October

It is almost unbelievable that Halloween is the end of this week. October seems to have flown by, and I'm wondering what exactly I've done with it!

The first week brought parent conferences, at the end of the first quarter. Conferences in this district start at 1:00 on Thursday afternoon and run through 8:00 at night. This makes for a pretty loooooooooooooong day, when I'm usually there by 6:15.

This conference was very different from any other I've ever done, compliments of what I can only describe as a "crazed" parent. Okay... That's a bit vague, but it left me literally speechless and SHOCKED! And,she was SCARY!

Week #2 and 3 brought fall break... YEA!!! Two weeks of peace!

That brings us to this week, which is Red Ribbon Week at school. Today was the 50th day, so students and teachers were encouraged to dress in 50's style. I didn't have a 50's outfit, so I made a "poodle skirt." I kinda cheated on the poodle... I found a picture on print shop, copied it, put strapping tape across the back, cut it out, and stitched it to the skirt... Worked for me!!!

Tomorrow is "sock it to drugs" day (or wacky socks), followed by "tie one on against drugs" (wear a tie), then "turn your back on drugs" (wear your shirt backwards), and Halloween is a "red out."

Oh, this district doesn't do Halloween. Apparently, there was a bit of an incident some years back, and a religious group declared Halloween to be somewhat satanic, and just like that it was taken out of the schools.

Speaking of Halloween... Compliments of the 50's day, we (more me than Jesse) had to take a trip to JoAnn's for some material. This store is just plain DANGEROUS for me! No matter how much I like to insist that I am NOT crafty, I can't avoid buying crafty/scrapbook stuff in this place. This, of course, lead to a tour throughout the store before leaving, and we found the most adorable skeleton. Best part: It was ON SALE for 1/2 price!!!


My two favorite boys!


My favorite picture of the month: