The Holt Blog

My sister took this picture in Philadelphia.

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I am a part of freecycle, the Marlborough chapter. People put up stuff they want to get rid of, and other people claim it and pick it up for free – it is great! In the end of August I scored some blank canvases, the largest being 4 feet X 5 feet! I thought I would just bring it to school for the kids, but it was too big to fit into any car! So….i went to town….and it was the most fun and relaxing projoct I have done in a while. The only bummer is when a small kitten walks through the blue paint….yeah. Sarah the blueie. Anyways, it is done, it was fun, and it is hangin’ in the bedroom now weeeee.

Made it to the end of the Bolton Fair today – t’was fun. I work on saturdays, so sunday is my fair day. I go at the end and always look forward to what i think is the best kept secret at the fair….the auction! this year there were only 4 of us when it started! crazy! it is the best part b/c you go away with a crazy mix of things for a few bucks. this year I scored some flowers, sconed, choc chip cookies, magic cookie squares, kids decorated pumpkins, tomatos, beans, onions, cactusssesss…whew! then you get to drive your car onto the grounds to load your goodies up! it was so fun – come next year!! it is seriously my favorite of the fair! This year was special though because i entered 2 things Every year I talk about doing it, and never have since the 4th grade when i entered a cross stitch. So, this year Mom, Julie and I entered some flowers. I did a miniature arrangement, and also a photo of Faith. The judge said that if cuteness was the only factor, i would have taken the cake, but she gave me some good photo tips to make it better. So, that was fun. No blue ribbon, but lots of random fresh veggies to do somehting with! yay

So we went bike riding today. It was really nice out. We went to this nature area near our house with lotsa conservation land. There was a big field with tons of wildflowers. So Ben says, “Let’s ride across the field to that pond over there.” So we get about 15 feet in, and all of a sudden we heard it. The humming of hundreds of bees. At about the same instant, our eyes suddently detected their movement. They were all around us! We just panicked and booked it. Fortunately, we didn’t ride over a nest, but the field was covered in bees. Getting our bikes out of the field was scary but they weren’t too far in.

Ben remains BEE-STING FREE. Nope, I’ve never been stung even though I grew up in the woods.

I just got my hours at work cut back. People hear this and immediately get a sad face. I don’t know why. Why would I be sad? I’m gleeful. I think I’ll have a beer to celebrate!

Happy first day of school to you school boys & girls out there!
Things went pretty well for me today, it was fun to see the kids and we had pretty smooth sailing. I love my school thought our executive director says it is really more of a treatment center than a school. Interested in working in spceial education? come visit us!
hope all went well for you bromfielders and chieftains out there!