Just Bloggin'

Is this you waiting for me to blog?

Humor me and say yes.

Is this my first post in November? I can't even remember when I blogged last. Tomorrow is pay day which also means that the month is already half over! Where is my life going?

I am finally feeling better physically and emotionally and hope that maybe I will be able to blog more. Now I just need to find some stuff to blog about!

I caught up on my friend Cassie's blog tonight and am going to copy here "cop-out" idea for the night. Here are just a few things recently that have made my *heart flutter*

I have a very sweet student who has a great sense of humor and seems to "get" me. We have often quoted this commercial in class and I started saying "E-I-E-I-O" whenever there was a disappointment or a frustration. Something happened one day that fit both these and she said, "E-I-E-I-O, huh Ms. Wilson?" These small little moments that I share with my students with some humor are my favorites.

Tonight I FINALLY got my bangs cut (no more Justin Bieber bangs) and then came home and started a blanket

 

and watched

 

 

I loved the movie! It was so cute and Mr. John Wayne is a handsome man! My favorite part is where he drags her off the train and five miles back to her brother. I giggled the whole time!

And finally the end the night, I am addicted to Today's Letters. I probably give Em and Tim about 95% of their page views. I check their blog about once a day and have used some of her quirky sayings from time to time. To be honest, I have even written my own letters, using her idea. (Is that plagiarism? If I use her idea but my own words, is that ok? If so, sorry Em! You are just such an inspiration!)

Well it was a late, emotional night last night so I better tuck myself into bed so I am ready for Breakfast Burrito Friday! Thank you paleo challenge for allowing cheat days!

What is your favorite John Wayne movie? (This is only the second one I have watched.)

Pintrest Party Projects

Good news folks, I am finally feeling better! I took my last pill of my meds today and I am up and running. I still have a slight cough that surfaces every once in awhile, but I can live with that!

At the beginning of the month I had to cancel a Pintrest party because I wasn't feeling well. Yesterday we were able to cash in that rain check and get our craft on!

Erica, Bre and I crafter for a few hours while chatting, listening to music and snacking. It was so relaxing and was a great way to spend a Saturday.

Here is what we made:

Beer bottle wrapped in twine with some added fall flowers, makes a pretty cute vase.

 

Coffee filter wreath

 

Reused mason jars with paint on the inside, scrapbook paper punches and Modge Podge.

Twine wrapped wreath.

 

We already have plans for a winter Pintrest party this time with some hot drinks, movies and blankets.

 

What are some things you have gotten off of Pintrest?



*Snapshot Saturday*

It is 4:04 on Sunday morning (although still feels like Saturday since I haven't been to bed yet!) I just got finished with sweeping the kitchen, changing laundry over and cleaning my desk. I decided I might as well stop fighting trying to go to sleep and use my time wisely.

I am thinking the reason I am not asleep as we speak is the fact that I slept most of the day.

These are my new friends. I had twenty of them but have lost a few in the past few days. I think we might become best friends soon! This is my second round of meds and I am pretty confident that they are going to do the trick. Along with the rest that I have gotten the past two days.

 

When I wasn't sleeping I was reading "London Bridges" by James Patterson and finished that pretty quickly. Still have about nine more to go to finish the series, but Patterson puts out a book a week, so there could be more.

 

Hopefully next Saturday I will have a more exciting snapshot, well at least for you, this snapshot excites me a lot!

 

I also hope to get up my post about Literacy Lunch soon. We have already had three and I am uber excited to share with you all!

 

What do you do when you can't sleep? Do you do housework or am I just weird?

 

Sick of Being Sick

October 5th! I had to look back and see when I blogged last, I couldn't even remember, nor what I blogged about!

As much as I like October, we don't really get along. I have been sick all month long and I hate it! It has limited me on what I have been able to do. I have either been sleeping a lot or trying to catch up from sleeping so much!


Here are a few things I have not been able to do the past few weeks:

• sing
• kickboxing
• laugh
• blog
• teach
• have a conversation without coughing my head off

I have been to the doctor and am now on my second round of meds. Hopefully this go round is successful!

Please don't forget about me, as soon as I have some more time and energy, I will catch up. I do have a lot to say and to share!

In the mean time, keep looking for *heart flutters* all around you!

*Snapshot Saturday*

What a Saturday it has been! I had a hard time pulling myself out of bed for two reasons this morning. One, I was tired and wanted to keep sleeping and two, my whole body hurts! My kickboxing instructor pushed me pretty hard this week and I think there wasn't a muscle in my body that wasn't worked! It hurt to move!

None the less, I made it out of bed and then it kinda went down hill from there! First, I spilled my whole bowl of cereal all over myself and the floor (yes I had already showered and everything), then I was late to the wedding I was going to (mainly because I am map/direction challenged) and then the gift that I got for the couple didn't work out, but did I notice this before hand? Nope not at all. I noticed it as I was getting ready to wrap it out in the car in the parking lot!

Thankfully, things picked up after that filled with laughter and good music! The wedding and reception were beautiful! I learned today that I can not be a wedding photographer in my next life. I tried to get a picture of the bride and groom and for the life of me could not!

Afterwards, Molly and I went to grab a coffee and free Wi-Fi (so I could download my next book club book on my Kindle) and read a little bit. My *snapshot Saturday* is of the door to the coffee shop.

One of my favorite things to do is to sit and share stories over coffee with a friend.

List Challenge Day #5~ Fears

I just answered this question in a list from my sister this week. Weird that it showed up again.

•  That I will always be alone
•  That my children (in case fear 1 is moot) won't get to meet dad
•  That I will loose my job
•  Mustard
•  Squirrels and those creepy gross camel spiders 

Well that's it folks, more random ramblings.

 

Do you have any fears? Silly ones? Serious ones?

Friday Morning Rambles

Happy Friday! We have snow in Colorado...already. Where is my fall? Mother Nature sure can't make up her mind this year. At the beginning of the summer we were on fire and then at the end we were floating away. Now we have winter storm warnings. Sheesh.

Anyway, big weekend ahead! My kindred spirit, Lesley, is marrying her very own Gilbert Blythe!

I am also having a Pintrest fall party with Erica and Bre. Pumpkin tastiness and crafting!

More about each event to come.

List Challenge Day #4 ~ Favorite Animals

My students ask me often what my favorite animal is and I don't really have one. I have animals that I like, but not 100% wild about any of them. These four make me smile.

• penguins
• ducks
• hippos
• giraffes

Well that's that for today. Breakfast Burrito Friday and it's my turn to buy the goods!

Do you have a favorite animal? (Or am I the only weird one that doesn't have a favorite animal?)

Brave

It is no wonder I am behind both at school and at home, I choose to do things at times when I shouldn't. For example, it is 10:05 and I should be sleeping. I am tired and I do need to get up and get stuff done in the morning, but here I am!

I wanted to get my list post done before I went to bed, so there probably won't be any fancy stuff today. Sorry folks.

List Challenge Day #3 - Activities I'd do if I was brave

•  Say all the things I have wanted to say to people in my life
•  Loose weight
•  Take and pass the PLACE test for ESL
•  Climb this mountain

This was a lot harder of a list than I thought it would be. I may have to revamp it later when I have some more time to think about it.

Didn't get my mile in today, due to going to kickboxing and book club, but hope to make it up this weekend.

Sorry for the slightly lame post.

What would you do if you were brave?