Wordless Wednesday

Classroom Update

I've changed a whole lot around in my classroom for the start of this school year.  This will be my second year in this particular classroom, so I'm still trying to get a good feel of the space and how I can best use it. 

When I'm decorating my room it usually takes me a long time and I do a lot of this...

then I'll magically get inspiration  :)

I decided to move my word wall from the white board to the ceiling which freed up some more space on the board.

Isn't this the cutest chair? My mom and I found this great little red chair at the flea market.  Students will use it when they're sharing their work. 

My morning meeting board.  I moved the alphabet down to eye level for the kids, purchased a new calendar and job chart.  We'll keep track of the days of school by bundling straws and then using my 100 days caterpillar.  I drew the schedule last year...I based them off of some examples in the book Classroom Routines That Really Work for PreK and Kindergarten. 

I really love how my library is starting to take shape.  I built a tree out of paper and just added the fish tank, which will hold a few colorful guppies (thanks to my husband) I think I might want to add another tree on the other side of the bulletin board so it has more of a 'forest' feeling...what do you think? 

Now I need to work on the other half of my room!

The first day of school is August 4th...can you believe it?! I think school should still start in September when you can start to smell fall in the air, not when the blacktop is melting from 100 degree heat on the playground.  Kindergarten is a little luckier because we start a week later...BUT STILL!  

My last few days of summer are blurring into one another with naps and pool time.  In fact, the sun is calling my name now.  Hope everyone is having a great Monday! 

Something Crazy

I did it!

I got my nose pierced (sorry daddy).

 When I walked into the tattoo parlor it was obvious that I totally didn't fit in with my capris and t-shirt.  The women there had their fishnet stockings on, corset tops, and tattoos covering their legs, arms, and necks. 

Tabitha, the body piercing expert, was very nice. She could tell I was nervous because she asked why I was so nervous.

"It's pretty obvious, huh?" I said.

She said not to worry because getting her nose pierced was the least painful of all the piercings she had had done on herself.  

I believed her...she wasn't someone you would question to their face. And even more so because she had a piercing on every part of her body. 

She cleaned the area and I got a quick glimpse of what was about to go through my nose...not a good idea.

I was asked if I was ready...I said yes like I was asking a question, feeling like maybe this wasn't such a good idea. 

It took thirty seconds...and it was done.

She was so wrong about it not hurting.  I pretended like I hadn't just had a needle pushed through my nose and tried to shrug off the pain. 

"My eyes are watering!" I said dumbly, pointing out the really obvious. 

I was told that that was very normal.

Good. I was starting to fit in after all.  

After a few weeks of getting used to the new addition on my nose, I really love it. It's so small that most people don't even notice it.

Women all over the world have their noses pierced and I think it looks beautiful.

Plus my husband really likes it. 

How My Night Went

My night went a little something like this...

10:00pm Get ready for bed

10:15pm Lights out

10:30pm Toss and turn...Margo and Wilson tear down the hallway chasing each other

11:00pm Toss and turn...Margo and Wilson try to look out the window crashing into the blinds

2:00am Wake up to a loud crash and sharp pain in my arm

2:01am Run and turn on the light

2:03am My arm is bleeding with claw marks

2:05am The plant, my alarm clock, book, and glasses are no longer on the bedside table.

2:06am All the dirt from the plant is now on the pile of clean laundry

2:08am See a little black tail behind the door

2:09am Huff, Puff, and growl as I clean up dirt clods

2:15am Glare at my cat

2:16am Pet my cat and tell her it's okay because she's so cute

2:17am Martin is still sound asleep...of course

Flea Market Treasures

What do you think of my new flea market find?

It's an old tin ceiling panel.

We sprayed it with RustOleum to keep the paint from chipping any further...so we don't eat lead based paint chips while we sleep :)

I like to think about where it was...how old it is. I love old things! 

A couple weeks ago I found my bedside table at a flea market for $10! 

We're slowly getting our bedroom the way we want it.  It takes a lot more patience, but I think I love a room even more when each piece has been specially picked out one at a time to make it your own.