Sunday, December 23, 2012

Season of Miracles

When's the last time you held a newborn in your arms?  There isn't any doubt the world isn't going to end any time soon.  Today we were entrusted to a very special task - our first time to babysit for Drew!  We went to the hospital to visit Drew and his parents after church.  Poor little Charley has the cough and runny nose that makes it hard to breathe and the wheezes to prove it.  With mom at the hospital, we grandmas and aunties were trying our best to care for him, but his breathing bothered us.  He spent the night at Nana Joann's but was still having trouble today so we all decided Charley needed a trip to the emergency room, just to be sure.  When Joann and Charley arrived, Greg and Chelsey were able to go downstairs to ER to be with him.  We got to stay with Drew.  He had been seen earlier by the Dr to get a special procedure done and didn't want to nurse.  We were able to keep him pretty contented for a while but couldn't provide what he wanted while Chelsey was downstairs.  We consulted with the nurses but didn't want to supplement with formula without Mom and Dad's ok. 
All came out alright - Greg gave a bottle when they came upstairs so Chelsey could shower away any germs and Charley had a nebulizer treatment and a change in meds, so hopefully he'll feel better tomorrow when Drew, Chelsey and Greg can go home.
Even though our plans to celebrate Christmas Saturday morning didn't happen, we did get to see everyone.  It will surely be a Christmas to remember!

Friday, October 5, 2012

Homecoming week

School is moving right along, with parent teacher conferences next week already!  This week was/is Homecoming.  At the elementary school, this means dressing "differently".   Monday was pj day (I am never sure I want kids coming in pj's - do they wash them after sleeping in them, before coming to school?) Tuesday -Sock it to 'em day - so crazy socks.  There are many many varieties of crazy socks!  Wednesday, besides being the day when Iowa walked over the noon hour, was cap/hat day - I guess to cap a victory?  Saw some really cute hats, but most were not conducive to good learning.  One of my students had a moose hat with one antler that kept flopping down, so he had to keep pushing it back, like he had long hair.  Another has a sombrero - it took up enough space for three people.  Plus none of my students could tell me why we were having hat day. My favorite was a Goofy hat, looked just like the Goofy Disney character.   Thursday was camo day (hunting for a victory) so we couldn't do anything because no one could find the kids.  Today was Osky spirit day - as are most Fridays.

The weather cooled off but students/parents haven't got the hang of it yet.  Some students were in winter coats which felt pretty good with the winds we get on our playground while others were still in shots, t shirts and flip flops.  Always makes me wonder if the kids snuck back in and changed after their parents thought they were dressed for school and how many times my own kids did that after I left.


Saturday, September 8, 2012

What a nice day!  Cyclones bring home the trophy again and we are babysitting for Charley.  This is always fun!  Tomorrow the choir will sing again and we will help to celebrate Noelle's birthday.

School is in full swing.   I try to arrive by 6:15 each day so my friend Kathi and I can chat a while before beginning work.  Then we buckle down and get a solid hour in before other folks start to arrive.  This year I supervise the bus students' arrival every morning (7:45-815).  There are 22 buses.  Then after school I walk fourth graders to their buses and help supervise them outside (translates to keeping them from running each other down).  This I will do every other week.  I have 14 students in three grades.  This translates to 8 teaching groups each day.  Since I go to school early, I can leave most afternoons by 4:00. 


Friday, June 15, 2012

1967

February 7 Shirlee has first driving lesson
March 7 Shirlee goes to Des Moines for Girl's State basketball tournaments.
April 26 & 27 Dad is insulating the attic (do you remember all the insulation fell out into the basement?
May 8 Sherrie home with swollen glands or beginning mumps
May 11 Sherrie does not have mumps.
May 20 Sherrie had accident with her bike - had to have stitches in chin
May 27 Sherrie had stitches out but had to have it taped because it didn't heal right
June 5 Mom elected president of band boosters
June 23 Left with Youth fellowship for Chicago. While at Chicago we took a boat ride on Lake Michigan, saw State Street, saw Prudential Building, Bensonville Elmhurst Museum and air port
June 25 after a picnic, came home from Chicago.
August 12 Everett Rowald wedding
September 23 Went to Dairy Cattle Congress. Saw Arthur Godfrey show
All during this year the church was working on building a new parsonage. Mom was on committee. On September 28 Dad dug the basement for the new parsonage.
November 16 Mom and Dad at School Board convention again.November 17 after getting home from Des Moines, went to Grandpa and Grandma Horman's 50 th wedding aniversary
Dec 27 Larry has chickenpox

