Miscellany Monday!

Happy Monday everyone!!! It's the last week of July...can you believe it?!

1. Coffee - Love it and I don't know what I'd do without it! When did you get hooked to coffee? My addiction really started when I started teaching. It was something yummy to drink in the morning before my early/crazy/unpredictable day started - and the caffeine was always much needed. I'm proud that I only drink ONE cup a day!

2. Moose - that is the name of our new Chocolate Lab Puppy. We have not picked him up from the breeder yet. She is in Houston (tx) and has the cutest/healthiest litters. Crossing my fingers that I get to go pick him up today!!! Keep you updated... here's a pic or two...

These aren't the best pictures...but isn't he cute?! He sorta looks sad to me. :( Hopefully that will change when he's in his happy new home. Oh yeah... I look disgusting from the long/late drive. See I'm not liking my bob so much here (#5 below..) What's in a name? On our way to Houston to go pick him out we started brainstorming names. Tons of names came up... We knew we wanted a male dog so we had: Ace, Reese, Bailey, Hershey etc. Then I thought of Moose...more than one meaning. Chocolate Mousse :) and Moose the animal is BIG! And we know this little guy will get big! Anways - as soon as I said it Ryan said that was his first choice...unique and fun. So Moose it is!

3. Mrs. Corl's Reef...I love being a teacher for mannnnny reasons, but I love that my job allows me to be creative and 'cutesie' as I like to call it. Last year my classroom theme was Miss Gautille's Galaxy.. I LOVE STARS! Lots of great analogies ("Reach for the stars" ...) And ways you can use it in your classroom to benefit the kids. Well once my name changed I was like hmmm.... Mrs. Corl's Comets? Keep the star thing? Then I thought of Mrs. Corl's Reef. Ocean theme! (Corl is pronounced like CorAl) "Dive into learning" "Crab a good book" "A job Whale done" "On a treasure hunt for knowledge!" Yes yes - I searched a lot for ideas from other teachers (we all steal ideas from each other!) and it's become a little over the top. Haha, but that's ok! Here's my website link... Lemme know what you think! My Classroom Website! -check it out!

4. Groove - A few wks ago I was talking about how tough it is to get into a groove. Ry and I being in a new house and new life situation... finding a groove with cleaning, yardwork, taking the trash/recycling out, grocery store trips, laundry...etc. We have started to get into a groove....I'm sure throughout life this will continue to evolve. Ryan did Yardwork (which he loves with his new toys... lets see how long this lasts) and I stayed inside to clean the house. I LOVE ME A CLEAN HOUSE! Anyways -it's coming along :)

5. Haircut - Last week of June I got a hair cut. Love it... cute bob. Well now it's only been three weeks - well I guess now four weeks later, and it's shaggy!!! I forgot that short hair requires more trims to keep it in good shape. I'm sort of wanting something a little different... like the bob was cute but it was all curled under and I felt like it made me look younger. I want Married Girl Hair! haha ... So here's a few pics I found. More of a straight, textured bob....

I'm horrible at watching American Idol these days.. and this girl was a contestant. I hope she was a nice girl cause if I bring this picture and she was not so nice they might be thinking - 'you wanna look like that girl?!' haha I just like the style and texture of the bob... what do you think? I'm a brunette though - so I'm trying to imagine this!

Have a great Monday!

It's a wonderful life!