Tuesday, January 31, 2017

January Thirty One 2017- A Little Fun


they exchanged faces
Ms. Howard and Anders swapped
cool 6th grade teacher

Monday, January 30, 2017

January Thirty 2017 - Watching TV Together



lemony snicket 
"look away oh look away"
but still we are hooked 

Sunday, January 29, 2017

January Twenty Nine 2017 - Casey's Hill


Underhill sliding
spectacular sky color
so many times down

Saturday, January 28, 2017

January Twenty Eight 2017 - Saturday Snow Fort


hardly any snow
enough to build a small fort
just right for mousy 


Friday, January 27, 2017

January Twenty Seven 2017 - Friday Night



Friday sleep over
Anders Finley style minecraft
technology rules 

Thursday, January 26, 2017

January Twenty Six 2017 - Kindergarten Helper


Kuba loves Thursdays
he helps out in afterschool 
a big kid to them  

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

January Twenty Five 2017 - Dinner



-
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)  


Tuesday, January 24, 2017

January Twenty Four 2017 - Ice Day




no school due to ice
unexpected gift of time
thus fresh baked cookies

Monday, January 23, 2017

January Twenty Three 2017 - Homework


ordinary night 
math homework after dinner
tortillas with cheese 

Sunday, January 22, 2017

January Twenty Two 2017 - Bernie!



we saw Bernie S.
me and mama gave a hug 
he made me happy 
(written by Kuba)

Saturday, January 21, 2017

January Twenty One - Women's March Vermont


we stand together
almost twenty thousand strong
Montpelier Vermont

Friday, January 20, 2017

January Twenty 2017 - These Are Days You'll Remember


two thousand and eight
Obama Biden for us
Today - just outrage

Thursday, January 19, 2017

January Nineteen 2017 - Wall




chalk upon my wall
hygge under IAA shirts
this is my office

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

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


Monday, January 16, 2017

January Sixteen 2017 - Martin Luther King Day


rehearsing a song
to celebrate his life's work 
we SHALL over come 

Sunday, January 15, 2017

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

Friday, January 13, 2017

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 

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

January Eleven 2017 - Concert Night



concert night tonight 
euphonium violin
black and white clothing

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

January Ten 2017 - Hearts


its valentines soon
I've begun the creating 
color &  texture 

Monday, January 9, 2017

January Nine 2017 - A Coupla of Wise Guys


my boys read joke books
late on Monday night 
they crack themselves up 


Sunday, January 8, 2017

January Eight 2017 - Our Nest is Strong and Good



old library books
artwork from CVU kids
I cut  arrange  glue

Saturday, January 7, 2017

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

Thursday, January 5, 2017

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

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

January Three 2017 - The Cat Came Back


our cat was missing 
we thought he was a goner 
but the cat came back 

Monday, January 2, 2017

January Two 2017 - Last Day of Vacation



Pokemonopoly
playing in the morning light 
boys and cat enjoy 

Sunday, January 1, 2017

January One 2017 - Sleepy Hollow



out skiing in woods 
so little snow  yet just right 
nature captured us 

We Welcome A Peaceful 2017