I Think I Can, I Think I Can....oh CRAP!!

Oh....Just typing this post makes me so sick and so sad and my stomach sick!

I guess I'm ready.  I'd better be though because in the morning, I have to be at school, rippin' and roarin'!
If you don't remember, or you're a new follower, I am beginning my 19th year teaching.
I taught 4th grade for 3 years, 6th grade for 4 years, 7th grade for 8 years, and HOME EC (Grades 6-8) for 3 years.
All of my previous middle school experience has been with teaching Math and Science.
This year is SO different.
I will be teaching 6th grade Language Arts and Social Studies.
Here's the worst part:
I have 5 bulletin boards in my dern room.  FIVE!  One of them is HUMONGOUS!

I have meetings on two different days next week and then our students will be coming on Wednesday morning from 9 to 12 for their little "Welcome to Middle School" orientation.
I am not ready to give up sleeping late everyday.
I am not ready to give up my coffee until NOON while I'm still wearing my nightgown.
I am not ready to get back into going to bed early and getting up early.
I am not ready to be on a schedule that is not my own.
But more than anything....
I am NOT ready to watch my sweet, baby boy walk away from me and enter a classroom with 22 other kids, wave goodbye to me and Big Daddy, and enter the world of being a real student.
Please say a prayer for me and Big Daddy.  We are having a hard time letting him go....

Flower Headband!

Hey Y'all!

I was messing around on Google this morning, looking for some crochet headband patterns and ended up at DaPerfectMix's blog. She has some awesome things and I found a pattern for the cutest and easiest headband.  It's thick enough that when you put it on, it actually covers your ears too and would be great during those cold winter mornings on the way to school!I made one and then made up a flower as I went to decorate it.Here's the headband:

It closes in the back with a button closure so it's totally adjustable for all head sizes.  I'm off to make more in different colors!!

Thank you DaPerfectMix so much for this pattern!
Click HERE to visit her blog and look around a bit!

Y'all have a wonderful day!

They Went Junkin'

Hey Y'all!
Yesterday Robbie and I had a few errands that needed running and finally a little before noon we headed out.  After a trip to the bank, the library, the post office, and Wendy's drive-thru window, we headed to a new thrift store nearby!  Oohh..how delightful it was!
First of all, their paperback books were only $0.49 each!  I was screamin' inside with delight!  These were the books I picked out!  Some are going in my classroom and some are going to stay here so I can read them!

Then, just as I was walking away....I spotted THIS:

LIKE SERIOUSLY??!!
Ooohhh!!!!

Even though this was printed in 1977, there are some things in there that make me want to grab a hook and make it hummmm!
Here's some things I want to make!
Check out these potholders:

and these curtains....

and this gorgeous pillow...

and this ripple sweater set...ooh...I love it!

and this tablecloth...lovely!

If only school wasn't starting back for me next week.....

Carlashes? Say WHAT?!

Hey Y'all!
I hope you're having a great Friday!

It's hot as Pure-T FIRE outside ain't it?!  WOWZA!  Thank GOD for air conditioning!  I don't know how people who lived "back in the day" could even function.
When I was a little girl, my mammaw and pappaw's home wasn't air conditioned....except for one small window unit in my pappaw's bedroom.  I remember being so hot and after we'd all gotten our bellies full, eating Sunday lunch, I would go to his bedroom, close the door, and secretly plug in the AC.  There wasn't even a front cover on it---just pure ice cold air blowing straight at you from cold steel.  At the time, I knew of NOTHING that could have been any better.
At the beginning of the summer, me and Big Daddy bought one of those oscillating fans for our bedroom.  We keep the AC on 69 during the summer, and have a ceiling fan that runs on high,  and NOW we have that wonderful fan, that I keep pointed straight on our faces and run it on high too.  I am spoiled, but I love to be COLD when I sleep and I love to snuggle up underneath a quilt and snore light a bear!
Anyway....
I am SO happy!  Have y'all seen the eyelashes that go on your car's headlights?  I first saw some a few weeks ago and since we bought The Green Goddess, two different people sent me text pictures of cars and their lashes.  I looked online and found carlashes and immediately placed my order.  They arrived today and me and Big Daddy just put them on my car.  I LOVE THEM, you hear me?
Here's me and The Green Goddess:

Also, I have been DYING to read Mary Kay Andrews' new book, Summer Rental.  Thanks to my favorite cousin, Kelly, it's at The Doublewide now to be read!
Also, I almost purchased The Help to read on my Nook, but didn't.  I have seen the previews for the movie and I can't wait to read it.  I found it on Ebay Monday for a lot less that I would have paid to download it, so I got it too and it's here!  It's going to be so hard to pick which one to begin reading!
Here's the books!

Please let me know if you've read either one of them.
Have a wonderful weekend!!

Robbie's New-Do!

Hey Y'all!
Last night we enjoyed a WONDERFUL supper at Aunt Bessie's.  Before we left to go eat, Robbie wanted me to fix his hair in a mohawk style!  He's so cute!  

Tonight I've cooked meatloaf, stewed potatoes, green beans, deviled eggs, sliced tomatoes, and biscuits for our supper.  I cannot wait for Big Daddy's mom and step-dad to get here so that I can EAT!  I'm starving!

Tomorrow morning I have 10 gallons of tomatoes waiting on me.  Me and mama are going to can those and then Robbie and I are going to hit a few of our favorite thrift stores!
Also, I signed up this month to sell SCENTSY!  If you'd like to see what it's all about, click HERE to go to my personal website!

Have a great Thursday evening!

Don't Ya Wanna Go?

Hey Y'all!  I hope you're having a wonderful Wednesday!

Nothing much has been going on today here at The Doublewide, but we're fixin' to head out to sea some WONDERFUL supper at a place nearby called, Aunt Bessie's.

My friend, Donna posted a video of me and my little sister singing at church.  I'm gonna try and post it below.

Hopefully it works?  Have a great night!

You're a HOOT!

Hey Y'all!  I hope you're having a wonderful Saturday and you're getting something accomplished.  I have been saying all week that we would be working HARD to get Robbie's bedroom cleaned, the bedroom suit that Big Daddy grew up with moved into Robbie's room, Robbie's twin bed donated, his present dresser and chest of drawers moved into our bedroom, our dresser and chest is going OUT the door (it's shot), and my craft room moved into the guest bedroom, my old craft room turned into Robbie's play room.....etc. etc. etc..

And guess what I have done so far?  Slept until 8:00--(meant to sleep much later, but thanks to my mama calling to see if we needed some milk...SERIOUSLY???!!), drank 2 cups of coffee, hung out on the computer and crocheted this:

So now, I'm off to get started on the major move around here!  If you love this owl, click here to get the free pattern and make as many as you'd like!

Have a great day today!