Happy Friday! :)
It's a gorgeous, sunny day out there today. When I picked B. up from school this afternoon, she was excited that the bags of canned and boxed goods that I brought in to her school this morning helped her class to win first place out of the entire school during their canned food drive. Apparently, when I cleaned my pantry out last year, her class got first place because of it (which meant an ice cream party for them). I had absolutely no idea at all because B. never told me until the other day when she came home saying that her class and teacher were asking her to please ask her mom (me) to bring canned goods in because I helped them to win last year. I'm like "really??" I know it sounds really strange considering there are over 30 kids in B.'s class. But for some reason, not many brought cans in this year like last year. But I kind of understand why. Apparently, B.'s teacher last year, Mrs. M., didn't let them have the party. Last year, the kids were supposed to have their ice cream party the Monday after winning first place in the canned foods drive. Mrs. M., kept telling the kids "no we don't have time" everytime one of them would ask when they could have their party. Then one day - four weeks later - one of the little girls in B.'s class asked the teacher if they could please have the party after recess when they would have time, and Mrs. M. told them "I threw the ice cream away because it was expired." Can you believe that?? The kids were soooo disappointed. :( Needless to say, that teacher was not one of our favorites. To top things off, she's young with an attitude. I can't handle attitude. She's no longer an elementary school teacher because the district moved her to the high school meaning that, unfortunately, we will more than likely have to deal with her again in the future. Maybe she'll be better by then. We can only hope. Luckily, B. has a much nicer teacher this year - Mrs. B.
Not wanting to disappoint, I cleaned out my pantry cupboards last night. Which was long overdue anyway. Of course, I'm thinking more about the local food pantry that it was all going to and less about some ice cream party. A lot of people have lost jobs in our area and I want to help in whatever small way that I can. It doesn't look like that much canned and boxed goods is even gone from the cupboards because there's still plenty left in there. And I've got some space to put stuff which was much needed anyway. I'm more than happy to help. And happy that I made a whole classroom of kids happy too. When they announced on the loud speaker this afternoon at the end of the school day that Mrs. B.'s class won first place in the canned foods drive, the teacher gave B. a big hug and the whole class gave her a group hug. Now I can't help but think who I can make happy when I finally get to cleaning out my walk-in closet here soon. lol! It does feel good to give. Especially during this time of year.
Last night my husband came in from work and handed me a purple gift bag with pink tissue paper in it. He said it was my early anniversary gift and that I would understand why I was getting it early once I opened it. I was completely surprised because I certainly wasn't expecting anything. I was already looking forward to our upcoming (long overdue) date night for our anniversary and was more than happy about that. Inside the bag, was a very nice anniversary card (*sniff*). And further down in the bag, under all the tissue paper was a white box. I picked it up and couldn't believe what I was holding in my hands.... the new iPad mini. wow.
I don't keep up with all that techy stuff so I didn't even realize they had come out with a mini. I love the size of it and how it's better on my eyes than the iPod and iPhone (Although I love my iPod and iPhone). But this larger 7.9" screen is so much nicer...
B. will be getting my iPod because hers needs a new power button and battery. Someday, we may get it fixed, but she can have mine and it will save us the cost of getting hers fixed for now.
I've also come up with a fabulous new way to store my thin dies like Spellbinders, QuicKutz, LifeStyle Crafts etc....
I saw a video about these storage boxes and magnet sheets on YouTube. JoAnn's got them in, so I was happy to find them locally. I got the box and extra packages of magnet sheets 40% off earlier this week. I love this storage method and it will keep my dies from getting bent or lost while keeping them nicely organized. Although, I don't have many sets at this point...
The magnet sheets are magnetized only on the white side. The other side (black) is not. Which is fine with me because I think it's better that way....
Other than that, I have been on an OPI nail polish kick this past week, adding some new colors to my ever growing stash. My three favorite brands (so far) are OPI, Nicole by OPI, and Sally Hansen Salon Manicure. I tried out a different, non-conventional color today - teal. Not my usual color. But I really like this shade of teal. Not too light and perfect for fall and winter. I like the darker colors but only tend to wear them in the fall and winter months...
This is "Ski Teal We Drop" from their Swiss collection and I think it would look nice while wearing black or gray perhaps...
The more I look at it, the more it grows on me. I've also started wearing the Poshe top coat. I really like it so far and it doesn't have any of the harmful chemicals in it like another popular top coat, Seche Vite, does (toluene, formaldehyde, or DBP - which all cause either cancer or birth defects). Poshe comes in a package that looks like this...
At first, I really wanted the Seche Vite because a lot of people rave about it - that is until I found out about the nasty chemicals in it. So I'm really glad I found the Poshe at CVS. I stopped in Sally's Beauty Supply for the first time ever the other day and saw they sell the Poshe cheaper than CVS does, but I already had my bottle of it from CVS. Oh well. Those are the only two places that sell it around here. And even the Seche Vite was hard to find - Sally's is the only place that sells it in this area.
While I was in Sally's, the woman working there was telling another lady and myself that we're supposed to be getting an IHOP and a Buffalo Wild Wings. Hopefully, the rumors are true since we need more restaurants in our area. They're already in the process of building a Lone Star Steakhouse and we're getting a T.J. Maxx (finally - yes!).
Well, I hope you all have a wonderful weekend ahead. The weather's supposed to be nice.
'til next time...
