Busy, Busy!

The past few weeks have been so crazy busy. I started getting my classroom ready for the new school year during the first week of August, and since then I've pretty much been back to the normal routine. Our first day of school was last Monday and so far I have such a sweet class! They like to talk, but they are so funny and cute! Our numbers are low this year in K, so I started out with 14 kids...10 girls, 4 boys. It was HEAVEN I tell you! In the first week I gained 3 more kiddos, but luckily only one was a boy :) Of course I have nothing against boys, but everything is so much more peaceful and quiet this way! So now I have 17 kids, which is amazing compared to the 22 I could have...12 girls and 5 boys. I'll take it!

One day last week I was telling the kids about myself and showed them some pictures of my family, dog, and Kirby. I told them Kirby was my fiance and asked if they knew what that meant. They thought it meant boyfriend, so I said "Well, yes, he is my boyfriend, but we are getting married." Then one little girl with her southern twang said "Your daddy's not gonna be very happy 'bout that!" I laughed and told her he was okay with it :) Gotta love five year olds! I need to start writing down every funny thing they say! My favorite was from last year though when a little girl, A, was talking to a little boy, D. This is how the short conversation went:
A: D, are you black?
D: No, I'm brown, but you can call me black if you want.
So sweet! Not to mention, D was my absolute fav! I was so sad when he moved.

Another funny from last year:
J: I saw a picture of you.
Me: Oh, you did?
J: Yeah, it's you and a boy.
Me: A boy?
J: Yeah, on your desk! You and Mr. Neal!
Me: Mr. Neal? Is that his name?
J: Well, Mrs. G.'s husband's name is Mr. G., so he's Mr. Neal!
Haha, loved this kid too!

My owl classroom turned out super cute! I meant to take some pictures and post them, but I forgot. I'll try to do that tomorrow. At least take the pictures anyways. I may not post, sorry!

This past weekend was one of my besties' weddings! Kara married the love of her life on Saturday, and it was a beautiful wedding! Kara worked so hard on all of her decorations, and it looked awesome! I am definitely going to consult her for some wedding advice and help. She said I just have to give her a month off from her own :) I was going to upload some pictures, but for some reason they aren't working. Guess that will have to wait till next time too. And I promise next time won't be a month from now!

My wedding planning is going pretty well. On Sunday my mom, sister, and I went to the NWA Bridal Fair to get some ideas. I didn't really get any ideas besides even more photographers to choose from and some cake! Harp's and Rick's were both there...yummy! I feel like everything is coming along and I'm making some big decisions. I think I've finally decided on a photographer, and we are meeting with them tomorrow. We have our venues, florist, caterer, and menu figured out and booked! I feel like we are making more progress, and it's getting exciting! 289 more days to go!!!!

Talk to ya soon,
Janae

Weekly Randoms

Hello everyone! Sorry it's been a while since my last post. I actually posted last week, but for some reason it disappeared. I didn't feel like retyping the whole thing, so I just said forget it! Today I have a few pictures to share from the past couple of weeks.

• Cloudy day in Dallas-the only one I saw and it was still plenty hot!

• Kirby and I before going on our date to Toulouse

• Last Sunday we went to the lake with my aunt and uncle. They are so generous to let us come out to their lakehouse and take us out on their boat! We did a little tubing, saw two bald eagles, and enjoyed the sunshine! A storm moved in for a little while, so we sat on the dock until it passed. That evening we went to JJ's On the Lake for dinner. It was delicious!

• While driving home from the lake we saw these six deer standing in a field. We slowed down to look at them and as each one lifted its head, we saw that they were all big bucks! We thought it was pretty neat since you don't typically see a group of bucks together like that.

• This little guy has been staying with me since I've been home. I've missed him so much! Chip normally lives with my parents because I feel terrible leaving him home alone all day when I'm working. I'm sad to say that our days/nights are coming to an end as I have to go back to school next week. Summer has gone by way too fast!

• Chip loves Kara's blog at Facts of Kara's Life. He especially likes when she posts pictures of Nala and Baxter :)

• He loves to lay on the bench in the dining room. If I can't find him he is usually here or in one of the chairs...or under a bed licking the floor. Does anyone else's dog do that? He is obsessed with licking the floor! He knows he's not supposed to, so he hides under the bed, haha! Usually, I can see his little tail sticking out though...not so sneaky, Chipperoo!

Like I said earlier, I CANNOT believe summer is practically over. I am not really looking forward to going back to school, but then again I kinda am. I am getting excited about meeting my new group of kiddos and getting back into a routine except for waking up early. The thing I am the most excited about is my new classroom decor. Check it out...

OWLS! 

I think this is just the cutest thing I have ever seen! Now let's just hope it comes in in time. I saw it online at a teacher store in Dallas, so one day I went to get it and they didn't have it. They didn't even know what I was talking about when I asked about owl stuff. Apparently you can order it, but not get it at the store. Talk about depressed. Needless to say, I had to have it so I ordered it online about two weeks ago, but it's still not here. I'm also going to have to get some others borders to go with my owls. I'm thinking some paisley and polka dots. I'll show you pics when it's all put together!

I hope everyone has a great week!

Janae