A-Z (in which I make a confession about Totino's pizza)

This was over at Where We Can Live Like Jack and Sally and it seemed like a fun thing to do.  If you join in, leave a link in the comments so I can go see and visit!

A. Age: Never ask a lady her age.  Also, never ask me.

B. Bed size: Queen

C. Chore you hate:  Dishes

D. Dogs: Oh you've seen our garden thief 

E. Essential start to your day: Coffee. With a lot of vanilla creamer.

F. Favorite color: All of them

G. Gold or Silver: Usually silver

H. Height: average

I. Instruments you play: Air guitar

J. Job Title: "Mooooommmmmyyyyyy"

K. Kids: One in heaven, two at home

L. Live: What does this even mean?

M. Married: Yes

N. Nicknames: Probably some I don't know about. ;)

O. Overnight hospital stays: With the birth of each of my 3 children

P. Pet peeve: If my socks are crooked in my tennis shoes.

Q. Quote:  I'm a quote junkie.  I have a bunch on pinterest.
Like this gem:
 

R. Righty or Lefty:  I am right handed

S. Siblings: One by birth, many by marriage

T. Time you wake up: Depends on the day

U. University attended: One right now, transferring in the fall.

V. Vegetables you dislike:  Collard Greens.  I tried to like them but it isn't happening.

W. What makes you run late: Poopy diapers right before walking out the door.

X. X-rays you've had: Chest (yay for pneumonia!), shoulder, ultrasounds, etc.

Y. Yummy food: Yesterday I confessed to my husband that I really like Totino's Party Pizzas.

Z. Zoo animal favorite: Elephants.  Although monkey's flinging poop would be fun to see.

"Welcome December" Family Night

December 1st I treated the kids (and the husband) to a "Welcome December" Family Night.  I think we'll keep this tradition on December 1st in the years to come!  I made up a batch of these pretzel/hershey's/m&m treats.

This was before they went in the oven to melt down a bit, then they got topped with an m&m.  

We made popcorn too, along with having some store bought Christmas cookies while watching the movie Elf together.

And, I treated everyone to hot chocolate...not the microwave kind...they home-made-real-cocoa-and-milk on the stovetop kind!  You can see it was a big hit!

shared at Serenity Now and Weekly Kids Co-op

They sell teacher stuff?!

Dork?  Maybe.  But today when I went into JoAnn's for the first time in several months, and discovered they had several aisles of teacher stuff?  Mega excitement.



If I were Snoopy, I'd have done the Snoopy Happy Dance.


Did you already know they sell teacher supplies now?  Maybe I just don't get out enough.  It isn't a fully stocked teacher store by any means, but they had a good selection of:

• bulletin board borders
• award certificates (Snoopy, Suzi's Zoo, Cat in the Hat)
• bookmarks
• incentive charts
• stickers
• pre cut letters (limited variety)

The prices were not fantastic, but JoAnn's frequently prints coupons so if you could use a 40% off coupon, it would make a big difference.

Believe it or not, I resisted all the teacher goodies and instead grabbed up some other supplies for making busy bags and DIY Montessori activities for my youngest son.  Stay tuned!

P.S. ^^See that new blog header up there?   Pretty proud of that thing...I did it using a photo I took while in New York (the bright, fun, beach chairs) and picmonkey!  I know it isn't polite to brag....and I'm like the last blogger ever to figure out how to make a big header....but still.  I'm proud.  :)