HAP Birt Da 2 Me  aka Happy Half Birthday to me!

I just love my birthday, just ask my friends. I even had a countdown on my website once counting down my birthday. Silly I know.

I told my friend I was going to celebrate my half birthday as a joke this year. My birthday kinda of sucks as it is December 1. Majority of the time it falls the week after Thanksgiving, so people are still on Thanksgiving travel/eating overload. Plus my kidlets forget it is my birthday, but don’t you worry they know Britney Spear’s is December 2! She is after all very important!

I am going to buy a “half” birthday cake to celebrate.   Debating on what to do with dinner. Half oysters on the shell? LOL  My kids love mussels I guess that kinda of counts to “half” something.   Anyone got some other ideas for my dinner for my 36.5 birthday celebration?

This past weekend I went to the Great American Scrapbook Convention.  Kellie and I walked around the Expo center for five hours!  I saw more scrapbook paper then I ever imagined. I still couldn’t locate scrapbook paper that has the puzzle pieces for Autism.  I really want some so I can make some ribbons with my BigShot for cards.   While there I located some really neat things. I did indulge and purchase some items.

- A sizzix A2 envelope template for my Big Shot.  now I can make my own matching envelopes for all the cards I make.

-strawberry flavored envelope glue.  This was a fun splurge.

- a brad making kit.  They come with a glue type sticker, then you dip in glitter or whatever item, press it down to seal it. Then put an epoxy type cover over.  They were so neat. I was sold.   I also got a glue finetip pen to write things or get into tiny areas to put glitter etc on.

-Some strawberry brad type deals for my friend’s daughter birthday party thank you cupcake cards I have to make. Guess that needs to go on the to do list this week!

-3 different types of whimscial turtle stamps, some turtle scrapbook paper

-a new paper trimmer from cricut and some replacement blades. It was regularly 20 bucks but for the show it was 10 bucks. That was a good deal I felt.

- a stardust glitter pen..well 2 of them in a pack. These are so cool! They are like a gel pen but have glitter instead of ink!  I used them to make some butterfly cards for my friend’s birthday present on Sunday.

I think that was all. It was alot of fun. The funny thing about me going to the GASC is that I do NOT scrapbook.  The majority like 90% of the products/companies were for scrapbooking. I just watched as these ladies and even guys were piling high their baskets of scrapbook products to purchse.

I just now need to start making atleast 1-2 cards a day.

Sittercity’s blog has published my good friend Glenda’s “Tips on Leaving a Family”   please go check it out

Congrats Glenda!

Tuesday started Class One at 5pm.  The unit was on La Casa(The House) and used the phrases

¿Es= Is it?…           Es=It is…               No es.= It is not…

There are 10 pictures of items found in a house, and they have a question under them. We are to determine if the correct word is used. If it is not, we have to rewrite the word with the above 3 phrase including Senor, Senorita or Senora in the beginning.  I get started and start rocking after I check the answer key to figure out what we are to do.  I didn’t cheat! I do awesome on the first 6, then on number 8 I forgot have the sentence that I was to write. Now this is because I realized in 3-6, I left out half the sentence.

Senor Kidlet #3 is very strict..he marked me off for 3 wrong because it was for each section I missed.

See the mistakes I made? UGGH!We got a bonus point for coming to class. Then you can see how he graded!

During the classwork time, my cell phone rang. It was sitting on my desk and we were working on the couch. I asked if I could answer it. Senor said no. I was like OK, laughing.  He goes and answers the phone. It was Glenda from Nannytransitions. He tells her that I am not allowed to speak on the phone because I am in class. I hear her laughing all the way over to the couch. I am laughing too. He finishes chatting with her and then TURNS MY CELL OFF!  He comes back to the couch and gives me 2 demerits in the grade book for my phone ringing! That brings my grade from a 80 to a 76. In the book it says you can’t move on to a new unit if you don’t get 80 or above. Thanks so much Glenda

We got a bonus point for coming to class. Then you can see how he graded!

He gives me an opportunity for extra credit! Take all the 10 words and 3 phrases writing them 3 times in Spanish and once in English. Well it is after midnight, and class is at 10am….I still have yet to do it.   Oh and don’t forget there is homework too-Drawing a picture as many items and people in your living room as you know how to label in Spanish! Great I know table, TV,window, door  phone, lamp, hahah  they are some of the 10 words I learned today. 

This will be a long Spanish summer at this rate!

