8 May
teacher appreciation and a lil’ bit o’ crazy!
So awesome, right?!? The teachers loved our teacher appreciation gift this year. Practical with some funny thrown in for good measure! What I loved most though? It was a no-brainer for me and I was oh-so-very-thankful for that this year. I’m currently drowning in the craziness of life, and no-brainer, fun gifts are exactly what this worn-out momma needs!!
Our school does teacher appreciation on one day … it’s not a week long thing. On Wednesday of Teacher Appreciation Week, the room moms arrange to have baskets outside the classroom doors for the kids to leave gifts. For Hunter’s class, one of the parents suggested the kids also bring in a flower for the teacher and teacher’s aide … that parent left a vase outside the classroom to collect said flowers.
Teacher Appreciation Wednesday was also plant-growing-salad-making-teaching-moment-day and each of the kids were assigned to bring in something to make a salad. Hunter was assigned 24 cherry tomatoes.
One of the other girls had a field trip to attend and needed a “sack” lunch. And well … I don’t know, all I remember was a crazy, tasmanian-devil-like whirlwind of a morning. I was shoving stuff at Hunter explaining who to give stuff to and where to leave it {she also had the front desk administrative to leave a gift for}.
Between making breakfast, a sack lunch, explaining gifts, flowers, letting dogs out, water bottles, vitamins, papers signed in book bags, general morning craziness … and let’s not forget … a photo for Instagram! …
When I finally returned home from school drop-off errands, guess what I noticed in the fridge?
24 cherry tomatoes. Humpf!
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Share some of your “crazy” with me?
Posted in creative, gift idea, pinterest
6 May
grace hoarder …
Hello, my name is Tracie and I’m a grace hoarder.
I sometimes wonder if there’s something wrong with me. Is it possible to take advantage of, or take grace for granted? Join me over at my friend Rivera’s place as I share my thoughts.
OH! and she’s also giving away a copy of 31 Days of Forgiveness!
Posted in 31 days of forgiveness, forgiveness, guest post
2 May
to walk or stay :: book club – week 3
Today, the lovely Katie Orr is hosting our discussion over on her blog, Hello Mornings.
I’m pretty sure you don’t want to miss out on this:
- There’s a great discussion happening in the comments!
- Lara’s put together another great video!
- And Katie talks about some other crazy-incredible resources!
If you haven’t picked up your copy of To Walk or Stay, you can find it right here.
Weekly discussion hosts!
April 18 – Chapter 1 :: Lara Williams at “To Overflowing”
April 25 – Chapter 2 :: Crystal Stine
May 2 – Chapter 3 :: Katie Orr at “Hello Mornings”
May 9 – Chapter 4 :: Kayse Pratt
May 16 – Chapter 5 :: Michele-Lyn Ault at “A Life Surrendered”
May 23 – Chapter 6 :: Tracie Stier-Johnson
May 30 – Chapter 7 :: Francie Winslow at “Up, In, and Out”
June 6 – Chapter 8 :: Joyce Moy
June 13 – Chapter 9 :: Erika Dawson
June 20 – Chapter 10 :: Stacey Thacker at “29 Lincoln Avenue”
Posted in marriage, resources, series
29 Apr
taylor goes to prom …
Ready for a great big photo dump?!
Taylor went to her first prom … really her first big dance … a couple of weekends ago. It was so fun dress shopping, getting her hair and makeup done, and of course taking these photos of her and her boy!
I tried to grab a couple of shots as Taylor came out of her room all ready to go, but she was embarrassed and wouldn’t pose for me. Soooo, her ham-it-up boy decided to show her how it’s done.
In seriousness, these two have a lot of fun together. They’re playful, silly, and the sweetest two kids you’ll ever meet. Her boy, Travis has grown to be like a son to me.
I’m so proud of these two and love them with all my heart!
Posted in family photos, taylor
25 Apr
to walk or stay :: book club – week 2
You may remember my review last month of my friend Lara’s new book, To Walk or Stay? The book is amazing and I highly recommend it to just about everyone. Married, single, struggling, or not … it’s a must read!
If you read that post, you might remember me mentioning a lil’ something about a book club/study Lara put together for us all. Last week was the kick-off of the study {sorry I missed posting about it!} and you can catch up on the discussion over here.
Today, for week two, Crystal is hosting the discussion on her blog.
If you haven’t read To Walk or Stay yet, I really encourage you to do so … I promise, promise, promise your life and relationships {namely your marriage} will never be the same!
Before I give you the Amazon link, I’d like to give a cheesy plug for 31 Days of Forgiveness … right now Amazon is showing 31 Days and To Walk or Stay are “frequently bought together.” Plugging complete.
Anyway …
I love Lara, and after you watch this video she put together, I think you’ll know why!
Weekly discussion hosts!
April 18 – Chapter 1 :: Lara Williams at “To Overflowing”
April 25 – Chapter 2 :: Crystal Stine
May 2 – Chapter 3 :: Katie Orr at “Hello Mornings”
May 9 – Chapter 4 :: Kayse Pratt
May 16 – Chapter 5 :: Michele-Lyn Ault at “A Life Surrendered”
May 23 – Chapter 6 :: Tracie Stier-Johnson
May 30 – Chapter 7 :: Francie Winslow at “Up, In, and Out”
June 6 – Chapter 8 :: Joyce Moy
June 13 – Chapter 9 :: Erika Dawson
June 20 – Chapter 10 :: Stacey Thacker at “29 Lincoln Avenue”
