Dear God,

I know you have everything planned out, but I was sorta wondering if we could speed things up down here? See, some of us are getting pretty antsy waiting for Spring. We sure do appreciate the short glimpses-you know, the 65 degree days, sun shinning brilliantly in the sky-but we'd really like to have the "real deal". No rush, but it would be a lovely birthday present.

Sincerely yours,

Clean Machine!

It's been busy around here!!! Very busy!!! I have lots of help, and by working together we now have a clean, organized house. More info. to come soon :)

Valentine's Day

A couple of days before Valentine Friday, we lucked up and had a snow day off! We took the opportunity to bake some cookies for the boy's teachers. I thought they turned out pretty cute considering I'm not a baker and the quality of help I had :)

Valentine's Friday came and it was filled with love (from my students) and lots and lots of laughing and dancing. I had a "dance" in my room (not the kind with the lights turned off and slow music playing...no way! Imagine Soulja Boy, Cupid Shuffle, Single Ladies!). I would post pictures, but I think that's kind of a gray area. It was lots of fun, and I did learn the Cupid Shuffle...yes I know I am totally behind the times. I was overwhelmed by all the Valentines and candy my kiddos had for me...they are so sweet!

I wish I had wonderful Valentine plans to report for me and my hubby, but alas I don't think it would be too romantic to bring our three lovely boys along to anything! Hope you and your sweetheart have a lovely day!

Snowy, Cold Saturday

My husband has been gone for 3 and 1/2 days! My parents have helped out tremendously and that is the only reason I have any sanity left! So this morning, after my kiddos were up while it was still dark, like 5:00 dark, and after my dad left, stating he had had all the fun he could stand!, we made some crayons.

My crayons at school were looking a little rough, but I couldn't bring myself to throw them away. So, we peeled them...

broke them in half,

and put them in a muffin tin. After about 15 min. in an oven that had been preheated to 350 and then turned off we had some crayon soup. (I wish I would have gotten a picture, but I only have so much to work with!) We then put them in the freezer for about a couple hours while we ran some errands. This is what we have now:

The boys had fun, and I liked the way they came out. Good use of broken crayons!

**Oh, update on the scale. Guess it got my note, because this morning it finally got on board with me. Three numbers down...guess it can stay now :)

Dear Scale,

I think we have a problem...you seem to be stuck on three certain numbers. We've always had a good relationship, and up until now you've been very truthful (and on my side). Please try to work on this or else I'm afraid I'll have to replace you.

Sincerely yours,

What's Happening Around Here

Lots of things have been happening around here...

First of all...remember my last post? Well, by Thursday night almost all the schools within a 50 mile radius were called off, much to my husband's delight. Now us BG City folks weren't yet, much to my delight (y'all there's too much to do now that testing is looming around the corner). All this changed by the time I woke up...BG was off much to my dismay. So-in anticipation of being stuck in the house with 4 males, I thought we should make a purchase. (Mom, dad, you can stop reading now :) Here's the first clue...
Ready for another?


Still puzzled...here ya go.

Ding, Ding, Ding folks we have a winner! Yes, we purchased a Wii along with some games.
Let's review some comprehension skills. The picture above is the cause...and the pictures below are the effects.
It's been worth it though...my husband and I now have something to threaten the children with...uh...I mean we tell them what we want them to do and then give them the consequence if they don't do it. Of course now the consequence is no Wii time. It's worked out quite nicely.

In other news...I went out with my friend Amy yesterday. We always have a good time together, whether we are at school or bopping around town. It's nice to have good friends. So, yesterday we went out and just browsed around for different things. Well we ended up at T.J. Maxx, which I thought was harmless...until I saw the clearance rack. The good news is that I didn't spend over $10 for an item...the bad news is...well, in my opinion there is no bad news. So this is what my closet looks like- For those of you disbelievers, here's the proof that I didn't spend over $10 on anything.

Oh, it makes my heart pound a little faster to go look through my closet. Yes, I know I have an issue. Happy snow day to you and yours!



**Thank you to my 5 followers. It makes me smile to think that someone else likes to read this**

White Stuff

It's amazing what a stir these white flakes can cause! Individually they are not a threat...but put them together in a swirling, twirling dance and all bets are off! My students turn crazy when they spy these white flakes floating down. I actually had to close my blinds earlier this week...geezy peezy! Now my husband has caught the snow fever. He stayed up until midnight looking at all the different radar and weather maps wistfully hoping for another day (or three) off school. Fingers are crossed in anticipation that we'll wake up Friday to a blanket of snow. (Don't worry, I'm very realistic...and know that us city folks will be in session.) If we're going to get some...I'd like to have the picture below-that's not asking for much right?