Snow'd Inn

So, it is the name of my house NOT what I want to happen. It was sunny and 75 on Saturday and now we under a blizzard watch. WHAT?!

For your information, the only type of blizzard I like comes from Dairy Queen... with Butterfinger.

TOTALLY ADORABLE (if I do say so myself!)

What is???? Claire's Valentine's Day present!



Tell me that is not precious?! I dare you.



It is like Christmas all over again! I am so ready to send it to her but know that I should wait at least a day or two or maybe five. I fell in love with Fancy Nancy a few years ago and have been waiting to introduce her to it. The hearts are glittery foam stickers that she can add to her craft kit! And this outfit? I hope I get to see her wear it when we visit in March!

Days 93-95... finally.

93- Carpet installed!!! It is feels like walking on clouds, or at least how I imagine walking on clouds. Now we just wait and see who makes the first spill.



94- Our house is slowly getting put back together. Hubby finds it time to rearrange and throw things away. Apparently, I wasn’t using that cell phone holder and the nasty mark on the wall from where we put our feet on the desk but then on the wall when using the computer needs to be moved to another place in our ‘puter (pronounced pewter) room.’ I am not sure Tobie will be thrilled with the new location of her lookout command post in the ‘lake house (also known as our guest room).’ She used to have the whole foot of the bed to lounge on while looking out the window. Now she has to perch on the head of the bed by the pillow.


95- Even though it has been descent weather all week, we never made it out… until today. It was nice spring like weather! Too bad there is supposed to be a cold front coming in next week.

A joke conversation by two of my little friends today:
1-“Why did the squirrel cross the road?”
2-“To get to the tree.”
1-“No. To get eaten by the giant.”
2-“Hm. That’s not very smart, is it Mrs. Snow?”


I pretended that I didn’t hear the joke because I was too busy trying to laugh at the second child’s response to the ‘punch line’ of the joke. I ended up telling him that it probably didn’t make much sense.

Number Masters report: I have two students that are working on 1-25. Thinking about where they started makes me so proud of where they are now! They are getting closer each time. My goal will be to have them working on 1-50 by spring break. That means I have about 6 weeks.

We are 5 days away from the 100th day of school. Though the kids don’t really know what that means, heck, I don’t either. When I was in school there were no 100 day celebrations. I wonder who started this? Maybe I should Google it to see if I can find an answer.



A quick installment of stuff my Pa says:


On my way home, I decided to call my grandparents. I hadn’t heard from them in a while and just wanted to check in, especially since I hadn’t been able to blog for a few days since out computer wasn’t hooked up. While chatting with Pa, he says, “What are you going to do when they make a law that says you can’t talk on the phone when you’re driving?”


Me: “I’m not holding the phone. You are on speaker phone.”
Pa: “Oh, you mean you are using one of those ear things?”
Me: “No, you are on speakerphone. I am using the seatbelt and my boobs to hold the phone. They’ve got to be used for something.”
Pa:”Preston doesn’t use ‘em?”
Me: [laughing]“Um. You are a dirty old man.”
Pa: “Well, you said they had to be used for something. That is something.”

Day 91-92

Starting back to school on Monday was bittersweet. After being out of school for 2 weeks, going for 8.5 days and then getting another 4dW was nice. Can't everyday be a snow day?!

Since I didn't make it through my lesson plans the week before, I didn't have any planning to do. I would just pick up where we left off. Polar bears were the plan so there was no need to go to school to prepare. "I will just go a little early." It is really hard to do that when you wake up at 8:00 and HAVE to be at work at 8:30. It takes me about 10 minutes to drive there too. I managed to get there, showered and all, by 8:40. When I was telling someone at school what time I got up, they asked, "What happened to your alarm clock?" I responded with, "He didn't wake up either!"

The friends at school weren't too crazy. We made it through the day to come home to this...

This is what happens when you are getting new carpet!!!



Looking like crackheads sleeping on the floor



Our empty room

Day 92- I did not oversleep but felt sleepy all day. Tomorrow is the big day for carpet at home! Apparently that is more exciting to me than school. I have worked hard at convincing Hubby we need it. I mean, I am not the one that got paint, Dr. Pepper, spaghetti, stain, etc. all over it but that helped my case. :) Thanks Hubby!

I am trying to think of another grant to write. Our district has a grant program towards the end of the year. One downfall to that.... it makes me think, "what will I be teaching next year?" It's hard to think that I have almost made it through a year, too! But, I could also post another Donors Choose project. Hmmm.

{Sorry this was a rather boring post. I will try to liven it up tomorrow.}

STAY TUNED FOR NEW CARPET PICTURES!

Today is...

we went shopping at target friday night and i got this super cute notebook! i know, it is just what i needed, another notebook, but i am into owls, so i HAD to have it!



isn't it adorable?



this is the inside-- it has the date thing [see 1st picture] at the top of every page. HOW FUN!

sometimes it just has to be the little things that make you happy and this was it. :) it is a recycled notebook made of 80% post-consumer waste and 20% banana fibers. yum. bananas. wouldn't it be cool if it smelled like bananas too?!? 

now, i am off to prepare for a full week of school. haven't had one of those in 2011.

The Mitten

My online reminder worked! Click here to see the summary of The Mitten by Jan Brett.


Here is the summary of The Mitten by Mrs. Snow's class:

SNOW DAY!!! x2

YAY!!!

This is not completely how I felt this morning though... Last night, Tobie and I fell asleep on the couch hoping for a snow day. Around 6:50 this morning, Hubby came in to see if we were going to get up. So I did. I got in the shower and was getting ready to get dressed when he came back in and said, "You don't have school." I immediately thought, "What?!? I didn't get a call or see it on the news!"

I go hunt down my silly new phone to find it dead. Stupid thing doesn't hold a charge for an entire day! When I plugged it in and turned it on I found a text from my teacher friend saying we don't have school. I was confused as to why the news didn't say it and irritated that the dumb phone died and I had gotten up when I didn't need to.

After confirming it online, I promptly put on jammies and went back to the sofa-mobile with my pup. There we spent the rest of the morning. :) Hubby came home for lunch and when he left called to tell me there was a car on fire outside. It was about 3 telephone poles down from our neighborhood so I threw on some shoes and a coat. From what Hubby saw before there was a huge cloud of black smoke is that the car hit a telephone pole. By the time I got out there, there was so much smoke I didn't actually know it was a car until they got it extinguished. I took one picture on that stupid fancy phone, but don't know how to get it off. Stay tuned. Maybe I will figure it out. **** I got it! ****

Not a great picture at all but it TOO COLD to walk any closer so you get the idea

At 5:00, I received the call! NO SCHOOL TOMORROW!!! I guess they are concerned with what the roads will be in the morning. YAY! NO MORE RISE AND SHINE!!!!! Sorry friends that pretended they wanted to do it in front of the school.

I do have tentative plans tomorrow that consist of the 4th Annual Sapulpa Truck Touch on Saturday, May 14th from 10-2. Mark it on your calendar! It is always a good time for the whole family!