Fabulous fun finds

While "taking it easy" on this holiday weekend, I've had ample time to explore the wonderful world of etsy, and handmade items. How excited was I to find a blog dedicated to fabulous fun finds! And even better, they're having a giveaway! 44 wonderful, amazingly creative handmade items, just in time for the holidays. Go check it out .

Frightful and delightful

Columbus Day weekend usually means one thing: a trip to visit Big Tex and all the fried deliciousness that is the Texas State fair. I mean how often can you try crispy fried cantaloupe pie, fried moon pies, fried cake on a stick, fried banana splits, and chicken fried bacon. But, the broken toe from yesterday has made a trip to the fair but a dream. Instead, I treated myself to the Hershey's dunkers from Pizza Hut while working on Halloween decorations :)

Paper Dolls for Boys had some creepy looking specimen jars. The young un and I tried our hand at a few creepy concoctions:

I found some unfinished frames at Hobby Lobby and always have plenty of scrapbook paper begging to be used:

Just a Girl had some fun (and glittery) Halloween inspiration. I didn't have the patience to do all the bones, so I just chose a skull:

I know I have more decorations somewhere in storage, but this is a start. I have one more project to finish up, but just can't seem to get it to turn out how exactly how I want. Maybe tomorrow I'll get it right...

Word of the Day

accident prone (ak-si-duhnt-prohn)

adjective. tending to have more accidents or mishaps than the average person. Example: Breaking your little toe on the strap of your child's crocs.




*** Here's the breakdown: Young un was walking backwards. I turned him around. As he turned, he stepped on my foot. I jerked said foot away, but the poor little piggie got stuck in the strap and snapped. I can assure you that it did not weee weee weeee all the way home.***

Is it just me, or is everyone a bit on the tense side?

Honestly, I don't know of a time in my teaching career when I wasn't stressed (ok maybe there was a week or two at the end of June). Add to that the chaos of an Election year, the current economic fiasco, the storage building search for fall decorations, the aftermath of a garage sale still lingering in my garage, and the end of fall baseball, it's a wonder I even remember where I live most days. A girl needs someway to work out this frustration, even when surrounded by 120 middle schoolers. My solution:

Click here for your own bubble wrap! (But be careful with your volume!)

Giveaway Winner

And the winner is:

Lisa of the flimfam!
Congrats Lisa... I hope you'll enjoy the season 2 DVD and your special surprise! Thanks to everyone that entered. You are gonna love this season :)

I heart Trade Days

If it's the first Monday of the month, we must be rummaging through the yummy-ness that is Canton. Why do I love Canton?

Because it's a little bit

And a little bit



This time of year it can be a little


Since it's outdoors, sometimes it can get a little


Not to mention



At the end of the day our cart was




And we were ready to rest our

A little Fall for you

While I just couldn't bring myself to go all out in September, now that our daytime temps have dipped into the low 90s, I'll give in. But mind you, it's a slow transition. I have seen so many beautiful wreaths on blogs (like here and here) and on etsy (here) that I decided it was time to try my hand. A little hot glue gun, a little fake fall foliage, and one bird later, I have a cute little taste of autumn on my door.