Reading

  

In a Heartbeat

Sharing the Power of Cheerful Giving

by Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy

The Tuohy family is such an inspiration. This book was very hard to put down. I spent a few late nights early mornings reading this book!

Eating

Five Guys Burgers and Fries

 

 A guilty pleasure! Those fries are amazing! Pour some malt vinegar on those babies and its all over! 

One of the best ideas to come around in a long time

 

 Malls turned Greenhouses

A Must See Movie

 Waiting for Superman


Why must a good education come down to winning a lottery?

Last weekend I tried to make cake pops. Up until this part I was doing great! The next step was to dip them in the melted candy chips. That part did not work. The melted candy chips never got thin enough to coat the pops. Hmmmm...What did I do wrong?

 Last weekend we went to Kentucky Symphony Orchestra concert in the park. It was outstanding! They had a circus theme and even had circus performers. 

 

Paper Bag Album

My elementary school scrapbooking club starts this week! For our 1st session (4 weeks) we are going to be making a paper bag album! It is pretty simple to put together and looks oh so cool! I put this example together this afternoon. When the kids make these, I'm pretty sure I'm going to cut the patterned paper to size!

Back to Storytime!

Back to Storytime tomorrow. I am beyond ecstatic! I love sharing books, puppets, songs, and stories with the children. 

 

Favorite Book of the Week:

The perfect book for "Back to School." 

 

Letter of the Week

 Isn't Randy Raccoon adorable?!

 

Favorite Prop of the Week

Five Little Mice Going to School. It goes along with one of the books that I am reading to the younger children!

I am so excited! I am heading to bed early, because I know that I might have a hard time sleeping because of the excitement.

Etching Glasss: FAIL

Lately, I have been seeing tons of adorable etched glass items.  Lelan over at

Hello, Good Gravy made some really beautiful pencil jars as a back to school teacher gift! Lovely aren't they?!

Project by Hello, Good Gravy!

Thought I would give it a try myself. So I gathered up my supplies

 Paint Brush, Punch, Glass, Etching Cream, Scissors, and Contact paper

Put my stencil on and added the cream

The first polka dot came out beautifully! But the rest didn't 

  What did I do wrong? Maybe I didn't leave the stencils on long enough. Maybe I left them on too long. Maybe you are not meant to go through the washing off process more than once. Maybe I didn't put on enough cream. Maybe I should  use a foam brush next time.

The vase was only $1.00, so I don't feel so bad messing up on it. I'm looking forward to trying again!

Baking Skills!

This week I have been in a very Martha Stewart mood. Just needing to make something. Anything really. At the grocery last week they again had the most beautiful looking blueberries. I put a container or two in my cart. 

I found the most amazing blueberry muffin recipe. The sugar on top really added a bit more sweetness and sparkle to the muffin.

 On Wednesday, we had a meeting for all the special class teachers. I made a batch to share with everyone!  Made some pink lemonade too! 

It was so nice to get so many compliments on the muffins. Several of the teachers even took some home with them!! That just warms my heart!

A Closer Look: The Button Purse

This post is for you Lynette !

My mother made me this purse several years ago! The buttons belonged to my Mother and Grandmother. I can't imagine how long it took her to stitch on each button.  It is a work of art. I remember going through my Grandmother's buttons and counting and sorting them. A jar of buttons could keep me occupied for hours. It still can!

I don't take it out and about much, but whenever I do I get lots of compliments.One day at the grocery a woman grabbed my bag to get a closer look. I spun around so fast that I almost knocked the poor old lady down. She apologized for startling me. She just had to look at my bag!

T

The sparkly one is my favorite!

 Trying to get my Mom to open an Etsy shop. She is super talented in beading, knitting, quilting, and sewing! I even offered to run the Etsy shop for her! Maybe someday!

Here she is at a Red's Game :D

Sleep tight everyone!