Similar to scrapbooking, I'm so far behind I'm not sure where to start and discouraged 'cuz there is so much to share.
Excuses, I mean explainations? Why yes! -I've been laptop-less off and on for a few weeks. Not that I can't blog from what I call, our family PC, but cuddled up in the covers just before bedtime is by far my favorite time to work on the computer. -And, when I have worked on the blog, I'm sad to share, but Blogger (the website I create my blog on) has not been cooperating, especially while wanting to include photos.
Anyway, all that out of the way, let's get started!
How about this photo? It's festive!
1. If Facebook has done anything good for our society today, it has provided thousands of people with chances to re-connect with old friends. A few weeks ago, thankfully, I reconnected with yet another good friend from my past....I mean way in my past, but she had proof I did use to work at Disney - it's my only proof! See, take picuters now, we can sort them out later! Yep, that's me on the left, my friend Barb is in the middle and our friend Gina is on the right.
2. Embarking on the traditional 4th grade field trip to St. Augustine, McKenna says she had a wonderful time! Here she is pictured with some friends Savannah and Kylee. It's about 5 in the morning....yep, which means we left our house about 4:15, and yep, that means I was up about 3:30....not our first time having to do this and probably not our last.....
3. Getting ready for Halloween around here includes Book-o-ween costumes for school. Actually, this is McKenna's last one, so I wanted to make sure I helped "make" it extra special. One of her favorite book characters is Felicity who is an American Girl from 1776 and I actually made her dress....I couldn't believe it!
4. I also love that Book-o-ween has evolved into each team of teachers at work chosing a book to do together. So tickled that I could influence their decision! A cute book called Mouse Paint about three mice who find 3 jars of paint (and what happens to the colors when they are mixed together...one my students know very well!).
5. I love that we spent the first weekend of our Fall break putting up the Christmas tree together complete with Disney's monorail.
6. Thanksgiving Day was exactly the way I love it, time with family and lots of yummy food.
Learning the recipe secrets, McKenna helped Grandma with the sweet pototo casserole.
What a feast! So glad my mom and Bruce could share it with us all.
Black Friday has long been a tradition before it was called "Black Friday". We meet my friend Pam and her family (something we've done since we were 14) at the Avenues Mall this year just outside of Jacksonville for an entire day of shopping. The girls and I hit our favorite stores as fast as we could which included The Disney Store and Build-a-Bear!
Okay, well, thanks still to Blogger giving me a hard time while trying to move photos around ( and all the extra spaces, sorry!), this post has taken hours to complete, but these little beauties are waiting for some "note" cards out in the studio....let's hope I get to go work on them, the weather is PERFECT for it.
(I'm also working on invitations for McKenna's 10th birthday party - let's hope I can get those done too!!)
This past week: grades were due, yearbook cover art was due, not one, but two swim meets were scheduled, luckily we only had one. (by the by, kicked butt; girls and boys team UNDEFEATED this year - woopwoop).
This week: included Special Area Parent Night, a date night with my sweetie, and somewhere in there.....somewhere in all of this, my first born celebrated her 17th birthday.
And this weekend....well, THIS week will end with our annual Book-o-ween Parade which means making costume this weekend.....
(sorry book is sideways - Blogger will not load correctly tonight) McKenna's book is American Girl Doll Felicity.
You know I don't like to post with out photos to accompany my babble, but tonight that just might not happen. Urgh. I've spent the afternoon updating the classroom blog with a variety of photos and two slideshows. None of these tasks are difficult, just time consuming, especially when technology is not cooperating. Urgh.
So what's up? 1. It's been a slow steady cool rain all weekend. It's been nice, but a reminder that summer is over. 2. I had hoped to work on McKenna's Book-o-ween and Halloween costumes, only to experience set backs this weekend. 3. We've sold a record number of yearbooks this year which took me several hours yesterday to tally that info (and that was after someone else had already completed 2/3 of that info). 4. I haven't downloaded any photos to the yearbook website yet. 5. I haven't created the yearbook cover yet. It's in my imagination, but hasn't come to fruition yet. 6. I'm one whole day caught up on my grades at school. 7. My honey's birthday is this week - woopwoop! 8. My nephew's birthday is this week too - woopwoop! 9. Andrea's 17th birthday is a week away - OMG! 10. And I missed the Grand Opening of one my most favorite stores on the planet today. SHE Scrapbooks has a new location. I can't wait to see it!
Now you know why there's no photo with this post. It's been a nice average week. And I am grateful.
if I can only stay awake to post one photo, it needs to be this one
This is how my beautiful daughter looks right after she just swam her personal best in the girls 100m butterfly this weekend at the Mid FL conference in Orlando. Out of 17 schools, the girls swim team placed 5th and the boys took FIRST!!
