accomplished

feb 22, turned in the last small tidbits of my principalship practicum
feb 23, professor confirms i am done with the course; advisor confirms i am done with the additional 15 credits

all i wait for now is the final official grade.

WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I tried them :)

I lost the best regarding snow days...... yup we are up to about a gazillion of them.... so i paid my dues this morning by making home made cinnamon rolls. i am not a baker but they turned out "okay" :) perhaps the yeast was bad.......

 

Ingredients:

3/4 cup milk 1/4 cup margarine, softened 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 (.25 ounce) package instant yeast 1/4 cup white sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup water 1 egg 1 cup brown sugar, packed 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 1/2 cup margarine, softened 1/2 cup raisins (optional)

Directions:

1.	Heat the milk in a small saucepan until it bubbles, then remove from heat. Mix in margarine; stir until melted. Let cool until lukewarm.
2.	In a large mixing bowl, combine 2 1/4 cup flour, yeast, sugar and salt; mix well. Add water, egg and the milk mixture; beat well. Add the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring well after each addition. When the dough has just pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth, about 5 minutes.
3.	Cover the dough with a damp cloth and let rest for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, cinnamon, softened margarine.
4.	Roll out dough into a 12x9 inch rectangle. Spread dough with margarine/sugar mixture. Sprinkle with raisins if desired. Roll up dough and pinch seam to seal. Cut into 12 equal size rolls and place cut side up in 12 lightly greased muffin cups. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
5.	Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until browned. Remove from muffin cups to cool. Serve warm

they have eyes!

poor Luke.... tonight Josh and I chased him around with a majorly sprouted potato.... he was screaming. Turns out he thought that when we said the potato had eyes, he thought they REALLY had eyes!

It was cute and funny all at the same time! The child may be traumatized :D

big news

oh jack's dream today came true :) he "graduated" from "learn to skate" to "learn to play hockey"--oh he is just thrilled! luke's not sure how he feels about his big brother heading over to "his side" of the ice ;) great job boys--both of you are working hard to grow your skills!!!!

dream big

while driving in the car today, Luke proclaimed he is going to dream BIG just like Martin Luther King Jr. That's our boy!

a little more cousin love and pictures from o's party

i love love love love taking pictures of the kids--all four of them :) 

a little math help.....

jack came home with a sheet not completed..... and he did not use "the right" way that his teacher suggested..... WHICH TRULY WOULD HAVE MADE IT EASIER. 

so.... the teacher in me came out :) we got out our own manipulatives and created arrays! 

shopping

lj and i took a little trip to the mall for maternity clothes for her :) it was a BLAST! 

sister + brother in law=

BABY!!!!!

YES you read that right!!!!!! my BABY sister and her hubby are due with a BABY!!!! look for more posts coming soon on baby rausch due AUGUST 10, 2014!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

snow DAYS

winter, snow, blowing, drifting, snow days oh MY! and for the majority of the days it was just TOO COLD to play outside!!!!!!!

i had a total of three..... boys had six! oh my!!!!! what is one to do during ALL of that together time......................................... 

day 1 boys--friday--stayed home with daddy--TGDWFH!!!! Thank God Dad Works From Home!!!!
day 2 boys & day 1 mom--monday--went to grandma's house while mom and dad worked from home
day 3 boys & day 2 mom--mom and dad worked from home while boys played...... kind of :)
day 4 boys & day 3 mom--mom took jack to work in sparta, dad worked from home, luke babysat owen and addie with grandma
day 5 boys--thursday--stayed home with daddy--TGDWFH!!!!
day 6 boys--friday--stayed home with daddy--TGDWFH!!!!

a few pictures :) 

a bowl?

"I don't want to go to bed! I want to finish the Rose Bowl"
"Well that was OVER a while ago...."
"Oh.... then what is THIS GAME???"

Yes Luke, we love you ...... You are SO MY Kid!

for fun

new years up north!