It’s almost hard to believe that another school year has come to a close. Every one passes faster than the last. A skeleton crew of the elementary aged kids arrived home to find the usual ambush of silly string, water guns and popsicles! Would you believe that we are missing FIVE more boys (plus one… Read More
Y’all, I was really down to the wire on this year’s last day of school snack. Without a functioning kitchen and being tied home with painters all day, on top of the fact that it was just a half day, I was really sweating this year’s last day of school snack. I almost decided to… Read More
I know most of us are not looking for one more thing to do this time of year, but when my boys started Kindergarten, I started having this book signed by their teachers at the end of the school year. I hope to fill it with sweet school memories straight through high school, and give… Read More
Both boys had their field days this week – the most anticipated day of the year still in fourth and seventh! I helped out with the tricycle race for fourth and fifth grade at Whit’s school. They had so much fun competing against their fellow fourth grade classes and, while they didn’t bring home the… Read More
We’ve done a lot of countdowns for all sorts of things over the years, and this one is SO easy that it’s been going on for eight years, since John was in Kindergarten, without fail. Starting a couple of weeks before the end of the school year, I fill up a snack sized zip top… Read More
It seems like just yesterday that I was attending John’s fourth grade wax museum yet here we are again! Time does fly. Each student got to pick a person that they felt has had a tremendous impact on society. I honestly had to choke back the tears when Whit carried his paper home saying he… Read More
I love carrying in special birthday treats to school. I’ve come up with some fun things over the years, but I think number 10 is one of my very favorites! This year I packaged up treats to make the number 1-0 and they were a huge hit with Whit’s class. These were really, really easy… Read More