Teacher Gifts

Thank goodness my mom is crafty. We started working on the kids end of the year teacher gifts last weekend.


The hubby cut them out for us then mom & I sanded them.




Then they had to be base coated.




Then mom painted & personalized each one of them. They turned out to be really cute.




The kids took them to school this morning. I hope the teachers love them.





























And the principal got one also...it is a little more masculine.





Thanks for an AWESOME first year at ACES!

Teacher Appreciation Week

This week the kids took a gift for their teachers each day. I am very thankful for all the kids past, present & future teachers. It takes a SPECIAL person to do their job. I am also very thankful for all the teachers at ACES who have made this a wonderful year for the kids.

Monday they took bottles of water. I found this idea HERE on Pinterest. It is a free printable.




On Tuesday they took Kool-aid packets. I found the idea HERE but couldn't find a printable so I made my own in photoshop.




On Wednesday the took popcorn. I found the idea HERE. It is also a free printable.




On Thursday they took treat bags. Mom made these & found the idea HERE.




On Friday the took Extra gum. I found the idea HERE.  I made my own in Photoshop. I forgot to take a picture before they left with them but I had Morgan send me one from her iPod.




The kids came home each day telling me what all the teachers said about their gifts. Morgan even came home one day with a thank you note from one of ER teachers.










The principal even left me a sweet comment on Facebook about the gifts.

We can't wait to get their end of the year gifts made!

Weekend Recap

The weather was beautiful on Saturday. It was in the 70's in south-central KY. I painted my toe nails & broke out the flip flops.

I even put my contacts in for the first time in 6 months!

Saturday the hubby & I enjoyed having nothing to do. We didn't even leave the house until after 2 pm. We went into town & walked around at the local flea market & browsed the Harley Davidson store. We stopped and rented some movies on the way home. The hubby got Red Dawn & The Flight. I got Pitch Perfect & Playing for Keeps. I ended up falling asleep before I got to watch my movies, but I got up Sunday morning and watched Pitch Perfect before we took it back.

Sunday we picked the kids up from their daddy's after lunch. Spencer was supposed to have ball practice but before we got back to BG it was raining. We stopped and visited with my dad. He is getting around better & the doctor released him to start driving. He is going to try to go back to work for a couple of hours a day in a couple of weeks.

When we got home we finished a DIY project we have been working on for a few days. I love the way they turned out & are very convenient for everyone to be able to grab their toothbrush/toothpaste without them sitting all over the counter.

Saturday Around Our House

We have been looking for a bigger tank for the fish, but we unable to find one that someone didn't want a "small fortune" for, so Bobby said let's just build one.  We got all of our supplies together and headed to his work (where all of his tools are).

The kids were in trouble because they forgot their ears today

The sides waiting to dry

The tank all finished

The crabs hiding out in their new home

Bobby says we need more crabs & decorations now since we have this big cage for them.  

We had planned on taking the kids to pick out pumpkins to let them carve, but they we not behaving very well.  Maybe they will be on better behavior the next weekend they are here so they can carve them before Halloween.  They all lost money today & I made more money off them today, then they did off me.  Maybe one day they will learn how to get along & quit fighting/arguing/back-talking.

We have reading time at our house for thirty minutes every night.  At the kids new school they have to have so many AR points every nine weeks.  This way they all get some reading time in and hopefully they will ALL meet their goals.  I just happened to catch them all during reading time tonight.