5 of Friday

Having mixed emotions about it being Friday already! This means that I go back to work on Monday and Daylynn starts daycare again. This doesn't sound so good! I am starting to get a little more excited about being back in my room after all the decorating and hardwork I've been putting in this week, with the help of Daylynn of course. Now on to the list :)

One.

These adorable shorts!! I am in LOVE with Old Navy shorts. They are long enough to cover my toosh (the picture shows the longer pair of the two lengths)but still comfortable and cute! I got a black and tealish color at first. The other day Old navy was having some sales, you bet ya I took a peek and found these gems for cheap! As I just went to find the picture they are still on sale and they have a Kstate Purple! Looks like I'm getting another pair! :) LOVE IT!

Daylynn also got some new stuff for 2-4 bucks a pair/onsie. can't beat that!

Two.

My helper this week, or well she thinks she's helping.

This was after she decided to pull all my books and cd's off the shelf right there. It ended up being alright because I haven't gone through those books all year and had stuff to be tossed. She also likes to pull the sticky notes off the leveled reader books that I had separated out. Otherwise, she is absolutely awesome and been a trooper. I have put off fixing up my classroom all summer to spend time with her and now last minute trying to fix it up. I get all next week to prepare but I get stressed and overwhelmed when I'm behind. We have been going up there every day this week and its now finished. The only thing I have left is to put up my Common Core Vocabulary words for Language Arts (if I decide to) and then start the plans and copies! Woo!

Three.

These have been my weakness the last few weeks, only with strawberry and/or Mint choc. chip. I love me some Braums Waffle cones! I ended up buying waffle cones and ice cream for my house because I was making enough trips to Braums. Here's to gaining 10 pounds off ice-cream.

Four.

Eazy Street Potato Skins and Cheese.

Ok I feel like a fat kid following up the ice cream with more fattening foods but OH MY are these amazing! They are just potato skins and you dip them in cheese. I forget how good they are, which is probably not a bad thing. We had dinner there last night with Mike, Patricks dad, and of course ordered some. YUMMMY!

Five.

PTRC

This is a GB thing, but we have a resource center here that everyone can use. Mostly teachers use it but even the public can use to. My school has a budget set aside for teachers to go get things made or laminated or whatever so that we don't have to pay ourselves. This is really nice because I'd much rather just make it myself and someone else pay for it :) The work stinks to get it ready but then its just how you want it. They have so many different di-cuts, paper, stickers, magnets, supplies, etc. It's amazing! I get my velcro and magnetic tape from there too. Whatever they have that I need is where I go! We've been up there almost every day this week as well. I forsee some visits there in a couple months preparing for Daylynn's big party! (AHH Quit thinking about it-she can not almost be a year old already!)

Well...off to get ready for the day and head back up to the school.

Have a great Friday and the rest of the weekend!!

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The Good Life-Friday Five

Nine Months...

Happy girl!

This is how excited he gets when daddy gets home!!

I'm not supposed to chew on that?!!

Nine Months?!! It can't be! It's hard to believe my sweet little baby is inching closer and closer to becoming a One Year Old! You'll always be my sweet baby though no matter the age :)

Speaking of turning one, I did finally decide your first birthday theme! I am pretty excited about it! I love yellow on you and the song "You are my sunshine, my only sunshine" so we are doing a yellow and gray theme to go along with the song.  I hope it all turns out great.  I need to finalize all the details and location and what not but hey I have at least 1 month before I really need to buckle down for invites and what not :)

Stats...

Weight: 21 lbs

Height: tbd next Friday. She's a busy bee!

Eating: Oh little lady, you can put away the food! You LOVE to eat and eat pretty much anything that we eat.  You really love the little cutie oranges.  You eat one almost every day. (Your diapers are pretty gros but you love love them!!)  You also are eating things by yourself for the most part.  I will cut things up small enough if it is too big and you self-feed.  It's kind of nice when I am trying to finish supper or do something.  I can put you in your high chair and give you some cheerios and you will wait until I finish whatever it is I make/made.  You still get about 4 bottles a day.

Bedtime:  You're becoming a rockstar at this-compared to your "old ways" and I am a little afraid to even say that you're doing so well for fear you will go back.  You go down anywhere from 7:30-10.  There for a few nights you were hitting a second wind come 8 and ready to party for a few hours until I make you give in :) but normally its about 8 that you go down and sleep until 7ish give or take.  You do occasionally wake up in the middle of the night but go back down withing a few minutes.

