tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53597663024661775952024-02-19T04:34:35.033-05:00Everyday LoveSchool Day Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14325605455412439136noreply@blogger.comBlogger146125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5359766302466177595.post-92139457576198225902013-01-31T16:42:00.000-05:002013-01-31T16:42:00.246-05:002012 in Review Well, since I barely blogged in 2012, here's our year in review. <br />
Get ready for the longest post ever! <br />
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January-<br />
*Andrew Bennett is 2 Months Old!<br />
*We got to met 3 new little friends! Allie, Elise and Dylan!<br />
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February-<br />
*Andrew's first Valentine's Day!<br />
*Dan's first attempt at getting Andrew to like hockey happened. :)<br />
*I went back to work while Andrew was watched by his Nonnie and Auntie.<br />
*We put our house up for sale and sold it.<br />
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March-<br />
*Andrew tried his first bit of cereal (and rather enjoyed it)<br />
*We went house hunting a lot and decided on a house to move into.<br />
*Andrew took his first plane ride to Florida!<br />
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April-<br />
*We went to Florida for Spring Break with my family.<br />
*Celebrated Easter<br />
*Started work on our new house<br />
*Said goodbye to our first house<br />
*Andrew Bennett started going to daycare<br />
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May-<br />
*Andrew turned 6 months old!<br />
*He got his first tooth and really started rolling over.<br />
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June-<br />
*Enjoyed swimming and swinging!<br />
*Celebrated my Grandma's 85th birthday with a surprise party.<br />
*Made a (successful) trip to Shipshe<br />
*Took Andrew to his first baseball game (Go BlueJays!)<br />
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July &August-<br />
*Andrew was crawling around everywhere! Also learned how to stand up holding on to something.<br />
*Spent lots of time painting house projects<br />
*And lots of time making black polka dot everything for my classroom. :)<br />
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September-<br />
*Finally! finished the kitchen- backsplash and all<br />
*One final swim at Papa and Nonnie's<br />
*Enjoyed Caroline's (end of Aug) and Henry's birthday parties<br />
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October-<br />
*Went apple picking<br />
*Raked up LOTS of leaves<br />
*Andrew Bennett's first Halloween- dressed up as the old man from UP<br />
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November-<br />
*Andrew Bennett turned ONE!<br />
* Went on a family vacation to Myrtle Beach<br />
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December-<br />
*Christmas celebrations with both families!<br />
*Trip to Canada to see friends<br />
*Went to Orlando and Busch Gardens<br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So my goal for 2013 is to get back into blogging. It is already January 14 and I have yet to start my goal, but I heard on the radio the other day that most people quit their goal within the first 5 days of the new year. I figure this way that won't happen to me. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A lot has happened since then, so I should have lots to blog about.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The last time I blogged we were moving out of our old house.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are now fairly settled in our new house. Lots of painting, a new kitchen, fresh carpet </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and many hands helping later, we are fairly settled. There is still plenty to do, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but I like that. I like dreaming up ideas- not sure my husband likes that- but I do. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since I last blogged, we have traveled to Canada (of course), </span></div>
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School Day Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14325605455412439136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5359766302466177595.post-59716699393801171172012-05-13T21:57:00.003-04:002012-05-13T21:57:57.412-04:00Goodbye house..<div style="text-align: center;">
Last month we said goodbye to our first house. </div>
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Although I'm excited for our new place to live, I'm a little sad to leave our first place.</div>
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There were a lot of "firsts" and good memories in that house. </div>
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It was the first house that we had friends over to.</div>
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It was the first house that we decorated together and spent hours picking out perfect couches and chairs. </div>
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It also was the first house that we argued in as a married couple. </div>
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Which happened to be about buying chairs. :)</div>
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It was the first house that we shared with Winston who often seemed to take up </div>
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It was the first house that we hung our stockings up over the fireplace to celebrate Christmas together.</div>
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It was the first house that we brought Andrew home from the hospital to.</div>
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It was the first house that we loved. </div>
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we'll see what happens.</div>School Day Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14325605455412439136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5359766302466177595.post-6228095588424964252012-01-24T20:42:00.001-05:002012-01-24T20:42:31.764-05:002 months already?<div style="text-align: center;">
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so here is my list. Now, this isn't exactly a list of books in 2011. I have read a lot of these in 2012 already, but they are fresh in my mind and I figure it's close enough. I have been enjoying reading on maternity leave and also enjoying my new Kindle Fire. I also love that I can get books on my Kindle from my library! It makes it easy to try out lots of new books! :)</div>
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I liked this book. Didn't love it as much as I thought I would after reading raving reviews on it, but it was still good. I found myself thinking about what my own dog might be thinking while reading this book since the book is told from the perspective of a dog.<b> </b></div>
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</tbody></table>School Day Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14325605455412439136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5359766302466177595.post-36976875144044580062012-01-06T17:48:00.002-05:002012-01-06T17:48:40.382-05:00Welcome Andrew Bennett!<h3 class="post-title entry-title">
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We welcomed our little one on November 20th!</div>
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Andrew Bennett</div>
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8 lbs. 4 oz.</div>
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20.5 inches long</div>
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Born on 11/20/11</div>
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11:00 pm</div>
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We love you Andrew Bennett!</div>
</div>School Day Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14325605455412439136noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5359766302466177595.post-82612019242663058302011-08-20T17:32:00.002-04:002011-08-20T17:43:11.898-04:00It's Getting There...<div style="text-align: center;">The few weeks we have been working hard on baby boy's room.
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;">And after moving and selling all of our office furniture,
<br />we started the work on the room.
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<br />Dan worked hard on the bead board for the bottom half
<br />of the room. It wasn't easy with the crazy walls this
<br />old house has, but I think it turned out pretty
<br />professional looking.
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;">And then the painting began...
<br />My dad came over and painted the whole room-
<br />from the ceiling to the windows to the closet!
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<br />Dan even built me another little shelf in the closet- how handy is that!
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;">Now the fun part can begin-
<br />the dresser is in the basement waiting to be carried up,
<br />the chair is waiting its' fate to see if it will fit in the little corner or not,
<br />and the crib that was supposedly on back order until October should be here next week!
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<br />I can't wait to see how it all comes together!
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<br />School Day Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14325605455412439136noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5359766302466177595.post-84491878459419905442011-08-11T19:07:00.002-04:002011-08-14T19:21:10.886-04:00Baby Gender Reveal<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Last month, we had our ultrasound and were able to find
<br /></div>out if we are having a boy or girl in November.
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<br />The night before I made some cupcakes...
<br />I had to be very careful to not mix up the
<br />pink and the blue- wouldn't that be sad if I got them confused? :)
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<br />First, I tried putting the chocolate disks in the batter
<br />before I baked them.
<br />Which sort of worked, but some were hard to see, especially
<br />the pink ones.
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;">So, plan B was to dig out a piece of the cupcake
<br />after it was baked and stick in the chocolate disk.
<br />Worked like a charm.
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<br />there were some gifts for the little one...
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;">IT'S A BOY!
