Five for Friday

Five things I am in search of for fall:
1. A good pair of boots
2. Some skinny jeans
3. Thanksgiving john john for Louis
4. Louis's first Halloween costume
5. A weekend off- this means out of town.
I have a feeling that number 5 will be the hardest on the list to come by.

Cakewrecks and AFP

On crazy days I like to check two websites that always make me laugh. Awkwardfamilyphotos.com and cakewrecks.com.
Here are two gems I found today:

I seriously laughed out loud at this one

This is how I feel about tomorrow being Friday

It's Not Over Til It's Over

Have you ever had one of those "perfect" days? Today was my day. Everything was going great. My kids are getting into a routine. Louis slept through the night (and it was my night to get up to feed him). The Lean Cuisine I took for lunch was actually awesome. Everything was perfect. Until......
I get to my car at 4:45 and notice that 2 coke cans have escaped from the case. I thought this was really strange and the first thought in my mind was "Who in the world broke in to my car and drank two cokes?" If only. This is what really happened...I left the case of cokes in my car, in the sun, all day. Two cokes exploded. And when I say exploded I mean burst so hard they flew out of the case and across the backseat. They spewed all over the car, backseat, front seat, windshield, everywhere. To make matters worse, as I was driving home another one exploded and I seriously thought someone had shot at my car. I cannot believe this happened. I am so glad my day had been good because for some strange reason I found this whole experience wildly amusing. The car will be detailed tomorrow. Thank the lord.
Moral of the story: It's hot. Don't be lazy. Just unload all your groceries when you get home.

Five for Friday

Five pictures of the sweetest, cutest baby in the world. At least in our opinion! (A BIG thank you to Ollie Sumerall for fantastic photos yet again. You are great!)

Ok, ok I know- this is 6. Couldn't help it!

Back to School

Today was my first full day back working in my classroom. I actually got a lot accomplished! I moved around the layout of my room, and I think it will work really well with our new Reading block. Now that I have gone back to school, Louis has started daycare full time. He is a little stressed to say the least. Poor bebe is so used to being the only child around, and now he is having to share. Life lessons at such a young age. He cried ALL DAY Friday. No lie. All day. I felt so bad for Ms. Patricia. I think today was a little better. He only cried about half of the time. Thankfully, Ms. Patricia is so nice that she doesn't complain. She just tells me that he is a beautiful baby and that that's what babies do, cry. I think once Louis is used to the noise and other kids daycare will be great for him.

Five for Friday

I have finally decided on a theme for my classroom this year. Every Monday morning I read "Oh the Places You'll Go!" by Dr. Seuss to my class. So, I thought I would do a Dr. Seuss theme this year. I came across some great quotes from his books, so I've decided to make my Friday post this week my five favorite ones:
1. Be who you are and say what you feel. Because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.
2. Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.
3. The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn the more places you'll go.
4. Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you.
5. Think left and think right think low and think high. Oh the things you can think up if only you try.

And my all time favorite Dr. Seuss quote: "Kid, you'll move mountains!"

For those of you non-teachers out there- make a point to visit or volunteer in a local school this year. You will be truly amazed at the great things going on every single day. Spending just ten minutes with a child makes a world of difference in their life. I promise. I see it every day.

Summer Lunches

Today I got to do something I love- have lunch with my friends! I try to do this a lot during the summer because I don't get many chances during the school year. In June and July we attended the Vicksburg Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon. In June, the author of "Easy Entertaining" gave us some really cute and creative ideas on decorating for parties. Today, the new Miss Mississippi spoke and played the piano. I can honestly say that Mary Margaret Roark is an amazing girl. She is a great speaker, beautiful, and is a very entertaining and talented pianist. Mary Margaret spoke about her platform on Alzheimer's disease. It was an interesting and heartbreaking talk. I really learned a lot from her in the short five mintue speech. She has been to Washington to work with congress to pass bills regarding Alzheimer patients. Also, she has created a jewelry line to benefit her platform. After listening to her today, I think she has a great shot at being our next Miss America! We'll just have to wait and see!