Hold on to those memories

Last weekend consisted of an extra day- Memorial Day. And while most people went out of town, camped or had a bbq, a mother and father brought balloons and flowers to a memorial cross for their son. Along with them was their son and two young nieces.

They did a wonderful job and the cross looks absolutely beautiful! Such and great way to remember Michael. The balloons they brought had messages written on them, and then they were sent to the sky

Although I wish I had been apart of this, I was unfortunately unable to. I hope that aside from all the partying, drinking and celebrating of a 3 day weekend, some people took the time to remember someone special to them. I know Memorial Day was originally intended to be for fallen soldiers who served our country, but I feel it's also a time to remember people who are no longer part of our lives.

Rest in Peace Michael. You will always stay close to my heart

Sleep is good

I was able to get some extra sleep last night. Either to make up for the lack of sleep I got last week or because I'm coming down with something. Whatever the reason it was nice, and I actually woke up feeling refreshed and able to breath through my nose! I guess with the all the craziness last week brought with parent/teacher conferences, and separate portfolios we had to do for each child made me feel very stressed, causing me to not get very much sleep.

For me, sleep is very important. I'm the type of person who needs 8 hours of sleep everyday in order for me to function. I've always been like that, even as a child. You didn't have to tell me twice to go to bed, and often always put my self to bed. Unfortunately as I got older and more important things came up, like studying for exams and homework, a good nights sleep wasn't always an option. Even with my job today I don't get the sleep my body requires, which sucks because sleeps makes my day go by so much easier considering I tend to get a little cranky with lack of sleep. This has been a learning process for me on going about my day despite feeling tired. It is really hard! But I got to push through for the kids at work

Well I'm happy to say that I'm feeling better and am going to use this 3 day weekend to relax and get some extra sleep so I'm ready for a new week on Tuesday

Wordless Wednesday: Inspiration

See the true beauty of Corvallis!

People always complain about how boring Corvallis is, and how there is nothing to do in it. Well if only people realized there was more to do in this town other then partying and drinking. Put down the game controller, and turn off the tv. There so much to do in this town and wonderful places to see. All you have to do is open your eyes!

Saw these purple flowers and thought they were beautiful! Wish I knew what kind they were

Calloway Reservoir

I really loved these flowers too. It's almost like they grow backwards

 

 

The front side

Dinosaur tracks

I tried posting this yesterday a bunch of times but for some reason it wouldn't post. Frustrated, I finally gave up and figured I would try it again today.

This week our theme is dinosaurs. The kids are really enjoying learning about them and can't stop talking about them. The kids also enjoy painting in my classroom. Yesterday I tried a different way of painting. Instead of using paintbrushes, we used dinosaurs to paint and made dinosaur tracks on the paper using the feet of the dinosaur.

The cutest little dog ever!

I've already fallen in love with her :)
Welcome to the family

Some call it chilldish, I call it having fun

I saw this on a t-shirt selling website. When I saw it I knew it was perfect for me and I just had to have it!

Through out my life I have been called "childish" because of how I act or do things. I was always told that I should grow up and act my age. Well I did listen to what I was told but I feel their should be a time and place where I can just go crazy and let my inner child out. Well luckily I work at a job where I'm not looked down upon when I act like a child

Everyday I get the chance to be kid. I dig for bugs, ride bikes, (well try to at least haha) slpash in puddles, color, make bubbles, paint, make stuff with play-doh, and play in the sensory bin. The kids either find it silly, or they will join. It's a perfect way to get the kids engaged in a certain activity. I will admit though, there have times when I'm having more fun then the kids and pretty soon I'm the only one playing at an activity. I just get carried away sometimes!

I'm happy to know that I have a boyfriend who supports my "childish acts" and in fact will join me in the fun sometimes. I really don't think I would make a very fun preschool teacher if I didn't have fun playing. But if you want to judge me fine, at least I know how to have fun!

Wordless Wednesday: Love is love, no matter what

Cheers!

I snapped this picture when we were at my grandmothers retirement party. And even though he is not smiling, this picture is perfect. It shows Tyrel's true personality and the reason why I love him. Who could not love a face like that? :)

Anyway the retirement party we did my for my Grandma went very well. I would like to type more, but I am exhausted. I didn't sleep well last night, and I have so much Vicodin pumped into my system I can hardly think straight. In the mean time enjoy some pictures from the party

Happy retirement Nana! Congratulations on 40 years of service

On the road again

I'm currently on my way to La Grande for the weekend. Off to celebrate my grandmother's retirement. It was kind of a last minute thing and didn't think I would even be able to go considering I just had my wisdom teeth out yesterday. Luckily I have an awesome boyfriend willing to drive me.

Aside from being really sore, my recovery has been going well. I was given pain pills to take through out the day. Tyrel made some delicious ice cream, that I've been eating like crazy. As well as jello and pudding. I was able to eat spaghettiOs. Everything else isn't soft often for to eat, requiring too much chewing. Everything seems to be going fine with my recovery.

I'm looking forward to spending some time with the family. But now it's time for a nap

Wordless Wednesday: One happy family!

Colorful bird nest

This week we are learning about birds and the craft we did yesterday was make bird nest: with noodles!
To do this craft you will need:

Spaghetti noodles
Paint
Glue
Bowl
Wax paper

The first thing you do is cook the noodles. Next you take a bowl and layer it with wax paper. (I didn't use wax paper and instead used to paper bowls for every child.) Pour out about a tablespoon of paint and a tablespoon of glue. Mix it together. You then take the noodles and mix it in with the paint and glue. Once it's all mixed in, leave it out to dry. As something extra I gave the kids their own plastic egg to put inside their bird nest.

Once it dries, take the nest out of the bowl and remove the nest from the wax paper, and that's it. Your child now has a fun bird nest of their own!

Again, mine look a little different because I just used paper bowls. Either way, the kids had lots of fun making them and it's super easy