thura...the kitty

she is finally home...she is hard to get pictures of because she moves so much...here's what i have so far...

mask making in lincoln

halloween is celebrated differently in every school...lincoln community school does something quite different from anything i've ever experienced...on halloween in the afternoon for about an hour the kids are put into multi-age groups and they go to different rooms throughout the school and make masks...these are not halloween masks but masks of celebration...for example my room made ballroom masks...others made masks from corn husks, and still others from outdoor materials...it was very cool...here is a picture of devon, my teaching partner, and i...

update at last

didn't realize how long it's been since ive posted...well here goes
1. im done taking antibiotics...going back to the dr. next wednesday...so we'll see...im still having symptoms but not as consistently as before...im taking that as a good sign...
2. dominic is now in outage...which means he's working 7 days a week 12-16 hours a day...yuck...
3. looks like dominic will be able to come to california to welcome jake home with the family...
4. i am picking up thura on sunday...can't wait to see our kitty!!! (ill post pics as soon as i get her home)
5. school is still going well...we have report cards and conferences coming up before thanksgiving...
6. work at the bobcat is good...really enjoy working there...
not a day goes by that i question the decision to move here...i love it here!!!

lincoln, vermont

just wanted to show you some pictures that i took the other week when we took the kids up the mountain a little ways to study tree life cycles...
dominic and i live in a truly special place! the colors don't show much in these pictures but it looks as though someone painted the mountainside...amazing!
can't wait for people to come visit us! (hint hint) :-)

new pics of future family member

pics of new kitten
here are some more pics of jennifer...we are renaming her Thura (pronounced two-ra) it is burmese for the sun...dominic found it and we both like it...

lyme update

just wanted to keep you all up to date with how the lyme is doing...i am still having some of the same symptoms...joint pain, aches, exhaustion etc...i saw my acupuncture guy and i am doing quite a bit of herbal things...i was having pretty severe pain in my spleen area and during our acupuncture session he focused on that area...i have not had pain in that area since!! i am a total believer in it now...i am also learning that i have to adjust my lifestyle...i need to really look at what im eating and make sure that i am eating things that will not force my body to use most of it's energy on digesting...which means cutting back on carbs, sugars and increase my veggie intake (which is a huge deal for those of you that know my eating habits) haaaaaa...im making a vegetable broth right now...part of strengthening my immune system is doing a vegetable broth fast 2 days a week...we'll see how it goes...i have 12 days left on meds (not that im counting haaaaaaaa) then back to dr.
thanks for all the support and love

pics from chicago weekend with joy

joy and i in front of the fountain in grant park...it was sooooo hot out!!!
dominic and i 'rockin' around wrigley stadium...had to get some cubs gear to cheer them on...
the giant bean near grant park in chicago...
a view looking up at the bean from underneath it...
we had a good weekend...thanks joy for coming down!!!