Hello Summer

I teach Kindergarten in a year-round school district. Today was the last day for the school year.

So it figures that tomorrow, I will be up even earlier than I am on a school day to head up the highway to visit Brian's family for his dad's  birthday

Happy Birthday Papa! 

(and can you seriously not get enough of this beautiful, {albeit somewhat mischievous} puppy Bella?}

 and then our little friend Ava's 2nd birthday! 

 See you tomorrow, Nana! 

No rest and relaxation for this mama. Not yet anyway.

I genuinely miss my students already. It will seem strange (as it does every year) not to see them 2 days from now. They were such a sweet little group. Most days.  {smile}.

But now, it's summer, which means Bunchkin Boot Camp. Fill my kids' summer with as much fun as I can squeeze in.

Here, the things I have in store for the next 7 weeks:

1. Playdates. Lots of them.

2. Get our carpets shampooed.

3. Do the annual kid-clothing-in-the-closet-cleaning-out gig. Out with the too small, in with the just right.

4. Go to Pinetop for a week.

5. Reorganize under some cabinets and cupboards.

6. Try my hand at making my own laundry detergent and fabric softener {Thank you Jenn from www.theblondewhoreads.blogspot.com ) for the recipes!! I'll let you know how I do!

7. Clean up my classroom

8. Rearrange something....somewhere...not sure where yet.

9. Read a book or two that have nothing to do with toddlers.

10. Finish cleaning out the garage. {good times right there.}

11. Paint a room or something, perhaps?

12. Bribe our friend Meridy to teach my sister and I about our cameras.  :)

Those are just a few of the plans I have for us...I love summer. Hate how fast it goes, but I looove summer.

And seeing as I have only 20 minutes left in this day, I'm gonna go ahead and publish this so I don't ruin my streak. Happy Friday everyone!!