November Fun - Reading Day
My Favourite event of the school year is Reading Day! I'm way behind in documenting but we celebrated reading day in mid-November and I meant to post these way earlier.
For those who guessed it... I was Paddington Bear and I had SO much fun putting this costume together.
Winter Adventures
2022 was a celebratory year for my family as my parents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary along with my mom's 70th birthday. To join in the celebrations I left at the end of the November for a long overdue visit to see my family, since I hadn't been back since the summer of 2020.
Lots of planning goes in to leaving for 3 weeks and I was blessed by an amazing team who covered for me. Before I left we did our traditional visit to the Christmas market and the kids had learned their Luke 2 verses.
The parents filled a crate of gifts for me and I was blessed beyond measure before I hopped on a plane to Canada for 5 weeks.
First Stop once back in Canada....
Tim Hortons!
Eggnog lattes, puppy snuggles, honey crisp apples, hockey games and nephews!
Joys of being home in Canada!
Happy 50th Anniversary
Got to visit SA friends and watch my old school do their Christmas program!
Bethlehem Star
For many years my home church has been putting on a Nativity project called Bethlehem Star where we put up a huge circus-like tent and turn it and our gym into the streets of Bethlehem and share the gospel message of the coming of Christ.
My first weeks back I helped with setting up the tent and preparing for this big production that welcomed just over 4000 visitors.
My pictures don't do it justice as I was more caught up in helping than taking pictures this time around.
Family Celebrations
To celebrate Mom's 70th we rented a chalet in the mountains. Our luck would have it that this would be the week when it would hit -28C (not including windchill!) Needless to say I stayed indoors for most of our time and enjoyed the snow from the windows
Merry Christmas
I made gifts this year :)
My nephews are fishermen and wakeboarders and I wanted to get them new lifejackets but this was not the time of year to be looking for a lifejackets. So I made them some out of bubble wrap with the promise of replacing them if they didn't meet safety standards. The scarf and hat were a labour of love for Mom's birthday.
New Years Hello 2023
I returned to CZ at the end of December in time to ring in the new year and gear up for the next school semester.
Enjoyed celebrating the new year with some friends and watching the city get set on fire.
Back in the Classroom
We have been learning about liquids and solids and exploring God's amazing creation. What I love most about teaching grade one and two is their wonder for the world. What we find mundane and normal they find amazing and fascinating. How shaking a bottle with dish soap in it can make it foamy and how a candy seems to disappear in water. Mind blowing discoveries of what happens when you mix corn starch with water! Every new discovery causes me to marvel at our creator and how he intricately designed our world and everything in it.
We are now on Winter Break and I have gotten into enjoying stay-cations recently and exploring the city I live in more each time. Newest venture going to the top of the clock tower in Old Town. I don't know if I will ever tire of the beauty that is this city
Next week we will be celebrating our 100th day of school! How time flies! Looking forward to what the rest of this year has in store!
