Tis the Season for Spending Money...

Christmas is quickly approaching and with that comes Christmas shopping! I have a couple of people checked off my list, done, finished, no more...Trish & Rachel-You must be good for the rest of the year!

I have been selling my handmade cards, checkbook covers, & 08-09 planners on Ebay and have simply been making a fortune (ho, ho, ho...a little Christmas humor). I have posted a couple of examples and if anyone is interested, please email me with your credit card number and a signature, along with a legal document stating permission that I will be allowed to use it wherever I go!! :) I can do almost any style, color, theme, humor, inspirational, etc. You just give me all the details and leave the creativity up to me! (Which, by the way, could be very scary...ha ha). The cards are 2/$5 (unless you order a HUGE order-we'll work a deal...SIGH...wishful thinking), checkbook covers are $5, and planners are $6.

As a side note...My dream is to be able to support my hobby with my hobby...if that makes sense. I love doing anything with scrapbooking and have thought about setting up a site for a "business." However, my confidence is considerably low in thinking that anyone would be remotely interested. If you're not, I understand perfectly! I will not be conducting my blog, on a normal basis, as a business promotion (those are awfully big words for a Kindergarten teacher). I just had a passing thought in this feeble mind of mine to try...and as my beautiful mama always said, "You'll never know till you try!"

Alive & Kickin'...

Yes, I'm still alive! and kickin'...or at least I'd like to...never mind...it's been kinda one of those times. Nevertheless I'm still here! I will try not to post a book, but lots has happened.
Let's see...my in-laws came over and we had a good time with them. We went Christmas shopping ALL day Saturday, starting out in Brown County and ending up in Greenwood with a few stops in between (that were not worth it in my humble opinion).
Aside from that I had to let one of my students go last week because he just wasn't ready and my principal got a "Tongue-lashing" from his mother trying to put blame on another student that had NOOOOOO connection whatsoever! Wow! That was one long run-on sentence....Anyhoo, I'm leaving out lots of juicy details on that one....(by the way...I was told I thought I ran a military in my classroom, so I hope you're sitting up straight while you're reading this or I will be out to get you. MUA-HA-HA!)
Then on Monday we had a ladies meeting from church, my birthday was yesterday and Wesley took me out to eat, and tonight was piano lessons (I'll never be able to figure out how to play the bass notes from the hymn...Joy to the World...how do you do it...very confusing and frustrating in my opinion...oops...I'm straying...)
Well, I hope this satisfies all those who really care... :) Have a wonderful chilly evening...I'm off to go run drills with the soldiers. Must whip them into shape! What was that?...Yes Ma'am...I can't hear you...YES MA'AM!!!!!

Oh Christmas Tree...

Well, back to school we go! Wes woke up sick this morning, so I had to take my class over and watch the high schoolers too. That'll keep you hoppin'! He felt better and came over at first break.

Fall break went waaaaaaaay to fast! On Friday, Trish and I went to Daisy Lane and scrapbooked the entire day. We got there at 9 and didn't leave (except for a supper break) until 10:30. Lots and lots of fun!!!....and I got caught up too.

Yesterday was Pastor Appreciation Day and Old Fashion Sunday. Thus the title...that's what I looked like walking around. My dress called for 8 1/2 yds of material and my sister and mom made it for me in a week! (They're really good, but they wanted to kill me). :) We had a pitch-in dinner with lots of yummy food that is not on my diet! Then for the evening service we had a singspiration with The Jonathan Edwards family as the special guests.

This week, I must get some housework done!!! The past few weeks have been absolutely crazy AND...my outlaws :) are coming this weekend!

It's so good to be free..

Fall Break here we come!!!! Can you tell I'm ready?

Jumping up and down for JOY!

Hallelu, hallelu, hallelu, hallelujah! Praise ye the Lord! (To be read at the top of you "mind"). I am giddy with glee as I see what awaits us this week! FALL BREAK!!! I can return back to school bright and early Monday morning knowing this benefit of being a teacher is waiting for me on Thursday at 11:30! Don't get me wrong, I love my kids...precious angels that they are ( she said very sarcastically), but it is time for a break!!! It is hard to believe we've already made it through the first nine weeks. I guess time flies when you're having fun...or when you have so much stuff to do-that's generally what happens.

I also get to accompany Marvin with some of the "darlings" to McDonald's as a reward for those who are on their level. (Now the thought has come to someone's mind, "Shouldn't they all be on their level?" Don't get me started! We, however, are making great strides towards this!) This is not my idea of a reward, but there are free coupons involved and everyone else loves McDonalds.

My big excitement of the week is that my sister-in-law and I may go to the world's best scrapbooking store and do their crop by the hour. So much fun...so little time to talk about it to those who really don't care!

Oh...Debbie is making me a maternity dress! Ha ha just kidding! It's for next Sunday...you'll see later. Stand by for news...

Oops!

Since I'm really with it these days...forgive my late "Happy Wishings!"

Monday-Happy Birthday Grandpa Rose (even though you will probably never see this)

Tuesday-Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad Grissom (even though by the time you see this it will be a week late)

Thursday-Happy Birthday Nathan (I'm on time with that one...barely!)

Chocolate, Mt Dew, Pie, French Fries, Ice Cream

Well ladies...(and gentlemen if any are so bored they read this)...it's back to counting points, drinking water, eating lots of rabbit food, and uggghhhh exercising! I'm back on my "lifestyle change" and I've been good for two whole days! Alert the press... How come whenever you've been really good, the church always has some kind of pitch-in? I've found a quote that fits me very well!

"I had to go on 2 diets at the same time because the first diet wasn't giving me enough food!"

Now that's more like it! :) If my title is any indication of how I'm about to do, I better go to bed quickly!