Loony

Today in my class we had beach day. The kids bought towels for "laying out."  we made sandcastles with blocks and wrote poems and painted pictures.  We did it just for fun.  It felt like we needed to step out of the routine a little bit.  Also, when we had a snow day back in late fall, the snow started falling and didn't really stop until we started planning beach day.  It seemed possible, but a little loony, I'll admit, that our classes snow day made winter start.  Was it really so loony to think that a beach day might have the same effect?  Maybe not.  It turned 70 degrees that same day.

Later, delighted with a visit from Auntie Karen who was down to see her leg doctor and watch the ice go off the lake, we heard and saw the biggest, loudest loons ever.  EVER!  I went outside to take pictures because to my naked eye the loon looked like the size of a large deer.  The camera didn't do it justice, but it was huge.  And loud. Amanda and Thomas took a long canoe ride and saw lots of loons close up.   They looned away all night long, too.

What with our voracious snacking (see below) and Karen's cruel refusal to spend the night in a gluten-free household (just kidding everybody- she's still avoiding stairs and kindly hoped to leave me free to work on my stuff), we didn't get around to eating dinner until around 9:00.  But it was delicious.  Thanks to AJ for cooking (again)

Kristin ate:
scrambled eggs with mushrooms and tomatos
3 cups coffee
sugar free applesauce
gluten-free frozen coconut milk and mango treat
beef tritini
carrots
diet coke
almonds
3 handfuls of crackers
a piece of colby
2 more diet cokes
latte
(I was sooooo sleepy!)
2 amylus chicken sausages
sweet potato fries
brocolli
healthy choice fudgesicle
2 pieces extra dark chocolate

Kristin Spent
$10.19 Nook Book  (Lord Peter Views the Body)

AJ ate
scrambled eggs with mushrooms and tomatoes
2 cups of coffee with cream
diet rootbeer
15 carrots
4 domino sized pieces of cheese
1/2 cup trail mix
burger tritini
latte
sausage
brocolli
sweet potato fries
2 squares chocolate

AJ spent
$0.00
but yesterday neglected to mention a 32 oz diet coke from SA $.75