Stay tund for Class 2 and my quiz on Thursday!

Summer is here and now I am taking Spanish Class!

No I am not fluent in Spanish yet. Hopefully in 30 days my Spanish grade will go up a letter grade. That should go from a F to a D then :)  Kidlet #3 has struggled with Spanish the past two quarters and ended up with a C for the final year end grade.  Mom was not too happy, considering she speaks spanish.   Yesterday Kidlet and I were running errands and we found a teacher’s supply store. He asked to go in and look. I said sure.  He wanted a grade book. I said no. Then I discovered this awesome Spanish book called EZ Spanish by Barron’s. It was $15 at the store. I said hey lets get this book.  He said if I can be the teacher. I laughed and said sure. He talked me into getting him a grade book/lesson planner for 9 bucks too.

We discussed how we would do this daily so that he can impress mom with his new knowledge and understanding of Spanish before school starts in the fall.

Stay tuned for updates on Clase española.

Today is my friend, Jen’s last day at her nanny job of 16 years! I have been a professional nanny for 14 years this June. The longest I have been with a family is four years. I am hoping I will be with my current family for 7 years, 2 down this July.  I hope to drive Kidlet #3 to college. 

Back to Jen, she has been sharing her thoughts over the past two weeks with Glenda.  This is such a unique ”journal” of thoughts.  I am hoping you take the time to read Jen’s journal entries at Nanny Transitions.   They start here on June 6, with an opening from Glenda and continue through this weekend recounting Jen’s last day.

Glenda is also doing a give away for the wonderful book “Like a Second Mother”  This book is now out of print, so make sure you don’t pass this chance to get your hands on it. The contest runs through June 21, please show Jen some support by leaving her comments.  Details at the end of that post.

Last Thursday, I went to Sam’s Club and the store, to get some stuff. Kidlet #1 asked me to get apples, bananas & pears. I said OK. Kidlet #3 and I have been eating grapes and cherries for the past two weeks.

I pick up a bag of apples and container of Grapes & cherries at Sam’s. At the store I get a 5 pack of bananas and 4 pears.

Fast forward to tonight’s dinner with all three of the kidlets- spaghetti/meatballs, apple slices, salad & cherries. Kidlet #1 announces to me not to buy any more fruit until checking with the house first. I was like didn’t you tell me to get apples, bananas & pears? Yes he replies. The bananas have been eaten, like 3 apples and NO Pears. He goes on to tell me not to waste the fruit because of the starving children in Africa.

I explain to him since everyone is home having fruit around is good to eat. I got the lettuce/tomatoes because everyone was home for lunch and we can make salads. All three kidlets were laughing.

This week will be so much fun for our start of summer. Kidlet #3 is in school till Friday..but only till 12:30. I just love summer vacation with all 3 kids!

moral of the day: Don’t listen to the kids and just buy what you want

 Number 18

belonging to

Mallette

from Minnesota! 

Please remember that this is the final weekend to enter the INA Membership Giveaway. (full details at this link)

This giveaway is worth $95. That is about 10 movies that you don’t need to skip so that you can get your INA Membership for the upcoming year.

Here is a breakdown of what you need to do:
Starting on Friday, May 15 and running through Monday June 1, we will offer you the opportunity to win a one year INA Nanny membership (Valued at $95) If you are already an INA member we will pay your membership for the following year.

You can gain entries by doing any or all of the following.

1. Sign up to follow either blog. (Each blog counts for 1 entry so if you sign up for all 4 you will get 4 entries). Please leave a comment at each blog stating that you signed up to follow or already do.
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2. Talk about this give away and post a link to our blogs on your blog, talk about it to a yahoogroup, or post about it on a message board like NannyNetwork , Nanny Island Twitter it, or put it on Facebook.Send us a copy or a link and each one will count as an entry.Send it to nannytransitions@aol.com (put INA Giveaway in subject)

or

3. In addition to that you will get double entries for posting on any of our blogs

a. Why you want to be a member of a professional organization,

or

b. What it means to you to be a member of a professional nanny group.

The winner will be chosen from random.org

On my way back from the airport, I took a few photos, from the car, they aren’t the best. I think you will get the idea though.

It was really peaceful watching Washington DC and the monuments come alive today.

The Capitol building being awaken by the sun!

Sunrise over the Jefferson Memorial & Potomac River

Sunrise over the Washington Monument & Potomac River

Today will be a great and awesome day!