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<br /></p>School Day Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14325605455412439136noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5359766302466177595.post-33259983202587671572011-07-29T21:34:00.003-04:002011-07-29T22:03:54.770-04:00California Dreamin<div style="text-align: center;">Alright, time to update the blog, seeing how we traveled to the west coast in June and it is now almost August! Plus, I have lots of other things to update on...<br /><br />In June, Dan and I traveled with Dan's parents and two of his sisters. We started off<br />by flying to Las Vegas. Although Dan has been there more than a handful of times,<br />I had never been there. The strip was quite something.<br />The next morning we were on the road.<br />Our schedule was dictated by two things: one the time and location of some ballgames<br />and the fact that Dan and I had a wedding to attend the next weekend.<br /><br />Our first stop was Hoover Dam.<br />It was super hot, so this visit consisted of us parking, walking a short bit,<br />taking the obligatory pictures and getting back in our air conditioned cars.<br />We didn't need a tour anyways- my engineering husband was able to<br />fill us in on any information we felt like we needed to know. :)<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn20qgpZut5dwsk_OYokQFtBRgpnCvXYaXpsjj1wE9y_GMl45fjIBPhNIuBWVYPlj-5iG1MBR2IZmj74QMGsEw-hjlViVzO57bIRowZ_WTak33sRVJjRloPEZBmDHQVhWV44Y4_m-cAVs/s1600/California+028.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn20qgpZut5dwsk_OYokQFtBRgpnCvXYaXpsjj1wE9y_GMl45fjIBPhNIuBWVYPlj-5iG1MBR2IZmj74QMGsEw-hjlViVzO57bIRowZ_WTak33sRVJjRloPEZBmDHQVhWV44Y4_m-cAVs/s400/California+028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634955231260605874" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We then kept driving to get to the Grand Canyon.<br />It was an amazing sight to see!<br />It truly is one of those places that you just have to see in real life-<br />pictures can't capture it.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3tfxC4J0Rm6Zsq5-Tn3Qh1XhCxxH5tCNwPaAlkWzQrrDw5STvb5u40ppBGbgG2_-TmwcqQzElMFH-QkRNC-A4VpKfzh5b5Prxo0uv_OlZQ0x2nKnrL9_redE88hy0SKovehM3o-n6EXM/s1600/California+036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3tfxC4J0Rm6Zsq5-Tn3Qh1XhCxxH5tCNwPaAlkWzQrrDw5STvb5u40ppBGbgG2_-TmwcqQzElMFH-QkRNC-A4VpKfzh5b5Prxo0uv_OlZQ0x2nKnrL9_redE88hy0SKovehM3o-n6EXM/s400/California+036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634955225994978770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLh5xxN3VYVJGr0PoeiqRgpI0O9gHsalLz23kms6NOGClONBPs3CL6acvxtAOQJi1CpaC0DuuJsng53yRaTo2QuVLP-ZHr8baAf_4U3H9X5qII3bkkTFq1rnPUYbAw1WkYQSvWAGzwt94/s1600/California+041.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLh5xxN3VYVJGr0PoeiqRgpI0O9gHsalLz23kms6NOGClONBPs3CL6acvxtAOQJi1CpaC0DuuJsng53yRaTo2QuVLP-ZHr8baAf_4U3H9X5qII3bkkTFq1rnPUYbAw1WkYQSvWAGzwt94/s400/California+041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634955217978246402" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The next morning we were able to drive through<br />the Sedona Valley. It was an unbelievable drive and<br />I was in awe of God's creation!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjet0bVEzlcx51ZN1Xr7cXbf5TZFTz6FcrpK2IA2tC_p5LZZ_xDHrwnzT79wuROAp2nDQPY_tc05lPYWE4HLV1GaLtkrTb6-XHTeSXUkxRSZEzk8KD6CG8TXgMtfAboqZQ-MiG6992DnD4/s1600/California+073.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjet0bVEzlcx51ZN1Xr7cXbf5TZFTz6FcrpK2IA2tC_p5LZZ_xDHrwnzT79wuROAp2nDQPY_tc05lPYWE4HLV1GaLtkrTb6-XHTeSXUkxRSZEzk8KD6CG8TXgMtfAboqZQ-MiG6992DnD4/s400/California+073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634955208020275842" border="0" /></a><br />We spent time in Scottsdale, Arizona.<br />Mainly trying to stay cool, but we did manage to do some<br />shopping and laid out by the pool.<br /><br />We also found a Sprinkles!<br />A special treat for my birthday! :) Yum!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrlgysFGn3TKL0DrlB6R98kvogHLyEnCpG0ttwip-4tY_nomX9nEwFUS2yMkWfFqvZ0KAsCO6p0q9YzKfwmacKxNpqcXi6cLkrXMaYOHx_L95FZykyae5pJanWWs8bTAh_-oQRjPE1csM/s1600/California+088.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrlgysFGn3TKL0DrlB6R98kvogHLyEnCpG0ttwip-4tY_nomX9nEwFUS2yMkWfFqvZ0KAsCO6p0q9YzKfwmacKxNpqcXi6cLkrXMaYOHx_L95FZykyae5pJanWWs8bTAh_-oQRjPE1csM/s400/California+088.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634955205022557250" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We also went to a baseball game in LA on my birthday, which<br />I sadly have no pictures of. But, it was fun and I got to eat my<br />nachos that I requested as part of my birthday present. :)<br /><br />In LA, we took a bus tour of the city...<br /><br />Beverly Hills,<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXG4xuxJT1nNcHhDXB_1yHQ7_b8KCeGR2vEX9ufveOBtA5Pe5UvZQmMNES7LzDRT6N5P4JGBj8XdMlwnKPC9FFbdJcFfPeznL0MpI6IHCDo_50xEtFcTUhi9dqia4Vl70xpQhhrwJQDk/s1600/California+093.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXG4xuxJT1nNcHhDXB_1yHQ7_b8KCeGR2vEX9ufveOBtA5Pe5UvZQmMNES7LzDRT6N5P4JGBj8XdMlwnKPC9FFbdJcFfPeznL0MpI6IHCDo_50xEtFcTUhi9dqia4Vl70xpQhhrwJQDk/s400/California+093.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634954376052642658" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Hollywood,<br /><br />Venice Beach...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-RDuCPaix6wEz7NGIP05SJfjmEdzsH_QQ9ytZ-TO3zH-tN7p95MbKBIEQ430jy6noyeAiUNTmSHCSW_NkRYrN2vpkVLbf9He_6AhIMoHt-OORwLpBfBmDbCe6KU_STir9M-SMxxPGF_U/s1600/California+090.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-RDuCPaix6wEz7NGIP05SJfjmEdzsH_QQ9ytZ-TO3zH-tN7p95MbKBIEQ430jy6noyeAiUNTmSHCSW_NkRYrN2vpkVLbf9He_6AhIMoHt-OORwLpBfBmDbCe6KU_STir9M-SMxxPGF_U/s400/California+090.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634954381602423298" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Dan and I split ways with his family for a few days and<br />headed down to San Diego to celebrate our friends<br />Nate and Sarah's wedding.