What I did this vaca.

1) Dan & I made 28, 4 oz jars of raspberry jelly for Danielle's wedding. Tomorrow we will make the rest in 2 more batches. One batch makes 12 jars.








2) Went shopping for Dan today. We got him a pair of shoes, dress socks, a new belt, a black suit one dress shirt and a tie that I am returning tomorrow ( just the tie).

3) I went to Crafts Direct early in the week and bought two kits; one is for anyone age 9 -90 so you probably can guess how sophisticated they are but I have to sharpen my needle work somehow ...without getting discouraged.

4) I embroidered a pair of arm warmers I ordered from Etsy and will send them to my Mom. I was encouraged by how they turned out. Applique with felt I can do.

5)I took my armored motorcycle jackets to St. Cloud Tailor Shop to get some velcro added to keep the elbow armor in place. On that same day I exchanged a 7 for a 7.5 in this shoe. Aren't they CUTE? I can hardly wait to break them in.

6) I got a little work done at home and also spent about 5 hours at school.... mostly cleaning.



7) I made two no - sew blankets using 4, thin fleece blankets ( more like throws) that were on sale for $5.00 each at Kmart. I made one for Jessica ( Buster thinks it is his) and the other for Jamie. They are a perfect size... just the right length and width for cuddling with and not have any body parts hang out.


The weekend before break Danielle and Zach were home so we painted chalkboard pain onto Kerr wide mouth pint jars for their wedding. People will mark their "glass" for the weekend and can take it home ( along with the jelly!).






This is not my accomplishment but Danielle & Zack's.... they are making these paper flowers for the wedding and I think they are beautiful.



I'm ready for school again and ready for summer too! I hope that everyone had a good break!!

Mary

Why middle school e mails are funny:

We've raised enough to dress Larson up as a princess but we need your help! Do any of you own a tutu (size XL) or princess dress (size XL)? We've got a tiara but we could use some clip on earrings, fun jewelry, or anything else you'd like to see Larson wear. We'll paint his fingers, put on make-up, etc. Other suggestions?

If you have anything, please bring it on Monday. Heine's Homebase will be dressing him up during homebase on Monday.

PS

Today sucked :(

My first "good" full week for 2011/2012!!

I could look at it like "Cripe! It took until January 27th. regelfritzeen ragedorf$#@%"

But I'd much rather think. Hmmmm. It only took from Nov. 3rd when I hated going to school to January 27th that I really enjoyed going to school! Pretty good!". Because I am an optimist and a hard worker who is relentless when it comes to demanding respect so that I can do my job ( and Lexapro, don't forget Lexapro) kind of gal I feel successful this morning.

M :0

ps I wonder if the world knew that the drug companies are making a mint off of the teaching profession if the prices would come down?

Epic Failure.

Epic failure. I swore I wouldn't do it. I'm sharing one half of Dan's meticulously made sandwiches with another student teacher at lunch time. Did I ever go without eating from 7:30 -3:30? "kids"! :)

I'm back!

Hello! It's good to be back! Phoenix was amazing. It was a grand adventure. I'll post more picts eventually but I would recommend a pilgrimage by oneself to an "isolated" outpost to anyone anytime. Just bring your GPS.

Hiked every day. Sun every day. I managed to return to a silent place both metaphorically and physically on several occasions. I came back not necessarily recharged , but definitely with a new point of view of what it means to me to be over 50.

I'll be at Caribou sometime soon. I had two workshop days last week with my Science buds so lots of good adult teacher interaction but It's definitely not the same vibe as Coffee Fridays. See you soon.

Flash!

LBD search.

OMG. I just about had a panic attack....got the shakes/ sweats and everything. Ever since I heard that Danielle was getting married I have been in a buying mood. Clothes buying. Seems that once I got started two weeks ago and going to stores after school ( DRAT that student teacher for doing such a good job I had the energy!) and found at least one really, really cute outfit. I will post it as soon as I get a picture. OH! And I finally found a pair of pants that actually fit me. Worthington short , size 8 ( I've lost some weight likely due to the uptick of Lexapro) modern tab dress pants. I nearly pressed "confirm order" on another pair but resisted...that is part of the panic:


I have also been ordering on line from Macys. I ordered four dresses from them; two a size 8 & 10 of the same dress here ( danielle has already seen it so no secrets are being divulged) and two sweater dresses ( more like tunics) same color but size M & L. Well, I love the black dress but it is a bit long ( hits below my knee) and so if I decide to keep it will need to get it hemmed. I also have to have Jessica & Dan look at me in the 8 & then the 10. The 8 fits juts right IMO but it does show a FEW rolls mid back..on my sides. But since I will be wearing a pasmina ( haven't got that yet...YIKES) it may be a non issue. ANYWAY. I have to do the following and in this order :

1) Take my dress to St. Cloud Tailor to see if hemming that style of dress will work. It is very full & pleated & if I will loose the swing effect by hemming it an inch I will send it back. Oh. I checked. No petites in this dress.

2) If it WILL work, the decide which one to keep, the 8 or 10 & send the other back.

3) At the same time ( or before I guess it doesn't matter) send back BOTH sweater dresses.... don't like either, & a top that is too large & I really don't need anyway and I COULD exchange for the right size but eyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeee Dan is going to KILL me when he sees the credit card bill! Even though I told him I'm returning half the stuff.

WHY DID I PANIC?????????? I could NOT find the size 10 black dress!!!!!!!!!!! Did I HIDE it? I never did open it! It was small and flat.... was it THROWN AWAY???!!!! I looked through the other two Macys bags twice... not there. Looked in my closet, under my bed, in the laundry room, the CAR! and then went downstairs. Someone ( God was it ME? ) put it downstairs in a box . HOLY CRAP O LA!!!!!

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. What am I going to do when I retire ? Will I freak out like this when I lose a $12 bottle of Thera Tears eye drops? SHIT!

Oh well. I am absolutely loving looking at clothes again. Really. I have a couple of really cute outfits for school now and Jess showed me a really nice bra that I have three of now for a month and I'm surprised at how having a good fitting bra makes a person feel better too. It is a moving comfort bra...Amazon.

Ok. I'm done. I'll keep you updated on the LBD sitsiiiation.

Bye,

M