We’ve celebrated a LOT of things over the years, but the last day of school Walk of Fame is my most favorite of all. It’s not elaborate or expensive, but it makes me happier, prouder and more excited than any of the others and is a small thing to remind the boys of how much… Read More
Whew! This morning was emotional. With my boys leaving 5th grade for middle school and 8th grade for high school, there is typically so much pomp and circumstance around these milestones. And y’all know I LOVE pomp and circumstance. :-) I just wish the end of the school year and turned out differently, you know?!… Read More
With so many end of year festivities cancelled, especially for mine in 5th and 8th leaving their schools, we were thrilled that Field Day was a go! Both of our schools encouraged us to join in OPEN National Field Day on May 8. We took pictures, kept scores and had a fantastic time right in… Read More
The big event for our elementary school hospitality committee was the teacher appreciation luncheon! I am SO thankful that our teacher appreciation week fell before the school closures in early February. We went with a Georgia On My Mind theme and the whole event turned out wonderfully. Our group usually spends the bulk of our… Read More
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week at the elementary school and tomorrow kids are invited to bring in a book from their teacher’s wish list to donate to the classroom library. Our teacher’s amazon wish list was easy to shop and Whit and I had fun choosing two titles. He’s exited to hopefully read both of these… Read More
As we head back to Atlanta today, I thought I’d share what I planned for Whit’s 5th grade holiday party. Y’all know that I have had so much joy and fun planning these parties for both boys over the last nine years of elementary school… coming up with games, prizes, decor, creative food and the… Read More
Our cold, rainy Halloween festivities kicked off with Whit’s 5th grade class party. The other room moms and I had the BEST time planning and executing this simple, fun event – a Deranged Dentist Tooth Buffet. First things first, we got into character and surprised the class by storming in looking for great tooth specimens.… Read More