Throughout the school year, my students are always telling me to read this book, and that book, and THIS book... so finally, I've had time to read some of those books. Wahoo!
"Because of Mr. Terupt" was a very popular title in my room and was passed around to many students. It's an incredible story about the connection made between a class and I highly recommend it.
Last night, I started "The Name of This Book is Secret" because of its popularity in my classroom. It's a unique series and I'm only about 20 pages in, but I'm enjoying it so far. :)
Oh, Life Lately has been filled with tremendous amounts of snow and oodles of fun. One would think that after having four snow days in two weeks, my to do list would be down to nothing. Let's just say, that is not the case whatsoever. In fact, after school today I felt more behind than ever! But first, let me catch you up...
My bf and I got all dolled up one Saturday night because he's a pretty rockstar sales rep!
A group of us, the Icebreakers to be exact, survived the Polar Bear Strut 5k at the Lake of the Ozarks. This was my first race and boy-oh-boy it rocked my world. Big kudos to my bf for coming in third overall and first in his age group! :)
I'm ready for race number two!
Then it snowed.... a lot. Just when I thought it had stopped snowing, it kept snowing. I watched a record amount of Netflix movies and my stir crazy popcorn popper was busy. We missed a Thursday and Friday of President's Day week. It was pretty much the easiest week ever.
As I was walking into school the following Monday I thought, "Well.. this week will be tough after only going to school two days!" Then it started SNOWING AGAIN. We had TWO MORE snow days last week. There is only so much I can do with the snow. I literally tried/did everything. I even photographed Chip.
In honor of Read Across America Day, I had the great pleasure of dressing up like the Cat in the Hat with two spunky collegues dressed as Thing 1 and Thing 2. It was a really fun day! A third grader passed me today and said, "YOU were the Cat in the Hat!" I just smiled and walked away.
On Saturday night, a group of us took a painting class at a little art studio in St. Charles. Thanks to Studio Gallo Blu, I now have a lovely little painting to hang on my wall. Plus, I walked away with the confidence of Van Gogh.
I hope everyone is having an excellent holiday vacation! I certainly am. Today, I have LOTS planned... just kidding. I have a book to read all afternoon. I think I may even find time to squeeze a nap in there. Here's a look at the past month through the eyes of my favorite app, Instagram.
Don't be fooled, my friends and I are in our 20's and we decorated these cookies. It may seem like children had a hand in these, but nope!
Stacks upon stacks of snail mail to be sent out for Christmas!
Homemade Italian Wedding Soup one chilly evening made just for me. I'm a lucky gal!
Blessed to work in a school with such fun and uplifting elves... oh, I mean teachers.
My bf and I tackled a TURKEY! Yes, yes we did! We successfully cooked our first turkey. It was ah-maze-ing.
My sister and on I on Christmas Eve... we were trying to convince Santa to let us on his sleigh.
Throughout this holiday season, I've felt extremely blessed to be surrounded by so many wonderful family members. My bf and I celebrated our second Christmas together as well. My heart is full and happy happy. I hope you all feel the same!
October! Eek! It's one of my favorite months of the entire year, but it's definitely one of the all time busiest. With a combination of parent teacher conferences, writing, reading, plants, animals, football games, family, friends, and everything in between... It's hard to manage it all. I can't complain though. I refuse to! Life is too much fun to do that.
Here's a few of my favorite snapshots from the past couple weeks.
Chip's Billboard for the Lake
My Sweet 3-Month Old Niece
A Sneaky 3-Year Old & Grandma's Cake
Saturdays Filled with Tailgating!
A Little Pumpkin Patch Does the Body Good
Life is grand and jam-packed right now. Who can complain about that? That continuously growing to do list... will keep growing... and I'll keep checking things off in a timely manner. I'll keep reminding myself to take my own advice, too. Until then, I'll keep singing Hakuna Matata.
It means, no worries for the rest of your days. :)
If you've been a follower of my blog for sometime, you know by now that I'm a pretty big fan of the Missouri Tigers. With the upcoming football season approaching, I am not only anxiously awaiting our first big game of the SEC... but I'm also waiting for the postman to deliver my season tickets. Any day now.. any day now.
It was time for my front door to sport a new wreath and I knew exactly what kind to make. MIZZOU wreath, anyone?
I bought wooden letters from JoAnn's and gave them a little paint job.
Yellow seemed like the perfect color to start with. Each letter got a nice coat of yellow to proudly display.
I stared at them for a little while and decided to add polka dots!
First, I wanted to add chevron to each letter. Then, I realized I'm not talented enough to make a chevron design. I decided to stick with polka dots. Polka dots are much easier and very fun to say over and over again.
My crafting box looked like Charlie Brown threw up all over it. Don't worry, just a little experimental painting. See what I mean about the little talent with chevron?
I used my trusty friend the hot glue gun and added a fancy football for effect.
What do you think? Am I ready for football season or what? Now all I need are my tickets!
If you live in Missouri, specifically central Missouri, I know you're loving the weather right now. I actually only know about the weather in my current location, so other parts of Missouri could be having great days, too. We've been in the triple digits for several days and we're finally getting a much needed break.
Next week, I'll be back to posting about fun classroom and back to school goodies. I am waiting until our back to school night until I post pictures of my room. I also have some fun community building ideas I plan on sharing. Stay tuned!
Until then, here's what fun things my phone and instagram captured this week...
A Precious Hand Delivered Thank You Card.
My Sweet Nephew With a Mouth Full of Cheese.
My "lost" Lesson Plans That Have Been Found.
The Best Gift Ever.
My Roommate For the Week.
Happy Friday! I'm off to a patio. (Well, when my date arrives..!)
Happy Friday, folks! My DVR is set to record the oh-so-amazing Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympics. I'll be watching it a few days late (oops), but still watching! I can't wait to spend the next 12 days decorating my classroom (YES!) and watching the Olympics simultaneously. Sounds heavenly if you ask me. Now, here's a little peak at what I've been up to the past week or two via Instagram.
I caught up with two lovely ladies at Pi Pizza at the Loop in St. Louis. It was lovely chatting about Emylie's recent engagement, Amy's new home, and our new school years approaching.
On Sunday afternoon, my bf and I went to Bailey's Range for lunch. It's a yummy burger joint in downtown St. Louis. I stuffed my face with a buffalo chicken sandwich, french fries, and pretzels. All homemade!
For lunch, I made myself a little pizza bagel. I topped an everything bagel with pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, and turkey pepperoni. I popped the bagel in the oven at 375 for about 10 minutes. It was delicious.
Yesterday, I met a friend at a local cupcakery in town. I gorged myself in a red velvet cupcake. I will definitely be visiting Mad Hatter Cupcakes again.
Chip has been spending a few days at mi casa. He kept me company while I enjoyed my morning bagel on the front porch. Then, it rained for 10 minutes then spiked to 95 degrees. Gotta love Missouri!
I snagged this swell little stamp for $1.00 at Michaels! I plan on using it on practically everything this year.
How adorable is this guy? BDE sure knows how to relax on the job, doesn't it? I'm a lucky aunt!
P.S. Have you seen the new Target commercials about school supplies? I'm obsessed with all of them. I'm considering having these play on a constant loop at Meet the Teacher night. (Just kidding...)
