January Thirty One 2017- A Little Fun

they exchanged faces

Ms. Howard and Anders swapped

cool 6th grade teacher

January Thirty 2017 - Watching TV Together

lemony snicket 

"look away oh look away"

but still we are hooked 

January Twenty Nine 2017 - Casey's Hill

Underhill sliding

spectacular sky color

so many times down

January Twenty Eight 2017 - Saturday Snow Fort

hardly any snow

enough to build a small fort

just right for mousy 

January Twenty Seven 2017 - Friday Night

Friday sleep over

Anders Finley style minecraft

technology rules 

January Twenty Six 2017 - Kindergarten Helper

Kuba loves Thursdays

he helps out in afterschool 

a big kid to them  

January Twenty Five 2017 - Dinner

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chop wood carry water

do what is in front of you

life is beautiful

(the back story of this haiku:  

I realize that in order for me to keep from going mad 

about our new president 

I must keep my focus on daily tasks 

and be here now)  

January Twenty Four 2017 - Ice Day

no school due to ice

unexpected gift of time

thus fresh baked cookies

January Twenty Three 2017 - Homework

ordinary night 

math homework after dinner

tortillas with cheese 

January Twenty Two 2017 - Bernie!

we saw Bernie S.

me and mama gave a hug 

he made me happy 

(written by Kuba)

January Twenty One - Women's March Vermont

we stand together

almost twenty thousand strong

Montpelier Vermont

January Twenty 2017 - These Are Days You'll Remember

two thousand and eight

Obama Biden for us

Today - just outrage

January Nineteen 2017 - Wall

chalk upon my wall

hygge under IAA shirts

this is my office

January Eighteen 2017 - Dala Horses Keep Showing Up

giant dala horse

inconspicuously high 

aha!  we found you

January Seventeen 2017 - Living Art

2D or 3D

who'd have guessed they'd blend so well

living art and not

January Sixteen 2017 - Martin Luther King Day

rehearsing a song

to celebrate his life's work 

we SHALL over come 

January Fifteen 2017- Pokémon Lessons

Pokemon Sunday

learning to play the real game

gotta' catch 'em all

January Fourteen 2017 - Dancing Queen

Cathy turned sixty

groovin' with friends all night long

need more dance parties

January Thirteen 2017 - Get Off the Napkins!

  oh Tiger  come on

you know you should not be there

get off the napkins

January Twelve 2017 - Paper Whites

bursts like a promise 

white clouds on tall slender green

this changes winter 

January Eleven 2017 - Concert Night

concert night tonight 

euphonium violin

black and white clothing

January Ten 2017 - Hearts

its valentines soon

I've begun the creating 

color &  texture 

January Nine 2017 - A Coupla of Wise Guys

my boys read joke books

late on Monday night 

they crack themselves up 

January Eight 2017 - Our Nest is Strong and Good

old library books

artwork from CVU kids

I cut  arrange  glue

January Seven 2017 - Amazing Mom

oh euphonium

so very hard to play well

thank god for Anna 

January Six 2017 - Kindergarten Paintings

kindergarten paints

big numbers like Jasper Johns

do you see beauty

A Great Thing!

 A great thing happened to me - the writer of the blog!!

January Five 2017 - Gone Until Next Year

stripped the tree last night  

ornaments down packed away 
they brought so much joy

January Four 2017 - The Year of the Tree With Missing Branches

where are the branches

sliced off as the tree fell down

goes up anyway

January Three 2017 - The Cat Came Back

our cat was missing 

we thought he was a goner 
but the cat came back 

January Two 2017 - Last Day of Vacation

Pokemonopoly

playing in the morning light 

boys and cat enjoy 

January One 2017 - Sleepy Hollow

out skiing in woods 

so little snow  yet just right 

nature captured us 

We Welcome A Peaceful 2017