1966

January 23 Were getting low on water - glad to see the wind blowing enough for windmill to work
Feb 19 looked over house in town
March 14 Larry has first day at sitter
MArch 25 sold rest of cows today. Took some things to house in town. Cheryl home on spring break
March 27 Bill to Great Lakes
April 2 Bill and Sharon furniture shopping
April 3 Bill leaves to go back for discharge
April 5 moved stove ,refrigerator washer and dryer. Sharon moved hers in
April 6 officially moved today.
May 19 Went to Sharon's to babysit with Larry. He has mumps on left side
May 25 BAck at SHaron's. Larry has mumps on other side
June 20 2 trains collide 2 crewmen hurt
June 25 Sherrie sick -running temp br/>June 26 Sherrie still sick - took to Dr. Has a virus.
June 27 Sherrie has measles
July 27 Paid for house today
July 31 Framed up for cement for garage
September 10 Dr's Day (honoring Dr. & Mrs. Montz and the dentist (Don't know his name)
September 18 Grandpa and Dad working on garage. Ordered cake for 25th wedding anniversary
Ocotber 15 celebrated 25th wedding anniversary
November 17 went to Des Moines for School Board Association meeting.
December 25 Sherrie got a bike! I got an iron (??) Cheryl got a hair dryer
Dec 26 Linda Charlet's wedding

1965

January 17 Mom made headcheese (Oh, Boy!)
January 23 Ice storm Lost power at 5:15 AM Sherrie, Sharon and Larry at Florene's to stay warm. Power back on 9:45 PM
February 9 School bus broke down here this morning (Do you suppose everyone came in for a while as they waited for another bus?)
February 18 separator blew apart
April 3 Cheryl got small pox vaccination
April 4 Question Sunday for Shirlee for confirmation
April 5 Sharon went to pick up Bill
April 11 "Confirmation day for Shirlee. Dinner spoiled by tornadoes hit at Lester Rowald and Hugo Schroeder"
April 25 Larry is baptised
April 26 Sharon and Bill leaving for California
April 27 Sure is quiet around here without Larry
April 30 Shirlee called home from school with toothache. Took her to dentist filled two teeth
May 2 Shirlee had to go back to dentist - abcess - (on a Sunday !)
May 15 Cheryl in Cedar Falls for pre-entry tests
May 21 graduation reception for Cheryl and Mike at Alice's
May 24 Bear shot at Berry farm today (??)
May 28 Eddie Deerberg killed at Freese corner today
June 15 tok Cheryl to CF
June 28 Took Shirlee to camp at Tama
July 18 Grandpa putting siding on house. Sharon is coming home
August 3 is last entry for this year in this book - don't know if I'll find more?

1964 revisited

Jan. 5 Dad went to Minnesoa Lake, Minnesota to visit a church and hear the pastor.
Jan. 13 got a frost remover to use for grave digging
Jan. 14 John Deere Day in Lowden???
Jaan. 17 Sold Grandpa the ford (would later become my first car)
Feb.8 Sherrie has tonsilitis
Feb. 13 Sherrie went to Dr Wray in Cedar Rapids (specialist?)
Feb 16 Sherrie has sore throat again. Went to see Dr. Montz
March 17 shearing sheep this morning
March 22 Dad flew to Purham Minnesota to hear a preacher
March 25 Jutes Freese came home today after 10 days in hospital
March 27 Dad flew to Marinett Wisconsin (surely this was a small plane? Who flew them?)
April 6 Bill left for Norfolk Virginia
April 12, Pastor Tinge did a sermon and accepted the position. He was the one from Purham Minn.
April 13 Wind storm took down box elder tree by outhouse
April 21 Sherrie breaking out with chicken pox
April 22 Jutes Freese died
April 24 Jutes Freese funeral. Grandpa and Grandma Horman came to stay home wiht Sherrie. Bill called is coming home on 3 day pass
April 30 Sharon starts moving her stuff home
May 2 Bill leaves for California
MAy 12 train derailment just north of farm
May 28 found an old well caved in on the lawn
June 13 went to Aberdeen DS for anniversary of Alice and Ted
June 15 came home from SD. Tree across the lane
June 20 got Cheryl home from Girl's state
October 10 Cheryl had her pre-college physical
October 23 Took Sharon to Hospital this morning. Larry Wm made his appearance at 2:10 pm
October 27 SHaron and Larry hom from hospital (Darlene and Mom has visited them each day in between)
November 7 Cheryl is in Iowa City taking tests (ACT or SAT?)
November 20 Sharon went to Tipton and ran into ditch by Deerberg's. Couldn't see becasue of snow
November 30 Gus Holms died
December 24 Sherrie not feeling well
December 28 Sherrie has measles

Saturday, June 9, 2012

they're lost

In case you look, and are confused, I added 2 new entries yesterday, hit some button I shouldn't have and lost my latest 25 entries - I will try to fins them but I don't know...... Darn, some good stuff, too!