We're having spring-like weather the past few days, so all the ice is melting away, except the temperatures are supposed to plunge this evening and things may freeze up again.
The kids will take a couple of teacher's gifts in this week. I got chocolates this year and a little bracelet for a particularly nice teacher. K and his friend's big hydraulics project was due today, so I'll hear how that went. They ended up doing a hydraulic mango picker for a poor Caribbean nation and it was actually quite fun.
We're entertaining some friends this coming Saturday (10-12 people including teenagers), so I'm thinking about the menu. Thankfully, there are no special dietary concerns and they are pretty easygoing friends (the ones that don't mind paper plates (-:)
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Yay for friends who don't mind paper plates! And double yay for friends who don't mind paper plates and don't have dietary restrictions!!
ReplyDeleteIt was "warm" for a few days here, meaning I didn't have to scrape the ice off of the car and I could go out for a few minutes in just my t-shirt. Now if the sun could come out for just a little while.
Wow on the hydraulic mango picker!! That is really impressive!
End of year here means the end of classes for the year. Throw in Christmas and its a stressful time. Kids are now on holidays for 6-8 weeks now. A hydraulic mango picker - gee school sure has changed.
ReplyDeleteOh I so like people who like paper plates - they are my kind of people, easy to get along with..
Japra, I've had friends with nut allergies, some allergic to seafood, and some vegetarians. I'm happy we don't have anything too serious in our family to date.
ReplyDeleteLilly, I don't think I ever realized you guys have summer holidays now. I knew you were in summer, but never thought about the holidays! Neat.