Week 18- 2013

 (My lack of photos for the begining of the week make me realize how much I rely on Bryce to document our family life.)

Monday- Dropped Link off at Daycare early and spent the day in the office covering for Rita.

Tuesday- Link and I went to the Extension Office for a meeting and then to the library.  We ate at Simply.  Link told me when he grew up he wanted to be the road construction person holding the stop sign we passed on the way to Simply, but only after he is a teacher.  He also went to the desk at Simply and said "I'm in my extension office."  We went home, picked up Kayla Koether who was in town at court.  Then we went to Clayton Ridge to talk with Dana about the school garden.  When we got home Link (who was very cranky) fell asleep.  When he woke up a couple hours later he smiled, looked around, said "Where's Kayla" and went into a 15 min cry session that could not be calmed.  I sent her a text of my crying boy.  Agnes, Link and I went to the Burger Barn for dinner and Kayla ended up going there too, which made his day. 

Wednesday- Took Link to daycare way early so I could be in Monona by 7:30 to meet with Bert about the garden.  I also met with another teacher about Stem activities.  Then I worked at Whimsy Market, trying to rearrange some spaces.  I brought Link straight from day care to gymnastics.  He scraped his knee.  He had been loving to run lately, which I like, but with his defiant attitude, I get a little nervous that he won't stop at the end of the sidewalk.  He has had such an attitude lately.  A few times he has slammed the front door and started marching down the sidewalk to God knows where.  We always scoop him up before he gets to the neighbors.

Thursday- We had a regional retreat at Luther.  The biggest thing we did was color assesment, which was pretty stupid.  It categorized people into four groups.  It did help explain a few things to me, like the need my co-irker has for agendas for what I would consider monthly update meetings.  I was considered blue and while it fit mostly, but they are kind of like horoscopes, lots of things fit, but not all.  The facilitator kept wanting us in the blue group to say that we love to be touched and we were romantics, but it wasn't the case for all of us.  We had lunch from the Angry Pickle and I had capon for the first time.  Still not sure what the big deal is to have casterated chicken.  Bryce arrived home that evening and we took Link to his tap and gymnastics recital.  As ususal it took him forever to warm up.  He cried on my lap to an embarrassing level until Carmen took him on the floor and he did his dance really well (no smile though).  Then during gymnastics Carmen led him to the front and he did a great job demonstrating everything that she asked him to do.  By the end he was smiling and run/dancing back to his place and giving me a thumbs up after each run.



Friday- I worked at Whimsy Market.  Bridget Olrich Camp came in the store with her baby Erin.  She was a super happy baby. 

Saturday- I worked at Whimsy Market again.  Afterwards Bryce and I went to see Of God and Men at the Opera House.  There was a big Abd elKader event that day and it ended with the film, which was made using the book written by John Kiser who was in town.  He also wrote a book about Abd elKader.  One of the guests of honor at the event was an Algerian artist.  He had some large prints on display at the Opera House. 

Sunday- It was a busy and relaxing day on Sunday.  It started with Link asking to wear pants that come over the shoulder.  That is a first, he usually hates coveralls.  Then Bryce went to the cajun meal at  Peace Church and brought food back while I cooked a coconut pie and fruit salad for a potluck that night.  We took Link to Cia's and Agnes with us to Iron Man 3.  We picked Link back up from Cia's and went to a foreign exchange end of the year picnic.  After a busy day playing on the playground we all laid down for a long nap and got up around 7pm.  Then we played Hungry Hippos and called it a night.