Spring Break - Day 2

I'm gettin' my mojito on at the moment. :) (The picture is actually from earlier this evening.)

Just finished watching Game of Thrones on HBO (pretty decent, already yelled at the screen). Now I'm waiting 12 minutes before I get me some Bruce Campbell in the form of the Sam Axe movie on USA.

Today was another day of vegging. I tanned. And read. And bought hubby his anniversary card. And made yet another flower for my hair (you can see the messy table in the left corner of the pic). I talked to mom, gushed about Wicked last week, and scheduled a shopping date with one of my cousins.

Hubby's home tomorrow. Which could mean we'll do stuff. Or not. We tend to get lazy when we have days off together. At the very least, we need to do some work in the yard. Thrilling stuff.

Spring Break - Day 1

 It wasn't an overly interesting day. Caught up on soaps. Got in a crafting mood so decided I needed to go to the fabric store. 99 cent patterns...

 So I bought this one. Meaning to use it for a lovely piece of mustard colored jersey I have. Ummm... I don't have enough. Sads. But I've already come up with another idea for the mustard. And I have grey that I can use for this vest. It looks pretty cute.

I also lucked out that jersey was on sale! Got a nice kiwi color, that super cute stripe, and grey. Because I can never have too much black or grey in my closet. No plans yet for the kiwi or the stripe. But I'll start thinking now... summer is on the way and I'll be in need of some easy to wear maxi dresses...

Made a little stop at the thrift store. Here are two of my purchases. I know, you're thinking, "Are you really going to wear Hawaiian shirts???" Not these. These will be turned into super cute skirts for summer time. Look at me and my mad creative skills. I also bought a shirt (with tags still on it) that will be perfect for work. And a Hawaiian shirt that WILL be worn as is. But more on that tomorrow...

This is the state of my kitchen table. Fabric scraps, buttons, ribbon (out of frame), glues... I've been crafting. Actually it's looked like this since Monday night. I made two hair accessories for myself last week. I'm hoping not to lose my urge to craft this week since I'll actually be HOME for it.

No huge plans for tomorrow. Just little ones. That will be amusing (to me at least). Although if my parents are home from Cancun by tomorrow maybe I'll pay them a visit.

What did y'all do today?

Spring Breeeeak!

And you thought spring break rocked when you were a student. Nope. I think this is the happiest I've been about it in a loooong time.

My wee ones were ready to check out a few days ago. I mentioned to a friend that it was like having empty little shells in the classroom. Do you know how hard it is to keep their attention when they have spring fever??

Depending on how interesting my spring break is (which looks... well, less than promising) I may blog daily about it. Or try to take pics and post them. I guess we'll have to see. Hope everyone out there who has their own spring break this week can enjoy it!

Well Then...

Okay, I'm a little better now. Not really better, but at least not hopping mad.

Just had to come back and share that the one positive about reading the news about my soaps today was that it made me think of my aunt. She passed in December, but we used to watch All My Children and discuss HEAVILY back in the day. Then I thought about how mad she would be if she were here today. She'd be fuming and calling me to tell me even though I was at work.

That thought made me smile.

So now I'm gonna raise hell for the both of us...

Dear ABC

Okay, I'm about to get a little... angry.

Dear ABC,

Suck it. Suck it hard and choke on it.

Sincerely,
Someone Who Will No Longer Watch Any of Your CRAP

**ABC went and showed what complete asshats they are and cancelled TWO soaps today. The two that I have watched for 15 years. The two that have been on for over 80 years combined. The two that don't totally suck.

I may or may not have screamed in my classroom.

I truly don't see myself watching ABC. Let them hurt. Let them crash and burn.

My Kids

I shared this on Facebook last night. And I had to share it here. Because I love my kids.

We were talking about the stomach in science yesterday and I was explaining the path that food takes from our stomach.

"We chew our food and our saliva mixes with it. It goes down our esophagus and into our stomach. Our stomach grinds it into tinier pieces and from there it goes to our small intestine. Our small intestine takes all the nutrients and vitamins that our body needs. When it's done, the leftover stuff that our body doesn't need goes to our large intestine."

Obviously I stopped here because I'm not about to open a discussion about poop with my small children. I ask if there are any questions and one hand goes up. I look at her and say, "Please tell me you aren't going to ask what I think you are." She is legitimately confused and asks, "But where does it go from the large intestine?"

Giggles from a couple students. One hand shoots up. More giggles.

I say, "Well... think about it. Think about where your intestine is... and what happens after we eat... and our body doesn't need it anymore..."

More giggles. And a look of comprehension then horror crosses my student's face. "Ohh... OOOOHHHHH."

More giggles. Outright laughter and "Ewwww" at this point from several kids.

That other hand is still in the air. "Mrs. Brincefield! I know where it goes! It turns into..."

I interrupted him. Because I'm not about to get into a poop discussion with my kids. Needless to say I lost them for a few minutes while they laughed at the whole conversation.

American Idol - Top 8

We're shorter than two hours now!!!

Okay, so tonight was songs from the movies. And I was really hoping for great things. I didn't enjoy it as much as I hoped. Oh well.

Paul got the first spot. He picked "Old Time Rock and Roll." And I was disappointed. I drew a sad face in my notes. I also noted that he looked like a mariachi. Not in a cute way. But the judges loved it! Hubby wondered if they were watching the same performance.

Lauren followed with "The Climb." During the entirely too long segment with Jimmy Iovine and will.i.am I laughed at Mr. i.am and in my notes actually wrote, "WTF? lol" Dude is weird. So Lauren... so sounded fine. Nothing new or outstanding. Better than Miley, but who isn't? The judges of course loved her.

Stefano was up next and chose "End of the Road." Yea-yuh! I have a heart in my notes. If I had sparkles handy it would totes be sparkly. He made me sigh tonight. The judges loved him. Rightly so.

Scotty came up next and ended up doing "I Cross My Heart." Risky choice in my house. Hubby and I are ginormous fans of King George (George Strait for you non-country folk). But Scotty was pretty good! I liked him. Hubby gave him an "okay." Judges proceeded to gush.

After that was Casey. With some suspiciously short (almost non-existent) facial hair. He was about to do "In the Air Tonight" which made me squee (I saw Chris Daughtry cover it. Live. Amazing.). But then he went with "Nature Boy." Which was pretty decent. But not overly exciting or anything. I just love him with that standing bass. The judges gave him a standing ovation..

Haley followed up with "Call Me." Love me some Blondie. And I want her tall purple boots. They're very purpley (name the movie!). I liked it. I can see buying her album if she puts out a rock album. But the judges didn't have much love. Sads.

Up next was Jacob. And I don't seem to be the only person BORED OUT OF MY WITS BY HIM. It's the general consensus on my Facebook. Several age ranges agree. He needs to go. I was happy Jimmy scolded him for the preachy mirror comment last week. Jacob let Jimmy convince him to do "Bridge Over Troubled Water." Like the song. Boring. Don't enjoy. Snooooooze. Go home. The judges gushed. Are they drunk?

And James got the favorite spot. He did "Heavy Metal." I LAUGHED. Love that we have metal on the show this year. He did a pretty good job. And he had ZAKK WYLDE (used to play for Ozzy Osbourne) as his guitarist! He was fun tonight. I give him props.

Alright, sooooo my bottom three. I'm going Jacob (praying really), Paul, and Stefano. I didn't vote because honestly I wasn't feelin' it much tonight. But I'm seriously hoping Jacob just leaves already. I don't know who's keeping him.

Typhoid. Out.