sunday's "so they said" - hashtag

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turns out the first day back to school made my 4th period a little...

interesting

so right before class the kids starting saying "hashtag" before anything they said

I mean anything & everything

I heard "hashtag - good morning mrs. lewis" so many times before the start of class

that if they were actually tweeting all these #'s I would have definitely been trending

and really - who was this little game of theirs hurting?

well, not me, because by fourth period I really needed something to keep me interested!

and come on - getting the answer "hashtag - the judicial branch" works for me

hashtag - what the kids are doing these days

thrifted it thursdays

this year I've decided to try out a few more regular "weekly" postings

I've enjoyed my "so they said" on sundays

so why not add another day of the week for another passion of mine - thrifting

and more specifically, thrifting pyrex

this week I picked up this turquoise bowl from the  Hostess Oven and Table set

and the funny thing was I was in one of those thrift stores that have the "collectible" section

where they put ALL their pyrex, and it is almost ALWAYS overpriced

you just have to get lucky that you are there on the right "tag color" discount day

however, this bowl was in the regular kitchen section

maybe a fellow thrifter was hiding the piece until the discount day was even higher?

well, sorry, not going to chance it for my first piece of this kind

I'll take the 25% off gladly

oh, and it is hard to hide pyrex from a true collector hoarder of pyrex

now you may notice the interesting stacking I've chosen here

yes, I do actually love this combination with my set of Designs bowls

but truly, things are having to get very creative in my collection display

now while I'm on the topic of thrifting, I actually did thrift the large Designs bowl

at the very same store I found the Turquoise Hostess!

Just about five months apart from each other,

clearly they were meant to be together

Now the littlest guy was not thrifted, but found in an antique mall in Ohio

at a very thrifted price!

so there we go, enough about that - happy thrifting!

they're like heaven, no, wait, willy wonka

at least that's what I've been told
and they work pretty well in that little starburst pyrex too!

cake pops were a hit this new year's eve

and even though they are a bit of a process

they are kind of fun

let me say that out of a whole boxed cake mix

the ones you see are the only ones finished

there were many "oops" in the process

but we really didn't need 24 cake pops for our little group

and I can't wait to try lots of different colors 

and the best part - sprinkles are a must when decorating these guys

and that is one of my favorite parts!

back to school insomnia?

well, I thought that I had outgrown it

but last night proved otherwise

for some reason teacher's seem to be plagued with back to school insomnia

or sometimes worse - back to school nightmares

I really was not dreading going back to school

but man, I sure wasn't falling asleep

so the remedy?

left work way early - like 45 minutes after the bell rang

and it felt pretty good

goodnite.

post holiday decoration blues

well, tomorrow it is back to the grind for me

and knowing I need to start off 2012 fresh

it meant it was time to take down all my christmas decorations 

and well folks, that makes me a little sad

sure my house seems clean & clutter free

but coming home with no twinkly lights to turn on = sad face

so in order to not totally de-festivize the house

I left up my new year decorations for now

and I guess that will just have to do

for now I am going to enjoy my last night of freedom

celebrate the fact that I did not do a SINGLE bit of school work over break

(besides masters homework!)

and try to remember what I am supposed to be teaching tomorrow

I'm thinking something about the 3-branch government system

is ringing a bell

and very quiet bell.

ringing in with cheer

we ended our year together with friends

we look forward to all this year will bring

our goal as a couple is to buy our first home

my goal professionally is to continue to vary & improve my craft with even more awesomeness

and artistically I will continue to challenge myself in photography

and that means actually learn how to use that camera of mine

and on the collection front - pyrex, pyrex, pyrex

the end.