Spring is Here

To start off, I wanted to share sme photos of our volcano build last month. The kids had a blast and it was the perfect chaos to have right before Spring Break. We have now moved on to Astronomy and I look forward to some awesome planet model projects towards the middle of May. This is the best time to be a jr. high teacher :)

And finally, we have our first baby eggs of the Spring. These are over at the point where two walls of our fence meet. I took these pictures Sunday and today I found only 2 eggs. It looks like something got into them overnight. We also have our white tulips in full bloom and the red tulips coming up more each day. This is our first year with tulips, so it is neat to see there cycle. I just love Spring. This weekend is our first St. Louis Cardinals game. Should be a good one.

Happy Earth Day!

They Call Me TaterSalad!

This weekend we were lucky enough to see Ron White, from the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, on stage. In one word, he was absolutely HILARIOUS! Now granted, you have to have his sense of humor and just run with it, and apparently I am right there with him. If you ever have a chance to see him, it is a very good show.



I have been reading quite a bit lately. When I get stresses, this is the one of two things that takes it away almost instantly. I won't mention the other. So I thought I would take the monsterous load of books I have read and review them for your pleasure :)

I guess most of the books I have read lately are by Sophie Kinsella, who's real name is Madeline Wickham. Each penname has many books written under it and most are worth checking out.


Remember me? by Sophie Kinsella

This book is by far Sophie's best work. An absolutely hilarious story of a fun chick losing her memory and realizing things aren't always how they seem. Very funny!


The Tennis Party by Madeline Wickham

Unfortunately, I was not able to read more than the first chapter in this book. It just didn't grab me at all.




Big Boned by Meg Cabot.

This is in a series of books about Heather Wells, a retired Princess of Pop. I highly recommend any of the books in this series. They are a very good, quick read.




This is literally just a tiny sample of what I have read lately. I read books so quickly and just move on. I am definitely a series fan, because I like to know more of the story. Now I am on to Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich.

Have a great rest of the weekend!

Somebody just got older

This week my hubby turned 28! So to celebrate, I made him chocolate- peanut butter cupcakes with peanut butter icing. I think they are the best yet :) This week has been a very full week. I started the Astronomy unit at school with my kiddos and even played catch to practice for our co-ed rec league.

Today we have practice with our whole team. It will be interesting to see how a bunch of girls who haven't played in about 14 years will do, but I am ready for the season to start. This week we are heading down home to see Ron White on stage. His show should be an entertaining one. For those of you who don't know him, he is one of the guys from the Blue Collar Comedy Show with Jeff Foxworthy and the like. This guy is nuts, but I love his humor.

Hope you have a good start of the week!

A nice Spring Day

Today we went to Prairie Gardens, a local garden shop and found all kinds of goodies. The house has really been turning into something to be proud of. My first bulb has flowered outside and my tulips are coming up like crazy. I am so excited. I actually have some kind of green thumb. Today we got some greenery for the house and a tree to go by the fireplace. The ficus is a very nice shape and adds a lot of life to the room. Thanks for looking!

Picture Wall in the Hallway to the Bedrooms


New greenery around the fireplace and mantle

Refinished console table with new decorations

A laugh for today

Saw this earlier today and thought it was hilarious. Check out ShoeboxBlog.com for more funnies.

A Day in Nashville Country

Today my Mom brought us around Nashville and the surrounding area to some of the local favorite haunts. For Brunch, we headed to the Loveless Cafe. This is the place famous for BISCUITS. Bobby Flay from Food Network has even had a throw-down with their biscuit lady. This place was great for a hearty lunch! This is a must-do for anyone going to Nashville!

Right down the road from Loveless is the Natchez Trace Parkway. This is basically a huge bridge in the middle of nowhere. It holds a road that was once a Pony Express Trail and now goes all the way down to Natchez, Mississippi.

After some shopping on the side, we headed down South to Arrington and found Arrington Vineyards. This is a vineyard that is fairly new to the area and is partly owned by Kix Brooks of Brooks and Dunn. We did a wine sampling of 11 different wines and even had rasberry wine-infused truffles.
We brought home the award-winning Syrah and the truffles, of course. Mom came home with the Sweet Liberty.

It was nice to spend the day with my Mom. We don't get to do that often. Thanks, Mom! Heading home tomorrow. Till then...

Happy Easter!

This has been going around for a week or so and I thought I would post it for all to see. We are heading down south to see my family for Easter and won't be back until early next week.
Hope you had a nice start to spring. Happy Easter!