First Week of School Fragments

It only seems appropriate to participate in Mrs. 4444s' Friday Fragments after the first week of school. Besides, it's fun! Even when I'm a day late. Story of my life. Ha!

Yes, the first week of school has come and gone. Not in a flash. But it is gone. I don't know a single soul at our school who isn't completely exhausted with the exception of the students who were still up and running strong on their way out of school yesterday afternoon. The faculty and staff, though we wanted to run out full of energy, barely made it to our cars to drive home and collapse. Nevertheless, the week was fantastic! Every single class I saw (K-5) was a pure delight. Our students this year are wonderful! Of course, ask me if I still feel that way around December...

A teacher at our school challenged the rest of us to the ALS ice bucket challenge. I didn't make it in the 24 hour limit so I am donating. Would I have had the bucket of ice water dumped on my head. Sure. But it's not easy to get two people - one to dump one to video- when everyone is working and does not live at home anymore. I'd rather donate anyway. Dumping ice water on our heads won't help the cause other than to spread the word. Pretty sure it's been spread.

Tucker has not been happy that school has resumed. He sits and waits for me daily. Luckily, DoodleBug is home still and provides company for my sweet pup. The first thing I do when I get home is get in the floor and get mauled by Tuck. 

FYI: Remember that my bestie from high school wrote a murder mystery novel, OverTheTop? Well, she did. I wrote a review and hosted a giveaway for a free copy. And the winner is: Gail from At The Farm! Gail is aware and I will be getting that in the mail to her ASAP. It's a car issue that I won't go into since it sends me into a rant every time I think about it. 

Anyway- Congrats, Gail!!

And, thanks to Mrs. 4444s for hosting Friday Fragments!

Have a great weekend, y'all!

Chattin' It Up This Summer

What's this? Two weeks in a row back to the chat? WooHoo!

Doesn't the party at the farm sound like so much fun?! Patrice, we just can't wait to see the pictures! Meanwhile, we'll settle for joining you for a nice, first of July chat.

 

1. What do you think you would have liked most from my menu? Well, that's a hard one Patrice so I think I'll just go with the desserts. I would have pulled my seat right up to that dessert table and proceeded to stuff my mouth. LOL
2. Have you ever had an interesting experience with serving dinner guests? An interesting experience? Not really. Not when I've done the cooking and serving. However, I did notice a couple of people blatantly switching around place cards at the bridal luncheon for our recent wedding. Not really interesting. Just something I found quite annoying (ok, rude) since they didn't even bother to ask. 
3. What's your favorite beverage, this summer? Water. I'm trying to stay away from all things sugar, even organic. However, there is this French pink lemonade that might have made its way into the house a time or two. 
4. Do you ever have bouquets of fresh flowers in your home? No. Some of y'all know how I feel about cutting flowers just to bring them in the house to die. I am opposed to the killing of innocent flowers. :)
5. Tell me something interesting. Please. My friend, Katie, has had her first book published! She teaches in one of our kindergarten classes at school and we're all so excited for her! If you click RIGHT HERE, you will go to the site where you can pre-order your very own copy!  AND, y'all are NOT going to believe this, my Bestie from high school, Nancy, has just had HER first book ever published. You can click RIGHT HERE to get your own copy of her thriller! 

Wow. All these people I actually KNOW are authors! 

                        

Katie's book!

Nancy's book!