Nicki And Adam's Family Blog

I went to New York City this June with my choir from UW-La Crosse. It was a trip of a lifetime. Truly! We did a bunch of rehearsals during the day to prepare for the Saturday Eve concert at Carnegie Hall.  During my "free time"-we did the 9/11 memorial and museum which was awesome and powerful. We had lots of meals with some buddies from long ago (Eric Witzenburg and Tyson Bittrich). We walked around Central Park and went to see the awesome musical "Come From Away."  And of course sang a good bye tribute concert to Dr.Gary Walth (his swan song-retirement) at Carnegie Hall. What an awesome experience. I am so glad that I did this. It was worth every penny and then some! 

 To say that Charlie had a successful 1st grade year would be an understatement. He thrived this year. And mostly due to these two very very special ladies. They are everything that I have ever hoped for as teachers for my kids. They are dedicated, differentiate to all levels, very very knowledgeable in content areas, have fantastic classroom management, and they love their students. You know how I can tell (and this may sound silly), but they cry! Whenever they start to talk about their students, they start to cry telling about the successes. This is love, right!? We generally don't cry about people/situations we don't know or don't care about. So I know these ladies love their job. And the best news?! This is a multi-age class, so Charlie gets these 2 amazing ladies again next year! Yes!!!! Having amazing teachers CAN make a difference in everyday life! Side story--Charlie got another stomach virus and missed the last day of school. Guess who showed up at our house ...

Charlie was selected as one of the artist's for the new banners to be displayed throughout the City of Verona. His banner is of Hometown Junction and is now hanging by Culver's!