Yesterday was Bus Driver Appreciation Day and I tell you what… Mr. Ray just might be the most appreciated operator of a big yellow bus on the planet. I mean, the stack of gifts and signs crowding the front end of the bus was most impressive. The night before, we got in on the action,… Read More
As if the Halloween Countdown isn’t enough of a daily task to manage, we went ahead and added Red Ribbon Week to the agenda. Red Ribbon Week is how the PCP’s school gets together and presents a unified and visible commitment toward the creation of a Drug-Free America. Honey and I continued the fun at home,… Read More
Today is Waste Free Wednesday at the PCP’s school and, while we try to pack a waste free lunch every day, he gets waaaay more into it during this official, once monthly event where students that comply are recognized with lavish and luxurious prizes. Take last month’s tie-dyed reusable napkins, for instance. You’d have thought… Read More
Yesterday marked exactly one month since the commencement of the PCP’s kindergarten year! Time truly does fly. To mark the occasion, John made his way to school with packages of Chocolate Cherry Heart Smart Cookies for his teachers. The heart smart (that was totally unplanned) cookies are wrapped in waxed bags, tied with Divine Twine and sporting… Read More
Call me crazy, but these last three and a half weeks I’ve just adored putting together fun, yummy, lovingly packed lunches for the PCP to carry off to school. Here’s what I’ve learned and done along the way… I use a ton of supper left overs and I make the baby’s lunch at the same time… Read More
At parent’s night last week, John’s new Kindergarten teacher had a few items pinned up on her “wish list”. I chose Clorox wipes (because I appreciate germ fighting as much as the next mom) and Skittles (because the PCP, clearly inheriting my sweet tooth, will do anything for a shot of sugar.) Since John’s class… Read More
Earlier this week I spent an evening printing, cutting and having a smashing good time packaging up a hand full of treats for our kindergarten friends, new kindergarten teacher and, while I was at it, for the PCP’s lunch box on the first day of school. (All of this while catching up on Pretty Little… Read More