Teacher Gifts on a Budget

This weekend I picked up some cute goodies for Wyatt's teacher. I already showed you the wordle project here, but I wanted something for each day of the week. Everything came from Target and I was able to snag quite a few of these items 75% off at the One Spot. As a former teacher I do not think that you can have enough note paper and note cards. Wyatt said that his teacher's favorite color was purple so I took that into consideration too.

Monday:

Polka-dot pail, bundle of pencils, and bird note cards. Cost: $1.50



Tuesday:

Purple glitter box, magnetic notepad, mini gel pens. Cost $1.50



Wednesday:

Mid week pick me up mini brownies in a cute chinese takeout box. Cost $2.95



Thursday:

Mini butterfly notecards, butterfly "Thanks" stamp, purple ink pad, chinese box. Cost $2.50



Friday:

The framed wordle print. Cost $3.99



Total cost for the week is $12.44, but I think that the presentation is cute and along with the handwritten notes that we are including will be thoughtful too.

The Three Little Pigs

Here is my contribution to the DillyDally Celebration launch! I just love this fabric and this is one of my kids' favorite stories. I find the story just a tad disturbing that a mom would raise three kids and only one of them smart enough to build a brick house- don't they know that brick has much better resell value than hay? Check out my auction here and don't forget about the giveaway!

Check out this! Can you believe that Madeline got that much air?

I have been hiding

in the sewing room making an outfit that involves gingham and pigs. Yes, pigs. DillyDally's big Celebration launch begins this Thursday! I have not made anything new in months and I have struggled a little, ok, a lot! Here are the details of our giveaway!



And here is a sneak of my fabric!

Easter Highlights

Well, the kids are asleep which is a miracle due to the amount of sugar they consumed today! This morning started off with Resurrection Rolls, which were a big hit in my book and will become an Easter morning tradition.

60 second photo session before church:





A yummy easter dinner with my family and there are no photos of that because I was the cook and I did not have time. We also had to have our egg hunt indoors, but it was fun! I can not believe that my husband hid 50 eggs in only two rooms of our house. He was VERY creative. Again, no pictures. Sometimes life is happening so fast that I am in the moment and the camera does not make it and I am ok with that. Overall, best Easter ever!

One Year Ago

We closed on our new home! This first year has gone by soooo fast! In the past 365 days we have:

Installed garage cabinets, painted 9 rooms, swapped out 22 brass light fixtures for brushed nickel ones, reupholstered 2 wing chairs, bought a dining room set and a leather sectional. Needless to say our wallet took a hit and we are taking it slower in 2011. This has been a fun year and our family loves all the space we have. I am so thankful that we have a place to live and that we love it too! My main home improvement goals for the rest of the year is focusing on the exterior. Shutters, doors, light fixtures, landscaping. We priced out a diy patio... would you believe $1200.00??? I had no idea!!! You can see most of our home here!

I surrender!

This has been one looooong week. Wyatt missed school Monday and Tuesday because he was sick and needed a trip to the doctor which resulted in a $45 co-pay and two medications. I have felt horrible and had the same symptoms, but I thought Mommy will power would prevail and I would get better, well, it did not. So, after paying another $45 co-pay and one medication I am on the mend. I seriously have not felt this bad in many years. The only reason I have been to the doctor in the last 7 years is because I have been pregnant. You should have seen me in the clinic with three kids, past their lunch time, Madeline was in Christmas pajamas.... I am laughing as I type, but at the time I was horrified, but wanted the drugs so bad that I refused to leave. The good news is that I already feel better. The bad news is that Easter is in two days and I have not grocery shopped, dyed eggs, got basket candy, I need Easter dinner, Wyatt has soccer tomorrow.... the list is endless, but if my life were not crazy would it be as much fun?!

Teacher Appreciation Week

is just around the corner and Wyatt's teacher is AWESOME! I have a few ideas in mind and one of them is word art. I used the website Wordle to create this! I am going to use dollar store photo paper (you can get 8 8x10 sheets for a dollar) and a cute frame from Target. They have some good sturdy 8x10 frames for only $3.99.