April 7, 2015

Book Mobile

I love to listen to audio books in the car. I almost wrote "books on tape" which is still accurate for my car, but not for most. I have a few books on tape that I've picked up at library book sales so I guess I can't trade my car in until I listen to them all! Most of the time however, I  just download a book from the library on my iPad or phone and listen to it on the go. I became an expert on this when we traveled last summer. Don's new truck didn't even have a CD player - just Bluetooth. It took me from Denver to Vail to figure it out the first time but I did! Listening to books in the car has always been an essential part of all our family road trips. It kept the whole family entertained. The only drawback was that everyone got tired of filling me in on the chapters that I snoozed through which was..and is...kind of a common occurrence! Mysteries are the best but be careful - you may take the long route home to find out who dunnit!

April 6, 2015

Sugar Grump

This morning started out to be a no-good-rotten day. The computer on the broadcast cart crashed right before broadcast. I was able to revive it and since a student was sitting right beside me during my tantrum, I couldn't verbalize like I wanted! Then, right after the News, I was handed an iPad with a shattered screen! Ugh! I blame it on all the sugar I consumed yesterday or maybe it was payback for all the insects I slayed with my car on the way home from Fort Morgan. Whatever it was, the day got a little better as it progressed, I ate a little more sugar tonight to counteract the withdrawals, and had a memorial service for all the departed bugs at the car wash. Yes, tomorrow will be a better day!

April 5, 2015

Happy Easter!

We had a Fort Morgan Easter and what a beautiful day it was! We didn't even need parkas over our Easter dresses! It is fortunate and unfortunate that Don and I are from the same hometown. The best part is we can see both sides of the family and the worst part is it is hard to split up the day. I went to church with my mom and sister, Paige went to church with Don and his parents, sister and family. We had dinner at Don's parents house and dessert at my nephew's house. Needless to say, we got a lot of visiting..and eating...done! 

Just ignore the man behind the window! Another successful hunt with the Wassons but we were missing a very important person...Alex! 

April 4, 2015

Egg Beautification Project

Paige and I converged on mom's house today just in time for lunch (!) Sister Debby came by and we proceeded to make plain white and brown eggs works of art. I must say that Paige was the artistic one today. We also found that when you dye brown eggs they become really vibrant colors! Another egg- cellent time around mom's kitchen table!

April 3, 2015

Spaced

Today I was teaching a third grade class how to research First Americans with online data bases. They were following along on their iPads while I was demonstrating on the Smartboard. Me: "ok type in Stott, space, Es."(Stott Es). Student expresses frustration because he is not successful so the classroom teacher went to help him. Teacher:( with smile on her face) "Mrs, Ostwald you should have said stott, space bar, Es! " apparently he took me literally (stott space Es)! Watch what you say, say what you do!!

April 2, 2015

Spring?

I know I should be used to Colorado weather but I would rather have rain this time of year than snow. Oh well, on the positive side it is great moisture to have......

April 1, 2015

Not a Fool but a Smarty Pants!

There is not one positive thing to write today....APRIL FOOL!

Speaking of fools, my daughter is not one - she is a Smarty Pants! Today of all days she found out - and it was not a joke - that she was accepted for an internship at CU Denver this summer. She was one of eight chosen to participate in STEM cell research at the Anschutz Medical Campus! The best part for mom is that she will be living at home this summer...win, win for both of us! Congratulations Cell Queen!