COUNTDOWN!

With my last group of kids out the door today - only 8 more days of school (really 7 teaching days since the last day is one super field trip)! I am super excited for summer vacation or as I see it, an annual 10 week retirement.

Maddison Update

Charlie and I got to spend some time with my mom and Maddison last Saturday. Brandon, Trisha, and Hunter were part of a wedding and baptism in Mankato so they asked mom to babysit for the weekend. It was nice to finally have some time with Maddison. We hadn't seen her in several weeks. She is a pretty happy baby. She loves to lay on her back and play. She has beautiful big eyes!

Patiently waiting for me to get another spoonful of chicken noodle something.

Maddison thought Charlie was a pretty fun guy (not a fungi).

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

The TRUE history behind Cinco de Mayo:

Most people don't know that back in 1912, Hellmann's Mayonnaise was manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico, which was to be the next port of call for the great ship after its stop in New York. This would have been the largest single shipment of mayonnaise ever delivered to Mexico. But as we know, the great ship did not make it to New York. The ship hit an iceberg and sank, and the cargo was forever lost. The people of Mexico, who were crazy about mayonnaise, and were eagerly awaiting its delivery, were disconsolate at the loss. Their anguish was so great, that they declared a National Day of Mourning, which they still observe to this day. The National Day of Mourning occurs each year on May 5th and is known, of course, as Sinko de Mayo.