web site

I'm still working on it, but here is my web site so far.

http://www.wix.com/jpostema/originals#!

sad day

she was so little when we got her. she thought she was another kid. when the kids played out side she was always with them. she loved to snuggle on my lap and lick my sweater. she thought I was her momma. we found her dead in the road this morning. we miss her. Goodbye, Ruby dinosaur wonderpants.

new pet

We have a new pet. Her name is Flutterbye. She is, of course, a monarch butterfly. You see, I come from one of those science families, the kind where my mother brought home things (cats, pigs, cow eye balls, ect.) to dissect on the kitchen table. So, when we found a monarch caterpillar on some milk weed we brought it home. We let it live on its milk weed on the kitchen table, don't worry I put a tray under it to catch the tiny little poo balls, besides we outside during the summer. Anyway, the thing made its chrysalis and we were very excited when the chrysalis turned black, meaning the butterfly would soon come out. But then something went wrong. We came home on Saturday to find a butterfly with its chrysalis still attached to its butt. Joel performed surgery, he is a doctor, but Flutterbye never fully recovered. Her wings and legs do not function properly. So we are feeding her sugar water and trying not to step on her, she usually lands on the floor when she tries to fly.

smarty pants

Sometimes my children are so much smarter than me. Ellie made this painting the other day, when I asked her to sign it she figured out an easier way to write her name, LE. Maybe Joel and I should have spelled it that way, it makes more sense.

Noah ordered some Legos from Lego.com. When I explained the price of shipping and how long it would take, he said, "they should use and air plane, it would be much faster than a ship."

We adults make things so confusing. :)

here's what I've been up to...

One of my projects for this year is banner making. I was hired by the college Chapel to work with students and make banners, 20 total. Here are the first three.

I'm sorry the pictures aren't the best, my camera has been grumpy.

we survived

The Bingo Queen is another bird wearing a hat.
Noah is home now. We both survived. It was a very long day. I spent the day running errands and playing Lego Harry Potter with Ellie. I am not especially fond of playing Lego Harry Potter which made me miss Noah more. He rode the bus home for the first time today. He said, "it was like a big car, but louder." So, I suppose we are going to continue with a formal education and count the days until next summer.

Boooo school

Tomorrow summer is officially over and I am NOT happy about it. Noah starts 2nd grade tomorrow. The school day should be shorter, condensed, tell them what they really need to know and send them home. Lets cut out art, music, sports... I can do all that at home. I vote for no more fun in school, just program their brains and send them home to have fun.

I guess what I really hate is the rush, the schedule, the fast paced mornings. I don't like mornings to begin with.

Bottom line, they take my boy tomorrow, and I am very sad. Oh, and I am making a series of birds wearing hats. This one is a nerdy viking.