Cookies!

I needed to make a dessert the other day and couldn't decide between fruit and chocolate. Such a delema I know. I had a thought that if I made cookies that I could make chocolate and some other kind too. Mmmm it was sounding great to me. Then I was thinking of the no-bake cookies that Alex is not crazy about and I could eat all day long and knew that had to be cookies #1. Yes, it was perfect because I would still have my oven open for cookie #2! I went to Brown Eyed Baker's website because she has the no-bake cookie recipe that I have used before and I found a recipe for a lemon burst cookie. It looked super cute and met my non chocolate requirement so that is what I made. Who really cared what cookie #2 was because I was going to be eating #1 for days :)
Well, they were all made when Alex arrived home and he went for a lemon cookie. I must stop here and say that Alex has a favorite adjective that makes my eyes roll envollentaroly. He loves to describe most everything as..."fine". I have all but baned the word and he loves to kindly bother me about my obsession with not using only this word. 

Back to cookies. So he takes a bite of the lemon cookie and says, "Delicious." He smiled because I smiled and I thought this was another try not to say fine situation. That is unil he asked if there were any left when I got home that night. He really thought they were delicious!! 

So in conclusion, no-bake cookies are yummy so make them all for yourself. Then make the delicious lemon burst cookies because they are beautiful and so much better than fine. Here is the recipe link. Some changes I made were not adding the extract simply because I didn't have any and I added a splash of key lime juice because I did have some. 

The photo is the last cookie because they were that good. 

Friday Favs

This blog idea is from the Schelbs
Favorite things for this Friday include...
* quick trips!
* My job
* Camping weather
* Fall decorations filling my house
* Getting to see a dear friend in two days
* Sleeping a little later tomorrow

Other things I'm enjoying here lately include headbands, popcorn, and our lights working properly for the first time in months.

Have a great weekend!

Library projects

The library in my new school is little bitty and does not have much room for cute little reading areas, so I was trying to find a way to make it more cozy. I pinned an idea for a bucket of stuffed animals for the students to sit with while they read and made it tonight. :) Here is the original idea...

 I found this bucket at Walmart and thought it would be just right.

 I got a few letter stickers, a little time and mod podge for good measure and wah la! Here is my reading buddies bucket with my little buddies inside.

The kids will have to make do with the stuffed animals. I am pleased with the way it turned out and now I am going to watch a little more Gillmore Girls. Night World!

Dinners on hand

I am back to my normal work schedule and once again thinking of the dreaded question after working... "what's for dinner?" I like to cook, but don't like the cleaning or planning part. I was reading another blog where she was talking about keeping some things on hand for dinner. I really just have two of these that I have done from about the third week of marriage to now. 1. Is grilled cheese :) I know this is a little sad but we have soup with it and I really do like grilled cheese. I think we ate this every week our first year of marriage. (poor Alex) 2. "Brinner" or breakfast for dinner. It is easy, quick, yummy, and can be changed up. It almost always includes waffles and eggs for us.
For these two dinners, I just make sure I always have bread (Alex eats lunch on bread every day so I try to keep a loaf or two in the freezer), eggs, cheese, Bisquick, and milk.

This is a really short list so here is the question for you. What is your go to dinner? What do you always try have on hand?

This and That

   I have teaching on the brain! Most other teacher friends have already had to report to work and I am still at home or going to the classroom in a T-shirt and shorts. :) This does not mean that the work has not begun because I am trying to plan for the year and this new job description.  It is nice to plan lessons while watching Olympics and sitting with my puppies. I have also been up to my classroom many times and I still do not feel all ready to go, but I will be. I am trying to figure out what all the bulletin boards will look like and making some bookmarks for the library. I wish I could just let go of the need for a cute saying on a bulletin board. There is no written rule that it has to rhyme or include a pun but I can't help myself! This is why I still have a board to do and have not started it because I can't figure out how to say, 'here are those who have reached their AR goal' in a cute little way with my little detective dog. (I call him Sherlock Bones... do you see what I mean?) 

     I decided last week that You've Got Mail should be my end of summer movie each year. I get SO excited to see the stores full of school supplies. I just love it! It always makes me think of the line in the movie where he wants to send her a bouquet of freshly sharpened pencils. I was watching the movie last week while making a vase covered in pencils and I think it turned out cute. I forgot to take a picture of mine but it looks something like this...

Right now it is on my desk with pens that look like flowers in it, but I may change that out to at least all the same kind of flower. 

This is also Birthday time for one sister-in-law, two nephews, a friend, and My HUSBAND!!! Yay for all of these wonderful people being born. 

Do you?

Do you feel the need to plan out the rest of your days/ time? Do you worry about not getting everything done? Do you just want to read an encouraging word? Go read this :)  Thanks Whitney!

What Would You Wednesday

What would you like to read? This is not your adult summer reading list question. Nope, I want to know what you would want to read if you were in elementary school.

I just found out what grades I will have for Library next year. Now I am thinking of all the great books for each grade. So, what book do you remember loving in ___ grade? (I have every grade but first and second) I remember in first grade I just wanted to read Berenstain Bears. Somewhere I fell in love with Amelia Bedelia. I just thought she was too funny. Did she really think she should do that? Why don't they get rid of her? Oh those pies must have been crazy good that she made.

I also remember LOVING when my mom would read books out loud to me. I just couldn't get over how she made every book more interesting. I imagine that is what my Jr. Kindergarten and K class will all about. 

I remember hearing this book, "You Are Special" and I still think of it sometimes today. I have read it to my classes before and I love the message here. 

So, what did you love to read from JK to 5th grade?