day 17- on the shelf

day 17- on the shelf

I really need to work on my hutch displays... not today :) I love my 60's pedestal tea cups. They are so bright and happy!

day 16- what I ate

day 16- what I ate

Dinner was pretty yummy tonight. The hub's had a belly ache, so my plans for guacamole and queso dip got pushed back. I made clam chowder (from a can, yeah we are fancy like that), crescent rolls, and sliced an Asian pear. The chowder has some french fried onions on top, you know the kind you use for green bean casserole? It was really good that way. We've never done it before, but I felt like experimenting. I sprinkled a little ginger over the pears. It was definitely a success :) It's not real fancy, but at least it wasn't Ramen noodles, lol. We finished up watching season 1 of Top Shot on Netflix, and we are getting ready to snuggle in and read together. Good times :)

days 14&15- flower and my shoes

day 14- flower

I'm not big on growing flowers. If I'm going to grow it, I want to be able to eat it. This is German Chamomile. It's part of my tea garden.

day 15- my shoes

These are all my favorite shoes.All but three of these were thrifted :)

Ugh! In other news, I had a long, long day. We are switching classrooms at work. The bonus is I'm getting a bigger room... but I still have to move all our stuff. Ugh. So tired. I didn't get to play with my class today, just one game of duck, duck, goose. I seriously missed them. I wanted to play and teach them about Indians. Oh well, tomorrow we are gonna make a tepee (in our new, big room).

I'm going to FINALLY go see Harry Potter tonight! I'm really excited about that! I just hope I don't fall asleep in the theater, lol. I am seriously beat after moving all day today.

days 12&13- close up and from a distance

I decided to combine these two days because I am using the same subject.

day 12- close up

This is an extreme close up of the bottom of my vase. I picked up bags and bags of these beautiful rocks along the shore of Lake Michigan. You kinda have to get up close and personal to see how beautiful they really are.

day 13- from a distance

This is my favorite view in our house. This is what I see when I walk in from work each day. (Minus my shameless photo-creeper. I only took two shots before she weaseled her way in. Oh well, at least she poses pretty, and I have to admit, she kinda makes the shot.) I am really proud of my upcycled artwork above my little cabinet. It was featured on Better After. You can see the vase I took the close up of on the right hand corner of my cabinet. It also has driftwood I picked up along the banks of the Mississippi River. I tend to kill flowers, so my rock and stick arrangement suits me well.

My husband wants FOOD!!! Lol, he isn't being too obnoxious, but I have heard more than enough "are you done yet?"s to know I really should feed him. At least he doesn't poop in my shoes when he's mad. (To which he replies, "Maybe I should start doing that. I'd probably get more accomplished.) Let me go feed him. I'm a little hungry too, lol.

(P.S. Journey is a good dog, and does not poop in my shoes. I had a cat once though...)

post 11- something fun

This is one of my class's favorite books :) I read "I would not eat them..." And the kids yell as loud as they can "ANYWHERE!" It's really, really fun!

day 10- something I made

I can't believe we are already 1/3 of the way through. I'm having lots of fun with this 30 day challenge. Today is going to be one of my favorites :)

I made everything in this picture, and I'm pretty proud of it :)

• I sewed the quilt
• I embroidered the pillow
• I designed and crocheted the robot
• AND I upcycled the bed. (It used to be ugly and rusted)

This is a pretty good showcase of my various crafting abilities. I wanted to jam all of my crafts into one picture, but it started looking a little junky and cluttered. Here is another picture that shows a few more of my creations.

In the background I hung up some necklaces I made. There are three other amigurumis (crocheted dolls/food). The yellow monster is based off a drawing a kid in one of my classes made me. Next to him is a tiny clam with a pearl inside. Next to the robot is a cheese burger with all kinds of pieces. I just didn't like how cluttered this one looks. I also sew and crochet garments, scrapbook, paint, etc. I LOVE art!

day 9- faceless self portrait

This picture actually tells you a lot about me. I drink tea every single day. I crochet. I wear two rings on my left hand: my wedding band is three interlocking gold bands (me, Justin, and Jesus) and a bird ring made from a seashell that I got at flea market (It reminds me His eye is on the sparrow). And yeah, that's one of my boring "STAFF" shirts, lol.

This post would not be complete without two YouTube videos :)

And just because I can't watch this video without out wanting to watch this next one.... wa-la!

Ok church is out :)

(P.S. the tea was constant comment)