Menu Monday

I can't believe it's already Monday! We had a fabulous weekend in San Antonio visiting Sea World. We can't get enough of that place. One of the shows that we saw was about creepy creatures-snakes, spiders and the like. My son and his cousin were asked if they would like to volunteer and come up on stage to hold an animal before the start of the show. Being boys they agreed right away.

Here is my menu for the week:

Monday-Lemon Butter Shrimp with Fettuccine, salad, bread

Tuesday-Grill Cheese Sandwiches and Tomato Soup

Wednesday-Tortilla encrusted Tilapia, butter noodles, salad, vegetable

Thursday-Supreme Pizza

Friday-eating out

Book Club Friday

Today I am linking up with Heather over at Undercover Blonde for Book Club Fridays. I have enjoyed reading others recommendations and thought I would give it a try.

The book I have been reading and need to return to the school library is 11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass. The book caught my attention by the bright cover. Am I the only one that picks books by their covers? I work in an elementary school and this was a newer book that arrived so I checked it out. It's like Groundhog Day for middle readers. The same day keeps occurring but the characters change their actions some days to see what happens.

Here is what Barnes and Noble has to say about this book:

After celebrating their first nine same-day birthdays together, Amanda and Leo, having fallen out on their tenth and not speaking to each other for the last year, prepare to celebrate their eleventh birthday separately but peculiar things begin to happen as the day of their birthday begins to repeat itself over and over again.

I can't wait to see what everyone else has recommended to read. My summer reading list is growing very fast!

Happy reading!

Friday Fill In

1. I know a lot about nothing.

2. Chocolate if at all possible.

3. This weather has been great for my sons baseball games.

4. Is that a problem.

5. I'm really happy I have the ability to ignore crazy people.

6. Work, or something to that effect.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to my son's playoff baseball game, tomorrow my plans include hanging with my son and Sunday, I want to go to church and relax!

Outfit of the Day

Today was a special day for me! Tonight I had my districts service awards dinner and I was going to be presented a gift and could bring a guest to share in this event. Naturally I took my sweet husband. We had a nice banquet dinner and then came the presentation of gift. I have worked for 20 years in my school district. I can't believe that when I say it. Time surely does fly when you are having fun. Dress-Marshall's
Black shrug-Dots
Necklace and Earrings-Avon
Watch-Kohl's
Wedges-Payless



Below are the gifts I received. I had a choice of items to pick from; a paperweight, clock, watch, id bracelet and pearl necklace. I picked the pearl necklace I thought I would get more wear out of it. I had to walk across the stage and shake all the board members hands and the superintendent and was presented a silver picture frame at the end. I felt like I was graduating!

It was a nice evening out with my sweetie and look forward to the next 20 years!

Happiness Is......

new fluffy towels for my son and for me. The blue ones are for my son from Target. He was very pleased to have big boy towels with no cartoon characters on them. And the white ones are for me and I am not sharing with my sweetie~just kidding

Have a great weekend!

Tablescape #23 Free Flowers and New Napkins

It's that wonderful time again, Tablescape Thursday! Thanks to Susan over at Between Naps on the Porch for hosting this fun weekly event. Please stop by here blog and check out all the other lovely tables this week.

My table is very simple this week and thrown together at the last minute. I kept going back and forth as to whether or not to do a table. I had these beautiful flowers but no linens to match.

These are my free flowers. On Saturday we attended my cousins 100 party, which is the number of birthdays plus their anniversaries equal to 100, and we stayed towards the end to help clean up and she gave away the centerpieces.

I just love them, but nothing matched in my linen stash. So while out shopping with my girlfriend tonight, we ventured into Dillard's and they had linens on sale!

My table is mismatched with cheap Walmart items to expensive Depression Glass items. Like these footed Adam Depression Glass.

And Adam Depression Glass footed sherbets.

Here are my new napkins from Dillard's. I just came home and threw this table together.

Dinner plates are from Walmart, stainless is wedding gift from Onieda.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great Tablescape Thursday!

Tablescape #22 Patriotic

It's Thursday and time for Tablescape Thursdays hosted by Susan at Between Naps on the Porch. I am having so much fun decorating my table each week. Be sure to visit Susan and see all the lovely tables for this week.

Every table should have some kind of whimsy. Patriotic pinwheels do just that. Glass hurricanes with colored glass stones and white candles to carry the theme.
Overview of the table. Simple, festive and non breakable plates are perfect for young boys!

Glass hurricanes-Southern Living at Home

Glass stones-Walmart

Pinwheels and candles-Hobby Lobby

Placemats and napkin rings-Kohl's

Plates and napkins-Walmart

Glasses-Dollar Tree

Flatware-Oneida,wedding gift

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!