04 Monday Feb 2019
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I finished watching this series yesterday and was sad it ended. I was happy to see Billy Burke in some of the episodes. He was in my top 2 of favorite characters from twilight.
If you are looking for a show to watch I definitely recommend this one. If you already seen it and need another show to watch you can check out the other shows I have watched here.
31 Thursday Jan 2019
Posted in Crocheting, WRITING
My daughter seen the Eevvee baby outfit I made and wanted a Pikachu hat. Patterns for these are not easy to locate and I didn’t want to buy it so this was my attempt.
28 Monday Jan 2019
Posted in journal update, WRITING
On Tuesday, 1/22/2019, I finished watching Law in Order: Special Victims Unit Seasons 1-20 Episode 12. The next Episode airs on 1/31/2019. I recommend this show!
Are you looking for something new to watch? Check out my recently watched tv series, I recommend them all. I have marked the Shows that have ended and the ones still airing.
06 Sunday Jan 2019
Posted in journal update, WRITING
This is the first year in many years I have not made a New Year’s Resolution. I am just going to start making monthly goals. Nothing to major and just to make sure I am accomplishing something.
January Goals
Hope everyone has a great New Years!!
26 Wednesday Sep 2018
Posted in Craft Shows, CRAFTS, WRITING
How much should I make and bring to a craft show? I have searched this question a lot, have you? Also how much variety to bring etc etc etc. No one gives you the magic number!!! Found some that say 10xs the booth fee, enough to replace the items sold on your table (I am not a future teller (I wish)).
My friend asked me to do a craft booth on Oct. 6 at the Zombie Palooza. My half of the booth is $15. (If I don’t make the money back, it is ok because the money is going towards building a Veterans village to help them get back on their feet).
$15 x 10 = $150. That will be my initial goal of items to make and have available for sale. As for amount, I have set a limit of 15 of each item. I don’t want to be stuck with 50 items of something that wont sale. Is this going to be too much or too little. To be honest I have no idea! I feel this is a good starting point.
Now the work of getting these items made has begun. I also have to think about how to display them. I haven’t been to a craft fair in forever! I have never done one myself so it should be interesting.
I still have some of my dirt cheap items that I need to get rid of. So I am going to bring them a$nd have boxes of these items for $1 each or $.50 each with purchase of a craft item.
21 Friday Sep 2018
Posted in CRAFTS, Crocheting, Family Events/Fun, WRITING
Here was my first attempt at a diaper cake. I really like how it turned out and definitely want to give another one a try some day.
I covered a B to use to take photos and go with the Photo back drop.
I was in charge of drinks so to go with the Safari theme I made Sea water.
One of my homemade gifts was closet organizers.
10 Monday Sep 2018
Posted in journal update, WRITING
Prek Injustice
There was not enough time to fight for my son to be able to go back to school. It saddens me because school was so good for him. I am going to look on the bright side and now we are able to move sooner than expected (hopefully).
Baby Shower
This Saturday is my daughter’s Safari Baby Shower. I have been working hard on it and plan to make post about it. Since we are trying to keep the details secret until the big day I will work on those post next week. I can’t wait to share some of my creations with everyone.
October Halloween Fest
My friend and I plan on having a booth at the Halloween Fest in October. I started creating items for it. Since it will be my very first time trying to sell my crafts in public I am pretty excited/nervous about it. Of course all the research online I could not find anything about how much product or how many different types of products I should have, I will wing it. I will keep everyone updated on it.
Getting Caught Up
I know I have fell completely behind on reading other people’s post and I apologize for that! I will be starting today on trying to get caught up with as many blogs as I can. Looking forward to some inspiration!
28 Saturday Jul 2018
Posted in journal update, WRITING
Back history:
We lived in Winnie, TX during Hurricane Harvey and we weathered the storm in Beaumont, TX. It was very stressful because my daughter was in Winnie during the storm and it was a really bad one! We lost our home in Winnie and we had to move to Electra, TX. Because of the hurricane I was able to enroll my son into the PreK program in Electra (because they could not turn us down because of my income).
Understanding:
I completely understand that Prek is not mandatory in the state of Texas. I also understand that you have to meet certain guidelines in order to enroll your child.
Last Year:
When I enrolled my son into school last year the principal told me that he always had ways around getting a child enrolled into school. He told me since we evacuated from Hurricane Harvey he could not turn me away from the school. He also said since my electricity had not been turned on in my new house that we also qualified because we were technically “homeless”. Not once did he tell me that I would have to reenroll him the next year or that he may not qualify to be in school the next year.
His teacher also seen some actions and behaviors that worried her and she asked for him to be tested. The testing showed he did not have Autism or anything severe enough for him to be in special education. They did find that he had emotional trauma from the hurricane (losing his home and moving away from his sister and other family). They also said he had some issues with speech that would work itself out with him being in school.
At the end of last year the teacher informed us that he would not need to fill out the paper work to be enrolled for the next year. A week later we were told that although he was enrolled for next year he would need to fill out some forms.
This week:
Earlier this week I received a call from the admin stating I forgot to answer some questions in the paperwork and asked me about my income. She said that they were reviewing our application for the upcoming year and in a couple days would let me know if my son qualified. She hung up the phone before I could ask her any questions, but I had hope he would be ok.
Then yesterday she called me back and informed me my income was to high for my son to be accepted back into school. I was not happy and the principal got on the phone and said that the teacher misspoke to me and the principal would never had led me on to think my son would be allowed back into school next year. He told me since he did not know my financial situation he could not have anticipated my son not being accepted. I told him yes he did because I made it clear when I enrolled him last year.
After I hung up the phone the admin called back and talked to my husband. At that time she said she needed copies of my paycheck stubs to ensure they had not made a mistake. She told my husband that if we had enrolled him into head start that he would have been accepted back this coming year. He told her that the principal never told us that was an option!
I called the Texas Board of Education to see if they could lead me into the right direction of someone who could change the principals decision since he said there was no one else I could talk to. Now I have to wait for a phone call back on Monday.
My Concern:
How can you enroll a child into public school and then kick them out because there parents are barely over the income threshold. I feel once a child starts public school they should always be accepted and should not be turned down for any reason. What happened to No Child Left Behind. It would be a huge injustice for my son to have to be out of school for the year. I think PreK should be available to all children equally and not just to those who are on government assistance (they have head start for that). If no child should be left behind then why are middle class children being deprived of an education because their parents are working hard not to be on government assistance.
Have you had to deal with anything like this?
22 Sunday Apr 2018
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Here is my moving checklist (it will be a growing living document!
21 Saturday Apr 2018
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Do you ever get where your mind is so full and disorganized. That is where my mind is right now and I am slowly working to get it organized and cleaned out! I big hurdle for my husband and I, was our living arrangement. We moved to Electra due to Hurricane Harvey and we have been trying to determine if we wanted to stay or move back down south.
We had a lot of pros and cons for staying and moving back. The ultimate decision maker was my son. He misses his sister way to much for us to even consider staying. We want to make it the best move back that we can and we want it to be permanent. So I am trying hard to take the right steps to get us there.
I will be making a very extensive moving plan and trying my very best to stay on schedule. I want to be able to purchase a house June 2019. An be moved in and ready for Joey’s Kindergarten year!
Having moving suggestions or a blog that helps with moving, buying a house, etc. Please drop a link or a comment below!
