Barbara Thompson

Thursday, March 30, 2023 Today’s picture is really from yesterday. There were still snowflakes on the windows of the library from when I was there in January and we needed a change. I had the big kids (4th graders and a few 5th graders) make flowers to plant under the window. It was interesting to

Wednesday, March 29, 2023 A week ago, BOTH of the little sticks that tell us where the road and driveway are were BURIED in snow. Not visible! Look how much snow has disappeared! The amazing part about it that there is very little water apparent anywhere. I don’t know what it’s doing – and there

Tuesday, March 28, 2023 I consider myself a very patient person. If there is a reason to wait. If I don’t know why I am waiting – if it seems unfair, or uncalled for, or just unexplained, I can get quite frustrated. I was at Woodbury Middle School last Friday and my classroom faced the

Monday, March 27, 2023 The first class to come to the media center today were second graders. I said that their regular teacher was gone, and I was back. “I’m Mrs. Thompson. I was here before for Mrs. Simon; you might remember me.” A girl raised her hand and I acknowledged her. “Were you one

Sunday, March 26, 2023 Last night as we left the theater, I mentioned that at My Fair Lady the Ordway guy that comes out and welcomes you at the beginning of the shows asked how many people had never been to the Ordway before. Quite a few people near us raised their hands. I realize

Saturday, March 25, 2023 We were back to the Ordway tonight. My Fair Lady was still playing on the main stage, but we were in the concert hall to see the Red Hot Chilli Pipers with Mike and Mary. Mike had always wanted to learn to play the bagpipes and when he retired, he started

Friday, March 24, 2023 Sometimes it is time for kids to color maps. If those kids are 10th graders and the map is a color-by-number type deal where they do not have to look anything up or do anything other than color, it leaves me with absolutely nothing to do. There were two bins of

Thursday, 3/23/23 So many 3s and 2s today! Palindromes are best! Keith started out the day with a root canal on a cracked tooth. He is putting the Ibuprofen/Tylenol cycle to the test keeping both the carpal tunnel and the tooth pain at bay. We went to the Ordway to see My Fair Lady tonight.

Wednesday, March 22. 2023 This is Keith’s story, so I am typing while he is talking. He can type – he worked all day, but now that I am here, I have to worry and help. I had carpal tunnel release surgery today. I had to be there at 6:30am. I felt bad for the

Tuesday, March 21, 2023 Peter and Sue came for game night and we practiced using our new pizza oven on them. 🙂 We have successfully made ourselves pizza twice, so we thought we were ready to serve guests. The pizzas were not as successful as when we did it before. (Of course not – there