few while we were there

and i am anxious to go back for christmas and get a few more

it doesn't replace my favorite drink
BUT
i did enjoy it
and i think it would make a great addition to their holiday menu.

it has to be better than the egg nog latte ...
yuck.

thankful

 

 

first tournament 2013

basketball season 2013 has officially kicked off!

ben made the 5A team again this year
and he is LOVING being back on the court again

this weekend we started our tournament calendar off
in coon rapids

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

although we didn't place in the tournament

we lost our first game to irondale

beat st paul in our second game

and lost a very close 3rd game to anoka

our boys played hard
and did very well
considering many of their opponents had just a TAD bit
of height advantage over them ... 

great job, 5A!!

lit up

this trimester drew has industrial technology as a class

he is loving the things that they are learning
and he is loving the things they are making even more

this pop can lamp is his latest creation



he found the perfect spot for it in his room
and the best part
it really works!!

nice work, drew!

he's already smarter than me

earlier today i got an email from drew's algebra teacher

Stacey and Sarah, 

I just wanted to pass this on from something great Drew was doing in class today.  I gave kids the option to try some computer programming related to the math that we have been doing in class the last couple days.  I wrote this post up on Drew's explanation of his thinking through the problem as he is showing some pretty cool thought process in what he is saying.  By the end of class he and his partner did have a working equation programmed in.

http://mrschwen.blogspot.com/2013/11/codemaths-student-outlining-his.html

and just wanted to take a second to give a shout out ...

way to go, drew!

keep up the GREAT work!

catching up

i know ...

it has been a while.

lots of field trips

3 teams in football playoffs

basketball starting

and

creating a book for drew's football team have kept me VERY busy.

i am catching up ...

and back dating so that they're in the right order ...

so make sure to scroll through so you don't miss some - 

they might be under posts you've already seen!

enjoy catching up on our october! ;)

in case you were wondering ...

THIS ...

is what's been keeping me busy

coping

THIS ...



really happened tonight

AND THIS ...

 

is how i'm coping

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