Teacher Gift Ideas!

I was trying to think of some good ideas for teacher gifts this year and I found TONS of great ideas on Pinterest.  The kids had a hard time picking one to do so we did several different ones.  Basically all the teachers will be getting something different.  Maybe we overdid it just a little bit?  The kids had a lot of fun putting them all together and picking what they wanted for their teachers.  I think they all had great teachers this year.  Here are some of the ideas we tried:

First off we made the teachers new clipboards.  They are much more fun to look at than the usual boring brown.  I love Mod Podge.

You are a CUT above the rest...scissors cut, get it?

You are o-FISH-ally the best...goldfish and Swedish fish candy.

I am one smart COOKIE thanks to you...on a package of cookies.

You are a SCENT-sational teacher...on a candle.

Emily's favorite was this one.  We need S'MORE teachers like you.  With all the stuff to make s'mores.

You are one of the RIESEN'S I love school.  (Riesen, reason, get it?)

And this one, I'm SODA-lighted that you were my teacher this year.  Adorable.  I found these free printable tags here.

Like I said, we may have gone a little overboard...oops.  :o)

Welcome Millie!

I never thought in a million years that we would have a dog...but apparently the kids finally got dad to break down and let them get one.  They all fell in love with this little puppy at my mom's house and they all cried every time we left her house because they were afraid it would be the last time they would see the little furball.  I'm not sure if it was their tears or my hubby finally realizing how much time I spend alone while he is working ALL THE TIME and he thought I might enjoy a little puppy to keep my company, but either way we ended up with little Millie.  She is a short-haired toy poodle.  All the other puppies in her litter were long-haired.  The vet said that it's uncommon to get a short-haired one but it does occasionally happen.  I think she is much cuter than the other ones.  She is a lot of fun but she is the typical puppy.  So far though we have only lost a couple rolls of toilet paper and a wooden spoon from the kitchen.  We're working on the potty training too but I think she is getting better.  In some ways it's like I have a toddler again!  She is about 3 months old.

Easter Banner

My daughter, Katie, asked me to get the Easter decorations out this morning so we could put them up.  Then I realized what a pathetic collection of Easter decorations we have (or perhaps I should say don't have).  So we decided that maybe we could make some of our own.
I have seen some of these super cute banners that are made out of old book pages so I thought it would be fun to do one for Easter.  I found a template and design that I liked here at Creations by Kara.  I decided to spell Easter on mine instead of just doing all eggs because my kids love words and reading so I thought they would like it better.  They helped me pick out the papers for the eggs too.  It only took me about 30 minutes from start to finish and I think it's cute.  I couldn't find my ink to ink the edges but I might ink some edges later when I find it.  Not bad for a first attempt.  Next time I might do a little more with it.