I have a disclaimer for this post.
I wrote almost all of it yesterday and then BAM! The power went out. For OVER TWO WHOLE HOURS! As in, no internet! Or TV! Or a cold refrigerator! Or the clock on the stove! Or TV!!!!!!
I still have the shakes a little, but we’re all okay. Thanks for asking.
I finished writing the last paragraph this morning so if the tenses are all screwed up, I apologize and blame the neighbors down the street who shorted the transformer. Whatever that means.
How was your 4th of July?
Ours was busy — but I am super happy to report that Murphie is not afraid of fireworks! Hallelujah! Foster and Sydney were FUH-REAKS when it came to fireworks. I swear, if they could have crawled INSIDE of me to escape the noise, they would have. One year, we got a tranquilizer or sleeping pill or a fireworks-are-not-scary pill and it didn’t work at all because we thought we’d killed our dogs and we spent the entire night making sure they were breathing. Never again, I tell ya.
So. The fact that Murphie was more concerned with chasing bugs in the air than the loud booms was a relief.
We went to two parties and she was invited to both and behaved like a little lady. Sometimes, she forgets she’s a puppy. I think it’s the German Shepherd in her or something.
Anywho . . . I’m a rebel because even though the Five for Friday linky is canceled, I’m still going to show you five pics from my week. And I’m not doing the Favorite Pin linky because I am still not a good pinner. My report card in this subject area would say, “Needs Improvement.” The comment would say, “We hope she will become more confident and take initiative when it comes to pinning.” My parents would say, “As long as you tried your best. That’s all we ask.”
So I know! I KNOW!
Suffice it to say, I’m not linking up with anyone. Just sharing five random pics. And that, my friends, is called being a rebel. Not shoplifting. Or speeding. Or breaking or entering.
Acting like there’s a Five for Friday when there isn’t??? Handcuff me, people. Just do it.
Wait a second . . .
Is that a Fun Friday chart?
With clips?
WHAT?!
I said handcuff me, people. Commit me.
I’ll tell you all about this in another post.
But I know I’m certifiable and that’s the first step.
Bed, Bath, and Beyond.
I am serious about actually having a color scheme this year.
My store only had one green chair so I had to drive out
to who-knows-where to pick up another one that they put on hold for me. The hubby said, “Why can’t you just get the three blue and one green? Or all blue?”
I said, “BECAUSE. DUHHHHH!”
Well, this little stinker pretended she was chewing her ball and, instead, was CHEWING MY COUCH.
Little sneaky sneak acting like a puppy all of a sudden.
Luckily, I was able to flip the cushion over.
Now I have to watch her like a hawk.
Which is what I was supposed to be doing, but I think
I was either on Facebook or watching Big Brother.
Or the Housewives. Or the Bachelorette.
Or those stupid princesses from Long Island.
I made a rather large purchase here. I really wanted to see
and hold these baskets in person so I said to the hubby, “I wish there was an actual Really Good Stuff store.”
To which he replied, “Yeah, that would be cool. What kind of really good stuff are you looking for?”
Should I be concerned that we are not communicating well?
I am obsessed with this. I visit it online every day.
But it’s $150.
So I can’t.
Well, I could, especially if I got rid of cable,
but that’s just ridiculous. I SCOFF at that.
But I wish.
And, you could spend up to $200 if you got
all the stuff to go with it.
Oh, this is just gorgeous.
I mean, LOOK AT IT.
This is beauty at its finest.
I picture different writing utensils in the little tubs up top.
Stencils and stickers in the medium tubs.
And all kinds of writing choices in the baskets.
Don’t you just love the way things look
before your little stinkers get their hands on them?
That’s all. Just five or six random pics and I’m not linking up with anybody. Just sharing my pics.
