flu misting my life...

i should be able to better keep up this blogging thing now -- they say it takes 21 days to create a habit...and i only missed 1 out of 30...so the habit may now be here!!

today i was lucky enough to get the H1N1 vaccine at work -- it was the mist version -- i was really up in the air about this because i think a lot of the hype is people being paranoid with this flu...however, i work with students with poor immune systems as it is, and if i got sick (but not bad) or came to work while contagious, i would feel awful for getting one of the kiddos sick. so, i bucked up and snorted some live virus up my nose...the mist vaccine feels SO weird! but i survived (so far) and so did the other students and staff that received it...

do you vaccinate for the flu? just seasonal? are you worried about the H1N1?


a flu-free toodles to all!

another productive day!

today, like yesterday, was super productive!

my list today included:

• finish the laundry
• church & teach power hour
• decorate the tree
• get the nativities up
• clean off the scrap table (totally!!)
• get the Giving Trees up at church

and it seems like i did more, lol, i just can't remember it all!!

what did YOU accomplish today??

productive day!

having a productive day just feels so good!!

today i:

• got the tree up w/ my dad (need to decorate)
• got the majority of the laundry finished
• went to target
• brought up some ornaments
• cleaned my scrappy table off (mostly!)
• ran taxi for my neighbor, lol

and, it is only a little after 9, so i think i will go finish up more of the laundry now...yay!

toodles!

time flies...

where is my break going?!?! time is flying!!

today i did a little shopping -- but not near as early as i may have in past years...i left about 11 and was home by 1...i went to costco & picked up a few things & then i headed to target where it was busy, but not horrible...

last night i stopped at michaels and stocked up on some new cricuit cartridges! so fun!

toodles! :)

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

~1 Thessalonians 5:18

oopsies!

forgot to post yesterday!! i think i even had it open to post at some point, lol

yesterday was a lovely day -- at work i was with a student on team, we watched the movie "up" and then had turkey smash...after work i saw my friend barb really quick at michaels, and then went to target (i always remember my own bags since i get to save a nickel every time, lol)...bubble bath and bed -- what a lovely day!!

now i am on my 5 day weekend for thanksgiving! shopping & chinese for lunch today; followed by church tonight...what a way to live!!

toodles!

tomorrow....

it is suppose to rain....it is also a crazy day at work, but i will be on team with a kiddo and they are watching an "uplifting movie" lol...

i am planning to stop a couple places after work -- the bank, target, & maybe hobby lobby...but if the rain is horrid, i may just scrap that idea!!

have a great night, fair blog readers!
toodles :)

sunday musings...

or rambling, if you will...

today was a low-key day...i have a cold, but i went up to teach power hour. however, there was only 1 kid from my class there today, so norah went down with her sister to the next class up from mine...this was a blessing for me because i got to go home & doze away the afternoon!! this helped me feel a ton better!! i also learned that they are actually going to do the nativity as the Christmas program because we finally have enough kids who are old enough :) they are not just doing the story, but they are going to be costumed like Mary & Joseph & shepherds...

last night i got to have friends over to share about photoworks.com which is american greeting's answer to shutterfly and snapfish and the like...the quality was really good -- i ordered matte prints, a mouse pad, a photo tile, some note cards, and a photo magnet -- and most of the items came really quick...they also packaged all my items wonderfully...what i didn't like was the shipping -- luckily mine was free -- because it was a lot!!! it was fun to just hang out with friends and show them some of the fun things you can order as gifts or whatever...

this week will be nice at work -- only 2 days!! tomorrow will be a kind of normal day, but tuesday i will be on team all day with one student and then it is TURKEY SMASH which is one of my least favorite days at work each year, lol...it is a loud, obnoxious, pep rally-esque atmosphere that gives me a horrid headache...we will see how it goes this year!!!!

then we are on to a 5 day weekend :) thanksgiving dinner with my godparents, chinese buffet for lunch one day, maybe some shopping...and setting up the tree on friday!!

not much else happening...hopefully to bed early tonight!

toodles :)

more thanks....

it is about time for some more things i am thankful for -- and i don't know what else to blog about today....

