I almost only had one picture to post this past week, but then I put up Halloween decorations, so now there’s a slew of them. 🙂 This past week was full of our usual activities accompanied by coughing, sneezing, hacking, and sniffling. We’ve all been battling allergies. The kids have gotten by okay (well, Abigail had it pretty rough because she won’t take allergy medicine, so we’ve resorted to vaporizers and nasal sprays (which she surprisingly agreed to). Paul’s turned into a sinus infection needing antibiotics and mine turned into a visit to the urgent care a few days later to get a steroid shot and a z-pak just in case the symptoms continue after the steroids wear off. Putting up the decorations yesterday made the kids extra happy, which was a perfect ending to the week.
Showing her the ins and outs of Prodigy (a math app that she is using at school that he’s used in the past).Both kiddos were happy to see Vampire Snoopy again!One of my favorite decorations. I like how it’s Halloween-themed but also a bit rustic like the rest of my regular decorations.Jack, Zero, a Dia de Los Muertos pillow, Abigail’s spider from pre-K (I still can’t get over the eyes), and a little Shakespeare to boot.My BOO sign.Halloween countdown.The haunted house cut out paired with my new Nightmare Before Christmas pumpkins.All I added here was the spiderweb, skeleton dog, and some candles.I picked up this raven for my classroom (stay tuned for next week to see what I did there), but Abigail put it over here when I wasn’t looking and frankly, I liked it too much to put it back with the other classroom decorations.I switched out the fall sign for a jack-o’-lantern, added the Nightmare Before Christmas hanging, and added a little tea light. I also stacked the pumpkins since I needed to move a couple of them from a different spot.My piano is always my favorite decorating spot in the house.Fake spiderwebs across the bookcase.The dining table.ghooooost liiiiights!Jack-o’-lantern lights.I pulled out my birthday banner. 😉One of my all-time favorite lyrics from Nightmare Before Christmas.
This past week was Freedom Week at the elementary school. There were dress-up days each day, but I think I only got pictures of a couple of the days. There were a few days that I had meetings after school and Abigail was a trooper on the days that I wasn’t able to get someone to watch her. One of those days, I let her watch YouTube on my phone. Later that day, I opened up my Photos to look for something else and I discovered a few selfies she had taken, haha. Our week was pretty typical outside of that. Paul even squeezed in a home project on Saturday: a cabinet for our bathroom. It’s hard to believe we only have one more week until we launch into October!
This was camouflage day (in support of our troops). She opted to wear Paul’s old uniform. As we were getting ready to head to school, she popped over under the tree and asked if I could still see her. 🙂 It’s always fun to discover these little surprises on my camera roll.It always impresses me how technologically-saavy this generation is.I’m also lucky she only took three pictures. I can remember Joseph getting ahold of my phone (he was a little younger than Abigail is now) and taking more like 20ish pictures of himself. 🙂One of the dress-up days was Crazy for the USA day so it was crazy hair. I needed something quick and still comfortable, so I ended up with this.Abigail wanted the same criteria (quick and comfy), but opted for a different style.Our new bathroom cabinet. It goes over the toilet and I love that it has a ton of closed storage. Before, we had a set of open shelving there. I like this much better.
We’re getting to the point in September where I’m just kind of over the heat and start looking forward to what Abigail calls “spooky season”. She takes after me and loves this time of year that starts with Halloween and rounds out after Christmas. It seems like the temperatures are finally taking a dip (albeit a very slight one). Even though the afternoons are still toasty, the mornings and evenings are a bit more bearable. Here’s to hoping they dip even more as we get closer to October! As for what we accomplished this week, it was a pretty typical week. Paul went to work, I went to work, and the kids went to school. Abigail is getting pretty good about not getting into mischief after school while she hangs out in my classroom as I prep for the next day. Joseph has been a trooper about walking to and from school (especially from, since that is often the warmest part of the day), and we are so grateful for the long hours and hard work that Paul puts into his job in order to support our family; not to mention the time he spends at home, making our yards beautiful and our home nice. Paul and I did go out to eat with friends yesterday to celebrate his birthday (which is today). It was nice to have adult conversation, but it was also nice to get back to our sweet kiddos. We have built a nice little life here and I love it!
Getting to work at 7:00 is not easy, nor is it my favorite time, but at least the sky is pretty.The sunset must have heard me gushing about the sunrise, so it decided to put on its own show.The kids’ bathroom has always lacked storage, which hasn’t been too much of an issue up until now. They’re getting bigger and are needing a bit more storage space, so Paul picked up this cabinet from Lowe’s and put it up in their bathroom. I like that there’s a spot to hold extra rolls of toilet paper, because then that frees up some space under the sink.I grabbed this book at the book fair and read it to my class this week. It talks about trying to drop your worries, doubts, fears, and frustrations in order to make your life easier. BUT it is realistic and talks about how those things never fully go away, but if you’re able to put them down for a bit, when you have to pick them up again, they are smaller. I love that there are books out there now that talk about big subjects like this but in a way for young minds to understand.This is how I started my Friday evening (I’m such a party animal, right?)……and this is how I ended it.And THIS is why I chose to spend my Friday night grading papers. This is not a job that we absolutely need for me to do right now. Does it make our finances a bit more comfortable? Yes. But it isn’t something I need to do for us to make ends meet. I continue to do it because I love it (and because we need teachers now, more than ever). I love to think that perhaps if I try hard enough, I can teach, love, inspire, motivate, listen to, and encourage these kiddos that I already love so much. THIS is why I teach.H-E-B is starting to put out all the Halloween and Dia de Los Muertos stuff. I have always loved the concept of Dia de Los Muertos and the art/decorations that are a part of it. The colors are so vibrant and the patterns so beautifully intricate. When I saw this cup, I couldn’t help but get it to add to my collection. I also added this to my collection. I have always loved Nightmare Before Christmas. I was testing it out after I got home to make sure there was nothing wrong with it (it didn’t have any batteries, so I couldn’t test it out before I bought it) and well, I love it!
