BACK to Escuela.....School!

Here is my favorite back to school commercial!!!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VxjfMKa9PE

Hilarious! I just have to show this to my students when school starts back.  Might even turn a Yo Mama joke into a review when we talk about Character Development and how most Yo Mama jokes are insulting but these are nice.

I just had to share. 

Hopefully I will post some new pics soon of my NEW classroom! Im excited about my bulletin boards!!

Vacay 2013

Well we just returned from our beach vacation of the summer. On the way down to Florida we stopped and spent the night somewhere in Alabama then traveled in our DESTINation that next afternoon. It was a great vacation. Allie was a little weird about the sand. I think she preferred the pool. She would NOT make a sandcastle to save her life. But she did enjoy letting the waves chase her. She LOVES ocean life (dolphins, sharks, sea lions, and MERMAIDS) so I really thought she would like the beach. We did go to a place one day that had a dolphin show that she absolutely loved. We went to see the Georgia Aquarium back in April and had such a great time so we knew she would love Gulf World in Florida.  So glad we got the opportunity to take a family vacation this summer.  Im trying to talk the hubs into going back in the fall. We'll see!!!

Summer Break

So we are officially into 1 month of our Summer Break. Sad that its already 1/2 over. I feel like I haven't done a flippin thing over the last month. Uh, is this how all teachers feel? I haven't cleaned out closets like I wanted to. I haven't lost weight like I wanted to. I haven't gardened like I wanted to (well maybe more than I had thought) but I still need to get to the back of the house. But lil Biscuit and I have been to Louisville for a day and to Holiday World for a day and next Nashville. I have so much to do in July its not even funny. Its with work. But I guess that means I need to get my butt in gear.

Any hoo, have a happy summer!

Tester

This is a tester post. I've decided to give this a second chance. Lets see!!

My blog is not functioning well

I tried to update my blog about a week ago and either blogger.com or my computer was being a beast so I gave up. Just wanted to shout out that summer was ending and school was beginning another year. I have a new room with new appliances, desks, chairs, cabinets and hopefully soon new computers, active board, and projector. In the mean time I am trying to get used to my industrial freezer and refrigerator in my classroom as they are really loud and I feel like I am yelling at my kids. I lost my voice partially this week and I hope it comes back really quickly. I have tried resting it all weekend but I don't feel like its getting any better. And I don't want to visit the doctor about it. Im not coughing or anything but I did have a bout of strep the week before school started. I didn't have time to visit the doctor so I took the left over antibiotics that we have in the cabinet here and it worked. I think! Well hopefully this post will go through. Have a great start of the school year.

Been a while

Its been a while since my last posting.  Lots of family time has been well spent. We couldn't go anywhere this year because our budget is tight with me trying to work on my masters but we did sneak away to Holiday World in Santa Claus, In. I really dislike amusement parks mainly due to the crowds and heat but I REALLY had a great time. I know Allie did, even though she couldn't understand why she had to wait in line with other people to ride the rides. We even stood in line 15 minutes to be told she was 1" shorter then the expected height. When she went for her 2 year check-up she was 36" but according to Holiday World she is 35".  Needless to say that was the last time we stood in line with a sign that said 36" and up!! Their splash park was PERFECT for kids her age and she was even able to ride the lazy river with Mom and Dad. We rode a train, buggie, merry-go-round, carosel, and water slides. I can't wait to make this a family tradition. It was really great!!

We have also been enjoying the pool at the house this year. We finally were able to replace the liner (yes, Chris and I did this ourselves after watching several Youtube videos on how-to). Here is a cute pic I snapped of Daddy and Allie! Gotta go, she's waking up from nap time!

I know what many people might think when it comes to Dumpster Diving including myself but if you knew the "deal" Chris and I got this past weekend you would be lets say.....jealous! We were on our way home from taking Biscuit out to eat for her Birthday. Yeah, she begged us for Shogun so we had to take her!!!! HaHa!! So we took the long way home to look at the scenery and a bridge they were building....not my idea but when there is heavy duty construction going on it turns a man on....apparently. Just kidding. So after the debut of the bridge sighting I noticed this beautiful neighborhood that looked pretty new, now Im turned on, so I made a big U-E and had to check it out. So as we were driving through and there was this guy dragging all of this toddler "Little Tikes" and "Step2" items to the road like he was....gasp...throwing them away.  So I pulled up and said "Are you throwing these away?" and he replied that his kids had outgrown them and just needed to get rid of them. So we packed up an awesome slide that I know I priced at $45 at Walmart and a climbing thing (w/ a slide) that I know probably cost $100 or more. So Chris and I got it home and he pressured washed it and it looks good as new. Then 2 days later an awesome swing set showed up at the house from a good friend of Biscuit's because she is getting a NEW one. We really lucked out on the outdoor entertainment. Yay us!! The moral of the story, when Biscuit outgrows this we should give it away to another little Tike that could use it!!!