Another Blizzard....

After school yesterday, Eric, the girls and I ventured to Fargo to finish our Christmas shopping. The weather cooperated until we left for home, then the snow began to fall. Thankfully, we made it home safely. Due to the weather, the girls did not have ice skating lessons today. The girls decided to entertain themselves by roller skating in the kitchen/dining area. Later in the afternoon, Eric picked up Kylee and Jalen so the girls would have somebody else to play with, besides each other:) Have a good weekend everyone....

Too Cold....

Yesterday, the girls did not have school and neither did we. However, Courtney and Kelsey had cabin fever. So, Courtney bundled up and decided to go sledding in the front yard. She made it down the hill one time before coming back in the house. Not to be outdone by her sister, Kelsey decided to shovel with Eric (recognize the coat-Shelly?). I actually had to tell her to come inside as I noticed her cheeks getting very red. Eric and I had today off as well, the sprinkler mechanism in the middle school burst and left water everywhere. We went to work anyway, just to catch up on some things. It really was an ugly mess. We hope all of you are keeping warm!!

A Day for Celebration...

The Graduates

Kelsey, Me, Courtney, Mom and Dad

The Happy Family

My advisor, Dr. Sweeney, the girls and me!

The Hooding Ceremony

Saturday was very memorable day for me. I participated in the hooding ceremony and received my diploma from USD. I am officially, Dr. Jen Heath. It was a very nice ceremony and I'm very happy mom and dad were able to attend. After the ceremony, we traveled to Sioux Falls for lunch with Tim, Deb, Tyler, Rachel, Mike, Mom, Dad, Jim, Shelly and Miranda. Tyler graduated from SDSU in Brookings yesterday, so we celebrated together. We had a wonderful catered meal. The weather reports did not sound very good, so we left a little earlier than originally planned. When we got back to Sisseton, we decided to celebrate with our friends, the Hagen's at the local restaurant. I had no idea, but Eric had planned a surprise party for me and although some of our friends could not make it due to the weather-we had a very nice time. It was truly a wonderful day. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful, supportive family and great friends. I could not have reached my goal without all of their words of encouragement and understanding.

We did not have church today due to the weather, so the Christmas program has been moved to next week. Our school has already called off for tomorrow, we'll have to wait and see if the girls have school or not. Take care everyone and stay warm!

School Events

I borrowed these photos from the public school's website. Courtney is holding a picture she drew of her Uncle Jimmer for a drawing contest. If you click on the photo, I think you can see her drawing better. The other photos are from the school's Christmas concert last week.

A Wonderful Honor....

Eric and I attended our staff Christmas party yesterday at the Dakota Sioux Casino near Watertown. We had a very nice lunch and played games. The superintendent asked me to come up in front and presented me with a satin star quilt for completing my doctoral degree. The drum group from Tiospa Zina which included some of my former students sang an honor song and all of the staff made a receiving line to congratulate me. It was a wonderful honor and the quilt is absolutely gorgeous. One of my co-workers, who is the elementary counselor made it.

On another topic, Kelsey will be going back to the hearing specialist in Watertown on Thursday to check her ears. Hopefully, she will not need tubes put in her ears. She has a really bad cough and runny nose, which we hope improves. Have a great week everyone!

Fun with Picnik

Hi Everyone! My sister-in-law posted a link to a fun site called picnik.com-so I thought I'd try it. Here's what I created....

Christmas Concert 2008

Pretty Little Ladies....Lexie, Kylie and Kelsey
Smile Kelsey Girl:)

Kyler, Courtney D., Hema and Darian

The girls had their school Christmas concert this evening. It was entitled "Grandma's Memory Trunk of Treasures." Courtney and Kelsey both did a wonderful job singing. Have a great week everyone!