Scroll to the bottom of the pictures and click on the link to view the video.
Click on the link below to watch the wedding video.
This is a better quality copy than the one I posted in the previous post.
Monday, December 3, 2012
Monday, March 12, 2012
Back to Blogging
I hae been really a lazy blogger but I am trying my hardest to change that! Thanks to my new found love PINTEREST I have found so many neat things to create and I have been so busy creating I have had little time to blog (or at least that is my story and I'm sticking to it...). Face it, being busy creating sounds much better than being too lazy to blog! Either way I am going to attempt to break my blogging lull by blogging about some of the things I have been doing. They will unfortunatly be woefully out of order. For those of you who know me you know that this bothers me to no end! But the blogging must go on and I will share the most resent activity I did with my classroom.
As you all know (or at least you that are connected with elementary schools know), this past week was Read Across America week and it's theme is always focused around Dr. Seuss and his birthday! This thrills the elementary teachers heart to no end! Well at least it does mine since I love Dr. Seuss books. Tuesday of this week we could dress up like a book character and be in the book character parade all around the school! I wanted to make this easy on my students parents and fun for my students so I just ask that they send the students in red that day. Ms. Black, my classroom aide, and myself threw a few more touches on the students and we were all able to participate in the parade. It was so much fun! And they all looked so cute as Things 1-17!
I am so blessed to be part of such a wonderful school!
What are some fun things you may have done to celebrate Read Across America week at your school.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Chalkboards, Magnets, and Old Windows!
Today while everyone else was watching the game Bethany, Sydney and I decided to be crafty (Lynda and Chandler came to offer moral support. Lynda professes to like crafting/painting and such but I have yet to really see any evidence of that being the truth...). We have actually been trying to plan to be crafty for a while but everyone is so busy we never have the time. We figured an away UA game Saturday would be the perfect day. Don't get the idea that we are not Alabama fans because we didn't watch the game. That is the exact opposite of what is true! The reality is that we are such big Alabama fans that we didn't have to actually watch the game because we already knew they were going to win :) Therefore, let the crafting begin! RTR
We found and idea in the Fall 2011 Better Homes and Gardens
Do It YOURSELF magazine.
This is the inspiration picture.
We started out the morning at Anne's Tiques buying 6-pane windows. (They have them for $10 but they are very weathered which was fine for us since we were going for the more rustic look.) We then taped off each pane with painters tape and applied the magnetic paint to the front of each pane.
first coat
We got the magnetic and chalkboard paint at Home Depot.
The chalkboard paint we used is also made by Rustoleum.
4 coats
When using magnetic paint you should apply a minimum of 3 thin coats (we used 4) letting it dry for 30 min between each coat. Note: Wear crappy clothes. Magnetic paint stains clothes and will not come out even if you strip the shirt off immediatly and put it under the water and scrub. Just ask the girls.
Then we applied 2 coats of chalkboard paint letting it dry for 2 hrs between coats.
(The label said 4 but we were impatient. I hope we don't regret that.)
After the second coat of chalkboard paint we removed the tape.
That worked fine on Sydneys but it peeled the paint off the window frame of Bethany's.
We thought it just added to the rustic look but after its completely finished and hanging if she doesn't like it it will be easy to tape off the panes and repaint the frame. We aren't completly finished with the windows we still have to let them dry completly and install the hooks for the hanging chain. I will post more pics when it is hanging on the wall but it was such a relaxing and easy project I just wanted to go ahead and share it with you. Bee and Syd both chose to go with the plain black chalkboard paint so that it would match any decor.
When I posted on FB what we were doing today my friend Tiffany Curry sent me some pics of
some more fun chalkboard projects I want to try.
I want to do this one soon for my classroom. How cute would it be in the art center as crayon holders? I like to keep the crayons seperated by color so that when someone breaks a red I can easily find a new one. If I painted the rim of the pot the color of the crayons inside and wrote the color word on the chalkboard part it would be cute and serve a wonderful purpose (not to mention getting those color words up in yet another place in the classroom)! I cannot wait to do this!
This is a wonderful idea if you have a window that has cracked panes or missing panes (or you could remove them yourself). Just attach chicken wire to the back of the window frame and pick up some small clothes pins for holding notes & pictures. Thanks Tiff for such cute ideas!
I will let you know how the finished product turns out soon.
Enjoy your weekend in this amazing weather!
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Time Flies When You're Raising Kids
It has been 13 years since the first picture was taken but to me it seems like only yesterday. Bethany loved her little brother back then but
what she really loved was towering over him!
However, as you can see, some things stay the same
and some things change.
She still loves her "little" brother
(now more than ever), but even in 4-inch heels she is far
from towering over Brandon now. No matter
how tall he gets (or how short she stays lol) they will always be our babies.
I cannot believe how fast time passes. I feel so blessed to have
these two in my life.
I love you so much Bethany and Brandon!
*Song for this post
Have a WONDERFUL friday tomorrow!
Don't melt in the 100+ degrees.
Don't melt in the 100+ degrees.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Roll Tide Roll Baby Girl!!
Tomorrow Bethany will begin her college career at The University of Alabama. Jerry and I are overwhelmed by God's provision in her life in the way of scholarships! It seems like only yesterday that Jerry and I were at UA and now in the blink of an eye we are watching our baby girl walk on the same campus and halls that we walked not so long ago. Time does truly fly so enjoy every minute of it and never overlook the blessings you find along the way (they're are many). Pray for Bee as she takes on yet another huge life change!
2 years old "Mommy I a Tiger!"
18 years old "Roll Tide!"
(she would NEVER be a tiger now)
Love you Bee! Good Luck tomorrow!
You can do it!
A Perfect Day!
On July 7th our daughter, Bethany, married her high school sweetheart,
Tommy Snow,
and we got a new member in our family!
It was an amazing day orchestrated by God.
Photobooth by Brooke Premo at Playing Grown-Up
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