WOOL HOOKED RUGS...
My absolute favorite thing right now is a wool hooked primitive-look rug. I like the way they look. I like the ones that are made into pillows. I love the fall ones. I wish for the folk art look though. Funny how my decorating taste is changing. I really think I want to buy a kit and give it a try.
I used to latch hook a mean rug! haha (and I was a kid) Not to mention the pot holders I made with my weaving loom:) I even painted a sweatshirt or two with puffy paint in high school. I still have ornaments that JoMeagan and I made when she was a little girl. Once I cross-stitched my sister Micki a gift and had it framed. (she should cherish it...my one and only work of cross-stitch art. heehee)
I have a deep appreciation for things made by hand. I dream about going into a fabric store and actually making something on my own one day. It's a crying shame I never took Home Economics. I truly have no sewing skills...or cooking skills...or cleaning skills...pretty much domestic skills are missing from my bag of tricks. I am not saying I want to go back to olden days but I think a lot of the art is going to be lost. You know when Wal-Mart stops carrying fabric that is a sure sign that no one else can sew either!
So, I'm putting it on my list...TO DO...make a wool rug. No fabric or sewing machine involved. Now, it may be a 2x2 rug but I am going to learn how to do something new. But, where do I go to learn how to do this? The better question might be...who has the patience to teach me? ha
Friends, my favorite season is just around the corner. I am in the mood for some scarecrows and pumpkins around here...woohoo...I am getting sooo excited:)
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Monday, August 29, 2011
HE's at it again....
AFTERNOON AT OUR HOUSE...
Chloe Jo has strep. blah Along with that comes high fever...which means one crazy daddy in this house. David is what you would call...a little over the top...when it comes to his baby girl. He stayed home with her today...so you can imagine the excitement that went on today! ha
I do not know which he is more concerned about. The fact that her fever was 104 this afternoon or the fact that she is highly contagious. This all comes the week of his BIG early Canada Goose hunt he has had planned for months!
Anyway, back to the story. When I walked in the door the smell literally knocked me down. Not from her sickness... a smell that makes me think of when I laid in bed for a week with the flu. A nauseating aroma that eventually overtakes your system and makes you feel weak. It is kinda like smelling or tasting Jell-o or 7-up...chicken noodle soup...you get the point...those smells/tastes you associate with feeling a little green...when you aren't presently feeling ill.
Crisp Linen scent Lysol...
Everywhere you sit...everything you touch...all the air you breath has that smell to it. gag. IT is like a skunk smell after a while that suddenly just gets to be too much.
ON top of that...he cannot find the remote!
I joke a lot about you, David. But, I love you very much! Thanks for taking care of Chloe Jo today:) Thankfully her fever has gone down...and she is currently bouncing off the walls. I hope all this spraying keeps you healthy for your hunt:)
P.S. Look in the couch...where the remote is every time you lose it.
Chloe Jo has strep. blah Along with that comes high fever...which means one crazy daddy in this house. David is what you would call...a little over the top...when it comes to his baby girl. He stayed home with her today...so you can imagine the excitement that went on today! ha
I do not know which he is more concerned about. The fact that her fever was 104 this afternoon or the fact that she is highly contagious. This all comes the week of his BIG early Canada Goose hunt he has had planned for months!
Anyway, back to the story. When I walked in the door the smell literally knocked me down. Not from her sickness... a smell that makes me think of when I laid in bed for a week with the flu. A nauseating aroma that eventually overtakes your system and makes you feel weak. It is kinda like smelling or tasting Jell-o or 7-up...chicken noodle soup...you get the point...those smells/tastes you associate with feeling a little green...when you aren't presently feeling ill.
Crisp Linen scent Lysol...
Everywhere you sit...everything you touch...all the air you breath has that smell to it. gag. IT is like a skunk smell after a while that suddenly just gets to be too much.
ON top of that...he cannot find the remote!
I joke a lot about you, David. But, I love you very much! Thanks for taking care of Chloe Jo today:) Thankfully her fever has gone down...and she is currently bouncing off the walls. I hope all this spraying keeps you healthy for your hunt:)
P.S. Look in the couch...where the remote is every time you lose it.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Friday Night...
LANGUAGE ARTS...