As you can see, I AM thinking about school. I’m just not doing very much about it. The Procrastination Disease hit me this summer and normally, I escape it. There’s not much I can do about it because I am going to TX tomorrow and I don’t think Kerry has cardstock or construction paper or a personal laminator or my very special printer or glue sticks or any of the stuff I would need. Not to mention, we have big plans to go to the pool and eat a lot and watch reality TV and catch up on People magazines and read good novels.
By the way, I’m reading Elin Hilderbrand’s new novel Beautiful Day right now and it is good!!! See? I am so busy.
Well, I am off. I have things that I should be doing, apparently.
See you in Texas!
You little rebel you! I like the 5 for Friday still! I wanna know more about your Fun Friday board! I also love your blue and green color scheme! That was mine last year and I'm continuing this year cause I LOVE it so much!
Rambling About Reading
Kristin your posts always crack me up! I too wish that there was a Really Good Stuff store and maybe even a store with really good stuff…but it would be a dangerous place to enter!
I feel for your poor doggies being afraid of the fireworks! I on the other hand am the proud owner of the most backwards black lab I've ever met. He is TERRIFIED of swimming, rain, and snow, but LOVES fireworks. He's pathetic, but I love him!
Erin
Short and Sassy Teacher
Wait! Is that another new version of your Fun Friday chart?! It looks great! Maybe you should hold a giveaway with all your earlier versions. 🙂
I purchased a bunch of baskets from Really Good Stuff too. I love the color choices!
I'm off to download Beautiful Day to my Kindle. I'm almost finished The Storyteller. 🙂
Wendy
Read With Me ABC
I love it….thinking about school but not doing much about it ! That is me…..just finished reading Beautiful Day, loved it, all the wedding details.
I laughed when I read your husband's comment about really good stuff. I don't know how many times I've tried to explain Really Good Stuff to my husband!
I just LOVE reading all of your posts, they honestly make me laugh out loud. My hubs always asks, "What's so funny?" And I'll read your stories or quips out loud. He doesn't find the humor like I do, He'd probably say something similar about Really Good Stuff- Men! Thanks for being a rebel and sharing your pictures.
Meghan
First Grade Hugs and High Fives
I just laughed all the way through this post. I can't wait to read more about the Friday clip chart…very interesting. And I love the little chairs you got from Bed Bath & Beyond. Walmart has chairs like those & I eye them up every time I'm in there. It's probably a good thing that there isn't an actual Really Good Stuff store, it would be filled with all of us organization and color coding obsessed teachers trying to get to stuff first amidst those of us who are so overwhelmed by all the really good stuff that we can't move an inch. Thanks so much for sharing these great pics. I love reading your posts.
Stephanie
PolkaDotPalace
I have a lab who used to love fireworks… but he got too close to a bottle rocket a few years ago, and now he's nuts! We don't take him to parties anymore. 🙁 Then I have a whippet mix (who I used to think was a lab mix, but oh well), and she just feeds off the lab. When he whines/barks/picks up his head, she freaks out! Fourth of July and New Years are sort of my least favorite holidays because of them. haha
I like your color scheme! I'm planning on sticking to a theme myself this year. It's been a few year…. no… I've never actually stuck to a theme all year. I'll do it this time, though. Honest! 😉
-Carrie
First Grade with Ms. Dawley
I also made a rather large purchase yesterday at really good stuff. I used this code: ecsw13 to get $50 off $200. Just in case you decide you must have the organizing center with bins. 🙂
My German Shepherd is suddenly scared of thunderstorms-so imagine our 4th with thunderstorms and fireworks (I know crazy neighbors! :). She acts like a 90-lb baby! I'm glad for the warning about the medication because we were actually thinking about trying that–maybe not. Oh and she chews on remotes and pretends she's chewing a toy also-too smart for their own good!
NotJustChild'sPlay
Love that shelf! Glad your power is back on!
Jennifer
First Grade Blue SKies
Our dog, Iron Man (yes, his name IS Iron Man, but I don't want to talk about it!) goes CRAZY with fireworks. We didn't even get any this year. Although it is a close call between who is craziest, Iron Man or our youngest son Parker!
