Bring on the Preschoolers...

So...school starts on Monday (it's Saturday now).  We have had a frantic two weeks getting the classrooms ready--open house was Friday.  It was so much fun, so very PLEASANT.  Everyone has really been making their classrooms theirs--and this is really the first time I have felt like my classroom was MINE.  I did some painting and moving around, and I finally decided to gut the office and organize it the way it needs to be.  Over time, we added a lot of materials and without any organized way to store them, we could never find anything, so this was important.  Now there are specific shelves for literacy activities, math, science, motor skills, outdoor, art, play dough, and light table.  

I am most proud of the Quiet Center--with my pillows that I made.  And the sparkly lights in the lace curtain over the entrance.  That's our "SHOWSTOPPER", as Mrs. Jones says.  

Today all my coworkers met at Kim's house in Christmas--how much do I love that place?  Five acres, gardens, a pool, trees, a barn, etc.  Fabulous!  She has a whole fence full of passion flowers--gorgeous.

 Look at this banana spider!  It was as big as my hand!  Amazing.  

We all had a really nice time, in spite of the heat.  

It was very pleasant to spend fun time with everyone, just laughing and having fun.  I will have to remember to thank Kim for that.  It's all because of her.

I meant to come home and mow the grass, but it was raining when I got home so I took a nap instead.  I think it was the right thing to do.  I guess that's what I'll be doing tomorrow afternoon though.  Or my neighbors will revolt.  

I've been reading a really interesting book called "Sleeping Naked is Green" by a Canadian girl named Vanessa Farquharson.  She made one green change every day for a year and blogged about it--whether it worked or not, and if she was going to stick with it or not.  Some were kind of weird, like using vegan toothpaste, but she also sold her car and got rid of her refrigerator.  

I also just finished "Hit By a Farm" by Catherine Friend--who moved to a sheep farm with her long-term girlfriend (why the hell can't I just say her wife?) without any experience or anything, and what happened.  Loved it, as anyone could probably guess.  

I have seriously read 10 books in the last few weeks (maybe 3).  I'm a little obsessed.  Maybe.