Monday, January 23, 2012

A door= A Giant Scrapbook

This is the inside of my office door:
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That tacky black piece of fabric covers the window. I see students in my office so I gotta keep things private from time to time.

Upon first look, you might think all of those pictures on the right side are of various students. You would be wrong.
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They are my school portraits through out the years. We have picture day in the spring and the fall. I take advantage of the free photos because I can pass them out to the teachers who use them for their student's individual schedules. The student can check the schedule, see my picture, and know it is time for a little speech/language therapy.

That orange sticky note says 139D. That is my office number which I often forget, thus the sticky note. This way, when somebody calls me and asks my office number, I can look up at the door and tell them. I'm all about visual aids people.
I have been in that office for going on 5 years. You would think I would know the stupid door number by now. Sheesh.

Below all of the Sarah pictures you will find a funny picture with my best school buddy (she is an audiologist for our school), a picture of another best buddy (she is a counselor at a different school in a different city), a wee dachshund card, some words of inspiration from my principal, and some wise words from Albert Einstein:
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“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” -Albert Einstein

At the top of my door, there is more Sarah
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These are from the birthday board. We have some pretty creative people putting that together.

Going down the left side of the door, you will find a copy of my professional license, an invitation to a 2 year old's birthday party, and some more inspirational words
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Miss Bee turned me onto those words. Thanks, Bee!

I also have some Steller Staff tickets
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students and staff can give these babies as rewards for good deeds. You put your orange tickets in a tub and the principal pulls from the tub once a month. The winning ticket gets a prize (certificate to a restaurant or something of the like).


And finally, two thank you cards made by students (with the help of their teachers).
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Love them. The cards, the teachers, and the students.

Monday, January 16, 2012

This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things

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For a dog who is missing a quarter of his teeth, this guy sure does love chewing my possessions.

I buy him toys, give him chew bones, give him crunchy baby carrots and he still manages to find my things and bring them to his lair.
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Look at him...looking like Gollum and what not. My Precious....

His lair is the space underneath my bed. From time to time, I have to look under there and see what Charlie has taken from me. Sometimes it is nail polish or face cream and other times it is a t-shirt or some socks.

This time, it was my BRAND NEW Lands End slippers. Yup, the ones I just posted about the other day. Damn.
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He ate the leather string. Just ate that thang like it was a chicken wing.

I don't know what I am going to to with this guy. It's a good thing he is so dang cute...
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because I can't stay mad at him for long.
Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep sigh.

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Happy Birthday to You...and Me

When I asked husband what he wanted for his birthday, I was surprised to hear him say "slippers from Lands End". Normally, when asked the birthday question, he just shrugs and says "I dunno." apparently, his folks told him that the slippers from Lands End were the shit. The best in the business. The bee's knees. I got online the very next day to order these bad ass slippers. After selecting his slippers, I selected some for myself. Shoot, they were on sale! Plus, I love slippers! *Husband's parents don't use foul language. Saying that the slippers from Lands End were "the shit" was my representation of their shining endorsement.*

Sunday, January 08, 2012

Our Friends Are Strange Friends

Dale recently celebrated his birthday and our good friend's Amy and Will were kind enough to send him this birthday card:
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But what is that bump in between the two birds?
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A closer look:
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Hmm...something has erupted from inside the card. Let's open it up and find out what is inside-
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Oh my gosh! Is that what I think it is?


It's

a

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PUPPY TOOTH!!!!!



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Best. Birthday Card. Ever.

And also the grossest.

I love Amy and Will.

Tuesday, January 03, 2012

NYE PRD Part Two

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Dale took the group shots of us ladies in our finest hats. Rachel suggested we strike a "2-0-1-2" pose.

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Had to throw it into the black and white zone.

My favorite group shot is right here:
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Most of us have our eyes closed or are in the process of closing our eyes. I don't know how Dale managed to capture such a moment, but I LOVE IT!!!! Hahaha! How can you not laugh a little when you see this sucker?

The rest of the photos were taken by Tirzah. I feel bad because I basically shoved a camera in her hand the moment she walked through the door. I was having issues with finding the right shutter speed, aperture, and ISO. I've been spending a lot of time exploring different photography and photo editing apps on my iphone and not much time practicing with my SLR. I guess what I am trying to say is, THANK YOU TIRZAH! Also, I need to get back to my Nikon.

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So the story of these centerpieces goes as follows- I went to Target the day of the NYE dinner to buy NYE supplies. You know, hats, noise makers, horns, etc. I did not find much of that but I did notice that Christmas decorations were marked down to 70% off! SCORE! I bought some more ornaments and those crazy gold things. I figured I could stick them in some of the empty wine bottles I have been hoarding. Dang Pinterest has got me saving all sorts of crap with the intention of repurposing them into lamps, wreaths, wrapping paper, etc.

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Another one of Miss Bee and Larry. I love this one. They are all soft with the glow of the Christmas lights. I am serious when I say that those lights (behind the curtains) will stay up year round.

Tirzah was playing with the settings with these two shots:
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I think they are beautiful.

So again, Big thanks to Dale, Miss Bee, Larry, and Tirzah for contributing to the party. Especially you, Dale. You worked your butt off!!! Thanks to our guests for making NYE memorable and fun. Let's do it again Jan 2012!

Monday, January 02, 2012

NYE PRD Part one

New Years Eve calls for Prime Rib Dinner! I thought we should have a small dinner party so Dale whipped up a beautiful prime rib with roasted carrots and parsnips complimented with au jour and a horse radish sauce, wild mushroom risotto, salad with homemade dressing and rolls hot from the oven. Our friends Larry and Miss Bee helped us out a bunch by lending us some table linnens and making delicious appetizers and a yummy dessert (lemon poundcake and cheesecake stuffed strawberries). I handled the decorations and Tirzah mostly handled the photography. Here are a few pictures of the evening. I took the first two but Tirzah handled the rest.
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Sitting down to eat
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This one might be my favorite. Somebody must have been telling one hell of a story.
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I love this one as well. It makes me happy.
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More to come!

In other news:
I was NOT ready to go back to work this morning. No sir, not at all.
Um...that's about it bub.