Project Door Decor

With everything going on in life, I have felt a little bit overwhelmed! So, I decided to do some creating. This just makes me feel good! It's good therapy!

As I was decorating for Fall, I decided to make a new something for our door. I began to search my new found love, Pinterest.com. With some great pictures and a trip to Hobby Lobby to get a plain branch wreath, ribbon, and a wooden letter D, I came home and created. I had plenty of Fall accent pieces and paint at home so this turned out to be more than good therapy, it was good, cheap therapy!

Here is my Fall Door Decor---




After my Fall Door Decor Project left me feeling so happy, I decided I would create a new something for our door to go with each festive season.


So here we are at Christmas and instead of a wreath, I decided on something different thanks (again) to Pinterest.com and Christmas Village. I discovered burlap and I have just fallen in love with the super cute things that you can do with it. After a trip to buy burlap, paint and ribbon, I was ready to go. The only other thing I needed for this project was a hot glue gun and plastic grocery bags. All of which, I have at home. Again, I was able to enjoy good, cheap therapy!


Christmas Door Decor---

I am already imagining the super cute possibilities I can do for our Winter Door Decor. So stay tuned, Project Door Decor is in full swing!

And now for a giggle...

Tonight was a happy night at our house! To be very honest, it seems like we always, always, always have some kind of drama going on...either the kids are fighting, somebody gets hurt or sick, or somebody just doesn't like the way I poured their milk, cut their sandwich, said their name, etc. It's just a zoo around here and somedays I just pray that I survive the day! So far, I have survived them and I am pretty sure I will continue on. So, tonight I'm just thankful we had an uneventful, non-dramatic evening. That is SO rare! We even had some good giggles. I caught them on camera since I seem to be back in the blogging groove, at least for now.


This afternoon, this sweet girl came bouncing into my classroom as she always does. I turned around to see that nifty "red dot" on her forehead. I was about to tell her how cool that was but before I could get a word in, she said "Mommy, I learned about women from Indiana today." Oh Addie, thank you for that giggle!
And the boys had to pose but this is the shot I captured! Yet another giggle!

I fixed spaghetti for dinner. (Did you notice Addie's spaghetti mustache in the top photo?) Sam loved crunching on the raw noodles, or "doodles" as Sam was saying. The word "doodles" just sent Logand and I into one of those laughs that makes you feel so good and is contagious. Then of course, Sam started laughing and so on and on. Thank you Sam-Man for that giggle!

Praying for more giggly evenings rather than the drama, crazy evenings!

A Good Weekend

We had another great Fall weekend last weekend! Friday night was my Simply Said launch party(more to come about that later), then Saturday we had a service day at Ronald McDonald House, last fall baseball game, and Sunday we had Operation Christmas Shoe Box at church. It was a feel good kind of weekend and that is just what we needed!

While we were at Ronald McDonal House, we dropped our MANY tabs off! Look at all of them!!!! Thank you friends and family who have been collecting them with us! David, Logan, and Sam didn't get to come with us because of baseball. Hopefully next time!
Grammy got to come with us though and it was so special to have her with us! Addie was especially glad it was just the girls!

We provided lunch for the families staying there and we made cards and goodie bags for the kids.

We celebrated another great season of baseball with Coach Scott! We had great coaches and families to play ball with this year! I especially love the friendships we have made through baseball!

Addie has even made a great pal!!!

Operation Christmas Shoe Box--- We filled shoe boxes full of toys, school supplies, clothes and health products for children all around the world. Another great experience for our kiddos!

So thankful for another great Fall weekend and looking forward to enjoying this one!

It's Fall...

My favorite time of year is in full swing. I just can't let this time of year pass without at least 1 post on the blog! I do love blogging but I just can't seem to keep up with it these days. That is kind of the way I am feeling about EVERYTHING these days...just cannot keep up!

Here are some of our fun Fall memories this year...

A day with some of our favorite cousins (but not all of them!) at Lucky Ladd Farms...

This picture just makes me laugh...

and this one makes me laugh harder...

We had another Happy Halloween as Cinderella, a firefighter, and the UT Vol's Tyler Bray who was complete with his hand wrapped up...

Our neighborhood gang...

Nana and Pop did return after their adventerous year last year (Click HERE to reminisce)but they came prepared. Nobody was taking our candy this year...NOBODY!

Happy Fall and almost Christmas season! We are especially looking forward to our week off for Thanksgiving! 7 more school days...WOO HOO!

A Favorite Summertime Picture

We surprised David at the fire station one day with ice cream and I got this really cute picture...it is one of my favorites!

Oh summertime...how I do miss you!

THE KINDERGARTNER

And she is off to Kindergarten, all smiles and as happy as can be! Addie had her first half day of Kindergarten this week. They call it Bear Camp! She loved, loved, loved it!

Here she is with her bear, ready to head to school with Logan and me...

Check out her smile...she is missing her two front teeth...

I am very happy to have the two of them at school with me. It really is a treat and highlight of my job!

And here she is with our favorite Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Gilliland! This is Mrs. G's 2nd Dodd kiddo...hoping she has all 3!

Addie came back to school with us on Friday for her 2nd half day. Friday was spirit day. Each grade level has their own color t-shirt. Here we are representing Kindergarten, 2nd, and 3rd grade. How fun!

I have definitely shed a few tears this week! Just can't believe how fast time flies! It's a happy -sad! I'm proud of my babies...very proud and happy for them!

Kindergarten...here we come! First full week for Addie is next week! She is ready...oh...she is SO ready! Go get 'em Addie!!!!!!!!

Remember when Logan started Kindergarten...click HERE, HERE, and HERE (yes...there are 3 posts all related to Logan starting Kindergarten...he is my 1st child!) to remember those days and shed a few more tears with me.

Logan is a 3rd Grader

Logan and I survived our first full week of school. Logan is in 3rd grade and he is loving it! He is a rock star in Miss O'Briens class!

Here he is on his first day... Miss O is a BIG GATOR FAN, graduated from University of FL, so Logan made it a point to wear his UT shirt, hat, and even sunglasses! She loved it!
Here he is with Miss O...

It's going to be a great school year!