1. Sit down with you child and explain to them your expectation. Tell them how you expect them to act in the classroom, lunchroom, hallway, recess, etc. Tell them how you expect them to treat adults and other children. So many parents assume their child knows how they are expected to act in school and would be astonished if they were a fly on the wall in their child's classroom. Don't assume your child knows, make sure they know. Sitting down to have this kind of conversation tells them you ...
FAMILY / HOME LIFE
Quinn’s Room Reveal
The much anticipated reveal of Quinn's room. The project took on a life of its own and took us longer to finish then expected, but it was totally worth it. Without Further Ado... Before and Afters The Room @ A Glance And Again...Because I love it that much! Room Breakdown (i.e. thought bubbles all over) Rotating Tour of Quinn's Room Quinn Seeing His Room For The First Time Let me start by ...
Thrifty Thursday: Bookshelf Wall @ Bargain Price
I have been pinning and pinning away (don't forget, you can follow me on Pinterest). One thing that keeps catching my eye are these bookshelf walls. I knew I wanted to incorporate this element into Quinn's room, but I didn't want it to cost a lot and frankly I didn't feel like building anything. We were shopping around the hardware store when we saw that gutters are actually quite affordable. Ten feet for six bucks (steal!). We decided we would build our bookshelf using gutters. I know, I ...
Family Friday: 5 Year Wedding Anniversary
Today we are celebrating the start of our family. That's right! My husband and I have been married 5 years!! We got our first jobs, our first cars, our first apartment, our first house (remodeled and redecorated it), our first kid (and another) in the last 5 years. That is a lot of first. My husband and I met in an art class in college at the University of Wisconsin our sophomore year. When I arrived late to class the very first day, I plopped down in the very first open seat I saw and it ...