Well, I will say I made it through week 3! I am loving these kids! I am really loving having only one prep a day! (If I had more I probably would not be able to make my first comment.ha)
I love my administration. I love who I teach with. I had almost forgotten how much I love the Huntingdon Mustangs cheers...because I really loved our first pep rally. I love the sweet notes I have been getting from my kids. I love the challenge of using what you have to offer kids a creative lesson. I love that Language Arts requires me to think and imagine...about things I haven't used in years. I love that I got lots of hugs today from lots of kids. I love it when I hear from a kid "thank you for making fun centers"...or the words "you are a great teacher"...I love making that shy kid smile. I love that one of my kids came to tell me bye before he left today.
I am feeling very much used by God these days. So, that whisper I was hearing was truth. "My home" is full of kids who need love and affection from me. "My home" is full of kids who need to feel encouraged by me. Yes, I have had my moments of discouragement...and I will have many more. But, gosh...it is good to be home.
LESS LITTLE GIRL DRAMA...
This week has been better. Chloe Jo is getting more and more settled. She still cries a little whimper as the week goes on...but I feel a bit teary by Thursday too because I am literally dragging myself out of bed. The Vaughns are just tired! haha Lots of changes make us weary, I guess.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT WE BRANCHED OUT...
Chloe Jo went to her first night of children's choir. I am so excited. David and I are hopeful that she learns some new songs and that they do not turn in to the latest ABC remix like the rest of her greatest hits. No matter how it starts out...it always becomes the alphabet song. ha I will say my favorite right now is "Twankle Twankle Wittle Staruh"! I guess she will take after her mother with her southern drawl.
You all have a wonderful weekend. I am thinking about getting some rest...and cleaning up on my nasty house! We will see if either of that happens! Happy Friday night, friends!
Well, I will say I made it through week 3! I am loving these kids! I am really loving having only one prep a day! (If I had more I probably would not be able to make my first comment.ha)
I love my administration. I love who I teach with. I had almost forgotten how much I love the Huntingdon Mustangs cheers...because I really loved our first pep rally. I love the sweet notes I have been getting from my kids. I love the challenge of using what you have to offer kids a creative lesson. I love that Language Arts requires me to think and imagine...about things I haven't used in years. I love that I got lots of hugs today from lots of kids. I love it when I hear from a kid "thank you for making fun centers"...or the words "you are a great teacher"...I love making that shy kid smile. I love that one of my kids came to tell me bye before he left today.
I am feeling very much used by God these days. So, that whisper I was hearing was truth. "My home" is full of kids who need love and affection from me. "My home" is full of kids who need to feel encouraged by me. Yes, I have had my moments of discouragement...and I will have many more. But, gosh...it is good to be home.
LESS LITTLE GIRL DRAMA...
This week has been better. Chloe Jo is getting more and more settled. She still cries a little whimper as the week goes on...but I feel a bit teary by Thursday too because I am literally dragging myself out of bed. The Vaughns are just tired! haha Lots of changes make us weary, I guess.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT WE BRANCHED OUT...
Chloe Jo went to her first night of children's choir. I am so excited. David and I are hopeful that she learns some new songs and that they do not turn in to the latest ABC remix like the rest of her greatest hits. No matter how it starts out...it always becomes the alphabet song. ha I will say my favorite right now is "Twankle Twankle Wittle Staruh"! I guess she will take after her mother with her southern drawl.
You all have a wonderful weekend. I am thinking about getting some rest...and cleaning up on my nasty house! We will see if either of that happens! Happy Friday night, friends!
Monday, August 22, 2011
I am soooo tired...and the weekend is over. blah
ADJUSTING...
Well, I must say these past few weeks have been more than tough. I am excited about my new challenge and feel I am where I am supposed to be but this doesn't come with ease. Chloe Jo is having a tough time and that part is about to kill me. David and I have done this to her, I guess. We are creatures of habit. We do the same thing every day. We are very predictable. Therefore, change is harder for her and I feel horrible about it. I am convinced that in time she will adjust and learn to be happy about new friends and teachers. BUT, SHE HAS BEEN VERY ANGRY.
I should remind myself that this too shall pass...but I have my doubts at the moment. This all started with potty training...then new school...new teachers...new friends...new routine...new breakfast and lunch choices...new rules. I am completely worn out from trying to deal with her fits. It isn't all about her anymore and she doesn't like it. There are more kids...and less one-on-one. As her mother, I see the need for her to learn to adjust in any situation. Hope today goes better. ha
STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN...