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQXiiW4q-pJfiFUlSr1oALb_QLpIyTw19HzKgMe8BiPfysvm02kce9Bq9mxfrYwFcYmK8WEV85W0w3S6Kbi8JzdGflxbn7VXxB-kx4W6A7hN9mNZfMeGjmM0adgzFHycObyIaclWoxjM/s1600/California+095.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQXiiW4q-pJfiFUlSr1oALb_QLpIyTw19HzKgMe8BiPfysvm02kce9Bq9mxfrYwFcYmK8WEV85W0w3S6Kbi8JzdGflxbn7VXxB-kx4W6A7hN9mNZfMeGjmM0adgzFHycObyIaclWoxjM/s400/California+095.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634954366100461314" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I can see why people live in San Diego- the weather is perfect!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ctwebAkhk9Wfz8o1XPZibTI6Hi10DQcZN07jM3wlr77MRqzmGERQA2Sbc8G7Yql4tUWRzmvFqDfMzynRYNNpNk9M3HXapFDLYW299QkRy-Zuw-Xn5XVoJMkXu4WH-DVKClAwCCuVmLI/s1600/California+104.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ctwebAkhk9Wfz8o1XPZibTI6Hi10DQcZN07jM3wlr77MRqzmGERQA2Sbc8G7Yql4tUWRzmvFqDfMzynRYNNpNk9M3HXapFDLYW299QkRy-Zuw-Xn5XVoJMkXu4WH-DVKClAwCCuVmLI/s400/California+104.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634954359594822386" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQfPofwXvycRcj_NVrVbtomFYGNfmJcCT-wAA1JVqqI7DwKlYDH6klC4vnjLMpLhOWIUcKgaDe-Wr09jIlNxbQZ5l4LOU1df_nWxL3jft8tK6zlNEKsdYcFxTRx-Ca1WrlctCvSPtRksg/s1600/California+118.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQfPofwXvycRcj_NVrVbtomFYGNfmJcCT-wAA1JVqqI7DwKlYDH6klC4vnjLMpLhOWIUcKgaDe-Wr09jIlNxbQZ5l4LOU1df_nWxL3jft8tK6zlNEKsdYcFxTRx-Ca1WrlctCvSPtRksg/s400/California+118.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634954355016207586" border="0" /></a><br />The wedding was beautiful and Dan made it through<br />his best man's speech (which was pretty good if I do say so).<br /></div>School Day Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14325605455412439136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5359766302466177595.post-90511657469675529242011-07-06T08:45:00.002-04:002011-07-06T08:54:02.113-04:00Early Birthday Celebration<div style="text-align: center;">Well, it's not so early anymore, but at the time it was...<br /><br />I left for vacation with Dan and his family a few days before it was my birthday,<br /> so I celebrated with my family a little early.<br /><br />We were leaving for the airport at 1:00pm so we started off with a birthday breakfast<br />so that we could fit all the celebrating in!<br /><br />Then it was off to the mall for our yearly birthday pedicures!<br />While the girls were getting pedicures, the boys made their<br />way through Build-A-Bear.<br /><br />I think somebody liked his bear!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7EVj7GHFAzPQfMf1vtcriyu4j_WPBu6YSmUo5LY-nzYJE711uBFlFLCM73Mv9KU5plctUYtC5hJeza-5QD3D6tJrs8yI_cOUBvdVmgmO2_WrS0NrTg3goxeiIjeybtY4qOuMuUQDElMI/s1600/California+022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7EVj7GHFAzPQfMf1vtcriyu4j_WPBu6YSmUo5LY-nzYJE711uBFlFLCM73Mv9KU5plctUYtC5hJeza-5QD3D6tJrs8yI_cOUBvdVmgmO2_WrS0NrTg3goxeiIjeybtY4qOuMuUQDElMI/s400/California+022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626220147963494930" border="0" /></a><br />Then it was off to open presents!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfKkoeyjzidvdixzDKYhmp2QnT09LS1LYvdxIem1dp7TnZa0-dHmersTqZ1sO0Y8-zjmDSZTCR_V1KqLjllFJhb97irBeflum4am2aW8dchytYZ3IN4oL54s-rl9K0EbsJrNOpsfR1Rc/s1600/California+023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfKkoeyjzidvdixzDKYhmp2QnT09LS1LYvdxIem1dp7TnZa0-dHmersTqZ1sO0Y8-zjmDSZTCR_V1KqLjllFJhb97irBeflum4am2aW8dchytYZ3IN4oL54s-rl9K0EbsJrNOpsfR1Rc/s400/California+023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626220172636671650" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYkBH3AbILkGac4nmh7BRU8PG85w3aQyTV49BOvjgvoyT-Irg1CYtrjbpipglOfjoKwE7LHpsU7rmQ6JgRf1kfkkcX2pIZf7FUfG4w_UXQzxe0aTqzAUztQXZrFbG8OCuhyphenhyphenpLtNuIvTU/s1600/California+025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYkBH3AbILkGac4nmh7BRU8PG85w3aQyTV49BOvjgvoyT-Irg1CYtrjbpipglOfjoKwE7LHpsU7rmQ6JgRf1kfkkcX2pIZf7FUfG4w_UXQzxe0aTqzAUztQXZrFbG8OCuhyphenhyphenpLtNuIvTU/s400/California+025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626220154934714978" border="0" /></a>And eat some cake!<br />Good thing I had some helpers to help me blow out the candles!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0j3ks41KMy-dpYDTwus-hXf0GMSGle2-BAMZU73K4HFeeFUOdW7FxcofpPp-Fts9DiTGNg43cvtobUlTJXWaPReBnp8M65I-ptxxbonhLY-O6q5Y_Cv5KkzbT4fXSOsLJgAmnoLacTPI/s1600/California+027.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0j3ks41KMy-dpYDTwus-hXf0GMSGle2-BAMZU73K4HFeeFUOdW7FxcofpPp-Fts9DiTGNg43cvtobUlTJXWaPReBnp8M65I-ptxxbonhLY-O6q5Y_Cv5KkzbT4fXSOsLJgAmnoLacTPI/s400/California+027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626220182509064706" border="0" /></a><br />On my actual birthday, we went to a Dodger/Tigers game in LA.<br />And at Nachos for dinner as my birthday request. :)<br /></div>School Day Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14325605455412439136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5359766302466177595.post-49703167619574850742011-05-29T15:51:00.002-04:002011-05-29T15:56:58.725-04:00NKOBSB<div style="text-align: center;">NKOBSB<br /><br />Oh yes, I went to the New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys Concert<br />this past week. :)<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHsPcApoid9-9s2Bj7_1JchwI_YnRrysVr-vE5xDbwG33cB4RHDSNl9YhbSedufHhyzCJ_KikqZEHRrDA984A2mrWGYYGS6N9Epw9V0ysHnTQMP2BqDrH0mio-oCgZ8DWygUVMFFSIX08/s1600/May+2011+004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHsPcApoid9-9s2Bj7_1JchwI_YnRrysVr-vE5xDbwG33cB4RHDSNl9YhbSedufHhyzCJ_KikqZEHRrDA984A2mrWGYYGS6N9Epw9V0ysHnTQMP2BqDrH0mio-oCgZ8DWygUVMFFSIX08/s400/May+2011+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612228527229738178" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It's funny how you remember words to songs that you haven't heard for years!