Kids Say the Darndest Things!

Dinosaurs is our topic of discussion this week and so far, I've been pretty obsessed with listening to the Little's conversations!

"Dinosaurs are un-stinct"

"Dinosaurs smell like dog food"

Then a little girl was telling me about her hurt leg...
 "Mrs. Bass, tomorrow I hurt my leg." 
"Tomorrow?  Did this happen Sunday?" 
"Yes, tomorrow!"  Nice.

Oh man, how I love my job.  :)
xoxo  Summer

A little slide of paradise!

Pizza Hut has won my heart. They have created something so delicious and so adorable, perhaps words cannot describe how perfect they are. Pizza sliders. And yes, you can get bacon as a topping!

Seuss-tacular Day!

TGIF, ya'll!  I've never prayed harder for a Friday!  Kiddos are BONKERS, I'm exhausted, and it's only March.  First.  Fifteen more days til Spring Break.  Feels like eternity.

On a happy note, we celebrated Dr. Seuss's birthday early since it's tomorrow.  I'll take you through a picture walk of our day!


Justin Bieber reading "The Cat in the Hat".  They loved it!

Yes, the 'cat' is inverted but YAY for them sounding out words!

Getting their fill of Green Eggs and Ham!

Making Green Eggs (Banana pudding-- science/cooking lesson!)

Delish!

 This friend said that the green eggs and ham are green because they grew on green trees! And she sounded out tree!  LOVE!

A Cat with Different Hats!

We hid our faces being sneaky snakes!  (Privacy issues...)  These are our Horton ears!

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!  We sure had fun celebrating with your books! 

xoxo Summer

Early Bird Friday 5

Friday Five is early this week.  I'm ok with that.

1.Husby complains that I have too many vases.  Duh, it's called  collection.  In our new house there is a built in bookshelf.  I'm going to wrap some in cisal like this one and see how they look.  Hopefully the display will look pretty in person (it's a pretty sight in my mind...)

2.  Homemade Bleach Gel Pens.  I'm a mom.  And I'm messy.  I lived for those Clorox Bleach Pens because they save clothes that just have a few stains on them!!!  I cannot tell you how awesome it is to rescue a white shirt from the discard pile!  I have had trouble finding the regular Bleach Pens at anyplace except Food Pyramid.  Then I found this recipe on Pinterest.  I got excited!

        

Homemade Bleach Pens:

Ingredients

• ¾ cup water
• 3 Tbsp corn starch
• 4-7 Tbsp household bleach

Instructions

1. Mix water and corn starch together in a small pan. Bring to a boil, stirring continuously until mixture becomes translucent and pudding-like. Let cool. If you need to make it more than a few hours ahead of time, cover the pot with plastic wrap so it won’t dry out. Start adding bleach by the Tbsp, until you have the consistency and strength you desire. Gel will thin a little bit after sitting. Use as you would regular bleach gel.

3.  I have zero artistic ability.  If ability could be in the negatives, that would be me...  So I was thrilled when I came across this...every animal's body is based off a simple oval.  I can do that!

4.  Then I found THIS! 

 If you read yesterday's post, you will understand. 

(If this link doesn't work, just youtube 'If animals ate fast food').

5.  Enough said...

Wishing it was already Friday,

Summer

Mc Crap

What will McDonalds come up with next?  McFish Bites.  Are you kidding me?   I'm a foodie.  But this is a whole new level of gross.  It makes me wonder how they create things like that and assume it's going to sell.  I would understand if it was 'scallop bites' or something like that.  Scallops occur in that similar shape naturally in nature.  I can only imagine how McFish Bites are created.  Then I really get going. 

Dinosaur shaped fish sticks. 
 Christmas Tree Chicken Nuggets. 

I wonder if all the fish in the sea strive to be a certain Dinosaur.  If I was a chicken, I would not want to be a Christmas Tree.  Turn me into something cooler.  A rocket ship or a dragon.  Who says, "Hmmm, I'm really craving dino fish or aritifically shaped chicken?"  Gross. 

