Schooooool's Out ....For Summer !!!

Do you remember that Alice Cooper song..."School's Out For Summer"? Well, it keeps running through my mind because....school's out for summer for me. YES!!!!

All that is left to do is pack up my office. We are moving into a new building and the district will be moving our stuff in a week or so. Having been a science teacher for 22+ years and now instuctional specialist for 4 yrs, I have accumulated a lot of "stuff". I'm having a hard time deciding what to do with all my snake skins, animal skeletons, rocks, bird nests, sharks teeth, etc. I have been known to stop along a road to pick up road kill in my younger years. Once while vacationing in Florida we came across a dead armadillo. As I slowed down, my husband and son yelled simultanously....not on vacation!

I don't have the heart to throw these away.

Now off to make my list of things I want to accomplish over the summer....Oh, I'm so excited and happy to be on summer vacation.

Busy Time of the Year

School is winding down and the idea of having time off is so exciting. But in order to get to the time off, I am breaking my neck trying to end the school year. It is mandated state testing time and organizing the testing for my school is one of my main responsibilities. As my grandmother used to say..."I am weary!" Counting test booklets, organizing all the materials making sure students needs are met is very time consuming. You know what would help me pass the time quickly...a new Apple Ipod that 5 Minutes for Mom is giving away. Please, please let me be the winner!!

Haven't done a thing with knitting, crocheting or sewing. I will soon, very, very soon... in two weeks this testing mania will be over and I'll be a free woman. YES!

Contest Time Again!

I love contests...don't you? Here is a chance to win a Phillips Digital Frame. Hostess for the contest is Five Minutes for Mom. Drop in and enter...you never know....you just might win!

I recently participated in a stitchmarkers swap. These are the ones I made and sent to my partners. When I get a chance I'll show what I received. This was a nice swap. I was very pleased with what I sent and what I received.

Can't end this entry without showing another little hat for some little fellow - Can I hear a "isn't that cute?"

Another one!

Here is another cute Itty Bitty Hat that I just completed....


This one is titled Rosebud. The rosebuds was supposed to be all around the brim of the hat but I was impatient and didn't want to take the time to knit the 20+ buds the pattern called for.

Looks can Be Deceiving

I have read various blogs commenting on how cold it has been over Easter weekend. I am here to tell you that those comments are absolutely true. Who would have thought looking at these pictures taken on Saturday, April 7, 2007 at the Atlanta Braves game, on a bright sunny day that we were sooooo cold!!!

It was more like football weather than baseball weather. Brrrrr! Oh, in case you are a Braves fan, Smolz and Glavine pitched against each other. And the Braves won! Yippee! For those who aren't fans, Glavine used to pitched for the Braves but now pitches for the Mets. I love going to the Braves game - just me and my hubby - eating Georgia dogs (hot dogs with chili, slaw, and onion relish yum! yum!) between the shivers of 40 degree temperatures. Wasn't able to make it to a single game last summer. Hopefully, if we make it to another game this summer, it will feel more like summer. Hey, Teresa, I thought about you as we drove through your town on Hwy 72 going to Atlanta and back home. Beth, I thought about you, too. I don't have a clue where you live in the metro Atlanta area, but I know it is somewhere around.

Now I ask you - Is this not the cutest little hat? It is called the Upside Down Daisy from Itty Bitty Hats by Susan Anderson.

I finished it while riding to Atlanta Saturday. I am so excited with how it turned out. Think I'll started another one of the hats in the book tonight.