Girl, Put Your Records On

My parents have been cleaning out all the things that they don't use anymore. What does that mean for me? Lots of free stuff. I have acquired a lamp, lots of kitchen supplies, all my dad's old LPs and his turntable. I am currently listening to James Taylor. Dad says I need to break out the ACDC. He has quite a collection, though he is adamant that the Olivia Newton John record is NOT his. Why would I want to play records? It's kind of fun, I guess.

On To State!

Our basketball team won on Monday. It was a close one! They won by only 2 points. I made an entire weekend out of being in Des Moines for the game. Friday night I drove down and went shopping for shoes with Heather. Then we played 500 with one of my friends from high school and another guy I went to school with from 7-9th grade. I hadn't seen him in 7 or 8 years! We were up until 4:30, but only played two full games of cards... too much talking to play seriously.

Saturday night I hung out again with my new-old friend. We went to dinner, Cold Stone ice cream and a movie. It was no surprise that we had lots to talk about. Sunday I visited my sister in Ankeny. Coincidentally, my new-old friend lives about one block from Nicole! They're practically neighbors. What a small world. I guess the morals of this pointless story are that you never know who you might become reacquainted with and the Dunkerville Raiders are awesome!

"I Can't Be Bothered"

I've been working for days on end to finish my Australia scrapbook. I found this picture on my friend's CD. I think it's hilarious. I think he's trying to tell us something.

Star Spanglin' Zwiefel-Style

- by Debra Wittrock

Oh, say, can you see, thru the fog in Gilbertville,

Will we have a late start or will they just cancel?

Whose decision is it, yeah- the supernintendo.

We've already worked one day, let's just take a whole week off.

And the teachers all cheer, and the students don't cry,

For Jackie slept all day in her cozy apartment.

O say, we'll just see you mid-June with your textbook,

In the land of the Dunkeroo and the home of the Zwiefel!

Jackie Zwiefel's Day[s] Off

I am BEYOND stir-crazy, and I just heard from the administration AGAIN! Thursday is the only day I have to work this week. Monday-Wednesday no school because the country roads are drifted shut. Underneath the snow is a layer of ice that won't melt in these subzero temperatures. Friday is a teacher compensation day for conferences, and Monday we're going to the state basketball tournament. Don't ask how many days we've missed so far... it's too many. At least Jake Gyllenhaal had people to talk to. Somewhat related... well, not really... Holli, I thought of you when I watched the end of Gone with the Wind. It was a bit too Castaway for me. Especially for a four hour film. In other news, my scrapbook is coming along quite nicely.

Mi Casa

I had a little extra time on my hands last week, so I decided to clean my apartment and put together a little tour for blog-world. I hope you enjoy this tour of my home.

This is the view from the front door. You can see the living room through the kitchen.

I do have a refrigerator, but it didn't make the picture somehow. The right door is the main one, and the left door is a closet.

I really enjoy my couch. I picked it out and bought it myself. The coffee table and end table were made by my dad, as well as the entertainment center in the picture below. These were all pieces of furniture that my parents had in their first home. My favorite part about the end table is that it is an inlaid with a checker/chess board.
Another view of the living room. To the right of the CD tower is the main bedroom door, to the right of that is the office door. If you turn right 90 degrees you find the bathroom, another 90 degree turn leads you right into the linen closet. You could call it a hallway, but it's more of a "way" minus the hall.

My bedroom. It's snowing!

This furniture beside my bed is one of my favorite pieces. It's an icebox! My grandpa refinished the outside, but it still has the guts of an icebox. A summer project will transform it into storage for sweaters or something...

A collage of the bathroom, because who really wants to see a lot of bathroom pictures?

The left wall has two low bookshelves. You can also see the little balcony. I enjoyed sitting out there in the fall with a cup of coffee and a good book. Now it's a little museum showcasing the efforts of the latest snowstorm.

My favorite wall in the apartment. I put a part of my record collection up, plus this is where my bike lives during the winter.

Winter Wonderland :)

I have lots of room and an air mattress. You're always welcome to come for a visit!

Island in the Sun

Another snow day. If I'm going to have a day off, THIS is where I'd like to be! I wanted to post about something else, but it is still in progress. I didn't want to disappoint any faithful readers by not posting at all when I had an entire day all to myself! We are having the winter every first year teacher dreams about!

Alissa's Family

Why should Mallory get all the attention? I found this on Alissa's facebook profile. It's my family!