Eggs with Daddy

T is for...

TyphoonTornadoTemperTantrum!!!

Okay, you can see there is a lot of energy here. It’s been an interesting couple of weeks to say the least, and we’re betting there is a growth spurt/maturity spurt in the works.

Time will Tell…

Teacher of the Year!

Congratulations to Uncle Mike Meyer for receiving not ONE, but TWO awards! The first was Herzing University’s Teacher of the Year award presented at the end of 2009 for which he was flown to Florida for an awards ceremony and a wee bit of R&R. Much to his surprise, he received an additional award in March – the Meyer Legacy of Caring. How wonderful!

The first photo shows Michael with Renee Herzing, the Herzing University president. The man to his right is Dr. Getter who is the president of Educational affairs and the guy on the far right is Henry Herzing himself - he is the founder of the school and now carries the title of chancellor. The second photo shows some well-deserved beach-lounging, and the third is at the faculty dinner in Minneapolis.

Again, big congratulations – we are so proud of you, Mike!

Spring: Friday with Frogs

Alternate title: Freezing Friday without Frogs. It’s a cool 30 degrees here today, and while we might get outside for a wee bit this afternoon we are surely not going frog hunting. As luck would have it, we learned a fun fact earlier in the week from a naturalist: wood frogs freeze solid in the winter. To see an informative 4-minute time-lapse video, follow this link: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3209/05.html

Spring: Thursday's Tiny Treasures

Doesn’t it seem too early for butterflies? But we saw some! As well as boxelder beetles clustered on the sun-warmed siding of our house, a bunch of frenzied red ants in a sand pile, and a variety of insects under upturned rocks. I mustn’t neglect to include the oh-so-charming Japanese beetles invading our window spaces and the woodtick Kevin found crawling up his arm last night.

Spring: Wednesday in the Woods

Can you imagine my surprise when our Wednesday nature class involved a tour of tapped maple trees?! How fortuitous for us with our tree theme! Aside from that, Mateo and I gathered leaves from the ground and compared shapes, including the coniferous variety.

Spring: Tuesday Tweets

Our Tuesday ended up being filled with errand-running, which meant that by the time we got around to bird-watching the birds were scarce (perhaps back at home digesting dinner?). But we did HEAR birds singing in the morning (is there anything more uplifting?) and we did SEE geese standing on the ice of half-frozen water bodies while driving in the car (that would be us in the car, not the geese) and we spotted plenty of bird SIGNS such as nests and woodpecker holes. Mission accomplished.