It will go down in History...

Yesterday at school el Maestro guaranteed his place as the coolest teacher ever. No one can touch him now.

Crazy hair day was pretty CAH-RAY-ZY!

For some reason, nobody really noticed my crazy hair. Seriously, people. It's CRIMPED! No one has done that since I was 6! Or something. A lady at work asked if I got a perm!

I was just trying to be crazy, too.

Sigh. It's hard living in the shadow of my husband....

Where I've been lately...

It has been a busy week. Seriously. This past week I have...

...Taken my brother-in-law, husband, and niece to do some glassblowing. It was my BIL's Christmas present. More on that later.

...Done some shopping with the niece. Are these styles for real? Look at that headband! I mean, she looks adorable...but where would you wear it?

...Stamped some Christmas cards. I'm in a club. We meet once a month to make 5 cards. By Christmas time I'll have so many Christmas cards I'll need to make more friends so that I can use them.


...Started using Proactiv. I'm so tired of being an adult and having the same skin I dealt with as a teenager. I hope this stuff works.

...Traveled to the BIG CITY.

...Eaten a French macaroon from a "Very French Bakery" at Pikes. We were thinking of you, Mamapua!

Oh, also an amazing sandwich from a Sourdough bread company...dill cream cheese, smoked salmon, red onion, tomato and lettuce...Mmmmm....

We also happened upon an alley in Seattle where everyone and their uncle decides to stick their gum on the brick wall. This was right after we visited the art museum. I'll be honest...I liked the realism of this collective artwork more than some of the real art we saw.

Eeew. Think of all the germs.

To finish off an amazing week, we saw Disney's The Lion King last night. The show was amazing. I can't even describe the quality of the music, the dancing, the costumes...

It was soooo good!

Things I have NOT done this week:

-Vacuum

-Laundry

-Grocery shopping

-Laundry

-Laundry

Oh well. Life's too short to have clean clothes all the time. Right?

Recent Events

It's been awhile since I've posted anything...and that's because I've been distracted and busy! Let me fill you in on some of the activities that have been going on in my life lately...

On Sunday we drove a couple hours to pick up our niece, Miss M. She'll be in town for two weeks! We spent a lovely afternoon with my sister-in-law Mamapua and her wonderful kids. Then we headed back home with lovely 13 year old M.

Monday I had a day off, (Thank you, Presidents) and so Miss M. and I were pampered with a lovely gift from Beanball. We got manicures and pedicures at a local nail salon.

Our lovely mani's....

And pedi's...

Look at the artwork on my big toe!

Ugh. And I will never post foot pictures again.

I promise.

Sorry.

Moving along. Later on Monday, we did a little window shopping. And then I bought something instead of just looking at it. But guess what I found?! The perfect THROW PILLOW! Hurray! (Hooray?)

What do you think? I need to get some pictures on the walls! I have a big black and white picture from our wedding that will go above the lamp between the wall and the window. Also, the nightstand is not an official part of our decor, but it works for now. I played with a few different pillow arrangements...I think I like this one best.

Ok. Guess what else has been going on. Remember this guy?

Yeah, well, guess who came to visit me last night?!

Oh, the fun we had! We went out for pizza and then played MarioKart with the Wii steering wheels. It was so wonderful to be together...we laughed a lot!

Yay for two of my very favorite boys!

I hope your week has been going well. Tomorrow is already Thursday!

The Day of Love

As much as I adore my husband, we weren't very excited about Valentine's Day this year. El Maestro prefers to show his love in unexpected ways with his own timing (remember the diamond earrings?!) and that's fine with me. We took each other to Fred Meyer today and each picked out a new CD in honor of our hearts' faithful affection:)



Honestly, I like the other kinds of love on Valentine's Day. I love the way kids at school get so excited--my mom refers to Valentine's Day as the pink halloween! But it gets me excited. I stamped adorable valentines for my friends at school. Some sweet students remembered me and brought chocolates, candy, and cards for me!


Growing up, we always had waffles with strawberries and whipped cream for dinner on the 14th of February. I loved that tradition. I haven't really started any of my own as a grown up, but this morning I was awakened by a text message from my Daddy...sending his love on Valentines day. A few minutes later, the doorbell rang. It was my father-in-law, bringing his love.


You see, he likes to bake. And he's good at it. He also knows that I like to eat...we make a good pair in the kitchen! He makes a concoction with puff pastry and dark chocolate that is to DIE for! He knows it's my favorite, and guess what he brought over this morning...



My favorite pastries...in the shape of a heart! And THAT, my friends, is my favorite part of Valentine's Day. Showing the people you love that you love them. Be it a pastry, a card, a hug, a text, or a CD...it's fun to have a day that reminds us to show people how we feel. We're so blessed to be surrounded by friends and family that we love.

Happy Valentine's Day! If you are one of the few people that read this blog, it means that you are special to me. Thanks for your friendship!

A Long Weekend!

In honor of President's Day, we've got a four day weekend! What am I doing with my free Friday, you ask?

I'm working on one of my New Year Resolutions...I am going to sew! I am heading to my aunt's house where we will start a fun, simple project. This past summer (when I first decided to start sewing) I bought the supplies for a purse. My aunt found the pattern and said it would be a great project to start with. I learned a fabric term...fat quarter...and bought three of them for my project. Check out these fabrics!

Ooooh, they are so delicious! I love batik fabric and bright colors! I will let you know how it goes!

Girls Night?

I got a text message from K earlier this afternoon. It said, "Girls night tonight. Bring Enchanted:)"

How can I pass that up? And evening with dear friends, watching what is likely the most amazing movie of the century?

Okay, it's probably not THAT amazing, but I love it so.

Motivation

Some Mondays it is hard to get out of bed. Particularly today when I'm still getting over a cold, I couldn't sleep from 3AM to 4AM, and the cat threw up loudly in my room 30 minutes before my alarm was suppose to go off.

I wish I was still sleeping.

So, I am going to post a little reminder of why I go to work every day. There are children. Precious children who have been put in my life so that I can teach them something. For some of them, I'm suppose to teach them English. Things like, "Ms. Sarah, I please can...one more paper?" and, "This is a monkey." (If you haven't heard the monkey story, ask me about it. It's my favorite. El Maestro has heard it 71.2 times.) Other kids just need to learn how a healthy adult reacts to a frustrating situation. "Excuse me, Sam. Why did you just hit Sally? What is the consequence for hitting?" No yelling involved.

And some kids just need to know that I love them. I think they know it. That's probably why I'm mobbed every time I walk into the kindergarten classroom...