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Jumat, 09 Juni 2017

10 on 10 December 2013

10 pictures on the 10th day of the month!

{Document a snapshot of your life & find beauty among the ordinary things in your day!}

It's December 10th! You know what that means?

It's the last 10 on 10 for the year 2013.

This month has flown by.

This year has flown by.

Here in California, we have been having a cold streak for almost a week.

For the past 5 days, it has been in the high 20's - low 30's in the mornings.

I took this as I arrived at school this morning. Brrrrr.

#wimpycalifornian

Coffee & a Luna Bar. My breakfast everyday. Around 9am.

(I can't eat until a few hours after I wake up.)

My school is right next to a park. Such a pretty view. Winter is here....all the leaves are almost gone.

After school, I picked up Luke & while I was standing in the kitchen making lunch, he ripped the button off my new boots!!!! He is such a destructive little guy. I called Nordstrom & I can exchange them. Reason #482 I love Nordstrom. Best customer service ever.

Prepping these candies to make these cookies again. Best Christmas cookies EVER.

Luke & I ran a few errands...had to pick up some Rainbow loom rubber bands for the girls stockings. The sky was so pretty tonight.

Lights on our house.

Today's stash of Christmas cards. Nothing makes me happier than getting the mail in December. I just love, love, love getting Christmas cards & seeing my friends beautiful families.

Obsessed with the tree. Can't keep him away from it.

After dinner, the kids went to sleep & then it was time to relax.

We had our neighborhood Christmas party over the weekend & I made Peppermint Oreo Ice Cream Cake for dessert. There were a few pieces left over, so I had some tonight and watched a cheesy Christmas movie on Hallmark.

I LOVE all the cheesy Christmas movies on Hallmark/Lifetime/ABC Family.

Recipe HERE.

So, there you have it. A peek into our day.

Hope you had a wonderful Tuesday!

Selasa, 11 April 2017

10 on 10 December 2014

10 pictures on the 10th day of the month!
{Document a snapshot of your life & find beauty among the ordinary things in your day!}

Can you believe it? December 10th.....that means it is the last 10 on 10 of 2014.

The 10th fell on a Wednesday. Wednesdays are our crazy day.

It is Wacky Wednesday for my school and also the girls school.

They get out early on Wednesdays, I get out late.

On the way out the door....loving all the fall leaves in my front yard.

Here was my outfit for the day (you will be seeing it again for January Pin-Spired...we skipped December because of the holidays!)

These are my favorite, favorite, favorite boots. They are 20% off right now!I got them last Fall and I wear them 3-4 times a week.

My shirt arrived in yesterday's Stitch Fix! Seriously love Stitch Fix!

Boots // Black Pants // Shirt // Scarf

At school, I was working on grading & passing back my students Bargain Hunting Project.

This was a fun project. I gave them a "budget" of $150 and they had to "buy" 5 different gifts for 5 family members or friends. They had 5 "coupons" to use 5%, 10%, 15%, 20% and 25% off. They had to look on the internet and find the gifts, print out the photos, use the coupons and add in the tax. Their total had to be between $140 and $150 without going over (or under). They also had to write a paragraph about their gifts, why they chose them and why the used specific coupons. It was a really fun project!

Wednesdays are block days at my school so I see half my classes for 1.5 hours each. I always try and do a fun activity on these days and of course, I give out candy as prizes. 7th graders love candy :)

After school, I picked up Claire & Luke from my in laws. Luke is OBSESSED with trains (which is why I threw him a Choo Choo Luke is Two Birthday Party {HERE}. My mother in law said he played with their Christmas train almost all morning.

Kate has been begging to take chess class. They offer it at her school for after school enrichment. She has been asking for almost a year, so we finally signed her up. This was her first time. She loved it. Love my little nerd :)

Getting gas on the way home....gas is under $3 in California!!!!! It's a Christmas miracle!!

When we got home, it was homework time, but first the girls wanted to play with Kate's Arcade Game. This was part of her homework this past week. Her class watched this video on You Tube called "Caine's Arcade" Have you heard of it? I encourage you to watch it, it is so awesome.

