i read 'Arthur's Underwear' to the class today.

then we had pomegranate quarters as our snack.
^___________^

13 schools in the Seattle Public School District
qualified for a "Healthy Snacks" grant of

$241,900 from the USDA. everyday, we get

a basket of cool/sometimes random things,

such as: beets, bok choy, asian pears,

fingerling potatoes, pineapple chunks,

blackberries, etc.

one of the best things about working with

kindergartners that you get to eat alot of

snacks with them..

(especially birthday cupcakes~*~*)

gaaah, so much more to do

and all i can do is sit here & eat these cheese rockets.

sleepless in seattle

Seattle's Urban Craft Uprising

Natalie and I met the artist of apakstudio

and got some good deals on whimsical prints

in the "slightly imperfect" bargain box!! :D :D

I think i also unknowingly met

Jill Bliss..

it was 15 degrees out & my feet were on the

verge of getting frostbite.

 ashley and i celebrated being done with

 winter quarter by feasting on pasta!
i ate sooooo much complimentary bread.

we are now halfway done with our masters degrees.
O__________________o

google weather has snowflakes for friday.

i'm hoping so ~*~*~

facebook has this interesting new option

of viewing photos.

i explained to my grandma the more nuanced

[and accurate] history behind Thanksgiving
(encountering the "Other," suspicious trading,

a feast (eating duck, not turkey)

then a wave of mass genocide that is now celebrated

in the "spirit" of giving thanks.

then we picked prickly pears.

design within reach

provides free beverages

(i got this lemon blackberry punch

and my sister got a rosemary drink)

and has super nice modern ergonomic furniture.

michelle and i wandered around,

searched for gingerbread men,

contemplated mint hot chocolate,

and then watched "12 Years a Slave",

a very intense, brutal and real movie

based on the true story of Soloman Northup.

“It is not the fault of the

slaveholder that he is cruel,”

Northup writes, “so much as it is

the fault of the system under which he lives.”

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ashley saw this sticker and said it reminded her of me:

mops in the jungle

i rearranged all the furniture in my room and

got some organizational things to avoid constantly

having multiple piles of papers, books, assignments,

and binders all over the floor.

on friday, we made turkey hands with a

scientific informational sentence.

the left one is my protocol.

the right one is one made by a student :)

it says "i know a turkey is colorful."

"have faith in the process."

-kate

pangaimotu island

 fa-fa-fa-fa-ll-ll-ll

today consisted of running records

& roasting marshmallows.