Back To School

I don't have anyone going back to school this year, YEA!!
I did however do some shopping for items for a church project.
They were easy items that only took 2 stops to procure.
However in doing the shopping memories, not of the good kind, came flooding back to me.

1. Teachers who gave out the list of the 27 "must have by tomorrow" items on the first day of school. At one point I had 3 children to shop for. Seriously? If you have been teaching for more than a year I bet you know exactly what you want each student to bring (and not bring). I assume if you can control 25-30 kids in a classroom you must be organized enough to have a list ready ahead of time.

2. Teachers who have an item on their list that can only be purchased at one store in town. Said store usually is in an obscure part of town, has only 3 parking spots and is on a dead end street. LRHS biology teachers you know who you are!

3. Teachers who INSIST on a certain type of item. Say like a 24 pack (not 12 or 18) of Crayola colored pencils (no other brand will do). The stores that did have these prior to the first day of class are now out of them.

4. Teachers who then don't use the items they insisted the students buy (at full price because that store is the only one that still had them in stock) UNTIL MAY!

5. Teachers who in insist on an odd number of something. Like 13 tabbed dividers when the items come in a package of 12.

I feel a little better. I need a box of 64 Crayola Crayons, NIB. You know what I mean.

Monday Funny

Found this gem on my current fav website www.despair.com

Dog vs Wild

From the backyard last night. There were actually 3 deer in total. The one in the pic would intermittently raise her front foot up and put it down again which seemed to be a signal to the others that it was ok to come in closer.

Cleaning out the Eaves

After many years of being held captive in a plastic tote in the eave a large contingent of Barbies, along with a few furry bears, bunnies and one large horse, escaped on Thursday.
Their legs were so unaccustomed to walking that they immediately fell on their faces.




After a little sorting and sacrificing of the more damaged Barbies they were corralled into suffocation devices for the rest of their stay until a new generation of children want to play.



The resulting carnage for the trash....big fun throwing it out the upstairs window.

Love Me Some Craigslist

Found this great "new" leather furniture on the beloved Craigslist!
Add in some inherited pieces and we have a whole new room!
I still haven't committed to the shade as you can see. Really, I WILL remove the wrapping if I decide to keep it :-)
Oh, the picture will be moved too (higher and to the right).

Lost in Translation

Bought some new wine glasses this weekend. Sure glad my crystal doesn't have any LED's in it! That would certainly be interesting!

More Beautiful Snow

March 1st!