September 10th McKenna attended her first FSU game; Andrea attended her second; and Melle attended her third. September 10th was the first time we went with the Danleys - Michele, Kurt, Kaden and Mikayla and it was soooooo much fun!!!!!!!!
"F-L-O-R-I-D-A S-T-A-T-E, Florida State, Florida State, Whoo!" Seminoles won on September 10th; Charleston Southern 10 - FSU 62
September 11th, we especially remembered those of 9-11
We used to celebrate the day of my birth on September 11th, but 10 years ago, that day changed forever. If there is anything good that came out of those attacks, I'm glad now, that we honor those who have fallen in the line of duty. On this September 11th, I couldn't have been more proud to be married to a firefighter/ paramedic and on this day, I couldn't have been more proud of Scott, my husband who was the lone bagpipe player.
September 15th, was our annual Reading Celebration at school. This year the students made pinwheels....sort of pinwheel flowers if you will to go w/ the Rainforest theme....well, okay, it was a stretch, but I wanted PINWHEELS!
the results: better than I imagined! The students painted the paper with watercolor and a wonderful parent volunteer put together all 400 of them, but when the kids carried them and then used them in their Rainforest song during the play.....Priceless.
September 16th - "The King has returned" If you can't name what movie that line is from, then I know we can't be close friends..... The Lion King is my all time favorite movie and when Disney was re-releasing the Lion King in theaters for two weeks, 3D or not, I was thrilled!! I announced to my students that I'd be there at the theater in The Villages and some actually met me there! Okay, two families with 5 kids between them (and a few of their tag-a-longs), but some kids really did come and it too was a lot of fun!! and tonight, September 18th, we finally celebrate my and my mom's birthday with our traditional dinner at Kotobuki Japanese Steakhouse.....in fact, I'm running late now, but so wanted to get this posted.
If you see this, check back again, cuz I'm sure it needs editing and I home to add a video from the students singing....
1. There is just a hint of Fall in the air. 2. The warm colors are my favorite. 3. My dear friends Sue and David were married 20 years ago this month :o). 4. My mommy was born this month. 5. Me too! 6. So was that dear friend Sue 7. and Tomie dePaola 8. McKenna will attend her first FSU game; Andrea will attend her second. 9. We'll get to attend that FSU game with another dear friend who is the biggest FSU fan I know :o). 10. And Lion King is being re-released in theaters in 3-D.
It is a month chock full of things to do including a Magic School Bus prop for a play at school for The Reading Celebration and a school yearbook to get started. But I am grateful for it all and I can't wait!!
Just wanted to share what I made this week....
This is the only "note" card I finished, but I have 7 more almost done :o)
I finished this angel, but I think it looks more like a fairy....not sure what to do w/ it yet, but I liked it :o)
and played with this too; not sure if I'll go w/ the butterflies or
3. Getting ready for Halloween around here includes Book-o-ween costumes for school. Actually, this is McKenna's last one, so I wanted to make sure I helped "make" it extra special. One of her favorite book characters is Felicity who is an American Girl from 1776 and I actually made her dress....I couldn't believe it!
4. I also love that Book-o-ween has evolved into each team of teachers at work chosing a book to do together. So tickled that I could influence their decision! A cute book called Mouse Paint about three mice who find 3 jars of paint (and what happens to the colors when they are mixed together...one my students know very well!).
6. Thanksgiving Day was exactly the way I love it, time with family and lots of yummy food.
Black Friday has long been a tradition before it was called "Black Friday". We meet my friend Pam and her family (something we've done since we were 14) at the Avenues Mall this year just outside of Jacksonville for an entire day of shopping. The girls and I hit our favorite stores as fast as we could which included The Disney Store and Build-a-Bear!
Okay, well, thanks still to Blogger giving me a hard time while trying to move photos around ( and all the extra spaces, sorry!), this post has taken hours to complete, but these little beauties are waiting for some "note" cards out in the studio....let's hope I get to go work on them, the weather is PERFECT for it.
(sorry book is sideways - Blogger will not load correctly tonight)
Costume, check.
This is how my beautiful daughter looks right after she just swam her personal best in the girls 100m butterfly this weekend at the Mid FL conference in Orlando. Out of 17 schools, the girls swim team placed 5th and the boys took FIRST!!
"F-L-O-R-I-D-A S-T-A-T-E, Florida State, Florida State, Whoo!"
the results: better than I imagined!
and tonight, September 18th, we finally celebrate my and my mom's birthday with our traditional dinner at Kotobuki Japanese Steakhouse.....in fact, I'm running late now, but so wanted to get this posted.