So, as I sat here last night trying to blog a little...I got the scare of my life. All was quiet in the house and all of a sudden I hear a loud explosion/pouring sound onto the wood floor in the kitchen. My heart was racing because I thought someone was in my house! As I rounded the corner I could hear a cracking sound...David was already asleep and I figured the unusual loud noise woke him...but no...I faced this all by my lonely.
I got in there and glass was everywhere. My outside glass front of my oven had exploded and shattered into a million pieces on to the floor in the kitchen! The oven was not even on....it wasn't even hot anymore! I had cooked earlier and it wasn't broken. I went back and shockingly said to David that the weirdest thing had just happened. He got up...my heart still racing...and we cleaned up glass for the next hour.
BACKYARD REFLECTIONS...
I have had very little time for sitting in the backyard lately. I have actually missed sharing with you all! I have been working on birthday party stuff for Chloe Jo in my spare time. Also, always thinking about an innovative way to teach Language Arts to 4th grade students. These kids are great. My prayer is that things go smoother this week. Hope you all have a wonderful week. It is almost scarecrow weather...my favorite season to decorate for! I will have lots to share, friends.
Well, I must say these past few weeks have been more than tough. I am excited about my new challenge and feel I am where I am supposed to be but this doesn't come with ease. Chloe Jo is having a tough time and that part is about to kill me. David and I have done this to her, I guess. We are creatures of habit. We do the same thing every day. We are very predictable. Therefore, change is harder for her and I feel horrible about it. I am convinced that in time she will adjust and learn to be happy about new friends and teachers. BUT, SHE HAS BEEN VERY ANGRY.
I should remind myself that this too shall pass...but I have my doubts at the moment. This all started with potty training...then new school...new teachers...new friends...new routine...new breakfast and lunch choices...new rules. I am completely worn out from trying to deal with her fits. It isn't all about her anymore and she doesn't like it. There are more kids...and less one-on-one. As her mother, I see the need for her to learn to adjust in any situation. Hope today goes better. ha
STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN...
So, as I sat here last night trying to blog a little...I got the scare of my life. All was quiet in the house and all of a sudden I hear a loud explosion/pouring sound onto the wood floor in the kitchen. My heart was racing because I thought someone was in my house! As I rounded the corner I could hear a cracking sound...David was already asleep and I figured the unusual loud noise woke him...but no...I faced this all by my lonely.
I got in there and glass was everywhere. My outside glass front of my oven had exploded and shattered into a million pieces on to the floor in the kitchen! The oven was not even on....it wasn't even hot anymore! I had cooked earlier and it wasn't broken. I went back and shockingly said to David that the weirdest thing had just happened. He got up...my heart still racing...and we cleaned up glass for the next hour.
BACKYARD REFLECTIONS...
I have had very little time for sitting in the backyard lately. I have actually missed sharing with you all! I have been working on birthday party stuff for Chloe Jo in my spare time. Also, always thinking about an innovative way to teach Language Arts to 4th grade students. These kids are great. My prayer is that things go smoother this week. Hope you all have a wonderful week. It is almost scarecrow weather...my favorite season to decorate for! I will have lots to share, friends.
Saturday, August 6, 2011
StrideRite on a Saturday morning...
WHAT WAS I THINKING...
Picture this...a big walk-in closet of a store...with tons of shoes/shoe boxes and crying toddlers...all on sales tax Saturday. For the life of me, I do not know why I thought it couldn't wait another day. My first sign should have been that they had a sign in sheet at the register. My second sign should have been that I had to say excuse me fourteen times to get to the register to even sign in. My third sign should have been that even after I signed the sign in sheet...they did not go by the list because they still didn't know who had been waited on or not due to the chaos going on.
I'm telling you...IF these people working in there last the duration of the day, then I totally understand them closing at 5. They are gonna hit happy hour wide open. The kids were all crying....fighting over books they had in the store...Chloe Jo was whining about wanting a "pepop" and a sticker because the only place I usually take her is the drug store or the bank...all the parents were yelling "be nice" to their kids...kids were crying because of the scary guy measuring the kids feet...and the older lady kept yelling "who is next" and talking about the Sperrys that sold out as soon as they got them in.