I guess I have no room to talk.  I do enjoy a tasty Zebra Cake every now and then.  I wonder how many zebras it takes to cram them into a cake?

xoxoSummerxoxo

Money in the Bank

Why do teachers get paid the big bucks? Who knows. Maybe it's because we get coughed on a kagillion times a day. Perhaps it's because we can diffuse temper tantrums in less than two minutes. My husband would say its because we have to supply 75% of our supplies and snacks.

MAYBE its because when a kid pees his/her pants and we send their nap mat home for Mom or Dad to wash, they return it to you bare handed in the same nasty plastic bag you gave it in the previous day. And all you can do is take it and smile. GAG.

Then I reflect on my day with my little Loves and how much I impact their lives. I smile when I recall a kiddos' conversation on 'what dinosaurs smell like'. And how hard a poor hungry boy hugged me before he left today because I gave him an apple to snack on. The grin on a girls' face when she figured out her number puzzle in math stations. (This girl has been trying to master it since January!).

I might not have millions in my bank account or drive a Bentley but I am super loaded in love and happiness. Helping children grow and experiencing life thru their curious little eyes gives me immeasurable glee. Children are our world's greatest resource and I truly believe that. I thank God daily that he gave me the gifts to guide and love. Teaching isn't all birthday parties, recess, and potty breaks. There is heart break, sleepless nights, and unmatched fulfillment. Next time you talk to a teacher, give them a hug. Chances are, they need it! After all, that is how WE measure wealth.

Some things in life are free!

I hate getting mail.  Unless someone mailed me a present.  Or a check.  Or chocolate cake.  Or a catalogue.  (Husby hates those...they make his blood pressure rise because our credit card bill 'inflates'...hmm, do I see a pattern?).  Anyways.  My aide and I are looking up free samples during Rest Time today.  Of anything and everything.  It's sort of empowering.  I have Loreal Paris shampoo kits, Metamucil (I should probably steer clear of that one to be honest...), VitaMelts vitamins, Prilosec, Cover Girl, Airborne, and Kleenex Kits headed my way. In 6-8 weeks but whatever.  I'm super stoked about free stuff!!! 

All I did was Google search "Target Free Samples" or on the Walmart website you can scroll down under "More" and get free samples.  SO MUCH FUN!  Then we started Googling products -Loreal Hair Care- with the word Sample in there and so many goodies popped up! 

Rest Time is almost over...and the rain is still pouring down.  Husby had to drive a big ol rig all the way from Tulsa to Enid today in the sleeting rain/mush/yuck.  I hope he comes home soon, when he makes big trips like that in bad weather it scares me!  Guess I better start wake up my Loves.

Wishing for a free sample of chocolate every single day for forever!
Summer

Dorito Massacre

Men are pigs.  Literally.  I love my husband very much but he eats us out of house and home.  I'm telling you, if the walls were made of nachos or Zebra Cakes or something ridiculous like that, we would be screwed.  Then he complains when I spend $150 on food.

On Friday I went to the grocery store to buy a few things to make three meals this weekend.  Oh, and some of my favorite pretzel chips.  I wanted to try this new Dorito Taco Bake.  It appeared to be right up everyone's ally.  I bought the chips, crescent rolls, and meat.  I should have hid the chips.  I knew better.  I even told him not to touch them because they were for the recipe.  Low and behold, a little more than 24 hours later, the crumbled remnants of a JUMBO bag of Doritos lies on my kitchen floor. That's right.  It didn't even make it to the trash can.  Le sigh.

Then I go to the fridge to make myself lunch and I grab for one of my Diet Cokes   GONE.  He drank every single one.  Ok, I probably drank 90% of them  but he had the last one.  I didn't  even get to say good bye.  So I resorted to Grapefruit Juice-gag-.

