Rink's Back!

After a January thaw that melted all my ice, I've got a decent slab out there now. It's still a work in progress, but it's enough to skate on now. The kids spend hours each day out there. Here are some pics and a video of the action.

Kids' writing

Cal's tree poem:

Beech Trees

Beech trees have gray bark.
Sometimes they have an arc.
Some leaves stay
On all year. You can hear them
When you’re near.
Their leaves change from green
To brown. And a few fall, fall,
Fall down.


James' tree story:

Birch Trees

Birch trees are yellow or white. If you peel some of the birch bark off, inside it will be pink. The bark is thin like paper. Birch bark is good for starting a fire. Birch trees are big and tall. They grow straight up. I like birch trees because they are good for starting a fire. You can hear the wind blow its leaves.


Leah's tree story:

Pine Trees

Pine trees are beautiful. Once I saw a pine tree on Christmas Day. It was covered with snow. It was a small baby tree. The pine needles were gone. I like this tree because it is so small and it will never die until it gets big and old.

Backyard Rink!

With the cold weather last week I was able to get a rink started. It was bumpy and uneven, but the kids had fun.

This is a bunch of homeschoolers in Phys. Ed. class.


Lily tried skating too. She didn't like it too much.
















The rink is all but gone now with the warm weather, but they got a little use out of it. Hopefully we'll get some more below zero temperatures soon!! Right?

Snow

We got some snow yesterday and there was a lot of snowblowing to be done. So I made Cal do it!