Signs of summer are definitely here! Jeremy and I are getting busier. Mosby is starting to pant the minute he walks out of the door. And, of course, two of the biggest signs of summer came this past week. First, Memorial Weekend, then the beginning of the end of my school year.
Jeremy and I go up to North Michigan to see our parents almost every Memorial weekend.
This year, we had great weather for being outside. Mosby loves going for hikes in the National Forest near my parent's place. One little lake nearby (that usually dries up midsummer) was SO high we had to walk through the woods to get around it. Mosby reluctantly practiced swimming after sticks and we had fun watching him leap over fallen logs.
We went for our first boat ride of the season, but it was too chilly to stay out too long.
My dad and Jeremy did a lot fishing, and it was just too nice to go inside, so Mosby, my mom, and I just hung out on the patio.
On Sunday, we spent all day and evening with Jeremy's folks at the campground. Mosby was pretty worn out from all his outside time, and spent most of the evening sleeping between Jeremy and his mom.
No trip up north is complete without a hike to Lake Michigan, so Mosby, my mom, and I snuck in a hike while the guys snuck in one more fishing outing.
It was a lovely way to welcome summer.
My school is year round, so I have July off. I had my first student teacher this year. She was one of my aide for the first semester of school, so I got to know her really well. Friday was her last day, so I wanted to give her a little good bye gift. I decided to make her a "teacher survival kit".
I started with a cute little yellow paint can that I had received some flowers in.
I put her name on the can using stickers. I thought she could use this to hold pens in her future classroom.
Now, I started with the real secret to surviving teaching as the base. No teacher can survive their first year without a little red wine. I used tissue paper to cover the wine (as I was giving this to her at school) and placed it in the can.
Then I used wooden skewers and hot glue, and attached them to other "survival items".
The list included:
chocolate
Alieve
pens
notepad
cough drops
tissues
Dunkin Donuts gift card
Then I placed the skewers into the can around the wine.
I had a lot of fun picking out the items. I may use this as a repeat project for other special occasions.
Until next time, keep crafting!
SB
