Dear April

You disappoint me.

I mean,

really?
Please stop being cold, dismal and snowy and start behaving like you should. You know, warm, sunny, SPRING-LIKE? You have one day left to change your ways.

I'm counting on you.

Here's to sunnier days,

Easter Dinner

I know Easter has come and gone, but I wanted to share a cute idea that I used to decorate my table for Easter dinner.

I discovered a few years ago that I totally love lamp light (thank you Tiffany!). It makes a home feel like, well, a home. When I saw these little "lamps" in a magazine- I fell in love all over again.

All you need is scrapbook paper, scissors, double sided tape, wine glasses and LED tea lights.
Too cute right?
I think they would be perfect for a Mother's Day dinner- don't you?

You can find the template and directions here.

What do you get....

When you take a gorgeous place like this.....
and you throw in a bunch of friends.....
with a lot of time on their hands....
and some of those friends are just plain crazy?
This is what you get. Enjoy!



Post edit-
I just noticed the video posted on my blog may be cut in half (like you only see half of the screen). If so, you can also view it here.

And your 2011-2012 Communications Officer is.....

Nicole!

Congratulations!

So much time and hard work went in to her campaign. It was exhausting- but in the end, totally worth it!

Here's a video of her skit- be patient. The first 20 seconds you will have no idea what is going on. :) I wish it was a better recording- but at least you can get the idea.

One Step Closer

Nicole has advanced through the Primary elections! Do you know what that means?

Well for us, it means life gets put on hold until this process is complete (which will be Thursday).

It was back to the table to make more handouts.....

This time it was braided bracelets. We cut up a bag of t-shirts that we were going to donate to D.I., and turned them in to these....

Lots and lots of them....
Thank you to the MANY hands that have helped!
We have one more day to 'wait and see'. Keep your fingers and toes crossed for her!

Snapshots of Ian

seven years old

very excited to be in second grade- in 40 days (but who's counting?)
loves a girl named isabel

cares way too much about what his hair and clothes look like
loves to play with his friends
has a great imagination
loves to play outside- in any weather
says the sweetest prayers
loves to draw

is becoming a very good reader
has a very tender heart
likes spiders and spooky things

gets whiny when he hasn't had enough sleep
has the most beautiful brown eyes
and millions of freckles

wants to be a professional football player when he grows up
weighs more than his big brother
loves to have bedtime stories read to him

there's no one like him

i love you my boy
happy birthday

The Great Communicator

Nicole is running for a Student Government office for next year.....Communications Officer!


We have been up to our eyeballs in posters, glitter and glue....

This one is my favorite!


We are learning a lot about campaigning. You can't just put up posters. No.

You must have something to hand out, you know, to get you out mingling with the folks who will be voting for you.

The rules are strict though- no food, drinks, stickers, flyers, helium balloons or stamps. No more than $50 can be spent on the whole campaign. So we had to be creative.

This is what we came up with....
Hand stamped necklaces. 200 of them. They say "Vote 4 NRM".

Voting is on Monday. Don't you wish you could vote? I do. I'd so vote for her. :)

Good luck NRM!