teacher appreciation ideas

If you are looking for some great teacher appreciation ideas from door decorations to unique gifts to give... look no further... well a little bit further...

SKIP TO MY LOU

this blog is my new favorite.... such cute ideas. Go... see...

...oh, I also have a button below for future viewing.... you're welcome!

check the recipes section for these:

Grilled Chicken Cashew Pasta Salad

Quick Foccocia Bread

Random Game Suggestion

When I was pregnant with Nick I spent 2 and a half months in the hospital. (my water broke at 18 weeks....) I had lots of time alone, as my family was far away and I was fairly new to AZ. Just reminiscing of those days today. There were so many good and wonderful and people who will forever be dear to my heart that came and visited and took care of my every need. Even people I had never met before but heard that I was in need.... whoever you were **people from Salem ** thanks for the dove chocolate eggs... I will forever be hooked to Dove chocolate because of you (not that I need an excuse to be addicted to chocolate...) That was a very difficult and tender time for me. And to be quite honest!!!!! BORING!!!!!! I sat there for 79 days. Until finally about the last 2 weeks they installed in my room a flat screen, pull down, touch screen computer. I played NEWTONS NIGHTMARE for hours. It's quite addictive (I'm seeing a personality trend here... yikes) Seriously... try it! It's good stuff!!!

NEWTONS NIGHTMARE

I remember I would dream about it. Crazy pregnant hospital dreaming thing I guess.

OUTSIDE...FAR OUT...BATTER UP

iT'S thaT tIMe oF yEAr aGAiN!!!

tHiS iS tHE fuNNeST tIME oF yEAr TO bE oUTSIDe AND lOvING tHE spRING suNShINE!

spring snapshots...

O.K. so I really need to take a photography class... and/or the weather in Utah needs a swift kick!!

who couldn't love this face?

3rd Grade Spelling Words

These were Sadie's 3rd grade spelling words: (see if you could spell them, let alone know the definitions or use them in a sentence...)

perspicacious
paradigmatic
reciprocate
reciprocity
reciprocal
rhapsody
notorious
rhapsodic
obsolete
obsolescent
notoriety
senatorial
perspicacity
polarity
immunity
immunization
paradigm
frugality

.... tell me I'm not the only one who is blown away by this. Imagine a nine year old saying... "perspicacious or reciprocity or paradigm" IMPRESSIVE

for a limited time only....

introducing: Grizzly

do you think they are a little excited?

Just think of the good times to come!!!! I only wish Mason would have been in the picture. He and Jake went to get this together last night. They were like little kids.... with their new toy!

loving "SIMPLE COUNTRY WISDOM"

a FriEnD tOLd mE ABout tHIs BOok AND i Am loVINg It!!! cHecK iT oUT.

saran wrapped april fool's

We are not HUGE into the whole practical joke thing at our house... but it's April Fool's... who can resist? We had a series of saran wrap pranks this morning... one on the toilet, one on the toothpaste, one around the comb... you know (sort of obvious)... well NICK didn't like it one bit!!! He's the one the prank of the toilet back fired on (hehehehe)... so all morning he's asked me "Mom, when do you wash your hands?" I could see it all over his face DETERMINATION to do some pay backs... v

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Story #2 for the day

This is the story of my little cheeser Andy and his best friend BEARRR (to say it like he does you really have to emphasize the rrr)...

Nothing in his world is right without the comfy feel of his sidekick on his hip... And seriously who can blame him... there is nothing better than a warm bath in the morning and a nap on the comfy chair with BEARRRR

oh and don't forget BLANK (blanket)... ahhh to be a kid again...