[February 23, 2012] Thankful for...new sensory items for my classroom!  Today I went to a Make-It-Take-It Sensory Workshop at the Ottawa ISD, and made (as in drilled holes, screwed in screws, colored, etc.) all these things!  We learned more about different ways that kiddos process external stimuli - really interesting stuff, I promise! :)  We made 2 one-legged stools and a scooter board (they need to be painted yet...), and a "Bucket Buddy" filled with about 4 pounds of rice.  If you come over to my house, you can try the one-legged stool, although it's made for preschoolers!

p.s. For those of you who know me, NO, I did not just freehand that lion on the Bucket Buddy...there definitely was a six step-by-step child's drawing of the lion that I tried my best to follow... :)

[February 22, 2012] Thankful for...a digital picture frame!  This is my Grandpa's picture frame that he has in his house, and he brought it over yesterday so that I could put new pictures on it.  I turned it on today and went through all the pictures that are on it already.  I love digital frames because they give you a chance to see several different pictures - and this one includes our family from near and far away. :)

[February 21, 2012] Thankful for...my Sports Illustrated magazines.  I love reading my SI's because they have some really neat interviews and stories, and awesome pictures too.  BUT, they come once a week, and I am super far behind...do you see the date?  January 16 - that means I have SIX waiting to be read, including the one I got today!!!  Yikes - oh well, guess I know what I'll be doing during Spring Break. :)