I could not resist taking a picture of these trees and the sun shining on them. The colors were breathtaking and of course it really is not captured in this picture.
These pumpkins are from my parent's garden. I am going to be using them in my classroom as a project. I love these little pumpkins. They are so fun to decorate with.
Take time to enjoy the fall colors outside your window.
I used to love Labor Day Weekend when I was in school . The last weekend before school started. The weekend when I would finally be able to open all of those new school supples and organize them in my school box and notebook.I am from the time when notebooks had to be "Trapper Keepers". It was a glorious time of the year.
I would try on all of my new clothes to see which one would be the best for the first day. It was always hard too because some of my favorite new clothes were for the colder weather and it seemed like the warm weather hung on around the Northwest until the middle of October. We would always get new jackets and of course we could not wear them until October. I do remember some of us wearing them though and being so hot. Another good memory!
I still love to get new school supplies. I have been collecting my own this summer right along with Declin. I am a bit more excited about them than he is, but that is ok. I have been so busy getting him ready to go back to school and getting my classroom up and organized- I have not had a chance to get my notebook ready.I no longer have to have notebook paper and dividers in mine, It now consists of lesson plans, meeting notes, parent contact, etc. I still get the excited feeling of something new. I do not go back into the classroom until the 10th, but maybe I will use this long weekend to put my supplies in my notebook and think about what a good year it is going to be.
Here's to a nice long weekend and organizing school supplies
These are just a couple of pictures that I took today. The Hydrangea is from my mom and dad's yard.
Chloee loves to play in boxes and baskets. She is finally liking for me to take her picture. She will get the camera and then come find me and ask to have her picture taken. She loves to pose.
I found these labels laying around the house today and it seemed like something I could do for the "Daily Something" Challenge.
The journaling says "Tagged"- "We are all labeled and tagged by who and what we are".
This is my Daily Something for today. I didn't know that this new catalog had arrived until I was picking up today's paper and it fell out of the pile. I was so excited that it was finally available. I am wondering if Tony knew it was here and was hidding it from me this morning. Hee Hee!!!
The journaling says:
"The new IKEA catalog showed up today in the Sunday Paper. What a great surprise!!
This is my Calgon in a much needed hot bath and a bit of peace".
This is the back side of the envelope. I glued a shopping list of things that I need- ok want at IKEA. The new IKEA has opened here out by the airport. I have been there once and I am ready to go back.
This is for a little challenge I am taking part in called Daily Something. It is a fun little project to create something everyday without having to make a layout or use many different product, but rather things that are around the house. I made this project using an envelope from a credit card company that sent me something in the mail. I liked it and put it aside thinking I would use it for a layout or something. It was perfect for this project and this picture. The picture was taken this morning- an airplane flew over and wrote this with the smoke to advertise the air show that was taking place out at the Hillsboro Airport. The "Today" embellishement was something else I have had and never used. The date stamp is by Heidi Swapp. It is another item that I rarely use.
This is the back of the envelope. The journaling says:
"The Rose Festival Air Show was this weekend at the Hillsboro Airport. A plane flew over the house this morning and made the word "Airshow" above us. Declin and Chloee were pretty excited about it. We went up to Mom and Dad's today and watched the show from the deck".
