Wordless Wednesday

School Gala on April 10th

I am the co-chair for our school's annual gala - the largest fundraiser of the year. This year is our tenth anniversary! It's a lot of fun but a lot of work too! This year we've decided to ask the classrooms to submit projects or baskets that the class has worked on. Some of the projects are really fun -

One of the 8th grade classes is putting together a scrapbook of all of their years at the school

One of the 2nd grade classes is making a cookie jar and putting in cookie recipes that the kids bring from home

The 5th grade classes are embroidering quilt blocks and making two quilts

Missy's 4th grade class all brought in bags of their favorite chocolate. Then they did a writing assignment describing their favorite chocolate. I made a scrapbook that has a picture of each kid and his/her writing and a little clear envelope that says what their favorite chocolate is.

We usually raise about $45,000 each year at the gala! I hope we do that well this year!

Finishing the Basement?

Today I had a contractor come over to talk about finishing our basement!! We built our house 8 years ago and have had an unfinished basement. Buddy is starting high school next year and since we live really close to the high school, I have a feeling a bunch of his friends might be hanging out at our house. I really don't want them in my family room and kitchen!

If money were no object (ha ha) we'd put a small kitchen down there, built ins and a bathroom with shower. What I'm hoping is that we can at least afford to finish the walls and ceiling and put carpet in, but the other stuff sure would be nice!!

Scrapbook Shopping

Last night I had a great time with a friend - we went out for Chinese and then went to several scrapbooking stores looking for prizes for our next scrapbooking event!

We had an $80 budget - it's so much fun shopping with someone else's money LOL! We found tons of great deals! My favorite was a 8x8 paper pack that included punch outs and really fun colors. I got one in Mango and one in Pear. They were only $1.99 each!!

I also got a new cutter. I haven't been happy with my new Fiskars cutter so I decided to buy a Cricut brand. I think I might be returning it - when I got it home, I realized that you have to lift up the blade holder every time you want to cut something. The other cutters I've had have had a swivel blade holder that is much easier to use. I had a coupon and the cutter was only $5.99, so maybe I'll just keep it!

I'm looking forward to our scrapbooking day on February 13th!

High School Tour!

Today was the day! Buddy and his classmates got to tour the high school that they will be attending in the fall! He had a BLAST!! He said he can't wait to go to high school. I really think he's ready for a change. He's been at the same small Catholic school since Pre-K. I know he's going to do great in high school, but at the same time, it'll be just a little bitter sweet that he'll be leaving our beloved Catholic school. Good thing we'll have Missy there for another four years!

Sound of Music Train Station

Over 14 million people have watched this YouTube video, but it's one of my favorites, so I thought I would share it here. Enjoy!

Online Games

OK, I admit it - I'm addicted to playing games online. The kids even bought me a Webkinz for my birthday so I could have my own account and play games on there (that has expired, though, so if I want to go to Webkinz, I have to go to one of the kid's accounts). I really like completing puzzles at Jigzone. I've also been playing games at Pogo and Facebook lately. I don't know why I have so much fun doing it - I know it's harmless, but it sure is a waste of time and once I start it's hard to stop! I could probably get a lot more done around the house if I would turn the computer off for a few hours a day!