Black Friday...

Yes I am thankful for Black Friday! My dad and I started a few years ago getting up way before the crack of dawn and going out to stand in long lines for some Christmas presents! Some years have been better than others but none the less we always find something to get and get it at a great price on sale! This year I think I got the most items and shopped a lot longer than other years! We always have a great time and now have a routine down. He drops me off at the door or end of the line whatever and then he goes to get coffee for him and hot coco for me! By the time you are done with your drink it's time to shop! We split up and then meet up and go to the check out line all before 5:30AM most of the time! And then normally we go eat breakfast and then he drops me off at home to go back to bed! Such a fun time and this year we actually went to the right store the first time around!

Glidden...

I am thankful for the paint brand Glidden. Over the break I was able to get my guest bathroom painted the way I wanted it and only had to use one coat. Thanks to our friends Chase and Lindsay who pointed us in the direction of Glidden it was a easy quick paint job! So now our bathroom matches the guest bedroom color scheme! I will post some pictures of it when I get a chance to take some! So if your wanting to paint anytime soon I would suggest using Glidden! It's the bomb!!!

Thanksgiving Break...

So I loved having a Thanksgiving Break when I was in school but now that I am a teacher I am even more thankful that we get this wonderful week long break! This time of year us teachers get kinda tired and just ready to not see the kids for a week. We get a great change to hang out with family and friends and enjoy some sleeping in! I love to sleep you can ask anyone and this break really does help me get to relax a little bit! So thank you to my district for giving us the entire week off! I enjoyed every minute of it!

Radio...

Okay, so today I am thankful kinda in a selfish way today, and you probably wonder why the title of this entry is Radio. Well that's because we are watching the movie Radio today through Friday to put a good end to our week before we go to Thanksgiving break. Why the movie Radio you ask well there are two good reasons. The first is because we just finished our football unit in P.E. and it's a great time to watch a football movie. Second reason is because of the character the actors in the movie have to become friends with Radio. Radio is a special needs boy that was being made fun of by the football players and the coach finds out and puts a stop to it. The coach also takes Radio under his wing and teaches his football players how to treat someone that is so very different than they are. I have classes where the students are very different and some have very special needs and others don't at all. So this was a great movie for them to watch to show them what the right and wrong way to treat people that are different than they are. So this will make for a good couple days before we go into our Thanksgiving Break! So I am thankful for the movie Radio to give us coaches a little bit of a break and for helping us teach our students about the character of a man.

Hobby Lobby...

OH how I love thee! Hobby Lobby is probably my most favorite store besides Kirklands!!! Between these two stores I can decorate my house the exact way I want it! I love doing crafts even though I am not to good at them and I have to be told exactly what to do I still love them! I can spend countless hours in Hobby Lobby! From looking at all the scrapbook papers that I will probably never use but really want to all the way to the fake flowers to make arrangments in our house! I also want a sewing machiene to start making things for gifts and what not for friends because at hobby lobby the choices are almost endless. They have started putting out Christmas decorations way before Halloween was even here so that put me in a great mood! I love getting to finally decorate my house the way I want to and it's mostly because of Hobby Lobby.

Skype...

I am so thankful for Skype! Yes I live far away from my brother and sister in law and my 2 neices! So skype is the best thing around to talk to them. As probably most of you know it is kinda hard to talk to a 2 almost 3 year old on the phone! With skpye she can see who she is talking to and it's much better! This way you can also make sure that the little ones aren't scared of you when you are around them in person! I can also see our good friends in Bryan, TX who are about to have their baby #2 (no name yet)! We love talking to Dawn, Dr. B, and Nathan! It's so cute watching Nathan just be memorized and stare at the computer screen! So I am thankful for Skype for keeping me connected with all my friends and family!

Potty training...

So I thought I was going to have to give in and always have to change the towel under Rosco's kennel every time I came home from work since we got the little guy!

See the thing with him is he is pretty tiny and had previous owners so I wasn't really sure he would ever get out of the habit of hiking a leg and peeing outside of his kennel. He is a very talented dog by the way. See he knows that if he pees outside of the kennel then it's ok and he wont have to be in pee all day long. Very smart if you ask me but also very annoying. Seeing as how he wouldn't always do it to the same side we would have to get a big huge towel that is just his now and put it under his kennel so he would pee on the tile and always wash it every night because we would come home and there was always pee on it! Grrrr very frustrating!

Well much to my surprise this whole week (knock on wood) he has been able to hold it until I got home and the just go outside! I think either his bladder has expanded over time or he has just been potty trained!!! Woo Hoo I know kids will be much harder but with Rosco we have done pretty well! Way to go Champ!