Homework Centers

No no not camping.

Last Spring I had this idea (or really stole this idea from a Martha Stewart book) for Homework Centers for the boys. See they always bug each other at the table and/or mess around. My friend asked me about them and I SWORE I blogged it then but apprently I hadn't. Bad bad blogger but HEY it's back to school time. What better time to get it out there for my peeps (or others peeps...LOL).

So off I was to gather my supplies......

Duct tape (in red and blue), HUGE rubber bands (multicolors), binder clips, index card boxes, and a display board.

Then I cut the huge display board in half cause really it doesn't need to be THAT big. Look at that cute little paring knife - IN PINK - of course.

Then I took the duct tape and covered the cut edges. Looks nice huh. Randomly add the large rubber bands. They make great paper holders. I even used two to hold the index card boxes on the board. Here they can put pencials and what not handy. Throw a couple of the binder clips along the top and viola! There you have it. A wonderful homework center.

Don't they look excited to get started on thier homework? Yeah they don't fool me either.

No it isn't camping...

but you might enjoy it more so then my camping pics (which will be here when I get them here - get off my back. LOL)

SITS is having a kick ass giveaway for a Cricut Expressions. SWEET!

Go enter! NOW!!! HERE

I'm talking to YOU.

Also if for some idiocit reason you DO NOT want it - go enter anyways and when you win you can give it to me. I'm great like that.

BINGO!!!

Okay so tonight I suck. I was suppose to go out with my friend (her) and we were going to start walking. You know getting fit together and all that jazz. Well I skipped out on her to go....

yeah you know where this is going don't you....


I went to play....


B-I-N-G-O


I offically suck.

So my other friend (yeah I have more then one shocking I KNOW) mentioned she was going to bingo at the club (Officers club on the Air Force base) and it was $1 a sheet. Chef caught wind of this and said "Go! It's a buck." Um okay dear.

So like a good wife (stop laughing) off I went. It was fun. It was funny to watch the "professional" bingoers. You know the ones I'm talking about. The ones with specially made bags to holds their dobbers and glue sticks to stick thier single sheets on the table. Oh and they can't have just 3 or 4 no they have 9-12 single sheets per game. Yeah those professional's.

So I didn't win. DAMN IT! I got within 2 numbers of $3000.00 and 1 number of $95.00. SUCKS!

Will I go again.

Sure why not. Not for the "chance" but mostly for the free freaking food they had. OMG We didn't even KNOW they had free food. Chef said next time it'll be worth it just to go for a free dinner. LOL Such a man.

*Yeah I know I said camping pics would be late but I still have to pretty them up. They are coming. LOL

A Guardian

So I took a personality test this morning. LOL Not sure why but my friend mentioned it and I think hers was right on. I added my results below the link to take your own personality test if you like.

http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp

Your Type is ISFJ (Strength of the preferences %)
Introverted 44%
Sensing 12 %
Feeling 50 %
Judging 22%

Guardian™ Portrait of the Protector (ISFJ)
We are lucky that Protectors make up as much as ten percent the population, because their primary interest is in the safety and security of those they care about - their family, their circle of friends, their students, their patients, their boss, their fellow-workers, or their employees. Protectors have an extraordinary sense of loyalty and responsibility in their makeup, and seem fulfilled in the degree they can shield others from the dirt and dangers of the world. Speculating and experimenting do not intrigue Protectors, who prefer to make do with time-honored and time-tested products and procedures rather than change to new. At work Protectors are seldom happy in situations where the rules are constantly changing, or where long-established ways of doing things are not respected. For their part, Protectors value tradition, both in the culture and in their family. Protectors believe deeply in the stability of social ranking conferred by birth, titles, offices, and credentials. And they cherish family history and enjoy caring for family property, from houses to heirlooms.
Wanting to be of service to others, Protectors find great satisfaction in assisting the downtrodden, and can deal with disability and neediness in others better than any other type. They are not as outgoing and talkative as the Provider Guardians [ESFJs], and their shyness is often misjudged as stiffness, even coldness, when in truth Protectors are warm-hearted and sympathetic, giving happily of themselves to those in need.
Their reserve ought really to be seen as an expression of their sincerity and seriousness of purpose. The most diligent of all the types, Protectors are willing to work long, hard hours quietly doing all the thankless jobs that others manage to avoid. Protectors are quite happy working alone; in fact, in positions of authority they may try to do everything themselves rather than direct others to get the job done. Thoroughness and frugality are also virtues for them. When Protectors undertake a task, they will complete it if humanly possible. They also know better than any other type the value of a dollar, and they abhor the squandering or misuse of money. To save, to put something aside against an unpredictable future, to prepare for emergencies-these are actions near and dear to the Protector's heart. For all these reasons, Protectors are frequently overworked, just as they are frequently misunderstood and undervalued. Their contributions, and also their economies, are often taken for granted, and they rarely get the gratitude they deserve.

