You know those days where your filter isn't working. Today is one of those. It is blah. My kids at school were loud and I have a headache. A couple things that have peeked in my thoughts today scrolling through FB and Instagram, driving to work, and just walking around....
1. Pants are not to balloon out of your boots. If there are more wrinkles above the boot than on a bulldogs face, we have a problem.
1a. See pinterest for correct ways to wear ankle boots. 12 layers to get to them makes you all choppy.
2. For the Love...I've said it once and I will say it again....Tights are not pants. If they don't have pockets, they are meant to be covered. It is not ok. It is not ok on an adult, it is not ok on a child. Butt cheeks should remain covered in situations of no pockets and in situations of those pockets being stretched to their max.
3. Don't beg then brag. Nothing is more annoying.
4. Talking to 3rd graders about drugs is not in my realm of expertise. Me: "Don't do drugs. They make your face look bad, your skin is all nasty, your hair looks gross, your teeth rot, it uses all your money and it is against the law. Just don't do them. Now, we are all going to design a tshirt...." I proceed with instructions. One child, "So, is it a drug if it is free, like if you grow it yourself?" "Is a cigarette a drug because my dad gets them at the gas station with his other stuff." "Some people cook their own drugs in their kitchen and blow up." Me:"Everybody just write 1. "Drug Free Way to Be 2.Don't Do Drugs 3. pick your own slogan, decorate and you can't ask me anymore questions or tell me more stories." I'll post some of the pictures later.
5. Nobody cares how much money you have on hand. If it is all in your hand, chances are there is none in the bank. Stop making pictures before you get robbed.
6. Bicycles should never be driven in the middle of a lane on a two way road. Get out of the way. If I have to cross lanes to avoid hitting you, you need to move it.
7. You cannot get ON tomorrow. Tomorrow is just tomorrow. It just happens. You can't get ON tomorrow.
8. This man driving this train has managed to wake up Titus Skinner at 12:00 for the past two nights. I might go sit and honk at him tonight as he passes. A few toots will do.
9. The pumpkin cookies that you can decorate from Walmart.....the icing doesn't spread like the lovely photographs. It ends up goopy, splotchy, and FAIL!
10. In order to appease all people in my life under 4 ft tall I have read the Monster Underpants book a million times today. Several at school because they would laugh and not talk and once at home already.
This week is Red Ribbon dress up at my school, also at the boys school. Each day is different at both places, there is a full moon this week, Halloween is this week and apparently people carnival and fall festival every night for a week now, and it is the Magic City Classic so I am sure we will have nine billion kids in our classes on Friday due to lack of subs. I am ready for Friday!
I am going to make dinner. I might go to bed at 8. I am exhausted and it is only Monday!
Life as a follower of Christ, wife, teacher, mom to twin boys and a baby boy. It is chaotic and we try to keep it organized!
Monday, October 26, 2015
Monday, September 21, 2015
Live Like You Were Dying
You know the old Tim McGraw song...
It came on the radio yesterday when I was in the car alone.
You know sometimes we get caught up in the mundane. I am guilty of it. The past two weeks have been exhausting. I've had to just sit and catch my breathe a few times.
Last week, the boys asked me one afternoon to sit and color with them. I did. While we were coloring, I realized how their little pictures have evolved in the past few weeks. Animals look different now. People have all their parts and are gaining little details. Real world objects are now being sketched through their eyes and you can make them out.
Titus' little vocabulary has grown tremendously. He is a hilarious little guy. He will make you laugh so hard. He cuts his eyes when he answers a serious question. He dances. He sings. He knows just about every word to every song you sing him. He is a little character.
I am not dying. Well, I guess we all are in reality. It just made me stop and think about how many days I just blow through life trying to get everything done that needs to be done. Those little pauses are so precious and our boys are growing so fast. I pray I can remember to pause more often between the discipline, the day to day, the work, the laundry, and the messes. You know, in reality, life is short. It is too short to miss little moments with my kids. Too short to busy myself through holidays not knowing when it will be my last with someone. Too short not to enjoy the little things that are sometimes taken for granted because they seem like they are forever, they aren't.
It came on the radio yesterday when I was in the car alone.
You know sometimes we get caught up in the mundane. I am guilty of it. The past two weeks have been exhausting. I've had to just sit and catch my breathe a few times.
Last week, the boys asked me one afternoon to sit and color with them. I did. While we were coloring, I realized how their little pictures have evolved in the past few weeks. Animals look different now. People have all their parts and are gaining little details. Real world objects are now being sketched through their eyes and you can make them out.
Titus' little vocabulary has grown tremendously. He is a hilarious little guy. He will make you laugh so hard. He cuts his eyes when he answers a serious question. He dances. He sings. He knows just about every word to every song you sing him. He is a little character.
