As winter opens its door and welcomes us to 17 degree weather, snow, and high winds it brings me back to a discussion that I had with my students last week about snow. During our morning meeting I asked them where they thought snow came from. This is what I got...
Of course...the sky
The North Pole
Earth
Winter brings snow
My mom and dad get snow at the gas station
From the red air balloon that floats in the sky
Clouds
Santa brings snow for Christmas
This answer isn't even relevant to the question asked but I had to include it.
Genaveve: Ms. Kristen please don't ever eat yellow snow.
Ms. Kristen: Why shouldn't I eat yellow snow?
Genaveve: That is where a snow man went to the bathroom.
Ms. Kristen: Thank you Genaveve.
It was bittersweet telling them that snow comes from water vapors that condense into ice crystals. These ice crystals attach themselves to each other forming snowflakes that eventually get heavy enough to fall to the ground. My answer wasn't nearly as good as theirs! The imagination of preschoolers.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Happy New Year
It is hard to believe that 2011 has gone and 2012 has opened its doors.
There is such an exciting buzz around ringing in a new year. A feeling of wiping the slate clean and being able to start again...forget what you didn't accomplish and focusing on what you want to achieve.
2011 has been a great year! There wasn't one thing that made 2011 a great year; it was the small, exciting things that made the year such a success.
The Top 10 of 2011
1. Spend 3 glorious days in Napa Valley
2. Successfully completed my 1st sprint triathlon
3. Went to New York City with two fabulous friends (went on Sex and the City tour--FABULOUS)
4. Ran the Madison Mini-Marathon (6 miles of the race in pouring rain and high winds)
5. Saw Amos Lee (twice) and Ray LaMontagne live in concert
6. Started a blog-Kristen’s Notebook
7. Rode the cable cars in San Francisco
8. Celebrated our 1-year-wedding anniversary in Miller Park at a dear friends wedding
9. Had a wonderful girl's weekend with 5 amazing friends
10. Witnessed the Packer's beat the Vikings at the Metrodome
What I want to accomplish in 2012:
1. Run a total of 1,000 miles
2. Run another 1/2 marathon
3. Paint our entire basement
4. Blog more
5. Journal more
6. Start a tradition of Sunday Dinners
7. Do more DIY projects
8. Visit family and friends more frequently
9. Work less
10. Drink more water and eat more fiber
11. Take more pictures
12. Do more yoga
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| Jenny's Wedding (July 2011) |
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Josh and I ringing in 2011 in Florida     |
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