Randomness

*It has been over 90 degrees the last 20 some days and over 95 degrees almost as many days so we are really thankful we have a pool. As you can tell from all my pictures and posts we spend most of our days in the pool. Although I feel like mother nature is playing some cruel joke on me. We take a bike ride or walk to the park and the sun in blazing down on us. As soon as we step foot in the pool the sun goes behind the clouds and a slight breeze starts blowing and I become cold. Jackson sings a lot of "Mr. Sun" for me!

*Brian painted my toes for me. Isn't he sweet!?! He used to do this for me all the time when we were dating. He hasn't had the opportunity to do it for a long time since I usually get a pedicure. But because we have had to buy a new Polaris for the pool, redo our shower, fix the A/C in my Jeep, and most recently fix the hole in Brian's bumper I decided to save us some money. Not sure I will be getting a pedicure all summer long. I did buy a new bottle of nail polish and I bravely opted for a bright blue. I wasn't sure about it, but I love how fun it is. Every time I look down at my toes I can't help but smile:)

*I am not sure when I became a coffee person, but I am. I am so thankful for all the gift cards from my students so I can indulge in this joy of mine without costing me a penny. And, nothing beats sipping a vanilla latte while floating in the pool!

*Cheryl and I taught some staff development classes today on Classroom Libraries, Book Shopping, and Independent Reading and another one on Integrating Science and Social Studies into Language Arts. This was my first staff development class to teach with a "live" audience. I didn't know what to expect. I think it went really well and was actually kind of fun! This really is my passion; sharing what I love doing and how I implement it with other teachers. I guess now I have to figure out what other classes I could teach, right Wendy?:)

*I decided to grow my hair out this summer. I don't know if it was more an effort to save money or to be able to do something different once it is a bit longer. It is easy to throw back in a ponytail for pool days and any other day I am too lazy to do my hair (which is a lot in the summer). However, it drives me crazy when I leave it down. The back is longer than the sides so I feel like I look ridiculous.

*I think that is enough randomness for today!