Two More Weeks!

Only two more weeks until we go back to school!

I'm happy because that means I'll be done

with my summer IUPUI classes, but it is always

hard to see my lazy summer days slip away.

I am always excited to get back in the swing

of things at school, but I will miss my summer fun!

Trying to Eat Healthy

For the past few years I have avoided eating

anything with trans fats or partially hydrogenated oils.

Now I am also trying to eliminate mono and diglycerides

and high fructose corn syrup. What is so frustrating

is that the food companies keep trying to pretend that

they are on the healthy food band wagon, but they

are just trying to fool us! Read the labels on the back!

I hate that food says "0 grams trans fat!"

but then partially hydrogenated oils

are in the ingredients list. Luckily

I still have some yummy things that I can eat.

I always love fruit, but sometimes you

just want candy, cookies or chips!

I found a new strawberry jelly that

is very yummy, but I have to

find a new kind of regular

yogurt and frozen yogurt that I like now.

The Staining is Finally Complete!

It took forever to stain the deck and fence, but

we are finally finished!!!

Thank goodness! That was not a fun job!

Beating the Heat

It's no secret that bulldogs do not do well

in extreme temperatures, especially the heat.

Violet stays cool by laying on top of the vents or

sitting directly in front of the fan.

She's such a cold air hog!

Silly Violet

Violet is always getting so dirty! She loves rolling

in the dirt and wishes her fur was gray or brown

instead of white. Because of this she always has

to get in the bath tub! She is definitely not a fan

of baths but hasn't made the connection between

rolling in the dirt and the tub.

We like to give her greenies for her bad breath

or ice cream for a treat, but she just

swallows it whole and chokes on it!

Whenever she has either one of these they

get caught in her throat. There's

no way her teeth get clean from the Greenies

because she barely chews on them,

and I don't think she enjoys the ice

cream that much because she

tries to eat it all at once after licking

it only a few times!

Bugs!

This year I am doing a "bug" theme in my classroom.

I found this cute new chair and canopy to put

in my reading corner. I am really excited

about my new decorations and theme!

I'll post more pictures once my room is set up!

I Can't Stop Buying Plastic Containers!

I think it's official that I'm addicted to

buying plastic storage/organization

containers for school.

Any time I see the bright colors,

I have to stop and look!

I always think of new things that need

storing and organizing in my classroom.

Plus, they look really cute!

I had a major "red" theme in my room

the past few years, and next year

I want to expand my color variety

plus add a bug theme.

I'll post pictures once my room is set up!

In addition to stickers and books, I spend many

of my summer days stocking up

on those silly plastic containers.

I also stock up on the usual supplies

(we never have enough glue sticks or pencils!)

for my classroom.

I love going back to school shopping!

Happy 4th of July!

To celebrate 4th of July we decided to go

to Cleveland so John could see another ballpark!

We went to Progressive Field to watch the

Yankees play the Indians.

There was a really neat fireworks show after the game!