7.5, Jonquils, Dr. Pepper, Krispy Kreme, Fried Rice, Roses, & Snickerdoodles!

These are the gifts I have been showered with as I return to work!

7.5

The number of glorious uninterrupted hours of sleep I got last night!  Thank you Abby!  I haven't slept like that...in over eight weeks!  What a gift for mommy's first night after returning to work!  Let's try a repeat performance tonight!

Jonquils

Bright yellow flowers waiting for me as I walk into my classroom from a fabulous team mate and friend.  The perfect way to be greeted after walking in from the snow!  

Dr. Pepper & Krispy Kreme

Presented to me with a card by one of my BFF's first thing Monday morning!  Does it get any better than this?!...wait it does!

Chicken Fried Rice & Egg Drop Soup

The free lunch my amazing team mates and BFF's had delivered to celebrate my return!  Man, these ladies know the way to my heart!

Roses & Snickerdoodles

Brought to me by a parent of a student in my class! 

I am truly surrounded by amazing people everyday!  

 

WARNING:

You may experience some blog neglect as I integrate back into the work force...juggling both a full-time job and a family of four...this could get tricky...

Strategic plan of attack:  Get Girlfriend sleeping through the night and be as prepared for the next day as much as possible before I go to sleep for the night...

GAME ON!  

Cherishing These Tags

There Is No Place Like Home hosts a paper crafting fun Wednesday and giveaway every week.  Swing by to participate or check out some fabulous creations.  I fell in love with her style when I discovered her Etsy shop a couple weeks ago.  She inspired me to dabble in the art of making tags.    

Today while Girlfriend and Little Dude slept, I pulled out my stamps, ribbon, some bling, and a couple pieces of my favorite paper to throw together these fun little guys.  I have realized that my addiction to buying scrapbook paper and fabric is really rooted in my love for bold patterns.  I just can't resist a great colorful pattern...whether it be on a paper, a fabric, a shirt, a bag, or a pair of rain boots...if my heart flutters when I see the pattern, much to Andy's chagrin, I usually end up taking it home.  So when I spotted these funky papers, I knew I had to give them purpose.  Here they are ready to adorn a package or a scrapbook page!

I Could Make That...

Feeding my addiction (surfing Etsy) the other day, I came across a fabric belt...& thought, "I could make that."  So inevitably I didn't rest until I did.  It is not perfect...I'm too impatient to make my first one perfect.  First I have to see if the final product is worth recreating, then I slow down for a higher quality product.  My next one will have much better sewing.

The most difficult part of the project was deciding what yummy fabric to use...in the end I used both and made it reversible!  What a happy solution!  I'm already planning my next belt...making belts could replace my making totes obsession.

This Is The Lunch...

That made AJ exclaim with awe, "WOW, thank you!"

The menu was:

1 clementine orange

3 Triscuit crackers

a Smucker's Strawberry PB&J Uncrustable

Apple Juice

Really ?!...I didn't even put it on a plate...

I hope he is always this easy to impress.

Photobooth Documentary

Inspired by A Little Bit Funky, I pulled a few snapshots from our Photobooth library over the last couple years.   I love how these silly fleeting moments that we captured by a click of a mouse have documented us grow!

Look at baby AJ!

The above picture is what happens when we tell AJ it is time turn off the computer and go to bed.  Ha!  Just had to take a picture!

Something about Photobooth makes Andy stick out his tongue...

The tongue thing must be hereditary...

Momma, baby Abby, & AJ

baby Abby...a week before she met us...

We have hundreds (not exaggerating) of pics of daddy and AJ's tongues... 

Potty Power!

Not only does bear go everywhere with us, he must be buckled in....

AJ went all day without any potty accidents, including a trip to the store, a trip to the park, and a nap...so we rewarded him with Dairy Queen.

About half way through our ice cream treat, AJ stood up on the bench and yelled to the entire packed restaurant, "I have POTTY POWER, POTTY POWER, POTTY POWER!!!"

At least he made the connection...

Abby slept through the whole thing.