Easter Decorations

Do you decorate for Easter? I usually put up a few decorations. I want some more spring decorations too.

I found some cute burlap bunnies.
Check them out here at the Little Green Bean

There is a tutorial here at Oopsey Daisy.

I'm going to attempt to make some.

Kids blow me away

My 5 year and I was were eating lunch with my mom the other day. We were in a restaurant with fans on the ceiling. Imagine (since I didn't get a picture) high ceilings with fans turning around. Ok now bring the fans down a bit. If you are like me I pictured high vaulted ceilings. They weren't quite that high. More within handling distance.

Anyway the waitress brought us our food and my mom and I were chatting and my 5 year old asked us what would happen if we through all of our food up at the fan. My mom and I started laughing and I told him food would go flying everywhere. Land in other peoples food, on their heads and all over the place. He said lets try it!

Kids just say and come up with the funniest things.

New Direction

I've decided my blog needs a new direction. I hardly ever post to it anymore. I don't want it to be negative and for a while there it was negative. I think this time after having a baby I kindof had the blues. So that was the direction of my blog, that and the weather. Who comments that much on the weather? unless you are a weatherman.

I personally don't like it when I happen upon a blog and start reading it and it is all negative. I feel like it sucks the life out of me. The occasional negativity or bad day is ok or even monthly but every post wow. The aura of some blogs kills me especially when I was already down to begin with.

I feel that is the direction of my blog and weather and negativity. So I'm trying a new thing. Trying to be grateful for everything in my life and I'm even writing down what I'm grateful for in a little journal every night. I think it will help me to become a more positive person and get me back to who I was. I feel like the fog has lifted from me already. Winter is coming to an end and the days are warming up and so is my mood.

Hopefully now I'll get some readers back :)

Spring

I've decided Spring likes to tease us. It's the season where we just can't wait for it to come after a long cold winter. It's the season we wait to see some life (or buds) springing out of our dormant trees and bushes. It's the season we wait to see the first signs of life from flowers poking their heads above the ground. It's the season to see green coming back to our lawns. The season for color to come back to us after a cold gray winter.

I love Spring but why does it have to tease me so? It starts to warm up and the snow melts and I think maybe no more snow, then today we get a huge flakes coming down. The good thing is I know that the snow won't last now. It will melt in a day or two and then it will warm up again only to have snow again for Spring finally hits. I know Spring will be here sooner than later but I'm hoping for the sooner.

New Moon Clip

I had to share I can't wait for it to come out it looks so cool!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj2mRYwBgRw

I can't figure out how to post it so click on New Moon Clip and it will take you there!! One of these days I'll get it. ;)

Crisp Fall Days

I just love to wake up in the morning of a crisp fall day. It's so wonderful, a little chilly and the leaves are just beautiful. What really is better than golden, reds, browns and yellow hues all over your yard and mountains. Fall is such a beautiful time of the year. I think its one of my favorites and the days we are having lately are just beautiful. It warms up in the afternoon and cools down at night.

Mondays and school

My 1st grader got up this morning got ready for school, ate breakfast, fixed his hair, brushed his teeth and was already to go and then told me he didn't want to go to school today. I said why? Usually Mondays are hard and if we have a long weekend they are hard but we didn't do much and he's only been in school for a week. I usually don't expect to hear this until about a month into school. He's been so excited to go.

I asked him why he didn't want to go to school today and he told me it was so BORING and he was tired of sitting on the floor. I said sitting on the floor, why do you have to sit on the floor? He said its circle time and it school is so BORING. I asked him if he liked his teacher (which I have asked a couple of times last week) he said yes but that he liked Mrs. ____ who was his kindergarten teacher better. I said, "Is your teacher nice to you?" He replied yes. I asked him why he liked Mrs. ____ better? He said he didn't know.

I think its so hard on Mondays but I've noticed the excitement for school dwindle in him by the end of the week. I don't know if its his teacher or not. I've heard a few things from other parents and teachers that his teacher is flightly but seems to be a good teacher.

Is that how it gets with 1st grade?? He was so excited for school last year until about Feb/March then he kindof got tired of it. I wonder if its because its only been a week and he isn't use to going to school all day, being away from his younger brother that he plays with all the time or what it is??

Hopefully its just because it's Monday and he is still getting use to the full days of school.

Can anyone give me advice on 1st graders?? I haven't had one for a long time and don't remember with my older son. He's a senior now so it's been a long time.