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNz_M7MaHA2uSOkbRT8BhVGLgWAYNmrLxP6TFErzlZeWYLyItDCCCzHBRYWsKqkds69VdJQvQ-tUZI3Gz0v_vqrVpJZ40bE0bKEhMGUSvSXx6CO2xz98MxNoC0y7lPYaJDwlGvt2yfUs/s1600/May+2011+001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNz_M7MaHA2uSOkbRT8BhVGLgWAYNmrLxP6TFErzlZeWYLyItDCCCzHBRYWsKqkds69VdJQvQ-tUZI3Gz0v_vqrVpJZ40bE0bKEhMGUSvSXx6CO2xz98MxNoC0y7lPYaJDwlGvt2yfUs/s400/May+2011+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612228523064080802" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I absolutely loved watching their choreographed dances<br />in their matching outfits.<br />Boy bands should definitely make a come back.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYZ9O1_mXXeKUswBk2T5z_QhvCw8uU6OqCOnT0yGqfJBUqYnrW5bpEe3fx8UI3PvRdsKES1h7pSH9e_Il-P3aNgx8UYQKJLPMspVwIR9kn2naBnZOIeFwn8swRQRJ0BAmAYUC08SLSWPU/s1600/Spring+2011mm+003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYZ9O1_mXXeKUswBk2T5z_QhvCw8uU6OqCOnT0yGqfJBUqYnrW5bpEe3fx8UI3PvRdsKES1h7pSH9e_Il-P3aNgx8UYQKJLPMspVwIR9kn2naBnZOIeFwn8swRQRJ0BAmAYUC08SLSWPU/s400/Spring+2011mm+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612228535852758242" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Now, if only N'Sync would come back on tour...<br /></div>School Day Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14325605455412439136noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5359766302466177595.post-55759605817738082052011-05-15T13:44:00.003-04:002011-05-15T14:00:52.277-04:00Baby Cakes<div style="text-align: center;">Last week, I left a little surprise out at work...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxLM7CP2q2Vnl6gO4klMCuQl82pKEKNwCUOdszkKh8EsWKjhU9pARznsXmbuSZ7b2sum_S4Y9yRtzMhsWq1D8kT40YlPMhiVcl-x4-ZMAo8U_eZOl4flBvQlxV97zZvepVh5XaJRPnLA/s1600/IMG_0342.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxLM7CP2q2Vnl6gO4klMCuQl82pKEKNwCUOdszkKh8EsWKjhU9pARznsXmbuSZ7b2sum_S4Y9yRtzMhsWq1D8kT40YlPMhiVcl-x4-ZMAo8U_eZOl4flBvQlxV97zZvepVh5XaJRPnLA/s400/IMG_0342.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607000887169753586" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Because I had an announcement to make...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YDdkdZAIOCPV0pJIrQiqTVpUsWJ2P6zqdn-q3ZOeW40Hxk9ac1U_FJ7X1W3F0mhL7zhznUZk0fgJEnf9ll9SNouQL7bqVahqtfLLnItrMiMlb8n0g9GWpfhZNwc24m87nFeXMEq0Bzw/s1600/IMG_0339.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 331px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YDdkdZAIOCPV0pJIrQiqTVpUsWJ2P6zqdn-q3ZOeW40Hxk9ac1U_FJ7X1W3F0mhL7zhznUZk0fgJEnf9ll9SNouQL7bqVahqtfLLnItrMiMlb8n0g9GWpfhZNwc24m87nFeXMEq0Bzw/s400/IMG_0339.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607000881902625602" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">They had no trouble figuring it out...<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCpanopbOnaZNkPYv7DXo7J-udK7RPxAaxeBjhYLbF_ZcnW7lOZYBbEVy0OjmdV2Tl81X5cP6EwddiWjfvC5uAHcBgZ3V7N5Q_B_sgHvRSQGaWS1_kziX4Xa78CFWrsQfKZBES4DFrA7U/s1600/IMG_0338.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 322px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCpanopbOnaZNkPYv7DXo7J-udK7RPxAaxeBjhYLbF_ZcnW7lOZYBbEVy0OjmdV2Tl81X5cP6EwddiWjfvC5uAHcBgZ3V7N5Q_B_sgHvRSQGaWS1_kziX4Xa78CFWrsQfKZBES4DFrA7U/s400/IMG_0338.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607000877585916226" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">:)<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiuLkxhwwV8EHx8u5kC5Uld0vmF1XTCe-ri5swP7zBGk7rgO6NJnatPpEVI04kV2fA5nyFoTUGc_3tXxhjQRtTx2u9sNq4HMUXT3kBHHJmpo_0B7mWElFYfDNUGi1O9S2Xi9jJdKB3D2A/s1600/IMG_0345.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 382px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiuLkxhwwV8EHx8u5kC5Uld0vmF1XTCe-ri5swP7zBGk7rgO6NJnatPpEVI04kV2fA5nyFoTUGc_3tXxhjQRtTx2u9sNq4HMUXT3kBHHJmpo_0B7mWElFYfDNUGi1O9S2Xi9jJdKB3D2A/s400/IMG_0345.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607000867860974930" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I'm pregnant!<br />Dan and I are expecting our first child in November!<br /></div>School Day Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14325605455412439136noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5359766302466177595.post-39141455706455314622011-04-11T21:05:00.002-04:002011-04-11T21:40:54.818-04:00Spring Break '11<div style="text-align: center;">I could NOT wait for Spring Break this year!<br />And it did not disappoint...<br /><br />The weather was perfect.<br />Perfect for laying by the ocean.<br />Working on my tan.<br />And reading.<br />(The Hunger Games is as excellent as they all say by the way.)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGca6i13OPlqRxFFw6Hy6fPYuSaOlfNmT9srkXg4_4BSQV_9RqVeAlgN_YZhujAy1wsAY5Bi4Ph6ySj1DC4ofrXiwyeJhqwo-l1FYMPBWRyyrR9gS0A2OfuSKmEzrD0MyJ5h4eRQD1to/s1600/IMAG0183.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGca6i13OPlqRxFFw6Hy6fPYuSaOlfNmT9srkXg4_4BSQV_9RqVeAlgN_YZhujAy1wsAY5Bi4Ph6ySj1DC4ofrXiwyeJhqwo-l1FYMPBWRyyrR9gS0A2OfuSKmEzrD0MyJ5h4eRQD1to/s400/IMAG0183.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594498559058626642" border="0" /></a><br />We even had sea turtle eggs steps from our chairs.<br />Which I learned lots of random facts about.<br />And reminded my of the book I read last spring break<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Last Song</span> which was a wonderful book<br />and then a horrible movie.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKs-16XsFI6K2e1CywlSgzpJx5YOPMg9M_3UW18PZIm5dtCJUue-ixaRAylntsArxpg4HrlXJu6gkYFAixWdkbeztWGyok6eenu4OVzN1CfTp7K-kcpuR9vgY2rSq3usC8sU63hNtCw3g/s1600/IMAG0181.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKs-16XsFI6K2e1CywlSgzpJx5YOPMg9M_3UW18PZIm5dtCJUue-ixaRAylntsArxpg4HrlXJu6gkYFAixWdkbeztWGyok6eenu4OVzN1CfTp7K-kcpuR9vgY2rSq3usC8sU63hNtCw3g/s400/IMAG0181.