Website {HERE} Video {HERE}

Kate & all of her classmates watched this video and they all decided they wanted to make a cardboard arcade just like Caine. Kate's game is called "Pluck the Duck" She thought of it all on her own & Kevin helped her build it. Her class is going to have a cardboard arcade at their school after the New Year to help raise money for inner city schools. Love it!

Keeping an eye on the storm clouds.....apparently the Storm of the Century is hitting us today in California. I think the media is over hyping it, but I am so thankful we are getting a lot of rain. We have been in a drought for 3 years & need rain desperately!

Everynight we read the girls one of their books from their Christmas Book Advent. On nights that I read to them, we read them on the couch next to the Christmas tree & then we snuggle. The girls fell asleep cuddled up with me last night. Love.

We usually have white outdoor lights, but the girls begged us for colored lights this year :)

So, there you have it! Our 10th of December in pictures!

Hope you had a great 10th & fellow Californians...stay safe out there!!!

Kamis, 09 Maret 2017

Insta December

Can you believe it is December 16th?!?!

Not only does that mean December is half over, it also means that I am officially on Christmas Break! Can I get an Amen?!?!
2 and half glorious weeks off. Wooo-hoooo!!!
And, it means that Christmas is in 9 days!
Are you ready? I am!!!

Here is a snapshot of our December so far:

It started off rough. A marine from our town was killed in Afghanistan protecting his unit. He is a true Hero. I knew him...I taught his younger brother & I work with his uncle. Our town had a police/military procession when his body was brought home. I brought the girls downtown to pay respects as the procession drove through the downtown. It was one of the most heart wrenching, impactful things I have ever experienced. American flags EVERYWHERE. People lining the streets and it was SILENT as the procession came by. Heart breaking.

This really hit home to me. I have always respected and admired Military families, but this has brought it to a whole new level. THANK YOU to all of you out there who are Military families. The sacrifices you make for our country & our freedom are amazing. From the bottom of my heart, Thank you & God Bless you.

Moving on to more shallow things that pale in comparison to that.
Candle the Elf made his appearance again this year. More on him & his antics later!

I had a Friends marathon with my 15 year old & 18 year old nieces. We are watching them from the beginning, in order ( I have all 10 seasons!) I love Friends!

We had our court Christmas Party. Have I mentioned how much I love our neighbors?!?!

We also had Kevin's work party. Love an excuse to dress up!

I painted my nails for all the parties. I normally paint my nails with clear nail polish. I am so boring. But, I decided to be sassy for the holidays & paint them a color!

Our next door neighbor is a retired firefighter, so every year, our HOA has him dress up as Santa and the Fire Department brings a Fire Truck down our street to pick him up & take him to the clubhouse. It is so fun!

Earlier this year, Claire did a photo shoot for Le Top Children's clothing.
A few weeks ago, I got an email from Le Top & the collection had been launched.
This picture was in my email:

Here is the Frosty Days collection:

Starbucks Peppermint Mochas in the red cup, FTW.

I went to a baby shower for my dear friend & her miracle baby.
I made her an important dates print!

This year, I had a helper with my Christmas cards. Kate stuffed all the cards & envelopes!
She sat with me at the table for over an hour & stuffed almost 200 cards while I addressed them.

What was Claire doing while Kate & I were doing the cards? Putting an entire box of band aids on her legs. That girl loves band aids.

Kate had her Christmas Program this week. It was so cute!

She made us a plate for Christmas. I love it!

When I was making my glitter clothespins, someone (Claire) grabbed the glitter & dumped it all over the couch. Luckily her blanket was there to catch most of it.

Chinese food for dinner one night. It was one of those weeks!

So far, we have raised almost $2,000 for the Project 320 well. So awesome!
Can you spare a few dollars to help change the lives of a village in Africa?
$10 will provide one person with water for 10 years.
And, you can win prizes while donating. Be sure and check out the Project 320 Blog!
To those who have already donated...THANK YOU!
There are only 10 entries in my bundle so far....good chances to win a $50 Target card & Party Pack! Click to Enter HERE!

Picture of some presents from my students! Fun perk of being a teacher!
Hooray for Starbucks gift cards, I got a few of those!

So, I have this problem. I am obsessed with the cheesy Lifetime/Hallmark/ABC family Christmas movies. I have over 20 movies on my DVR. I can't wait to watch them over Break!