Project Life Tuesday

Another Tuesday, another edition of Project Life Tuesday - a showing of the mundane that is daily life in the Nissen household. I kind of feel like I am in a bit of a rut right now. I am not excited by most of my pictures ... maybe it is just because we are settling into the beginning of summer, maybe it is because I have not been feeling well again. Who knows. So, without further adieu ...



Monday, May 31 - Memorial Day

Today, we woke up early and left the campground in Ihlen to head over to Holland for the Memorial Day festivities. The "city" had a full day of activities planned, including catered lunch in the park and the dedication of the new Veteran's Memorial at the park. This image is from that ceremony. The 21-gun salute and the playing of taps always make me a little sad.


Tuesday, June 1

WE STRUCK IT RICH! Just look at all the loot I found in our washing machine! Ryleigh had a pocket full of pretend coins that did not get emptied before hitting the machine.

Tuesday, June 2

Our baby robins appear to have taken flight. The smaller image was taken in the morning, with mama and babies in the nest by the window. The larger image was taken later in the day. I do not know if this is one of OUR babies, but this baby robin made it onto the railing of the deck, another was eating food out of Holly's dish. When we looked in the nest, sure enough ... no more babies.

Thursday, May 3

Tricia's class has been working very hard on their endangered animals diorama and report. Tricia's animal was the Asiatic Cheetah (ask her about it, she now knows a lot about it!). Today was the day that the class was able to present their hard work to parents and other classes. Ryleigh and I made the trip over to Hill Elementary to check out the work. All the kids did such an awesome job on both their reports and their dioramas.

** Note to self ... remember this project and use it in the classroom! **

Friday, June 4

Today was Carol's retirement party at Kelly's Koffee here in Pipestone. This picture was of her opening the best gift of the day ... a box filled with paper. Now, if you are not a Cooperative employee, you may not get the humor. But all of the employees here know just how much Carol loves to (kill trees) provide valuable information to the teachers of the area. Penny Cammack provided a useful list of ways to use her box of paper.

Saturday, June 5

This is a cheat picture. Tricia and I actually planted these flowers a few days earlier, but I was icky sicky all day on Saturday, even took a 4+ hour nap! This is my flower box, located near the tennis/basketball courts in Pipestone. Last year I had a frog theme; this year I went with a butterfly theme. I may try to add a few more plants yet, depending on how full these get.

Sunday, June 6

At the very last minute, I decided to bite the bullet and buy tickets to go see Little House on the Prairie, the Musical. Tricia and I went together to the Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls to watch the play. It was very cool to see Melissa Gilbert play Ma instead of Laura. After reading the bios of the actors, Tricia has determined that she wants to do something like this. The girl who played Carrie is 10. Honestly, with a little work, I can totally see that happening!

So there you go ...

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