I should really write some of this stuff down....

Well, at least that is what people keep telling me. I know it is true because time flies when you are having fun and they just grow up so fast. You know you have a toddler in the house....

- When you buy the largest bottle of ketchup the grocery store sells. Did you know there is a 64 ounce squeeze bottle?

- When you think you hear a parrot and then realize it is your child. Toddlers like to mimic. Lately he has been telling me, "Mommy you're just so cute." He even pets my hair and kisses me on the cheek.

- When you triple check the toilet seat before sitting down. At least there have been no potty accidents at school (daycare) this week so far. That is worth celebrating.

- When you spend the whole weekend cleaning house but by breakfast time Monday morning there are no clean place mats.

- When your favorite nursery rhymes get the toddler touch re-mix,
   " Ba ba black sheep, you're an animal" and " Old McDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O.  On that farm he had a dog whose name was B-I-N-G-O."

Love them while they are little because it goes by fast.
Take care,
Mrs. PJ

 

Happy Easter!

      Happy Easter Weekend!

Just wanted to share some of the egg dying fun we had yesterday.

Most of our eggs ended up with little dents in them, but I think they turned out pretty cute.

     Our school district gave us Good Friday off and I am totally enjoying the three day weekend.  Mr. PJ only had to work a half a day so he got to help dye eggs. We always eat dinner together, but yesterday was special. We had crawfish and deviled eggs. I totally cheated and picked up the crawfish from a local restaurant, but we made the deviled eggs. Little Mr.PJ had chicken tenders because he wasn't sure about eating "those crab things".  Little Miss. PJ had a jar of organic baby food of course. It was a nice dinner. I am looking forward to the Easter service tomorrow. Actually, I am really excited about getting to watch all of the little kiddo's hunt eggs. 

     Yesterday also brought some potentially good news. I heard a rumor that the high school close to my house (really close to my house) might be hiring a Geography teacher next year. This roumor was from a pretty reliable source that knows I want to work there. Currently I have about half an hour commute to work. In the afternoons that drive can turn into forty-five minutes. I love the school where I am at, but I would really love to be closer to home. If a spot does open up I am definitely going to apply for it. Then I am going to pray that God puts me where I need to be, because I know that sometimes what we want isn't always what God wants for us.  Have a happy Easter!

Take care,

 Mrs. PJ

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Put a little hop into your Spring Break step!

  

           Spring Break is in full swing which means time for family fun!  My little ones are really little, so I like to encourage inquiry based play, which basically looks like me asking them a lot of questions. I like to think that being a teacher makes me kind of good at that. Do you want to play with the sidewalk chalk? Do you want to help me make a hopscotch? Then, because squares are a little, well square..... What shape should we make our hopscotch out of? How many numbers should we put in our hopscotch? Can we count them together? What can we make this into? Our circles turned into a caterpillar, but you could use rectangles to make a skyscraper or flowers to make a garden. Should we hop on one foot or two? which number should we hop over? Can you hop backwards? Go outside, play and have fun.

          One more thing, you might have noticed that I added something new to the left hand column of my blog. It is a link to one of my favorite web directories, Top Mommy Blogs . If you like what you read here, then I suggest you check them out too. They have some awesome mommas chronicling the highlights and challenges of motherhood. I spend way too much time randomly reading blogs over there, so I thought I would share that you can enjoy them too. 

Take care,

Mrs. PJ