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594498557859220466" border="0" /></a><br /></div>School Day Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14325605455412439136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5359766302466177595.post-29445355961899021992011-03-27T20:48:00.002-04:002011-03-27T20:58:54.351-04:00Life Lately<div style="text-align: center;">Oh, where have a been lately you ask?<br />Grading, more grading, writing report cards and meeting with parents for conferences.<br /><br />Yep, that about sums it up.<br />Well, at least the boring part of the last 2 weeks.<br /><br />Here are some of the more exciting parts... :)<br /><br />I got to meet lovely Liliann Marie Ruth!<br />and of course visit with her mom and the rest of these wonderful girls!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKnM4WYztbfcLJxCI6pm24l1s9GZYPMNH8-IjjwvxQ4dCmgVwc1ebKnMEKRr2FXZkoE0utOgnyE8jfB-oy7o80lrE37ojGBtB4iRQmrbnTzNbhHLStxA3q5nIPhbDDnyWAPlT_S4R8gM/s1600/march+061.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKnM4WYztbfcLJxCI6pm24l1s9GZYPMNH8-IjjwvxQ4dCmgVwc1ebKnMEKRr2FXZkoE0utOgnyE8jfB-oy7o80lrE37ojGBtB4iRQmrbnTzNbhHLStxA3q5nIPhbDDnyWAPlT_S4R8gM/s400/march+061.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588926641981399826" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I had a movie and pizza night with 4 of my 4th grade girls!<br /><br />We watched Ramona and Beezus which had me reminiscing<br />to my childhood where my sisters and I watched<br />Ramona and Beezus the TV series over and over again.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRrxbI3HgUYQ9oo2zAJCTighqiUZlNn3kdF9j4HQlKSre8QnnRxB7VJO4JB-EtDFCkZ4FQerpVvWELQlkBB5ajINJf7sN2iC36MjSPVlrAYdfcjc6gSwlZ1OAJPpnpDrG2g2uRJ2U-XcQ/s1600/march+066.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRrxbI3HgUYQ9oo2zAJCTighqiUZlNn3kdF9j4HQlKSre8QnnRxB7VJO4JB-EtDFCkZ4FQerpVvWELQlkBB5ajINJf7sN2iC36MjSPVlrAYdfcjc6gSwlZ1OAJPpnpDrG2g2uRJ2U-XcQ/s400/march+066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588926648004904482" border="0" /></a><br />My class filled up our marble jar and voted to have a Spring Fun Day!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3C9X7vNeszy3Utt7ssR5BOxU7CyqYciOPJXPr1wvytEGTkyUnDalp_-vNa854S1FBy1mxl5B5RJVRBnQG-AvOpzjWRQbNoinDjj9ejXNlwUmSz15mJvKAZzphi0wwijP2_DIn_kSmZDM/s1600/march+083.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3C9X7vNeszy3Utt7ssR5BOxU7CyqYciOPJXPr1wvytEGTkyUnDalp_-vNa854S1FBy1mxl5B5RJVRBnQG-AvOpzjWRQbNoinDjj9ejXNlwUmSz15mJvKAZzphi0wwijP2_DIn_kSmZDM/s400/march+083.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588926947712614450" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Complete with Bug Juice and Dirt...yum!<br /><br />Plus the countdown is on...4 days until Spring Break!<br />It can't come fast enough!<br /></div>School Day Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14325605455412439136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5359766302466177595.post-82211043569785060152011-03-14T21:33:00.005-04:002011-03-14T21:53:22.423-04:00Annie's Baby Shower<div style="text-align: center;">Annie and I were roommates in college for 3 years and she still<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">is one of my best friends. Sheri and I were so excited to be able to<br />host a baby shower for her this past weekend!<br /><br />We played games...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5C4mZ3lk7n1tnFTPVX8KIkd8dUmkJzYPJt86ArY_nBcDSDGsB6xbNp1UkdDLHdUwexWVSkMUEi1XZhwl1A2ap126ZrxsXjjdXwAtaoSlWtDHHHHfknM_iKJDV6UX9Y2DfONKNlVIGEc/s1600/shower+022.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5C4mZ3lk7n1tnFTPVX8KIkd8dUmkJzYPJt86ArY_nBcDSDGsB6xbNp1UkdDLHdUwexWVSkMUEi1XZhwl1A2ap126ZrxsXjjdXwAtaoSlWtDHHHHfknM_iKJDV6UX9Y2DfONKNlVIGEc/s400/shower+022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584115212298691154" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">opened gifts...<br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Lsix3o8LOEy9F-chOoA3eiuFIWRoGV7s0y45jpCtw9Oa0chlTDJ_UECcOeVcwoE8gOrSo6vr165QTrRWvv1EFoH4GluCI3cQ2S0-ykjd4htNUKzi5Y_YaJ0GQaeQ74IpJlObpBQ4WbU/s1600/shower+030.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Lsix3o8LOEy9F-chOoA3eiuFIWRoGV7s0y45jpCtw9Oa0chlTDJ_UECcOeVcwoE8gOrSo6vr165QTrRWvv1EFoH4GluCI3cQ2S0-ykjd4htNUKzi5Y_YaJ0GQaeQ74IpJlObpBQ4WbU/s400/shower+030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584115189105118290" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xKH8SKq_gJoqt7P6WO5ris44xnEYoXyaT0SascjUZdsR5fuuJoClFxxmzrkZiCNWQFn8GhH9OyJKRFi6rCBj6XeZ2gU4m56notagpfkG13RwVAx4-FHfke2kn5z5dn9WQliyBJjyiG4/s1600/shower+024.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xKH8SKq_gJoqt7P6WO5ris44xnEYoXyaT0SascjUZdsR5fuuJoClFxxmzrkZiCNWQFn8GhH9OyJKRFi6rCBj6XeZ2gU4m56notagpfkG13RwVAx4-FHfke2kn5z5dn9WQliyBJjyiG4/s400/shower+024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584114381282405202" border="0" /></a><br />ate...</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTwsGXGqgE-s8dMYC3rCXeRuMYKCanzwe_oTSOHA_FGT3s-XT0ioMlObrY_Czv4zl6R5gQC1fO1K_6I3t0dI9rDo4MhSMWvxVjfMIEDd6QkMqxC72m_aDq26x2_0DEAkWwhyaYRyXHbc/s1600/shower+006.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTwsGXGqgE-s8dMYC3rCXeRuMYKCanzwe_oTSOHA_FGT3s-XT0ioMlObrY_Czv4zl6R5gQC1fO1K_6I3t0dI9rDo4MhSMWvxVjfMIEDd6QkMqxC72m_aDq26x2_0DEAkWwhyaYRyXHbc/s400/shower+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584114358368411698" border="0" /></a><br />enjoyed each other's company...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhph9XaKbMQ6CXuwW-zD3IZRXTDFcRJqgQ_xI0VltOQ-1aAuW1dEpIGZiasEf6kgJ4qtFoAx-tCLigVeGDMyOERegdamSC2J34KVR00lq_WJtFwzrMFohxualOTx5cEWLv1U-ixjCJRdOE/s1600/shower+009.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhph9XaKbMQ6CXuwW-zD3IZRXTDFcRJqgQ_xI0VltOQ-1aAuW1dEpIGZiasEf6kgJ4qtFoAx-tCLigVeGDMyOERegdamSC2J34KVR00lq_WJtFwzrMFohxualOTx5cEWLv1U-ixjCJRdOE/s400/shower+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584114372420068802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7H8PuNRSo4ZHDkL1dmx-UGNKbpqzjLskMJiuVkH2jgOPflFLGELO_LACf4hVF-EF_fD_tNbbCrAZJfZ5OZ5E_Pswf18v8GueCFovG4om1vs1WzXzm6PPiTfjVd8p5xS4EbVzMbFWYFs/s1600/shower+033.