By the time I had waited on the lady to get the shoes from the back in Chloe Jo's size, I was absolutely crazy! This woman that worked there knew I had reached my limit...I believe it is part of their training...to see how long you can keep someone waiting with their toddler...so they will just agree and purchase. Just trying to keep Chloe Jo from moving shoe boxes...and seated to try them on while listening to all the ruckus in the background...ohhh meeeee! The saleslady came out from the back and tried the shoes on her and was talking with me about giving her room to grow...it was one of those teacher on Charlie Brown moments..."wha wha whoamp"...when you finally just say...I will take all of them! ha
Happy Sales tax weekend everyone...this girl will stick to Internet shopping.
Picture this...a big walk-in closet of a store...with tons of shoes/shoe boxes and crying toddlers...all on sales tax Saturday. For the life of me, I do not know why I thought it couldn't wait another day. My first sign should have been that they had a sign in sheet at the register. My second sign should have been that I had to say excuse me fourteen times to get to the register to even sign in. My third sign should have been that even after I signed the sign in sheet...they did not go by the list because they still didn't know who had been waited on or not due to the chaos going on.
I'm telling you...IF these people working in there last the duration of the day, then I totally understand them closing at 5. They are gonna hit happy hour wide open. The kids were all crying....fighting over books they had in the store...Chloe Jo was whining about wanting a "pepop" and a sticker because the only place I usually take her is the drug store or the bank...all the parents were yelling "be nice" to their kids...kids were crying because of the scary guy measuring the kids feet...and the older lady kept yelling "who is next" and talking about the Sperrys that sold out as soon as they got them in.
By the time I had waited on the lady to get the shoes from the back in Chloe Jo's size, I was absolutely crazy! This woman that worked there knew I had reached my limit...I believe it is part of their training...to see how long you can keep someone waiting with their toddler...so they will just agree and purchase. Just trying to keep Chloe Jo from moving shoe boxes...and seated to try them on while listening to all the ruckus in the background...ohhh meeeee! The saleslady came out from the back and tried the shoes on her and was talking with me about giving her room to grow...it was one of those teacher on Charlie Brown moments..."wha wha whoamp"...when you finally just say...I will take all of them! ha
Happy Sales tax weekend everyone...this girl will stick to Internet shopping.
Friday, August 5, 2011
Happy News for Chloe Jo...
Today I got a series of random texts about Lilly-Brooke and her new kitten. (Lilly-Brooke is our friend's sweet little girl.) Immediately I thought about Michelle's cat, who has to be the most friendly cat in the world...it must have new babies. haha
Anyway, Lilly-Brooke was supposedly just bossing it around. (this news according to her mother) She even went and got all of her babies rounded up to play with her new friend and then said, "No, No, Kitty-Kitty, MY babies!"
Now you know our family loves a happy cat story... a few weeks ago our friends Jenna and Zac brought Lilly-Brooke over and she was just beside herself looking out at ALL of our cats! When I told Chloe Jo about her new kitten she was ecstatic! It was the first thing she told her daddy when he came in..."Liddie Book got a new kit". (pretty cute, huh?)
It is so funny to watch a little one with a cat. Just listening to the interaction with a toddler and a crazy cat sure has provided many hours of entertainment for us. I text Jenna back and said you really need to blog about Lilly-Brooke and her kitten. This is what I received back... Yes I do...she just told it "dat's momma and Zac." hahahaha funny to any cat-lover:)
Meet "Kit Kat" and Lilly-Brooke, friends. But I have a feeling this kitten will forever be called "Kitty-Kitty".
Such a happy ending:)
Anyway, Lilly-Brooke was supposedly just bossing it around. (this news according to her mother) She even went and got all of her babies rounded up to play with her new friend and then said, "No, No, Kitty-Kitty, MY babies!"
Now you know our family loves a happy cat story... a few weeks ago our friends Jenna and Zac brought Lilly-Brooke over and she was just beside herself looking out at ALL of our cats! When I told Chloe Jo about her new kitten she was ecstatic! It was the first thing she told her daddy when he came in..."Liddie Book got a new kit". (pretty cute, huh?)
