Clean machine

So after not having been in my classroom for 6 days due to last weeks weather....lets just say it was a big mess. I chose not to go up there this past Sunday, but I really should have. All of the papers had been stacking up and I honestly hadn't noticed. Then today I brought in a parent of a former student to look at the scrapbook I made for last year, and I was honestly embarrassed. She could tell it was messy (plus my kids were in the middle of cutting out stuff), but still. After I attended my workout class, I headed back up to school so take care of that crazy mess in my room. Two and half hours later it looks so much better! Sometimes all I really need is a little rearrangment and filing! So my picture for today is of my newly cleaned desk area!

Super Bowl

My picture for February 6th is of my wonderful husband! I told him he had to wear a jersey to the Super Bowl party we were attending because everyone was wearing a jersey. So instead of wearing the Cowboys jersey I bought for him two years ago he wore is Spurs jersey. I tried to tell him that you don't wear a basketball jersey to watch the super bowl, but he said that the Spurs are better than both teams so he needed to show them support instead. So my picture for yesterday is of Rene in his Spurs jersey.

School days

So I finally decided that I had to do something on the third day that I was stuck inside. I made my husband take me to Hobby Lobby but of course they were closed. So we went to Target and I found the best set of school pages. So I decided to scrapbook my first year of teaching. I have several pictures from this year and it was a great year for me, so why not scrapbook it. So I worked pretty much all day on Friday and today to finish it and I did. I was very surprised I was able to finish it so quickly. I normally do like 4 pages in 6 hours because my mind has to think for a long time before I think of an idea. But these past few days I was on a roll and I am amazed at how much I like this scrapbook. Because I have not and will not post pictures of my former or current students on anything except my school website, I have just taken a picture for the front of book. But if anyone would like to see the inside pages please let me know and I will be happy to share!

Snow day #4

We had to get a family picture in the snow!
Harley loved the snow.

It was pretty slippery right here.

It's just so beautiful!

So yesterday, February 4th, we experienced snow day#4, except this time it was actual snow. The weather forecasters said we would maybe get an inch of snow. Well once again they were wrong. My ruler measured 4 inches of snow in my backyard. My family and I were supposed to drive downtown to watch my brother-in-law show at the Stock show, but because of the dangerous roads we decided that would not be a good idea. So they picked me up and we all went to brunch at La Peep. Then we drove, very slowly, to the movie theater. Sarah and I saw Tron and my parents saw True Grit. I must add that we were the only ones in the theater and it was freezing. After the movie was over, the sun finally came out and was starting to melt the snow. So I believe they saved the best snow day for last becuase this one we actually got to go out and play in it. Even though it was still freezing cold outside, the snow just brought an added bounce of excitement that had to be enjoyed! I love to watch it snow and I think it is magical because it rarely happens in Texas. So my pictures for Feb. 4th are of my snow day adventures.

Get me outta here....

So with day 3 of no school I had to get out of my house. Luckily my mom came to my rescue and took me to lunch. We enjoyed lunch at Celebrity cafe and then she dropped my sister and I off at Khols so we could shop while she went to a doctors appointment. Well we were there quite a bit longer than expected so we walked from Khols to Kroger and it was FREEEEZZZING. I mean you think cold, but this was almost unbearable. The wind was blowing so hard and the Khols parking lot was complete ice. It was almost safer to slide your feet along the ground instead of actually walking. Well we did survive, but we took some pictures along the way! Though I am so tired of being stuck at home, I think it is safest that again we are not having school tomorrow. So everyone, keep warm tonight and be safe!

Officially bored

So my picture for yesterday February 2nd is of the fire my wonderful hubby built before he left for work. Our electricity went out early in the morning and I was left there in the dark with only a flash light and the fire. The electricity eventually came back on, but it was still pretty cold outside. My mom and sister had to come over because the heat at their house was out. So we spent the afternoon watching Leap Year and cooking s'mores in the fire! I am so grateful to have a warm home that can keep my safe! Though I was bored out of my mind yesterday on day 3 of no school.

SNOW DAY!!

The puppies taking a much needed snooze.

Yes, I have lots of scrapbooks. But when you've been scrapbooking since the 6th grade it tends to happen!

The morning after it snowed.

So I woke up about 4 a.m. this morning to the sound of sleet hitting my window. The sleet escalated and led to a snow day! Of course I was not able to go back to sleep because a snow day is so unexpected and therefore quite exciting! I spent the majority of my day cleaning my house and I finally organized my scrapbook closet after a year of living in this house! I also watched P.S. I love you, which has to be the saddest movie I have ever seen. I still cannot watch anything that deals with death, it just makes me too emotional. I tried to brave the cold and go and play with the dogs, but it was unbearable. So I would quickly run out and take pictures of them! I spent the evening making my healthy soup and am now about to watch Toy Story 3. My pictures for today are of all the activities I did!