I'm super annoyed by now.  He waltzes into the kitchen, carefree as usual, ready to scour the fridge for something else he can devour in 15 seconds flat.  He opens the fridge and even has the gall to ask what was for dinner.  "Well dear, you ate the chips I was going to use for the taco bake.  Now I have no idea".   His reply?  "We have stuffing don't we?  Can't you do anything with that."  Oh yeah, you'll get stuffing alright....It is safe to assume I am silently relieved I played my cards right and hid my pretzel chips and strawberry cake mix in the hall closet (it's an unorganized mess, Husby avoids it at all costs...).  I'm going to make cake cookies when he naps and hide them in my car to take to work tomorrow. Does that make me a bad person?

 I suppose we will be that old married couple who instead of sleeping in separate bedrooms, eats out of different pantries.  I'm going to hire an armed guard for mine...

Pining for Diet Coke,
Summer

If You Give a Man a Kitchen...

Since finding our perfect little house last week, Husby and I have made a list of all the things we will have to (ok, want to...) do when we snag the keys!  What was "OH, it's perfect!  We don't have to do anything to it!" has morphed into a two page list of things I am hoping we can accomplish simply by waving a magic wand.  I'm no Harry Potter and I get the feeling we are going to be busy bees for a quite some time...

We need to re-stain the cabinets.  The house was built in '85 and I'm pretty sure the stain is original.  From a distance it looks ok but up close you can tell the kitchen has definitely been loved.

Husby considers the kitchen upgrades an investment, so we are going to go to the max at Home Depot's discount granite.  (HA!)  But at $29/sq. ft., it's not such a shabby deal.  Ironically we had no idea which of the four options would look best with the cabinet stains we picked out.  Then we second guessed our cabinet stains.  Then we third guessed the tile floors we decided not to rip up.  Nothing is more mind draining then trying to entertain a screaming one year old, making a huge counter top decision, rocking a 20 lb six month old, and trying to pry as much information about the counter top choices and ordering process as possible from a man I'm convinced is related to Santa Claus.

Husby was inspired by the showcased kitchen displays and told me he wants to buy a new sink also.  Oh, and new hardware.  And faucet.  I'm wondering if he has ever read If You Give A Mouse A Cookie...

On the plus side I only want to switch out the doors in the house and everything else is completely upgraded.  I even managed to convince him to let us keep the carpet in the living room.  Hardwood floors can wait til 'everyone'  is out of 'messy spills and accidents' stage.  It may be a while.  I hope he isn't holding his breath.

Now we just have to worry about paint colors for Turtle's room...an accent wall color for Bee, pavers to make some sort of patio for the back yard, sod, new entrance light fixture, minor landscaping, building a weenie dog house, a carpet cleaner, drapes, kid proof bathroom decor, 'man-caving' out the garage, a fridge, and the list goes on and on.  So much for turn key.

Praying Spring Break is extended by three weeks...(we close March 18)...
Summer

Friday Five

Friday Five!

No joke, ya'll, it is FREEZING in Oklahoma at the moment.  Not cool.  HA!

Here's my list of things I love:

1.  My close friend and best aide ever just found out she passed all three Oklahoma Educator exams to become a teacher.  She is so clever, smart, and ah-mazing with kids!  I am so happy for her, although I am heart broken if she decides to teach next year because that means I will be on my own.  Sad face.

2.  Brighton is my all time favorite jewelry.  There is a new Spring line out, Gaudi Park.  Every single piece is super Spring-y and right up my alley!

Seriously.  Can't.. Get.  Enough  

Brighton.com

3.  Things that make me chuckle:

This could easily be me when I'm old.  Hey, you only live once.  If you are going to drag me to a gym, it's my way or the highway once I'm there...

4.  A Kindergarten school somewhere in Europe.  LOVE!

5.  White vinegar.  Say what!?  That's right!  I have added it to loads of towels in the washing machine (1 cup) with regular detergent and it literally took the mildew smell right out!  Amazing!  Then I researched all of the other uses for it cleaning and I'm hooked!  It's a natural ingredient-- I mean, we eat it, right?-- and it's cheap!!!  Holla!  I'm attacking my tub with it this weekend...if I'm motivated ..I'm not gonna lie...it might be sometime next week.  But still on my endless list of...priorities?  I'll keep you updated.

Peace, love, Fridays!

xoxo Summer