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7H8PuNRSo4ZHDkL1dmx-UGNKbpqzjLskMJiuVkH2jgOPflFLGELO_LACf4hVF-EF_fD_tNbbCrAZJfZ5OZ5E_Pswf18v8GueCFovG4om1vs1WzXzm6PPiTfjVd8p5xS4EbVzMbFWYFs/s400/shower+033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584115206702100146" border="0" /></a><br />and had a great time celebrating and anticipating<br />the birth of Annie and Tony's baby boy!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77at55qYYhpoalK1QaZg_kIySWAcjjw33C4nspq9Zls4mZhg-GUbK3UXyIqJt-K2PMRhmyuAlOM54m0lS2CEgkW6Ohdwk-nAgPapIE9OXiAxChNkWw4w0Kzp1C5Ga3MzHYyODjGLpkIQ/s1600/shower+004.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77at55qYYhpoalK1QaZg_kIySWAcjjw33C4nspq9Zls4mZhg-GUbK3UXyIqJt-K2PMRhmyuAlOM54m0lS2CEgkW6Ohdwk-nAgPapIE9OXiAxChNkWw4w0Kzp1C5Ga3MzHYyODjGLpkIQ/s400/shower+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584114351569797218" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Can't wait to meet their little one!<br /></div>School Day Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14325605455412439136noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5359766302466177595.post-84671831270996904712011-03-07T20:23:00.002-05:002011-03-07T21:06:23.313-05:00Mothers Know Best<div style="text-align: center;">I'm struggling to come up with anything to write about.<br />I've really haven't done anything exciting in the past week.<br />I went to bed at 8:30 on Friday and we did dinner and a movie on Saturday.<br />Nothing exciting.<br /><br />So, it was between this and a review of the movie we watched.<br />Which just might have to bust out later this week if<br />nothing creative comes to me.<br /><br />I've blogged before about how Dan and I met.<br />It was in my early blogging days though, so if you missed it,<br />you can read it <a href="http://justeverydaylove.blogspot.com/2009/01/kisses-in-austria.html">here</a>.<br /><br />If you want the short version, here it is:<br />Dan and I met on a college trip to Europe.<br /><br />The prof on the trip would always take random<br />pictures of the trip and then send them to our parents.<br />This was a big deal.<br />Which I can't really imagine. But, it was.<br />It seemed like a lot of work to get those pictures uploaded each<br />time we visited a new company, but then again this was the<br />first trip where I used my digital camera.<br />(Goodness, first recording onto VHS tapes and now cameras...<br />how far we have come in just a few years)<br /><br />Anyhow, this was one of the pictures that he took...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitCluotRzXr0Lx2qRMhw6lmAqgYWxuvkRGjZtNjOhAWQgdlPKzwrS9iYFcW6fq74f5UcSsjLpgsN49dUuJSPfpDr2TgXhenRzsxjrRSOgxwY83sf_Cyw7eyJo3d3MLJ0nN5RP1xJBAGuY/s1600/Europe+159.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitCluotRzXr0Lx2qRMhw6lmAqgYWxuvkRGjZtNjOhAWQgdlPKzwrS9iYFcW6fq74f5UcSsjLpgsN49dUuJSPfpDr2TgXhenRzsxjrRSOgxwY83sf_Cyw7eyJo3d3MLJ0nN5RP1xJBAGuY/s400/Europe+159.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581517518546774370" border="0" /></a><br />Look closely.<br />I'm in the tan coat and Dan next to me in the black coat.<br /><br />So, after I told my mom that I liked a boy from the trip,<br />she claims...yes, she claims, that she knew it.<br />All from this picture.<br /><br />I mean I guess looking back at it, maybe.<br />But, if you had no idea that we liked each other,<br />I find it hard to see how this picture proves<br />or suggests much of anything.<br /><br />But, I guess mothers know best. :)<br /></div>School Day Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14325605455412439136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5359766302466177595.post-29893573968587622632011-03-01T21:16:00.004-05:002011-03-01T22:00:27.315-05:00The Bachelor<div style="text-align: center;">Oh, The Bachelor...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, I know that it is a ridiculous show, but I just can't<br />quite bring myself to stop watching it.<br />I've missed a few seasons here and there, but usually<br />it is one of the shows I watch.<br /><br />I've been watching it from the beginning. And embarrassingly enough,<br />I actually own the first, and worst season of The Bachelor.<br />Why they would make this season into a DVD is one question,<br />why I would buy it is another.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.amazon.com/Best-Bachelor-Alex-Michel/dp/B0000694ZR"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 157px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Zust6TnM5GpMVePfo3HAi_hWisY2XVTXCW6JsU_AitvFy02r3lAz2UkpgetYcGCulfy10NAWfrYzYSqWU7sZ5BK2ZIslZDA7BrhNd3TRPATQUeqGR4XuyXpH2a7c0oA4VKpCgfQQzew/s400/bachelor.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579302262931795858" border="0" /></a>Actually, I remember buying it late one night in college with my friend, Lisa.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lisa bought <span style="font-style: italic;">Blue Crush</span>, and I bought this.<br />Ah, those were the times.<br /><br />Let's just all agree that the first season of The Bachelorette was the best.<br />Not only because it ended up actually working out, but Ryan's poems to Trista<br />(enter squeal here) made every episode worthwhile.<br /><br />It was also a nice bonding activity for my college roommates and myself.<br />We would have weekly Bachelor parties and<br />even record episodes if we had late tennis practice.<br />(By "record" I mean actually pressing record on a VHS player<br />with a VHS tape-which makes me feel old)<br /><br />Anyhow, how many of you are watching this season of The Bachelor?<br />Love or loathe Brad?<br />Cheering for Chantel or Emily?<br />More importantly, are you loving the views of South Africa?