Painted Eggs

I was out at Target a few weeks ago when the Easter start first starting appearing in the stores. While looking at what was out I came across this awesome Easter egg kit. Instead of dying the eggs, you could paint them.

This is what the paint tray looks like.

It came with a teeny roller for each color.
There were also little disks that you
could put the eggs on while you paint
to avoid getting paint all over your hand
by holding the eggs.
Although, our hands still were covered in paint.


GG showing off one of her eggs...

Little Dude working hard...

Ta-Da! Our eggs!
I grabbed a marker to put faces on some of them.

If you ever come across this kit, I would definitely get it. So your hands get a little messy - no big deal. My favorite part was that it took a lot less time than dying eggs.

Pretty soon we have to get ready to go to my mom's house so I can steal some of the yummy stuff the kids got in their baskets and have an awesome dinner. So to everyone out there who is reading this...




Until next time....

Look What We Did!

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Then I would like to welcome you to my little corner of the blogosphere. Grab a cup of coffee, maybe a snack or 2, and I hope you enjoy your visit and decide to stay.

It's been a crazy week trying to get ready for Easter. I can't believe it's in 2 days! But amidst all the chaos, we did find time to make a really cute craft. Meet our sock bunnies...

Ok, 1 of them.
I'm not really sure where
GG put hers.
Probably in her bed.
There's so many animals on her bed
I may not make it out alive

What you need are 2 socks - preferably knee high and adult size. Stuff them with stuffing, but only in the foot part. Tie off above the stuffing. Tie another piece of string close to the bottom to create feet. Tie yet another piece of string about 3/4 of the way up to make the head and the body. Next, glue on some eyes, a pom pom for the nose, and tie a ribbon or a piece of yarn around the neck. Voila!

And thank goodness this is easy because I think I accidentally threw away the magazine that had the directions. Shh... don't tell my daughter!


I also heard some good news today. GG informed me today that she wants her training wheels off of her bike! She hasn't yet tried to ride on 2 wheels instead of 4, so my enthusiasm may be short lived. I foresee many falls, some tears, and cries of frustration, but just the fact that she feels confident enough to try riding on 2 is very impressive in my eyes.

Little Dude may not be that far behind her either. One of his training wheels keeps coming lose when he rides, but he still zooms around pretty good. How awesome would it be if they both got on their 2 wheeled bikes and just took off? I know it won't be that easy, but again, I am so proud that they have the confidence to give it a try.


Until next time....

Important Message!

**Copied from Princess because she says it much better than I can**

One of our blog friends is going through a really hard time. Her son has been the victim of bullying. She spent the night in the ER. I am outraged and I'm sure you will be too when you see the pics of her baby with his busted up face.

Go here and show Jane some love. She is a single mother who is very involved in Autism awareness and loves all her children dearly. She does so much for others. Let's do something for her.

If you feel so inclined...post her link on your blog and send your peeps over to show her some love today too. Tell her the Blogfia sent you.

Grab the Blogfia button code and post away. Feel free to copy this post if you don't have time.






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Let her know that we all stand behind her in protest of bullying!!

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Countdown to Summer

I was told something today that really bothers me. The more I think about, the more it gets to me. I've mentioned before that I do not like GG's teacher. Other parents have some stories that would just blow you away. I took what they said with a grain of salt. Up until recently, we weren't really having any problems with GG in her class, so I never really thought she was all that bad of a teacher. Today I have changed my mind.

Backing up for a minute, GG's problems have been with talking during class. Her teacher and I discussed this during our conference earlier in the month. About a week after the conference I received an email saying that GG's talking was out of control. If it didn't stop, a discipline report would have to be written. Now I don't know exactly what that is, but I assume it's not good. I emailed the teacher back explaining that I would talk to GG and there would be consequences for her actions. I made sure to mention that there would be consequences because this teacher told another parent that kids these days do not have consequences for their poor behavior.

Anyway, in this email I also asked a question. I asked if she (the teacher) had any idea as to why GG was talking so much. Is she looking for attention? Or, on some level, does she realize that she can goof off and still get her work done on time and it is all correct? I know GG is a smart kid. She pulls out her homework and blows right through it. And its all correct 99.9% of the time. I was worried she was not being challenged enough. The reply I got was "Thank you." I thought maybe I had offended the teacher by criticizing her teaching abilities. That was not my intention. Or at least it wasn't until today.

I was talking to another parent and the subject of Accelerated Reading came up. This is where kids read books and take quizzes on them. Every student who participates gets a prize, but the kids with the most points get a little something extra. GG loves to read and I am a huge supporter of this program. The other parent had asked the teacher about these quizzes and why there doesn't seem to be a push for the kids to take them - especially the kids, like hers and mine, who also do some enrichment work for reading. The teacher's response - the class is a bunch of underachievers. Excuse me?!? If a teacher thinks that her students are not meeting their potential, isn't it his or her job to motivate the kids to do better? I went to school for elementary education, but maybe I was taught the wrong information.

I also have this theory as to why all the kids talk too much. Yes, it's a problem with the whole class. Their teacher is not a warm person at all. I get the impression that there is a huge lack in positive reinforcement in the classroom. For example, if the teacher tells Johnny that he is doing is really good job at writing today. And she says something similar on another occasion, then Johnny will want to continue to write well so he will get that praise from the teacher in the future. If these kids hear nothing but sit down, don't talk, do your work all day, then they will continue to do what they do. It may not be positive attention, but it is attention nonetheless.

I understand that a teacher cannot devote all of their time to one student. That task is virtually impossible, even with the small class sizes that we have here. But to group them all together as a bunch of dumb kids? That's just wrong!

What really bothers me now that I see the whole picture is that there's really nothing that can be done. It's April. Even if all the parents grouped together to try and change how things were done, it's late in the school year. Another thing to consider is that this teacher is retiring. Yes it has been confirmed and yes I am excited about this. Here's how I know...

A few parents were in the hall chit-chatting while waiting on the bus for a field trip last week. GG's teacher and the other 2nd grade teacher came out in the hall with the parents. The other teacher said the bus was late for a previous field trip. She began to explain what had happened for the previous trip and GG's teacher turned around and walked away. Mid-sentence!!! The parents were floored that she just walked away. The other teacher explained that she had 2 months to go so she just doesn't care. This teacher is obviously a problem when her peers are catching on to what she does. Or doesn't do.

For now, I guess I will continue to make sure GG does well in school and remind her to not talk so much. And be glad that Little Dude won't have to deal with her in a few years.



Until next time....

Have We Met Yet - yo tweeps

I love meeting new people. I also love to tweet! SupahMommy came up with a great way to fulfill both of these needs. It's called Yo Tweeps. If you want to meet new people and feed your Twitter addiction, here's what you need to do...


1. Follow the first THREE Twitter Twaffic hosts listed on the linky on SupahMommy's blog. Netiquette and courtesy! They'll reciprocate your love on twitter!


2. Make a blog post like I am doing. Copy and Paste these directions.


3. Grab the YO Tweeps Twaffic Exchange Button pictured below. Put him in your post.
Encourage your readers to come and grab the button too!

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4. Put YOUR OWN twitter icon / link on your blog post like I have below. It should directly link to your TWITTER PROFILE.





5. Now link up your post over here!


6. Visit some other #YOtweeps linkers on the list.


7. Follow them if you choose and shout out to them on twitter that you are following so they can instantly follow you if they're on.
(Follow their blog as well if you're interested.)


Example:
@personsname #yotweeps I'm following!


8. If someone follows you just reciprocate on twitter. It's that easy.


Now go forth and tweet!


Until next time....