School Days ~ Theme Thursday

This week's theme was "School Days"...in honor of teacher appreciation week last week!! I'm a little late on the posting, I apologize, there's a bit of family stuff going on that has put me a wee bit behind! Be sure to check out these artists and their shops! Come back in a few minutes for another Theme Thursday challenge!

Ruby Red Apple Post Earrings by Emariecreations $8.00



Best Teacher Blank Card by AuntiesCardShop $3.50

I'm Going Nuts

I need these adorable little squirrel earrings by MoonFaces to round up my nuts for me, because I'm definitely losing them!

"What's new with you?" you ask.....

Well first of all, my husband is on two weeks of leave. That means he doesn't go to work. I love the man to death, but that means, dear folks, that he exists for two weeks extremely bored because he has nothing to do, and he spends that time guided by his stomach....argh. He's eating me out of house and home.

You may remember my earlier post about my dear Betty. Betty is my Expedition. I love her. She was sick. Luckily, she has insurance, so we only had to pay a 'copay' to get her fixed. (Thank goodness for extended warranties!) Well as hubby and I are tooling around town in Lucy (his Jimmy...she's a redhead like Lucille Ball....that's why I named her Lucy..yes, she used to be mine before I got Betty....I digress...) Anyway, as we're tooling around getting our errands done, Lucy decides she isn't feeling well either, and starts doing all this clunking and clamoring. Now mind you, I've been telling hubby about that Service 4WD light for TWO YEARS!!! "But it's just the light.." he says..well now Lucy is stuck in 4WD and we can't get her out. It's not good to drive her on pavement in 4WD, so guess where Lucy went..yup...to the car hospital. Lucy, however, does NOT have insurance. We just got the estimate yesterday...EEEEK!!! It's four digits (not including the cents!) Needless to say, I'm hoping for some very good sales this weekend! LOL So in the mean time, hubby takes off in Betty whenever he feels like it, which is good, because it gets him out of my hair for a bit, but bad because I can't stand when he drives my car. He never puts anything BACK...grrr...

Anyway, couple all this with a planned camping trip to Myrtle Beach, SC to ride go carts for my youngest, Autistic child. Guess what it's doing right now...raining. Guess what it's supposed to do all weekend? Rain. Guess where we'll be? Stuck in a camper (much better than a tent still, but eeeewww..three kids, two adults, a big fat dog, stuck in a camper, listening to the sound of the rain on the metal roof. Nary a craft supply in sight......

I'll update you when we get back Sunday afternoon...if I survive the trip.

Have a great weekend everyone!

I Can't WAIT For Back to School!!

Tonight is our 'meet the teacher' night before my kids go back to school on Monday. I am so excited, I am almost beside myself! Monday I shall get up, get them dressed and out the door, and then blissfully hurry back to burrito myself in my comforter and sleep off the last of the summer.

I've been counting the days until my three children go back to school using one of these perpetual calendars myself, made by *THE* one and only QueenVannaCreations. Mine is a little more *cough* gothic, but my kids fight to change the date on it (maybe because it's so darn cool)!!

Our back to school shopping is all complete, but wouldn't your kids love one of these awesome pencil pouches from Rohmer? I kind of wish that I had a need for a pencil pouch like that!

Don't forget about the teachers! The ones who are taking your kids off your hands, so you can recoup from summer break. They need a special treat too right? How about this awesome beaded paperweight from RedBessBonney?

And last but not least, even though you've unloaded them for the school year, and you'll actually have what resembles a life for 9 months, even if it is only during the day, it's nice to send them little lunch box notes so they know that you're still thinking about them. Or you can remind them that if they don't do their homework when they get home from school, they'll be grounded for all eternity. These are from my paper shop, auntiescardshop. They're also good to slip little 'hunnydo lists' into the briefcase! :)

Enjoy!