New Favorite "Smell Good"

I have a new favorite lotion from Bath and Body Works that is to die for. It is the best summer smell, very fresh and airy.... light coconut, light vanilla=perfection! I have also realized that the sweet smell stays with you basically all day. What more could you ask?

I bet the body spray would be awesome, too! It really makes me wish I was at the beach right now with my feet in the sand, good book and a cold beer. Instead I am on my lunch break at school. Booooooooo.... Also, our family summer beach trip to Dauphin Island, AL has been cancelled due to the oil spill. Major bummer! I guess we'll settle for the TN River.

Seven Days

(Fancy Nancy center in Pre-K... can you say divas?)

To all teachers... most of you are already on summer break. Congratulations, you made it through another school year and now you get a couple of months off to regain all of your now dwindled patience you'll need for the next bunch of kiddos.

To all mothers... have a fun summer with your babies. They need your love and attention so much!

Well, I have 7 days left of school (not that I'm counting or anything). I am more than ready for some time off! I have had a challenging class this year, behavior- wise anyway. I have also had a very sweet, funny bunch of kids, too. They absolutely crack me up. The little blond haired girl in the picture below has stolen my heart. She sometimes acts like she is off her rocker, but she is hysterical. She was a shicken hawk (chicken hawk) for Halloween this year, she bosses all of the boys around and they actually do what she says, and her pants are always falling off of her (because she is a size 3...teeny, tiny little thing) and she doesn't even notice. I will miss little things like that in all of my students that are going off to the big world of elementary school. BUT I am still very ready for summer! I need to recharge my teacher, nurse, custodial batteries (yes, I am all of those things on a daily basis).

What am I going to do for the next 6 weeks to rest up for next year?

-train for my 2nd 1/2 marathon (also, helping my mom train for her 1st 1/2)
-mow the yard

-paint a bathroom
-power wash sidewalks and Little Blue House
-overhaul my sun room
-clean up and beautify "Secret Garden"
- hopefully read lots and lots and bake in the sun occasionally

(Aloha Summer!)

Let's Try This Again...

(Totally unrelated picture, just too cute. They love each other so much.)

OK, so I'm going to try this blogging thing again. I tried once and completely failed... failed to keep going that is. I think I quit writing because I felt as if I had nothing worth while to write about. I still feel that way, but maybe "nothing" can be good or at least occasionally funny. I also felt (still feel) very intimidated by all the fabulous blogs out there in the blogger world. I mean
there are some fantastic, witty, gorgeous women out there. I actually have a "crush" on a few of them. I guess you could call me a blog stalker, I'm not ashamed.

So what am I going write about? Lot's of people write about their cute kids and since I don't have any, other than my precious puppies (see above), I guess I can write about average, everyday stuff... oh well, whatever, I'll figure it out. Bare with me please.