Mighty Maple: Day 79

All the trees are blooming in their own time. Every time I look out my living room window, the maple leaves look a little bigger and greener. The story behind this tree goes back several years when my mother-in-law (Nana) uprooted what she thought was a baby maple tree to give to us. Well, we kept it in a plastic garbage can in our garage for about a year, then we finally planted it. Boy, did this tree grow fast! However, in the autumn we were disappointed when we didn't see the bright colors we were hoping for. We realized our sugar maple was actually a silver maple.

On the other hand, the tree has been very good to us. Our house faces west, and we get a lot of direct sunlight. This tree helps filter this light and lower our electric bill. So here's to the mighty maple:-)

Last month Andrea (focussed) and I came up with the idea of having a theme we call Classroom Capers on the first Monday of each month. Well, this weekend we realized that would be this Monday. We apologize for the short notice, but we would like to invite anyone interested to participate. Keep in mind that you don't have to be a teacher to participate. You can share a story from a childhood school experience, or from your children's school, or if you are in school presently.

Have a great week!
Julie