Elf on the Shelf 2

Sparkles riding the hooks

This is where I found Sparkles Tuesday morning
Was she swinging from hook to hook or maybe riding it like a zip-line!!

Elf on the Shelf

This is my Elf from Santa.
I found her on Monday in the Music Room! 
I was so excited.
Until I saw that she was on my board and WROTE on the board with the crayons. YIKES!!!
She needs to stay in school too.
So she can learn how to spell!!!

Meet Sparkles

Coloring Animals and Instruments

To help my Kindergarteners in music. I printed off these coloring pages of ABC Animal Orchestra. And right now I am coloring them and laminating them for my classroom! 

For me coloring is so Relaxing and Comforting. I never go in order. I skip to whichever feels right at the moment. So it stays such a joy for me. When they are done I will post!

So my WONDERFUL little brother has been home with his girlfriend (future sister-in-law) and her little ADORABLE son (future nephew). And let me tell you, life has been CRAZY. Absolutely CRAZY. But in a wonderful way.

I love the 3 of them very much.

So this past Sunday evening. My brother, FSIL, and I went and took my Jeep out to play in the mud. Of course I had put the top down earlier in the day...

First time with the top down! 

Well, we did the dinner thing with our Mom and Dad and "nephew". While the "nephew" was distracted we 3 went to the jeep....

Starting to get a little BuMppppY

And we went for a lil ride.

Going for a ride off road

mud hole

told him not to get the inside dirty! 

aren't we adorable

breaking the Jeep in

lovely red clay

final result of the mud trip

School Time

So I got this awesome idea from our new Art Teacher. To take my Lesson Plan and my Role Book and cover it!! So it isn't boring any more!

(So these are my books BEFORE the makeover)

(the front AFTER my makeover)

(the back AFTER my makeover)

The process was really easy! All I did was find some CUTE scrapbook paper that my Mom had that was music related (Not hard to find) and cut it down to size and glued it on. I am sure I could have used the spray adhesive BUT sadly all I had was stick glue!

On a very sunny and HOT July afternoon, the LAST day of July (HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRO) and the last day of my summer vacation something 

                                             TERRIBLE, 

                                        AWFUL,

                     NO GOOD,

                                             VERY BAD  happened to my ride.

The Aveo, Yellow is Mellow, The Little Yellow Submarine passed away.

I was stranded. 

So thankfully my dad came to the rescue and brought it home. So then I had to do some unplanned vehicle shopping. Not exactly what I wanted to do and it added unwanted stress. 

Then I FOUND IT!

I had a dream about buying this baby a few weeks ago so on the Friday before school started. I bought her!! And I am sooooo excited about it!