<br />(You know my love for <a href="http://justeverydaylove.blogspot.com/2011/02/south-africa.html">South Africa</a>.)<br /><br />Back to Lisa and her <span style="font-style: italic;">Blue Crush</span> love...<br />Lisa has started a new blog that recaps episodes of The Bachelor,<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://lisadoesntknow.blogspot.com/">Lisa Doesn't Know</a>.</span><br />She's funny. If you know her, I think you'll agree with me.<br />If you don't, check it out and see for yourself.<br /></div>School Day Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14325605455412439136noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5359766302466177595.post-55921021801270574942011-02-27T20:50:00.006-05:002011-02-27T21:20:39.947-05:00No Power=No Fun?<div style="text-align: center;">I'm glad to say that this week looks like we will have power<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">the whole week. Last week, as I briefly wrote about, we were without<br />power. We ended up being without power from Monday at 12:30am to<br />Wednesday at about 4:00pm. It was cold!<br />Luckily, my parents got power on Monday night, so we were able<br />to warm up at their house. It's funny how appreciative you are<br />to have power after you have gone without it for a few days.<br />Wednesday night we were giddy as we were able to open the<br />garage door and turn on lights when it got dark.<br />We blasted the heat and turned on the TV much to our delight.<br /><br />So...<br /><br />What do you do with no power?<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Admire the beautiful ice and snow that is causing the power outage<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWcS_G_LXeSqL44Vh3_5Z30CscikmHZf9Wbs-WXCnWUnsD1YHgLOAQASqTIM41FQQ2fgSOD18xTL7LL17wjglFzjFrlWV6HZdD0jbeTGh_orhqfDJFM1Y029QP-OGkKyu9VEgwQadSDQ/s1600/feb+005.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWcS_G_LXeSqL44Vh3_5Z30CscikmHZf9Wbs-WXCnWUnsD1YHgLOAQASqTIM41FQQ2fgSOD18xTL7LL17wjglFzjFrlWV6HZdD0jbeTGh_orhqfDJFM1Y029QP-OGkKyu9VEgwQadSDQ/s400/feb+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578553871901492322" border="0" /></a><br />Comfort your skitterish, cold, confused dog<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHqbNXjI_iPxpjtk_8sw_H7mMBmaGvkrjTr5PI1YFofBqTjemUCtK97Jxw71UdKC1LuFtQobHBNMIdOGOTW4DcyiUAqfBo4dE0tQ9sLpvb5yFm79l0l-CwA-Z_JjDwTa-5ft2gSXgnawI/s1600/feb+002.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHqbNXjI_iPxpjtk_8sw_H7mMBmaGvkrjTr5PI1YFofBqTjemUCtK97Jxw71UdKC1LuFtQobHBNMIdOGOTW4DcyiUAqfBo4dE0tQ9sLpvb5yFm79l0l-CwA-Z_JjDwTa-5ft2gSXgnawI/s400/feb+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578553876244618258" border="0" /></a><br />Of course, play Playmobile Vet Hospital with your 5 year old nephew<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihsSHUXHmivCtTWdSCFVmEn4q-0iza9Ta1U9BPDI75CiMnCtRVJR__X4Gm0q031yDIXVEHbTrt7Eg4op8cCVlVaMEoRS7ePE76TPb2FB_c-JGDFhm0YfjehokkM9wrYoNi5BCNdEri8-0/s1600/feb+018.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihsSHUXHmivCtTWdSCFVmEn4q-0iza9Ta1U9BPDI75CiMnCtRVJR__X4Gm0q031yDIXVEHbTrt7Eg4op8cCVlVaMEoRS7ePE76TPb2FB_c-JGDFhm0YfjehokkM9wrYoNi5BCNdEri8-0/s400/feb+018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578553865184019362" border="0" /></a><br />Cuddle up by the fireplace<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYmctTZNbHyCOTPR_nqwvSKjOHC9MGAVD31PF_HK-smvw1cMj5zh6lI_cdBkcOd9iQh6N-teK-M_v_KbJRDJ5Ax6Dg3MUsIICWXOSx_Fu7aR2wySS7pEIxlKwlQwnCb9SQKsgOVxZKcA/s1600/IMAG0162.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYmctTZNbHyCOTPR_nqwvSKjOHC9MGAVD31PF_HK-smvw1cMj5zh6lI_cdBkcOd9iQh6N-teK-M_v_KbJRDJ5Ax6Dg3MUsIICWXOSx_Fu7aR2wySS7pEIxlKwlQwnCb9SQKsgOVxZKcA/s400/IMAG0162.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578559235847052818" border="0" /></a><br /></div>School Day Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14325605455412439136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5359766302466177595.post-60967350179333252652011-02-25T21:51:00.003-05:002011-02-25T22:10:08.901-05:00Roarrrrr... A Dinosaur Birthday<div style="text-align: center;">Someone had a BIRTHDAY!<br /><br />A DINOSAUR birthday!<br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiX8q6xf2hvWQn0rmFLTdW3lxCLEgZyMDZmqvUmtNN-QzhiFhl8mcJScb9QvJF8j0QnkPKepysYIwyWagHvWRyErrToamZLHHoLNSDoY4_6cbvoELyIMfPe5etnjl0WzXjChJDuLV3EaI/s1600/Feb2011+014.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiX8q6xf2hvWQn0rmFLTdW3lxCLEgZyMDZmqvUmtNN-QzhiFhl8mcJScb9QvJF8j0QnkPKepysYIwyWagHvWRyErrToamZLHHoLNSDoY4_6cbvoELyIMfPe5etnjl0WzXjChJDuLV3EaI/s400/Feb2011+014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577826268827830498" border="0" /></a><br />This special Birthday Boy turned 5 this week!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigE84c8yV-gXqjzCqVXt40mr_c2XN-4O-EYrSOHQf8CjjhCyCE_7mRWyOJFa3hiv_KfV1OS2Hjgop2EpqYDiHA1TKJBG1bD4CRGfGGK18V_L4uO2mYCGA9n81GMCg4SL3wyHuOBDpWodQ/s1600/Feb2011+019.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigE84c8yV-gXqjzCqVXt40mr_c2XN-4O-EYrSOHQf8CjjhCyCE_7mRWyOJFa3hiv_KfV1OS2Hjgop2EpqYDiHA1TKJBG1bD4CRGfGGK18V_L4uO2mYCGA9n81GMCg4SL3wyHuOBDpWodQ/s400/Feb2011+019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577826296846367794" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Love the 5 year old smile. :)<br /><br />The Dinosaur Bean Bag Toss was a hit-<br />isn't my sister a talented dinosaur drawer?<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bO7JLBBGMQ2OQvoVq47B0GnbKLdWQzOcrJvyW69HKF7Cg7VOKKQk4_Z_vFtmvZgin3sCvlWE6Qad_HVz3Mbu65unbrSsfDQnBDUty3mmWoKU0Resk2gFxe2twbzBohesys6boBxzgyE/s1600/Feb2011+012.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bO7JLBBGMQ2OQvoVq47B0GnbKLdWQzOcrJvyW69HKF7Cg7VOKKQk4_Z_vFtmvZgin3sCvlWE6Qad_HVz3Mbu65unbrSsfDQnBDUty3mmWoKU0Resk2gFxe2twbzBohesys6boBxzgyE/s400/Feb2011+012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577826262497930418" border="0" /></a><br />We played games, ate dinner (too slowly if you ask the Birthday Boy),<br />opened some fun presents, sang Happy Birthday and ate cupcakes.