What a week!

Well it has been an eventful week! Monday,  I started my 5th year teaching! I just can't believe I've been teaching for that long!

Wednesday, we celebrated my little brother's (by another mother and father) birthday!

This is another life memento that makes me feel OLD! I remember this little kid being born! 

Thursday I got to meet my sweet kiddos for the year! I can already tell it's going to be an awesome, magnificent, fabulous, (insert other adjectives that describe greatness here) year! 

Saturday, mom and I went to see a dinner play at Northwestern State University! It was titled, A PROM TO DIE FOR!!!  Spooky huh?!?! We had a blast trying to catch the killer and enjoying dinner. 

This week has started off great! Now just trying to get everything in order for a couples shower I'm throwing with a friend this Friday!! 

Off to plan, clean, relax! 

-A

P.S. I have never missed a gas station as much as I missed Clayborn's this summer! I'm SOOOOOOO thankful it's opened back up! It's the little things in life that make me happy :) 

P.S.S.  If you see me rocking these shoes, I have an obsession! They are cute and oh so comfy!!! Get you a pair at Twisted Sisters Boutique! Find them in Zwolle or like them on Facebook-twisted sisters boutique, LLC

Dressing up the desk

So today's post is a short but sweet one!

I decided at the end of last school year that I didn't want a desk in my room. So the best custodian on the planet drug it out of my room in May and I was so excited.......I had tons of space! 

 So a month or so goes by and I attend a math confernce. As I'm sitting there talking to some teachers I discuss having all tables in my room. I email the worlds greatest principal and.......now my students are all sitting at tables (insert super excited/happy face!!!!) 

So then the mini-dilemma of where would I put my stuff came up. So I solved the problem via the world tiniest desk! 

My great aunt had this desk, and when she passed away my grandmother inherited it. It's been in my craft room, but I thought this will be the perfect size to fit in my room! So I decided to give it a mini makeover.

I got red paint and new white door knobs and went to town! I chose red bc next year I'm changing up my classroom theme and it's going to be...........NAUTICAL!

So I decided to get a jump start on the redecorating and I LOVE the results!

See for yourself and let me know what you think?!? 

~A

Before:

(Zulu decided he wanted to get in the pic too! He's such a cutie)

(Old antique knobs)

(Top view)

After:

(Tada!!! My end result!!) 

Candyland Classroom

Well, my mother is going back in the classroom. It may come as a surprise to few, but what the REAL surprise for me is that she's going to be teaching 2nd grade!

I always knew she loved that grade and growing up she would always comment, "Second grade is the best grade. That's my favorite grade to teach."  I on the other hand thought, "OK, yeah right mom! You've been teaching Junior high for so long, that must be your real love." 

BUT low and behold her dreams/prayers have finally come true and she is back in the wonderful land of lower elementary teaching 2nd grade. :) 

So with this new found teaching opportunity, we have had to work our "Hill/McGill" teacher magic and come up with an outstanding classroom that's decorated top notch! 

Now all the theme credit goes to my fabulous sis, Abby! (and Pinterest of course). She couldn't have picked a better theme to get those 2nd graders ready to walk in a room and learn-CANDYLAND! 

I'll take full credit for the manual labor part of this project along with Abby! Mom, well I love you, but I think the decorating was just too much for ya and socializing up and down the hall didn't help, SO Abby and I get all the glory for this job! LOL

At last I present to you: Candyland

Now there are a few things left to do, but overall I think it's coming together very "sug-cessfully!"

Now, on to enjoy my last few hours of summer before the 2014-2015 school year begins in the A.M........Ready to score a touchdown year with my RES teachers!