Awake:  If we look at today for example, you only had a 20 minute nap at lunch time and survived until our way home from mom's work which was at 4:15.  You are one tough cookie and you didn't even really fuss or get cranky.  On a normal day; however, you get two naps one in the morning and one in the afternoon.  They can vary between 30 minutes to a few hours.

Clothes: You're in 12 month for the most part but some 9 month still fits.  I just decided to start getting you 12 month clothes-mostly t-shirts becaue they are way easier to get you dressed in because we get you dressed while you are on the move.  Your shorts or 12 month but could probably even be 18 month because some  pairs are definitely booty shorts haha.  It's ok, you're stinkin' cute!

Favorites: Pretty much you love everything.  You are a pretty happy baby for the most part until its nap time or bedtime.  You will mock us when we laugh or say simple thigns like "ya".  A couple of weeks ago I asked if the lunch was good to dad and he said Ya and you felt the need to let me know yours was good too :) Your personality is shining through more and more.  you're such a turkey its hilarious to see what you are pulling next.  You like to do this shy gesture where you shrug your shoulders kinda.  You also make faces at me and have the BIGGEST smile full of teeth! Oh you light up our worlds we can't get enough!  You love books and getting every single one out and reading through them. I moved the one box of books to help block the tv and you were pretty upset when you realized they were moved.  Once I showed you where they were you were fine! Smart girl-keep reading!  Your favorite toy is your little fish.  You are attached to that thing I am positive.

Latest Milestones: You take big girl baths in the tub now! We decided to get rid of the whale tub so you could have more wiggle room.  You have taken baths without it several times at Grandmas so knew it wouldn't be a problem here.  You are walking all over the place holding on to things and hands.  You can even walk just holding on to ONE hand!! I'm pretty proud of you! You are a speedy little learner!  You are self feeding-which I've already talked about.  You went to your first little concert :) Haha not really but Bryson and Sawyer's band were playing here in Great Bend at some thign so we checked it out! You loved Bryson singing Rock Me Mama to you! Talking a TON! Most of it is gibberish of course but I love it.  You have been saying ma and da but I think you have tied ma to me which is pretty awesome.  You say bye and wave bye bye.  That can be hit or miss as its a new thing we're working on. 

Daylynn, You are the greatest thing that ever happened to us and we love you more than you will ever know! You are an onery little booger but we love it.  Thanks for being the cutie patootie you are and always making us smile!

Love, mom and dad



Fridayyyy!

It's Fridayyyyy!!!! Linking up for the Five on Friday!

1. Teachers pay Teachers!

I can't get enough of that store! Dont get me wrong, I like to get creative and make up my own things for school but I love when someone else does the work for my thinking too! I've been soaking up any and all time I've had with Daylynn this summer so have slacked on getting my classroom and ideas ready but TPT has saved the day and I've found all the things I've wanted to incorporate and change in my room, mostly for free at that!

2. Blogs

I not only love blogging about our lives and Daylynn but I get some awesome ideas from other teachers! I am always looking for new ideas and ways to teach certain topics and that's the first place I always look are other blogs by teachers. I even started a blog for my students and their parents this year! I've been wanting to do this just hadnt yet!

3. Slow-pitch softball

If you know me, you know softball is my favorite sport! I can't get enough of it. Sadly I had to take a year off because I was pregnant. I did even play two games last summer but obviously didn't play my hardest and then decided I better take the rest of the season off. Patrick got asked to play on our friends team this summer and of course said yes! We had our first game last night and we won! It was nice to get back on the field and dust off the ol glove! :) 

4. Sales

I am trying to be more of a bargain shopper and wait until things go on sale. I have been getting lots of good stuff lately for decent prices! Daylynn got some new clothes, which she needed some more variety since she keeps growing out of her old stuff, and even I got some new stuff. I didn't really need it but I wanted and so why not once in a while :)

5. French onion laughing cow cheese

Can you say yum?! I saw some on sale -weird- so I thought I'd try it. So good and low calories. Looks like I found myself a new snack!

Sorry for no pictures. I ran out of time while dinner was cooking :) have a great weekend!