Mother Teresa, George H.W. Bush, Jimmy Steward, and Tsar Nicholas II are examples of Protector Guardian style.

*I'll be back soon to update about our camping trip over Labor Day weekend. I still need to pretty up my pics...LOL.

Welcome!

Hey SITSta's! I hope the trip didn't take too long. Did you find it okay? I know I know that last turn is easy to miss.

I hope you enjoy the spread. I put out a little of everything. "HEY KIDS get out of that choc fountain!" Opps sorry. Darn kids. Anyways have a little of this and a little of that.

I am around. Down to one daycare kid today (the other two are sick - no not my fault - they are sisters....they shared...LOL). I have some homework to squeeze in. I also have to make lists of what we need for our camping trip tomorrow. I can't wait to get to visit with you all.

So enjoy some ice tea, cool water or whatever you find. The alcohol is in the garage. Variety - a little bit of everything.

Crackliture

If you are an avid blogger you'd have to be dead or in a coma not have heard of "Twilight". In the recent weeks it was blog fodder. I mean almost every blog I happened upon was reading it. Me being who I am I had to find out what the hype was all about. I mean seriously vampires? a book written for teens? Are these woman SERIOUS?

One such blog can be found HERE. She lovingly coined the phrase crackliture. She explains the draw of the series so well in her post that I refuse to even try. I could not express it better. You must check out her review. Her post had me so curious that I had to hop on over to my local friendly Walmart. (okay the friendly part is an over statement) Once I made it to the book section there I find in all it's glory, proudly displayed for all to see. The "Twilight" series. (minus "Eclipse")

I grabbed up my very own copy of "Twilight" and pratcially skipped my way out of there. LOL no not really. This was Monday. I didn't get a chance to touch it again until Tuesday. It was naptime....the house was still and all was quiet (except the nap music). I opened and I started reading.....then it was 2pm. I had to put it down and get back to work. I didn't want to. I got sucked in. I.MUST.KEEP.READING. 5 pm didn't get here fast enough. While neglecting my lovely family I managed to keep reading until I forced it closed at 11pm. Hey I get up early around here. I got to finish it at naptime on Wednesday.

Now I needed "New Moon"! I couldn't even think about heading back to Walmart until Thursday *GASP*. I quickly snuck in there with my daycare cuties (shoot I only had two with me that day - hush). I couldn't wait til naptime. Reading bliss....I couldn't put it down cause I was so flipping mad. As you guessed it....naptime ended. Darn it! I got back to it at 5pm and I finished that sucker that night. YES!

Problem: Remember how I said Walmart was out of "Eclipse". Yeah big problem - I didn't want to go somewhere else but I would if I had to (you gotta do what you gotta do you know). I happened to mention said books at the bus stop. One of the mom's had read it too. She had "ECLIPSE" She was more then happy to bring it to the bus stop Friday morning for me. YES! SCORE. Must finish "New Moon" TONIGHT!

Friday morning Ms. Awesome Bus stop mom brought the book. I was in heaven. Whens naptime? Again finished that night about midnight.

Saturday rolls around and I dutifully take my two youngest to Gymnastics. Later when we returned home Chef and I were sitting here. I said I need the last book, "Breaking Dawn". Cause my classes start Monday and I won't have time to read it. I need it today so I can finish it. He says "Do you want me to go get it now?" Me "Yes!" Him "Okay, I'll go get it." and off he went. I love that man. (most days hehe) He quickly returned. I read.....and read....and ignored my family and read.....I'm hungry. Let's eat. Then read and read. Finally about 8pm I couldn't see anymore. I reluctantly put the book down. I only had 300 pages left! I could finish it. I left it alone for about an hour. Chatting with my friends on IM for a bit. Then? Then I read again. Until midnight. Then? Then it was done. Over. Finished. No more left to read. I was sad. Happy that it turned out so well. Sad that I wouldn't learn anymore.

I am satisfied. Thank you my bloggy friends. For showing me the way.

So long story short. Four books, five days, hundreds upon hundreds of pages. WOW

*I did note that as the book progressed it seemed the author started moving away from the teens into the adults. While along the same lines I wouldn't recommend the 4th book "Breaking Dawn" to your teen until they are older or you read it first.

Someone slap me!

Dude why didn't any of you warn me. Forget that crap about "You can do it" BLAH

My classes started today. WHEW! Four.....FOUR people. Why did I take four. I have been sitting there for FOUR hours. Getting started, reading up on whats expected, getting into discussions. BLAH! I am pooped. Oh lookie here naptime for the kiddos is almost over. Well there goes that break. hehe

Well rest assured I'm around. Now if I don't pop up or check in you know why. I'm here I'm here I swear. I love and adore you still. I think I must permentantly attach this laptop to my lap. That way I'll have you with me at all times.

I must come up with a schedule. A way to keep track of where I'm needed and when. Good thing one of my first assigments is "How to effectively use your time" or something like that.

ROFLMAO!!!! (Where's that fell on the floor laughing smilie when you need it)