<br />A great way to celebrate my nephew, Tommy's, birthday!<br /><br />He was quite excited about his presents!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Vt-yF_3qtwwa1NWCKaARCHmihsIlZjF2Kd7R-i06HHb6M5o44SUh4ZPXqwz6Jguyt4MhYP-2a9zGOyw8galP7P2z2c1mvVrOB8ur9oXCkpfU3GNgzknWYqbkhNarrNQQETi_iEU8cZI/s1600/Feb2011+024.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Vt-yF_3qtwwa1NWCKaARCHmihsIlZjF2Kd7R-i06HHb6M5o44SUh4ZPXqwz6Jguyt4MhYP-2a9zGOyw8galP7P2z2c1mvVrOB8ur9oXCkpfU3GNgzknWYqbkhNarrNQQETi_iEU8cZI/s400/Feb2011+024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577826285879468866" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Birthday, Tommy!<br /><br />I can't believe it was five years ago that we<br />drove excitedly to the hospital to meet you!<br /><br />We love you!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_JqbphHMrh8LZXVO5zPuJPpXBMzVDgGCzynI4dCmaMM0YCTrRt69CezXFYdecnmqbz737vEshUhvH3ZFMNas6khl47OaSz_co207wtBLQi_hL7nFxgh4hcaFwHsBTJ2d1gdCHMuggb0/s1600/IMG_0149.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_JqbphHMrh8LZXVO5zPuJPpXBMzVDgGCzynI4dCmaMM0YCTrRt69CezXFYdecnmqbz737vEshUhvH3ZFMNas6khl47OaSz_co207wtBLQi_hL7nFxgh4hcaFwHsBTJ2d1gdCHMuggb0/s400/IMG_0149.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577827704951546386" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>School Day Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14325605455412439136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5359766302466177595.post-88712908579101398712011-02-21T23:27:00.004-05:002011-02-21T23:38:37.929-05:00Snow Day<div style="text-align: center;">Snow Days are WAY more fun when you have heat and electricity.<br /><br />The power went out at 12:30 am<br />and hasn't come back on yet.<br /><br />Our house is 45 degrees right now.<br /><br />I forgot how cold it gets without heat.<br />And how boring it is without electricity.<br />The combination of the two made for a strange and rather long day.<br /><br />Luckily, my parents' power came back on tonight,<br />so I'm nice and warm (and on-line) at their house.<br /><br />Hopefully tomorrow's snow day will be warmer! :)<br /><br /></div>School Day Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14325605455412439136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5359766302466177595.post-79800757008434888542011-02-17T17:42:00.006-05:002011-02-17T18:25:22.802-05:00Teacher Talk- Management<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizlvrfkU30gVmgvxB0FA_UP9FsAJBHAJReTiVG1_hCIqV1LRIz5vox5nvj4PgFHSVikWsrQFDLmW-u__i8ePBNUnYsCyz3TE5Lh5G2jY_ROYSNYj-xwaYhc1hp5clRiHzcthpr5Mx9Qak/s1600/teachertalk.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizlvrfkU30gVmgvxB0FA_UP9FsAJBHAJReTiVG1_hCIqV1LRIz5vox5nvj4PgFHSVikWsrQFDLmW-u__i8ePBNUnYsCyz3TE5Lh5G2jY_ROYSNYj-xwaYhc1hp5clRiHzcthpr5Mx9Qak/s400/teachertalk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574797254764396770" border="0" /></a><br />I'm linking up today with <a href="http://oursnyderstories.blogspot.com/2011/02/teacher-talk-thursday-and-giveaway.html">Abby's Teacher Talk Thursday</a>.<br />Today is all about management.<br /><br />I don't consider myself an expert in this area at all,<br />but I can tell you what I do in my classroom. :)<br /><br />I have a chart in my room that looks like this:<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuNQuk7nGKSK2m7BukUdVIFWRo4oFNVBuHXZ4EVipGEU2Ao6VIZsxJheZwVPwC8u9DSoyJx4I6CoYR2qhrcsPB_uizlE-efAZJP60OsOQw24jqC7bDDnI2C-TqQ3Gj41_-u49khauz2uk/s1600/Wanted+004.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuNQuk7nGKSK2m7BukUdVIFWRo4oFNVBuHXZ4EVipGEU2Ao6VIZsxJheZwVPwC8u9DSoyJx4I6CoYR2qhrcsPB_uizlE-efAZJP60OsOQw24jqC7bDDnI2C-TqQ3Gj41_-u49khauz2uk/s400/Wanted+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574796682176641074" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Each student has 5 red Velcro squares next to their name.<br />The 5 squares represent tickets that they will receive at the end of the week.<br />If they misbehave, they have to remove one of their squares<br />from the board. At the end of the week, I pass out their tickets.<br /><br />They can buy all sorts of things with their tickets.<br />Pens, Lifesavers, plastic animals, stickers,<br />passes for no homework, sit by a friend, hot chocolate,<br />sit at the teacher's desk for a day and much more.<br /><br />If they lose all of their tickets in one week, they have to write<br />a note home to their parents. This rarely happens.<br /><br />My first year I tried passing out tickets when I saw<br />good behavior, but I had a hard time with it.<br />I don't know- it just didn't work for me.<br />And, you have to do what works for you.<br />That's probably one of the best pieces of advice that<br />I have received. Make your management plan yours.<br />This one works for me. It's simple, which I love.<br /><br />I also have a marble jar in my classroom for whole class behavior.<br />When they fill it up we vote on what reward they would like.<br />I love planning their rewards! But I'll save that for another post.<br /><br />In other exciting news...<br />I have a teacher blog!<br /><br /><a href="http://justeveryschooldaylove.blogspot.com/">School Day Love</a><br /><br />I started it a little bit ago, but wanted to wait until<br />I had a few posts up to tell you about it.<br /><br />And since those of you who aren't teachers are probably<br />a bit tired of reading (or ignoring) my teacher posts,<br />I can move them over there.<br />(Although, I'll probably still post some here too!)<br /><br />I hope you'll come follow along!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRtYhCnYOaCH76tkWJaAU4OFPWFDWt89owt-FokAj8ukPPetbXoPE-p2CJCM53fcqXf27JAGkNnMj5uZzytRW1F6gkEyzGrHtxl-4QKXpKFaEOuLtDiaDZ79w-8TtXYH34JpWeGiQV2mE/s1600/Wanted+004.jpg"><br /></a>School Day Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14325605455412439136noreply@blogger.com1