It is so funny to watch a little one with a cat. Just listening to the interaction with a toddler and a crazy cat sure has provided many hours of entertainment for us. I text Jenna back and said you really need to blog about Lilly-Brooke and her kitten. This is what I received back... Yes I do...she just told it "dat's momma and Zac." hahahaha funny to any cat-lover:)
Meet "Kit Kat" and Lilly-Brooke, friends. But I have a feeling this kitten will forever be called "Kitty-Kitty".
Such a happy ending:)
Thursday, August 4, 2011
HMS...whooHoo:)
MY new school shirt:) Gosh, My eyes look tired in this pic! ha
Bulletin boards...
We will finish this in class...
Promethean Board...:)
commonly misspelled words...
gonna add some red starry curtains...
ready for tomorrow:)
I am getting so excited! I had an immediate connection with some kids at Parent Night! I really think these kids are actually going to "get me". haha
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Good laughs....
BIG SHOES TO FILL...
RIDING AROUND THE BACKROADS ON A HOT SUMMER EVENING...
COYOTE BLUES... NEED I SAY MORE?
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
WOW.
LET'S JUST SEE WHAT YOU THINK...
Sooo...after a long two days of Inservice, David calls me this afternoon and asks for me to text him a grocery list of what I need. It went like this...chicken breasts...diet coke...biscuits...sausage...bacon...ice cream...celery...red seedless grapes...2 bananas...chicken fingers...and milk.
He remembered everything on the list...EXCEPT DIET COKE!!! (and he says it wasn't his intention...even though he thinks I drink too much...hmmm)
INTERESTING PHONE CALL...
I was just sitting here thinking about how overwhelmed I am about this new job I have taken to teach these sweet kids Language Arts this year. Believe me, it is not the kids who have me worried...it is the data that is supposed to drive me. Middle school teachers are required to think data to a point that is alarming.
Change requires growth for sure...I have grown the last two days...weary about the pressure to perform. Not that I cannot meet the challenge but I am experiencing a few pains about it at the moment. This is all gonna come together though...I just have gained a much greater respect for those who have taught Middle School for years. whoa.
Anyway, as I sit here typing my woes...Charles Stanley calls me on the phone. Everytime I get a message it is about something for me to pray for with InTouch. BUT TONIGHT...his message was to stop trying to do things alone. No kidding...he basically said to stop trying to do this thing on my own and to remember to let God guide my path. I am speechless.
Guess that's two things for you to ponder this evening. I'm going to take a hot bath and soak in this advice for a while. I know these things to be true. It is such a struggle when you face something that seems so tough. My prayer...that God will guide me to use my creativity to make learning fun while hitting ALL those standards.
This will be a no brainer for God if I just give it to Him. duh, Misty.
Sooo...after a long two days of Inservice, David calls me this afternoon and asks for me to text him a grocery list of what I need. It went like this...chicken breasts...diet coke...biscuits...sausage...bacon...ice cream...celery...red seedless grapes...2 bananas...chicken fingers...and milk.
He remembered everything on the list...EXCEPT DIET COKE!!! (and he says it wasn't his intention...even though he thinks I drink too much...hmmm)
INTERESTING PHONE CALL...
I was just sitting here thinking about how overwhelmed I am about this new job I have taken to teach these sweet kids Language Arts this year. Believe me, it is not the kids who have me worried...it is the data that is supposed to drive me. Middle school teachers are required to think data to a point that is alarming.
Change requires growth for sure...I have grown the last two days...weary about the pressure to perform. Not that I cannot meet the challenge but I am experiencing a few pains about it at the moment. This is all gonna come together though...I just have gained a much greater respect for those who have taught Middle School for years. whoa.
Anyway, as I sit here typing my woes...Charles Stanley calls me on the phone. Everytime I get a message it is about something for me to pray for with InTouch. BUT TONIGHT...his message was to stop trying to do things alone. No kidding...he basically said to stop trying to do this thing on my own and to remember to let God guide my path. I am speechless.
Guess that's two things for you to ponder this evening. I'm going to take a hot bath and soak in this advice for a while. I know these things to be true. It is such a struggle when you face something that seems so tough. My prayer...that God will guide me to use my creativity to make learning fun while hitting ALL those standards.
This will be a no brainer for God if I just give it to Him. duh, Misty.
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