-Megan
First Grade Magic
I LOVE the clip chart!!! So glad Murphie was ok on the 4th, no stress!
Have a great time with Kerry…maybe you and the kids and make paper Emoji faces and tease her!
Laughing out loud, as always!! I shamefully watched 2 hours of LI princesses today. Spent the majority of the time laughing/screaming at the tv, but …yes….watched it!!
Kerry
I absolutely feel your pain! Last Summer we lost power for 5 days with the hurricane. It was the worst! No internet (blogging withdrawals), no TV (how did I survive), and no water (sad sad days). Torture I tell you!
Love that you are going with the blue and green color scheme! It's clearly the best one around! I am not biased or anything…
The Polished Teacher
Let us know what you think of the Really Good Stuff medium bins. I am trying to decide if I should buy some for my classroom. It's just a big upfront cost. Love the Fun Friday clip board!! Too cute =)
Miss A's Kindergarten
Between Really Good Stuff, Carson-Dellosa, and Lakeshore Learning I drool as much as my dog. My husband just shakes his head at me. Love your post!
Shibahn
Mrs. Landry's Land of Learning
I went through your same dilemma with the Really Good Stuff organizer last year! I actually ended up buying something from Ikea. It was $40 for the frame and then you customize it with shelves or bins that you buy separately. I love it!
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80153800/
Yep! We DO think alike!
I have a Five for Friday post too!
And I even admitted in the title: "Unlinked" in case someone tried to link back.
But maybe I should link to YOUR post and then a reader could feel "all linked up."
Glad about Murphie and the fireworks and even more glad about the power coming back on.
If it were my house, I would have had to eat all of the ice cream for fear it might melt… even a little…
: )
Kim
Finding JOY in 6th Grade
Hey!! Easy on the Long Island Princesses!! Even though I live in the big OC now, I am originally from Long Island, so I could have easily become one of the princesses. If I married a rich man. Which, since I never married any one is SoCali, it's highly unlikely that I would have married a New Yorker. Oh, well. Have fun in Texas.
How old is your puppy? We have 2 new puppies. I completely agree with you about fireworks. Our last dog was terrified. We would go drive in the car to avoid being in one place and hearing them. We were very worried about these two but just like your baby, they just wanted to hunt bugs. They must be related or it's a dog thing. I have things in catalogs and on line that I dream about too. I completely understand you even if our husband's don't get it.
I love Elin Hilderbrand! Just finished two of her books. 🙂 Have fun in Texas! That's where I live, which clearly means it's the best place to be. Just sayin. 😉
-Gayla
Teach On.
Sheesh, I am obsessed with getting new mailboxes cause I used to have 20 first graders and for the past 2 years I have had, wait for it…33! Yes I said 33 first grades and me with no other help what-so-ever except for some wonderful and some not so wonderful parents. I haven't enough mailboxes for all of my chickadees and that is a crime I tell you. The principal said he would get me one but have you ever ordered something through the district office with a purchase order?? I will be retired by the time I get my mailboxes. I say you should buy that wonderful organizer. You only live once! I'm going to buy my own mailboxes. If our hubbies get to upset with us we can always be room mates. I have a 5 pound Yorkie to keep Murphie girl entertained! lol.
I meant **too upset** Ugh I hate when I do that!
You are so funny! I had to go back and read about half a dozen of your previous posts–even the bachelor one and I don't even watch that show! So now I am a follower — and thank you for the entertainment while I wait in the doctor's office — and wait — and wait…
Teeny! Did you re-vamp your Fun Friday cards?! I HAVE to make one of these. I did FF for a few weeks in the spring but it was real generic b/c I wrote them all on the board! I need to know more about these new cards!
I saw a coupon yesterday for $50.00 off … that'd make your organizer affordable, I think!
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Barbara
I keep looking at that same organizer, too. But, yesterday I had to buy a new dishwasher…and it seems frivolous to buy it…but I still keep thinking and thinking and thinking about it!
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