Monday, March 10, 2008 - Time
I’m not terribly found of daylight savings. Whether we spring forward or fall back, it sure does mess me up. I’m not sure of the science behind why changing our clocks can have such an effect on our lives but it does. I still wake up basically at the same time everyday, but then I look at the clock and either freak out because it’s late or roll over and go back to sleep because it’s early, depending on which time change we are in. It has the same effect on the kids, even when they were little and couldn’t read time. It wouldn’t hurt my feelings any if we did away totally with the whole daylight savings program.
I like clocks so setting and resetting them takes a while over here and inevitably one usually gets neglected for a while. Each one has it’s own history. I thought in recognition of daylight savings I’d take you on my trip around the house to change the time.
We’ll start off with the upstairs:
In my daughter’s bedroom you will find she has two clocks of her own:
In my son’s room he has two clocks also:
He’s not much for time. This one is never set right. (It was 10:25 when I took this picture)
In my bedroom you will find a few more:
My Aunt and Uncle gave us this for our wedding. It has dual alarms, a battery back up and a radio. We don’t use the alarms (our TV is our alarm clock) but it has been a great timekeeper.
This is the newest addition to our collection of timepieces. I gave this to my husband for Christmas this year. He had mentioned that he wanted it because it projects the time and the outside temperature onto the ceiling in the dark.
In the classroom is this one little alarm clock:
And this clock I made:
I didn’t notice until a few years later that I had messed up on the Roman numerals for ‘9’. LOL
Now let’s head downstairs.
We’ll start off in the kitchen:
My husband bought this for me when we painted the kitchen to match the border pattern I had chosen.
Then we move to the stove…
And then on to the 22 year old microwave…
On top of the microwave, this clock sets itself, thank goodness, because the directions are pretty confusing.
This one is above the fridge. When I was younger. I had got this for my parents. Does anyone remember Green Stamps? My mom would give me the stamps and I would put them into the little books. I saved them up until I had enough to cash them in for this clock. When they moved into their new home they really had no place for it so they gave it back to me.
On the backside of the wall where the apple clock hangs is this special one.
Before I was married, the ladies in the factory where I worked took up a collection and bought this for me as a wedding gift. It has an extra special meaning for me because it was my best girl friend(one of my daughter's namesakes) that had collected the money and chosen it for me. She had died a few years later.
This one is in our office. My husband’s daughter gave it to us.
Now let’s take a stroll into the living room.
How many of you have one of these that play a different bird call for each hour? I love birds and whenever this one chimes, my parakeets sing up a song.
On top of our stereo cabinet (which doesn’t hold a stereo but is filled to the top with games), you will find these:
We got this one in 2002 for free when we went to Disney.
Fell in love with this one that we found at a tag sale a few years back.
My fireplace mantle is adorned with these:
My oldest son gave this to me one year because he knew that I always wanted an anniversary clock.
This one is very special. My husband bought it for me on one of first dates when we had taken a trip to Hampton Beach. It is made from a sand dollar and the artist had the same name as me.
My mom gave this to me for Christmas a few years ago. I love the old styling of it.
This is my ultimate favorite. My parents bought this cuckoo clock for my Pepérè and Memérè (my dad’s parents) while they were in Spain before I was born. On the back has the year ‘1962’ on it. I have fond memories of our visits to my grandparents house and hearing it cuckoo. My dad gave this one to me also when they moved. It wasn’t working at the time, but I went on line and did a lot of research and was able to fix it. The only problem is it drives my husband nuts, so I don’t have it running. But whenever I look at it I am taken back to those sweet childhood visits.
As you can see, I have a bit of a collection spread throughout the house. That doesn’t take into consideration 4 wristwatches and the clocks in the cars plus the clocks on the computers which luckily reset themselves. Now you get an idea of one of the reasons I’m not so terribly fond of daylight savings. It can be time consuming. (I know, how corny can I get)
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Friday, September 7, 2007 - Bees In Flight
As I was downloading the pictures from my camera the other day, I found this one taken by my son. He never mentioned taking it. I was amazed at what he was able to capture and asked how he did it. He told me that he had seen the bees flying at each other and thought it was cool. So he got the camera, lay down on the driveway and zoomed in. He took 3 pictures before they flew off. I thought this one was awesome. I told him to post it on his blog, but he really is not that interested in blogging, so I’m posting it here.
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Friday, August 31, 2007 - Our Classroom
Here are a few pictures of our classroom and the kids diligently working. I have put our black board on the back of the door and that is what they are looking at. They are back to back to each other. Both are set up similarly. These are inexpensive computer desks with out the keyboard shelves attached. They each have a file cabinet beside the desk that stores their notebooks and books. They also have one of those plastic three drawer containers on one of the shelves to store supplies. Both kids have their own homemade bulletin boards to post whatever. My desk is smaller, but I have everything around me within reach. I have my own file cabinet with stacking files on top for completed work. That green thing on the floor I got at a tag sale. It's one of those teacher's crates with a handle and on wheels. There are pockets all around where I store the 3-hole punch, stapler, and other tools. I keep my teacher's books there for easy access and if I want to do any work in a room other than the classroom I can easily haul the crate around. On the other side of Proverbs Daughter’s workstation are a bookcase and a tall metal storage cabinet. The room may appear a bit crowded but it works quite efficiently.
Proverbs Daughter- She likes to have the big write-on-wipe-off calendar in front of her. She is a very time orientated person.
Proverbs Son- He prefers to have things on his desk and within easy reach.
I like everything to be out in the open and easy to get to without having to search.
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Friday, July 27, 2007 - Lily
I planted this a few years ago and this is the first year it has bloomed. I have been watching them for weeks, thinking that they were Day lilies, and not wanting to miss their bloom. What a pleasant surprise! They’ve lasted all week. They have a wonderful scent and really are quite beautiful.
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Friday, June 29, 2007 - Results of Fun in the Mud
I thought I'd join in the Show & Tell Friday Group this week and share a picture I took of my oldest son and his truck after an evening of fun in the begining of June. Although he had a great time the day before, it took him weeks to get his truck clean. The vehicle is really silver. I guess boys never out grow playing in the dirt.
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