Monday, May 12, 2025

It's not January anymore

 I thought winter semester would be easier but I have no idea why I thought that because I taught only one course in the fall and three in the winter. Here's the highlights (very few pictures until recently). 

It was winter so it snowed. 












Because it was winter and it snowed, my parents relocated to Arizona for 2 months. And I went to visit them over Reading Week. 












The robot Rhys designed was finally built and it competed. Meet Tortoise. 












Rhys had a robotics costume this year. 












Laing had several sax solos in the school band. 








I'm just back from a weekend away with my parents at the Tulip Festival in Holland, Michigan. (pictures to follow eventually)

Coming up there is lots of excitement. We're finally able to start enjoying the backyard and everything is in bloom. Rhys has his first girlfriend and they're off to prom this week (we love Keira!). He graduates from high school next month. And we're all looking forward to summer being busy but less stressfull than this past winter. 

Rhys has some neat stuff going on too.

So, in March Rhys suprised us when he announced he wanted to put off university and start at the college instead. In July, he surprised us a...