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Once again today we have snow. Yesterday it was in the high fifties and last night a storm came in and by morining we had a layer of ice with 3 or so inches on tope. Good things I only have to drive 4 blocks to school.

Baskeball is over. Both the boys and the girls made it to the district tournment. The girls got 3rd and the boys got second. The boys made it to the second round of the state playoffs but lost to Hood River.

This Thrusday is the end of the second nine weeks. For some reason it is the hardest nine weeks for the kids. Maybe because we do not have many breaks. Grades tend to go down but then they usually come up before the end of the semester. Since semester grades are the only ones that go on transcrips this is a good thing for students.

My juniors and I are starting to plan prom. Our budget is $1,000. The music will cost $300 so we have $700 for decorations, crowns, and food. This should be enough. With only about 45 students the space we have to decorate is not much. Since we only have 6 girls in the high school most of the students find dates from out of town. We even let them bring more than one date.

Most of the ranchers are in the middle of breeding season. I do not think I would like a job that requires me to go out in the field covered with snow to see if any claves have been born. It the cold the calves can freeze kinda quickly so you need to keep an eye on things. I am glad I am a teacher.

We went on a field trip last week to Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario. The kids went to defferent classes on what the college has to offer. The next day when I talked to the students there were more comments about funny clothes that people were wearing. We are so sheltered. Hopefully these little trips will intorduce my students to the human race. I do worry that some will not be able to make it awary form here.

For the first time in years I had to supend a sutudent because he swore at me. He has already apologied and I apologied back.

Best news of the month: Baby Brooklyn has arrived. Like her mom was she is a little on the small side but she looks perfect in every way