Friday Fun

1. Dancing to the music while singing makes me happy.
2. The last time I scrap booked I nearly finished our vacation album.
3. When I drive I like to turn up the radio and sing along.
4. I saw her standing there.
5. Give me time, give me books, give me a cozy place to read and I'll be a happy girl.
6. Next week I am looking forward to meeting my new 2nd graders.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to relaxing at home tomorrow my plans include going to school to finish working in my room and Sunday, I want to relax!

Have a great weekend!

Tyler

This summer instead of going to one place we decided to take several weekend trips around our state. One place that we ventured to was Tyler, TX. And we took a trip to the zoo while there. Here are some photos of our time at the zoo. Enjoy!
The zoo is nicely landscaped with lots of ups and downs. We really got a work out exploring this zoo.They have this huge caged bird area and you can walk in and see birds up close.And feed them with a stick dipped in a sticky substance and rolled in bird seed. The birds just hop on to your stick!My favorite animal.And you can't leave without picking up a souvenir or two!

Thrifty Finds

I purchased these two chairs to go on our front porch. I had seen a magazine cover that had chairs and a small table with a tablecloth to the ground and it was so cute. One chair was $10, the other was $15 and the table was $1.00, which all came from the same thrift store but not all at the same trip. The tablecloth came from the super W store. My son and I painted them one afternoon. That was a learning experience for both of us. Teaching him about having no drip marks and starting in one area before moving to the next. When they were all dried, his looked better than mine. So this is my version of the cover. I still need to get some small accents and plants to place around but the larger items are coming together. Last week I showed the rocker on the other side of the porch. What do you think? Any suggestions?

Menu Planning Monday

I am not planning a menu this week. I have returned back to school this week and I'm exhausted from meetings, from just sitting there absorbing all the information. Our son has football conditioning camp in the evenings this week so we will be running him over to the other side of the freeway during the dinner hour. I feel that I will not be able to successfully plan and create meals with out falling over from exhaustion so we are eating out or playing it by ear as to whats on hand at home.

Here is my room when I walked in last Thursday. I am almost finished for Meet the Teacher on Friday. I have meetings all this week except Friday. Friday is a work in our room until 2:00 and then parents and students will be arriving to meet me. I am never done decorating and creating until May, but it will be presentable for the Meet the Teacher. The picture above is space for two classrooms. I wished I had all that space!
As you can see I only have two full walls the rest is open. I get a lot of traffic in the hallway going in and out of the building. I'll take more picutres later when I have more completed.

Hope your week is off to a great start!

Waiting

Saturday we were hanging around the house waiting for the delivery truck with our new washer and dryer. Earlier this week our dryer would not turn on so we called the repairman to come take a look. Our washer and dryer were purchased when we got married way back in 1992, so they had done their job for us and were not very energy efficient. So instead of spending $400 to repair the motor on the old dryer we went shopping and purchased two beautiful appliances.

With the old washer and dryer I didn't see a real need or desire to fix up the laundry room but now I need to spruce things up in there. The new appliances are sooo pretty! I think it may become one of my favorite rooms in the house.

See ya~I've got laundry to do!

Friday Fun

1. The last meal I had at a restaurant was fajitas.
2. Violence is something I intensely dislike.
3. The full moon makes me want to sing and dance "It's a wonderful night for a moon dance..."
4. Y'all is one of my favorite local expressions.
5. Sometimes its best to leave things as they are.
6. Sex in the City is the best moive I've seen so fas this year!
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to relaxing at home tomorrow my plans include waiting for the delivery truck and Sunday, I want to take son to his first football practice!

Have a great weekend!

Rocker Project

Look what I have done! This was an inherited piece from a family member that passed away. It was a brown rocker that I added a fresh coat of white paint and it now sits proudly on my front porch. The pillow was found at Goodwill.

Now I'm looking for a small table at the thrift stores to sit beside the rocker and then adding some plants. I'm so terrible with plants. I kinda forget to water. And that's not good in this Texas heat!