Happy Last Day of August

A friend on facebook mentioned today that she saw on a website that August 31st is "Eat Outside Day".

I didn't get that message from her until AFTER we'd already eaten lunch inside... and we tried a new diner in Sedalia tonight before Jason had to go to work, so we didn't eat supper outside either. Boooo. I dunno that I would have lasted long outdoors today anyway... it was a scorcher!

So, let's talk about tomorrow! =)

Tomorrow is:

Bison-ten Yell Day
Emma M. Nutt Day
National No Rhyme Nor Reason Day
and
Toy Tips Executive Toy Test Day

First of all... I bought some peanut M&M's today for emma m. nutt day. First things first, right??

I also purchased two new toys for me and the kids to test!! How much fun is that??

I got this:


(red for Levi, purple for Audrey, and of course... orange for me... my favorite color.)

they claim:


(never dries out?? hey I'm all for that!)

and I got this:


So, tomorrow we will test them out and we will let you know what we think.

How are YOU going to celebrate?

Let me know, and I'll put it on the blog.

Becky

Toasted Marshmallow Day

How did you celebrate Toasted Marshmallow Day?

I had this cute vision of having a little bonfire this evening after Levi got home from school. And then I remembered... a.) Levi had football practice tonight, and b.) Jason had to work tonight. So, that blew that out of the water.

We still celebrated though.

Here's what we did...

I put some fat marshmallows on a baking sheet



then I stuck them under the broiler on high



but you gotta watch them cause they heat up FAST!



YUM! Toasted Marshmallows!



A perfect S'More



doubly delicious if you've just spent the hour and a half before at football practice. Just ask Levi!



I couldn't take a picture of me eating mine... but I ate one too...



How did YOU celebrate??

my friend Jeni sent me this link to another way that you could celebrate Toasted Marshmallow Day, and it looks super yummy!!

http://asouthernfairytale.com/2010/08/30/smores-pie/

*** HEAD'S UP!!! ***

I couldn't find anything to celebrate for tomorrow. I guess if you missed toasted marshmallow day today you could always celebrate it tomorrow. But... Wednesday, September 1st is "Bison-ten Yell Day" (if anyone knows what this ACTUALLY means please enlighten me!) It's also "Emma M. nutt Day" (get it?), national no rhyme nor reason day, and Executive Toy Test Day

Have fun! And as always... if you celebrate, let me know and I'll post it on the blog!

Becky

Head's Up!

Tomorrow is national Toasted Marshmallow Day!!

Yummy :)

Second-hand Wardrobe Day

Happy second-hand wardrobe day!

here's my first grader wearing his second-hand shorts on his first day of school:



As I type this, I'm wearing a t-shirt that I picked up at a thrift store somewhere. It says "Country Music Saved My Soul." It's too big for me, so I love to wear it to bed.

Today was also Kiss and Make up Day. I didn't have anyone I needed to make up with... but... when you have this guy around... you don't need excuses to kiss. ;)



Tomorrow is national dog day. I don't even know what this means. hot dogs? puppy dogs?

you decide!

how will YOU celebrate?

Becky

First Grade

I've had this blog brewing in my head for a few days.

My boy starts first grade tomorrow. This year, we are trying public school. I'm torn on this. I loooooove homeschooling, but living in such a small farm town, surrounded by other small farm towns, there's not much support for homeschoolers here without driving an hour and a half in any direction to a city. SO... at the end of last year, I took him in to the school here and had him tested and enrolled him. It was my first time meeting the elementary principal... and I bawled in her office.

*sigh*

This whole thing has had me reflecting on my first grade year. I don't remember much. I remember a little boy pooping in his pants, and that's about it.

but the important thing that I do remember... was my first grade teacher. My first grade teacher was by far my favorite teacher I ever had.

My first grade teacher...



... was my mom. :)

I went to a small Christian academy, and she was the ONLY first grade teacher. But... she still gets a kick out of me telling people that my favorite teacher was my first grade teacher.

love you, mom!

She did teach me some really important things in first grade... like: you can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose... but you can't pick your friends nose.

trust me... that one's important.

Tomorrow is also Audrey's first day of her last year of preschool... and she's staying home with me this year. So, I'll still get to do some homeschooling. We are excited. With that... we will resume our daily celebrating. Isn't that the whole point of this blog?? We took the summer off... and it all starts back up tomorrow... which is "Kiss and Make Up Day" and "national Second-hand Wardrobe Day"... which works well for us because the shorts Levi is wearing on his first day are second-hand. Mama ain't scurred to thrift!

I will post pics tomorrow.

how are YOU going to celebrate??

Becky