The minute I spied this kitchen cart in an Ikea preview I knew then and there that it had to be mine. After months and MONTHS of stalking the Atlanta store (and waaaay too many Swedish meatballs) I finally scored my very own scrumptiously turquoise Raskog last week! Cookie and Bird helped me put it… Read More
At Meet & Greet, Mrs. B had an “I Wish, I Wish” list with stars denoting items she’d love to have for her classroom. I picked one of the stars with five watercolors (she had enough for the whole class on her list) and the PCP was delighted to deliver this to his brand new… Read More
The PCP trotted off to his first day in first grade with this sweet sentiment tucked into his lunch box… It’s a reprise of the same treat he found in his box on the first day of Kindergarten. He asked me for smarties in his lunch at least one hundred more times throughout the one… Read More
I could hardly wait for the PCP to get off the big yellow bus and tell me all about his day. And, seeing as he’s a man of few words (like his Daddy), his recap took all of about 2.5 seconds before diving into his “First Place First Grader” special snack. After a gigantic hug… Read More
Well, he’s all settled in to his new class and I feel like I left a little piece of my heart at the school up the street. *sigh* He woke up around four in the morning and crawled into bed right between us. I couldn’t really sleep after that – just snuggling my sweet first… Read More
Twas the night before first grade and all through the house… I am scurrying around like a half-crazed and rabid mouse! Like last year, I ran the PCP up to the school for a few “first day” pics. It’s really much easier this way – for one, I’m not fighting a thousand other students and… Read More
We hosted a little back-to-school backyard bash this afternoon for a hand full of John’s first grade buddies…think ice cream sundaes, slip ‘n sliding and a gaggle of water gun wielding, sugared up six year olds! I didn’t do a single solitary thing to prep for this shindig until about noon – which makes me… Read More