FIFTY-ONE

 

Pickles is a breakfast lap cat. 

2024 week fifty-one

Class Christmas Party!

Lovely holiday table setting.

Saturday morning, I got to try some of my new tea in a new china cup from one of my students. 

Saturday was also our 14th anniversary. Matt and I spent the weekend exploring Ft. Worth. Our first stop was Coco Shrimp. It was an absolute delight. If you love coconut shrimp and live anywhere close, it's worth it. 

My lovely students and their parents pitched in to buy me this hat. I need a good winter one for car line. I was just going to order it with the money they gave, but when we were walking around Ft. Worth we saw the storefront, so I got to go in and try it on and get the perfect size. I love it. Thank you to my class! 

Before our anniversary dinner. Matt got a leather jacket. He has wanted one for as long as I've known him and Overland had the absolute perfect one. It didn't take much encouragement from me to convince him to get it. 

I didn't get any photos of our food, it just didn't seem like the venue to photograph your food, but I did get photos of us looking so sharp. 

Classy black and gold bathroom selfie. 

On Sunday morning we walked around the botanical gardens in the lovely brisk air. It was a perfect anniversary trip. 

Meanwhile, V and T were having a great time with Grandma and Grandpa. 

Sunday dinner sandwiches. 

Matt came straight home from vacation and put himself to work on house projects. 

"My block tower penthouse." -Theo

Quotes

V has a club at school called "VRA" Veras Roman Army. They all have Roman names and are elected to various government positions in their club. It's delightful.

V wrote a newspaper for the first day of Christmas Break:

"Report of Christmas Fever"

     Theo, son of Lana, is being pesty. He claims to be doing it on purpose. He seems to be having outbursts the closer we get to Christmas. He is becoming violent, crass, sassy, and on the whole, just plain rude. "He pinned me to the wall and slammed a laundry ball into my ear," reporter V. Cole states. 

     As a form of punishment, his mother, radiant Mrs. Cole, is making him clean the house all by himself. In a moody voice, he claims he will never stop being pesty! But never fear, his mother is a kind-hearted soul and wants him to be able to play.

        When doing his chore of laundry, he feigns stupidity, saying he can't put away an "unidentified cloth." More crazy outbursts include ripping down the mistletoe and shooting at his sister! 

        Lock your doors ladies and gentlemen, and hope this ends! -Veronica Cole, reporter. 

"The Grinch of Lewisville"

        With only a couple days 'till Christmas, anticipation is steadily growing. All the Christmas preparation is causing the Christmas spirit to fill even the darkest of hearts. The current Grinch of Christmas, Theo Cole, felt his heart grown three sizes when he repented his miserable deeds. Even his relatives are happy. His mother says her day was filled with golden sunshine because he repented!                 -Veronica Cole, reporter

The Murderous Deer

A limerick by Veronica Cole

There once were two proud deer,

And nothing did they ever fear. 

But one cloudy night

A third came into sight

And murdered those noble proud deer.

(inspired by seeing some reindeer lawn ornaments knocked over by the wind.)