The beginning of 2022

Big sister helping little sister get a hair tie out of her hair.

With the extremely cold temperatures we've been having lately, the kids had a delayed start to school one day and ended up with no school on Friday.

So, I worked from home both of those days. Clara kept herself busy by holding school for her stuffed animal friends.

Getting ready to head out to shovel off the deck.

We are registering for high school over here! Ack! It was really interesting going through the different course options as even at a high school level for public education, they have some really fun and tailored choices, from art to business, photography, graphic design and engineering.

Clara started winter (indoor!) soccer on Saturday. She'll have practice on Thursdays and then a game on every Saturday from now through February.

Brynn made chocolate chip scones yesterday and they turned out amazingly.

Brynn and I went to the Arch Allies concert at the Fargo Theater last night. They're a tribute band for classic rock songs. It was fun!

We got to meet one of the two lead singers after the show, and he even sang happy birthday to Brynn!

The pic of me with Dennis. hahaha.

Comments

theweckerlys said…

Haha great photo, man :) Looks like you guys had great seats. Wow, that is so neat how many options they have for high school courses. I'm excited to hear what Brynn selected. I bet Clara is stoked to be back in soccer. Maybe we can make it to a game!

January 9, 2022 at 10:55 PM

January Recap

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