March 30

I planted some flowers in little flower pots a few days ago, and have been checking them every morning.  (I'm like a kid on Christmas morning when it comes to plants sprouting).  When I checked this morning there was nothing and then a few hours later... BAM plants.  They're growing!!!  

March 29

New class bulletin board.  Super easy assignment with amazing results!  

March 28

Brewer likes to sit on top of Dave while we're over at my parents.  Not next to him...ON TOP of him.  Such a weirdo.

March 27

Scout likes to help me garden...aka digging holes in my yard.  

March 26

We have flowers!...and a lot of dead plants.  :)

March 25

Term four started today!  We've already started putting together our end of year portfolios.  I can't believe how fast this school year has gone!

March 24

Grandma Call's Easter decor.  She's had this bunny for as long as I can remember.  She made it out of a Clorox bottle. A Clorox bottle, my friends.  I know...my Grandma is awesome.  Also...I want those pink Easter eggs.  I don't know how old they are, but I wouldn't be surprised if they were older than me.  

March 23

Someone needs a haircut!

March 22

Our once a term class store.  Ahhh...the things 3rd grader dreams are made of.  Who knew crap from the dollar store was so valuable!?  :)

March 21

My 2nd round of scratch and sniff painting.  (I also made these last year while student teaching).  I was hoping that it would be less chaotic in a third grade classroom rather than a 2nd grade.  I was wrong.  OH SO WRONG.  Trying to manage a painting activity with 27 kids is like committing teacher suicide.  

NOTE TO SELF FOR NEXT YEAR:  If you do this activity again, use it in a center so you only have to manage 6 students at a time.

March 20

Craft night.  You can never have too many crafts.  Dave would beg to differ however.  I know deep down he loves them just as much as I do.  :)  

March 19

Photobomb level: Temple.  Yeah, I went there.  I'm so sad that this picture is so blurry, but I'm using it anyway.  Megan went through the temple, and it was a really special night.  I still can't believe that she's leaving on a mission!  She doesn't seem old enough!!  People say that to her all the time and I know it bugs her a little, but it's true Megs!  Don't you just love her temple bag??  It's an antique suitcase...and it's bright pink inside and out.  We found it at an antique store and it fits her perfectly.  

March 18

Carlie sent me this awesome little happy birthday book from Japan.  She wrote little notes in it and added to the pictures.  This is by far my favorite page in the book.  She drew a plastic Bowman's bag.  I about died laughing when I saw it.  When we were little, we always made "kites" out of plastic shopping bags.  We'd seriously spend hours outside flying our "kites".  (I know...kids are weird, right?)  It's truly one of our favorite memories from childhood though.

March 17

I want to redo our bedroom and I'm thinking creams and grays.  I thought getting some (all) of the gray paint chips from the store would help me choose a color.  Yeah... it's not helping very much.

March 16

Scout dug a hole and buried his bone with his nose.  He didn't think we'd notice...

March 15

Happy Birthday to me!  Dave got me new handles for our kitchen cabinets.  They look so nice!

March 14

Oh...this is just Dave trying to get into our attic.  AKA we need a ladder.  :)

March 13

We went out to Kobe Teppanyaki last night for my birthday dinner.  We thought it would be fun to try since Megan is going to Kobe, Japan and all.  It was delicious and a lot of fun.  Our chef was a riot.  

March 12

My first attempt at the ever so trendy ombre cake.  I wish I would have taken a picture of the cake before it had been cut into, but that would have been beside the point; seeing as I wanted to show an ombre cake and all.  

March 11

You guys, I'm obsessed.  OBSESSED I tell you!  I may or may not have started season one less than a month ago, and now I'm nearing the end of season three.  And YES, I know how it ends, unfortunately.  I don't know if I even want to watch the finale.  I'm disappointed to say the least.

March 10

I teeny tiny flower I found in my garden.  I hope this good weather stays!

March 9

Scout loves Dave most.

March 8

Scout's favorite morning activity.  

March 7

Spring decor in our living room...currently our favorite room in the house.  

March 6

Early birthday present from my parents.  We actually found a set of two at the antique store.  It's from the 50's!  We love it so much and it fits the room perfectly!

March 5

Happy Scout.  I know you were all missing seeing him.  :)

March 4

I used my self portrait from earlier to teach a lesson on symmetry to my class.  It was a really fun activity and I'll definitely be doing it again next year.  When I put my right halves and left halves together, my class about died.  And then I showed them Dave's picture.  The amount of laughter was priceless.  I'm so glad Dave will humor me in my lesson planning.  

March 3

We had so many people help us move and I'm FINALLY getting around to thanking them.  We walked these cupcakes around to our neighbors today.  We're loving our new neighborhood!

March 2

Despite the incident with Scout, I was able to re-finish the stand without any further problems.  It's perfect!  I've always wanted a little stand for my record player and records and now I finally have one.  I am a VERY sentimental person and my records are something I cherish deeply.  My grandparents gave me their great band era records and we played them at our wedding reception, so they're pretty special to us.

March 1

I made the HUGE mistake of leaving my stand on the garage floor.  Scout helped himself to one of the legs.  As you can imagine, I was not pleased.  

February 28

Self portrait I had to take for a class project I'm doing.  Hope it works out!