I am not dying. Well, I guess we all are in reality. It just made me stop and think about how many days I just blow through life trying to get everything done that needs to be done. Those little pauses are so precious and our boys are growing so fast. I pray I can remember to pause more often between the discipline, the day to day, the work, the laundry, and the messes. You know, in reality, life is short. It is too short to miss little moments with my kids. Too short to busy myself through holidays not knowing when it will be my last with someone. Too short not to enjoy the little things that are sometimes taken for granted because they seem like they are forever, they aren't.
Sunday, August 23, 2015
1st Two Weeks
I survived the first two weeks of school.
We have been busy. I am implementing so many new things in my room this year. I spent a lot of time this summer reorganizing all of my things and preparing them by standard. Our district finally gave us the go ahead to teach and do what we know is best for our kids. Such a novel idea...so we are about to start training on project based learning. I will keep my thoughts to myself and relish in the few weeks I got to do what was best for my students. I have gained an enthusiasm for teaching again in being allowed to TEACH! I love it!
We worked on classification of plants and animals for two weeks. We broke out our little eyes as we call them and got some closeups of our leaf margins and vein patterns.
We worked heavily on math centers, rotating, volume, and directions. I do math centers all year so having a strong foundation in them is crucial. I need them to be able to work in small groups with each other while I have a group. We worked really hard on this. We also began number talks and were focusing on making tens which tied right into our review of place value and building numbers through 1000. We also threw in some rounding and they GOT the rounding rap! I LOVE the rounding rap!!!!
We are using our space to it's max. They have a strong foundation of our rules, my expectations, how to celebrate each other, and we have already learned so much!
We have been busy. I am implementing so many new things in my room this year. I spent a lot of time this summer reorganizing all of my things and preparing them by standard. Our district finally gave us the go ahead to teach and do what we know is best for our kids. Such a novel idea...so we are about to start training on project based learning. I will keep my thoughts to myself and relish in the few weeks I got to do what was best for my students. I have gained an enthusiasm for teaching again in being allowed to TEACH! I love it!
We worked on classification of plants and animals for two weeks. We broke out our little eyes as we call them and got some closeups of our leaf margins and vein patterns.
We created crazy hair self portraits. We are finally getting an art unit and I am so happy. I do the best I can with art, but I will gladly hand that task over to a trained professional.
One of the first days, we read Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon and talked about the importance of being yourself. We then talked about what all we could offer each other in our little (25 strong) classroom community. The students drew flowers and wrote a sentence about themselves on each petal. They were instructed to do no less than five and no more than 7. Easily, I could see who could follow directions. I also knew who could write sentences.
A Work innnnnnnnnn Progress
So far, we have completed a few projects around the new homestead. We still have a great deal to go, but it is looking and feeling like ours!
The dining room is currently my work in progress. We didn't even have a dining room in our other house so it has been a real work!
Asa and Jude's room before and after.
One day this ugly chandelier will be transformed or replaced...one day!
This bathroom is my next project. Coming September 2015! Will probably be blogged about in 2016 at the rate I go:)
Titus' Bathroom....Still hasn't happened....
Before and after of the kitchen. The cabinets were 50 shades of brown stain that literally wiped off on your hand and the island was dark brown and chipped in a million places. I redid ALL wood in the kitchen and antiqued it a little.
Master Bath. The corner of the counters is showing in the before(left) the whole thing was white. The wood was chipped. It looked terrible. I stained the vanity. Painted the walls and replaced the shades on the lighting. We also added blinds above the tub, scrubbed the grout back white and painted the toilet room.
Master Bath HIDEOUS green walls and shutters that some animal had shredded and were from the 90's...BEFORE. After. The picture is dark, but the walls are a silver grey and we have a custom set of wood blinds that fit the window!
Laundry Before and Yellow. AND laundry after.
The Living room before and after. It got a lot of new blinds, shelving, and I am still working on the walls.
Asa and Jude's room before and after.
The Twins bathroom before and after. It just needed paint, the shower sliding door removed and some decorations. Titus' it needs more. Everybody is sharing right now!
The office space upstairs...still a work in progress
Before and After of Titus' Room
Master Bedroom Before and After
Front door color change.
Before and after of the porch. I painted it a dark grey, added a rug and some curtains. We repainted the swing. It is eventually getting new screens, a new swing and different furniture!
Before and After of master bath toilet room
We painted, added hardware, scrubbed, painted, peeled, painted, caulked, scrubbed, painted, changed out fixtures, added, covered, bought blinds, bought more blinds, bought more blinds...we are getting there. We knew there was work to be done. It is a fixer for sure, but we love it. Oh, and the backyard. That is Davids territory. So far, we have lost some trees and I have planted around the patio and porches. I am working on creating front flower beds. He has tree and weed duty:)
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