Monday, Monday

Nose is runny, body is tired. No time to take a break right now. I already have to take tomorrow off for a dance workshop, so not going in today is not an option. Especially with a concert in a couple of weeks. On the positive side, I love getting up at the same time every day. Six o'clock rolls around and I am ready to go. Ernie is too, thankfully. We get up, have some chow (he has puppy chow, I have coffee) and watch the news on the couch. Then he goes back to bed for 5 hours while I work. What a rough life : )

hmmm. what should i chew up today?

I need a little Christmas Vacation!

So three weeks until my big winter shows at school and then the world is my oyster. I'm thinking we all need a little adventure in our lives and next on my bucket list is a road trip with my hubby. So no, it probably won't be this Christmas but soon. as soon as possible. and maybe if not a road trip- perhaps just bunjee jumping, or snorkeling, or I know Tim would love a hunting trip somewhere wild. So what's the best way to save up for vacation? Money in a jar, or stick with the savings account? We need something highly motivational to keep us on track. Well, I'm off to Bing to get some ideas for a trip. Once we decide on a place we can really get the ball moving. If the world is our oyster I sure hope there's a pearl inside!

Happy Fall Break

I have to be thankful for working at a school when I look at the calendar and I see, fall break, followed by winter break and a handful of other random days off. Thank you.

On that note, there will be pumpkin bars(thanks Ang), oatmeal scotchies, and  various baked goods at my house this weekend. Also, I'm going to take a stab at making my own pumpkin puree. I fully expect to make a horrible mess. Good thing Tim's at work!

S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y

Oh Saturdays,

    A beautiful day to relax and enjoy the little cold snap that has hit the town. In case you didn't know, not only does it always rain here-it's cold too. We love it though. Tim knows cold means good hunting and I get to bake and crochet to my heart's content. Today I was feeling unsettled and the checkbook is locked up tight so we decided to move around furniture to make the living room more cozy.

As a dinner treat Tim brought home some African food that a coworker made for us. We have no idea what it's called but it had venison, fish, spinach, and lots of spices. We put it over some noodles and enjoyed.

Now we're just chillin' in front of the tv in our divine design. Ernie is sleeping on one couch and Lilly on the other. Too bad we have to get up early tomorrow-we could stay here all night.

Tis the Season

I am now a choir director, choreographer, and sound tech. This is the life of a music teacher I guess. All I can think about nowdays is winter musicals. I walk around humming Christmas tunes and it's only October. And just so you know....our musical will be ridiculously AWESOME!!!!

Cello, like Jello with a ch-

I'm crazy. FOR CELLO. I'm renting one along with a friend of a friend and we are going to practice cello. I started honing up on my skills today- it's been about two years since I last played one. I'm not gonna lie, there were some horrible sounds at first, but it's all coming together. It is a beautiful instrument.
Between cello, organizing three christmas programs for 140+ kids, and attempting to clean the house...my days are full to the brim. SO happy!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Halloween Costumes!

So I dove in head first and started sewing Halloween costumes for my nieces.

First up is Bella who wants to be princess Belle.

So I made a big gold dress with a pick up skirt and lots of silk and ruffles.

Ooooh, I love ruffles.

It's a two piece dress that laces up in the back so it adjusts.

Here's a look at it.

Sorry for the bad pic, but you get the idea. Just have to hem it up and put ruffles on the bottom.

Next up is tater tot. She's going to be Minnie Mouse. I sewed her up a little jumper

with a poofy skirt. She'll wear black underneath.

Just gotta figure out the mouse ears now.

Now that these are almost done, maybe I should start thinking about a costume for Tim and I!

Sad Day

Rocky, our big kitty, has gone missing. He has not been seen since 8pm last night. We've searched all over town and haven't seen any sign of him. Keep the little guy in your prayers.

TGIF

Been working so hard lately, time to take a deep breath and flop on the couch. Not for long, though! Family's coming over tomorrow and then a 5K walk saturday morning and finally, a baptism for our new godson Everett on Sunday. I love weekends : )

Maybe I can still fit in some crochet...

Hello Again

Ok folks,  I haven't posted in a while, but I finally found my camera cord so I'm going to dig in now.
So this summer we went to Bayfield WI with a whole bunch of Haggenmillers. At first it felt like this....

or this....

and definitely this...

but then we went exploring and took a ferry to an island and had lots of fun in general. We camped, ate fire grilled foods, and ate smoked fish. Yummmmmmmmmmm. Loved it. Great place to check out the lake and spend time with family.

Ernie was worried too...

But then he liked it : )

More to come tomorrow!

The main thing

-Keep the main thing the main thing-

We learn as teachers to keep the main thing the main thing, and the main thing is...Kids!

With that in mind-->

I'm going to sit here and plan lessons for my class. : )

Howdy

So school is starting on tuesday and I AM PUMPED. For now I am calming myself with some solid crocheting (not knitting). I also am enjoying the internet and tv that got set up in my house today.  Thank you to the hubby for fixing our phone line! More to come later...

Ernie says hi --->