• friends to visit with
• family that helps me clean
• Klennex brand tissues -- my nose isn't all red, even though all i am doing is blowing it...
• laughing
• cute kids who make me smile
• huge pickle jars full of change
• the joy of the holiday season
• Christmas music to help me get in the Christmas mood :)

off to bed -- i need to kick this cold to the curb!

toodles!

long days...

today was a long day...i had work (which was fine, it was a nice day) and then i cropped with friends at archivers...i also have a very stuffed up nose right now, so that does not make the day any nicer, lol


tomorrow is a haircut & then a class at for keeps sake...i also MUST clean because i am having a few people over tomorrow night...sheesh!!

ok, need a little sleep...
toodles!

pioneer woman

missy & the pioneer woman

here is a link to missy's post about going to meet the pioneer woman!! she has a few photos up...i still need to upload mine...soon! i promise!

more later this week...

hopefully i will have some time tomorrow, but i am not guaranteeing it....tonight i went to a book signing & met the pioneer woman -- it was a long wait but it was a nice evening & a good time was had by all...

rainy day...

it was a rainy monday (and still is!!)...the day had a bad start at work -- a textbook falling out of a locker can hurt, but i did my job and deflected it from hitting the kid i was working with straight on!! he got it a tiny bit and was upset for a bit...but then the day started looking up once he finished some homework and had his lunch...the afternoon ended up pretty nice :)

tomorrow is suppose to be a little rainy (from what i know!) but it will be a wonderful day :)



happy week to everyone!

toodles :o)

history...

just a couple pictures i love from the boxes of photos we have of my mom growing up...our scanner is not hooked up right now, but barb has been kind enough to scan some photos for me...

Let's see....

I am attempting o post from my phone...what will the typo count be? This is a little crazy to try and blog with just my thumbs, but, so far, it doesn't seem too bad! If this works I will be happy, but I think blogging on the computer is much much easier!!!


toodles! :)

omg!

i missed blogging yesterday!! i am not even sure i read any blogs...i was very sleepy yesterday...


will blog more later!

happy birthday, barb!!

thankful for our veterans

(and all our military!)

thank you to all the military men & women out there who have blessed me & my fellow American's with freedoms we often take for granted. thank you to their families. thank you for the sacrifices & thank you for what will happen in the future. GOD bless our veterans.

fun project!

back in my before/after school care days, we made this gigantic turkey one year before thanksgiving -- it took up an entire wall!! every tail feather has something that one of our kids was thankful for.

more thankfulness...

just some more things i am thankful for these days (look at a few posts back for the start of my list)...

• 40 years of Sesame Street -- a great show that makes learning the basics fun :)
• friends who take me to awesome professional development opportunities
• fun parties coming up
• holidays with friends and family
• new clothes
• the tooth fairy leaving me money (LOL)
• dinner with family :)

toodles!

yyaaawwwwnnn!

i have been productive, and had fun, and been all over this 3-day weekend...but now i am tired & yawning...going to bed soon!

toodles!!


p.s. they have proven that yawning is contagious & that just talking about it can make people yawn -- did you yawn after reading this quick post??

fall 2009

now this is a great raker -- and a cute one, too!

today...

today was a nice day -- my jaw is sore & i have a headache, but tylenol is working for that...

tooth pulled - check!
chinese for lunch - check!
drop off books - check!
archivers - check!
webster - nope...one afternoon next week...

tomorrow is an early morning, but it will be a nice day :)

toodles!

and we're off!

well, off of work tomorrow! it is nice to think that i have a day to play -- AFTER i go get a tooth pulled in the morning! yay me...

plans to go to lunch, go to archivers, go drop a couple things off, and who knows what else!

toodles :)

thankful...

a lot of people are doing thankful blog posts this month -- awesome idea! so i figured i would post a few things i am thankful for today...


1. the freedom i have in the united states -- THANK YOU to all who have served & protected & been in families them, too, so that all of us can be free...

2. the opportunities i have been blessed with -- 2 jobs, a car, friends, family, etc...

3. a wonderful family (living and dead)...

4. life

5. love

6. Jesus & God & the Holy Spirit & the wonderful things i know (and continue to learn) about them :)



toodles!

10 and 1 day....

this cute one is now 10 years old (and one day) -- sweet, smart, sassy, and a joy!

crop with the cows

since then...

since my last post:

• taught powerhour
• went to the dentist (getting a tooth pulled this week)
• taught mad science
• got a hair cut
• assisted with a mad science class
• had to deal with a flat tire
• babysat
• cropped with friends & some cows
• worked a bunch
• taught mad science (again!)
• was unable to get a flu shot
• got a flu shot the following day
• got soaked in the parking lot of costco
  
• had a day off
• ate chinese
• cropped at For Keeps Sake
• went to meghan's birthday party
• went to church
• taught power hour (again)

i think that is about it!! i am going to attempt to be a better blogger now...but this is a sad time of year for me...i love the holiday season, but i also hate the holiday season...

toodles!