Thanksgiving Thankfulness

Things that I am Thankful for:

• My family and friends.
• My job (& job security).
• My lovely co-workers.
• The greatest semester of students, yet. 
• Waiting for my mom and dad to arrive at my house for the holiday weekend. 
• Turkey & Stuffing. 
• Dancing...my showcase is on December 12. 
• The best neighbors a girl could ask for. 
• The most supportive community group. 
• My friend's babies.
• My house. 
• My car. 
• The ability to be challenged. (National Boards). 

These are just a few....there are many more, but who wants to read a dissertation of thankfulness.   

October.... and slugs.

Why does October feel like the longest month of the year? 

Here are my thoughts

• everything is back in full swing.  
• We are almost 1/4 done with the school year, but haven't had a decent break and Thanksgiving feels light years away.   
  
• The weather turns cold..

Now onto the next part of the show...Slugs. 

I have a slug infestation.  They are in my kitchen.  They are disgusting.  They are gross.  And they made me have to go into my crawl space which I believe is the scariest place in the universe and am sure that monsters live there rent free.   

I will continue slug patrol next week, but right now I have done massive cleaning and caulking.  

Dancing Pictures

Pictures of Charlotte Competition

Dancing

I have this little obsession...dancing.  I started doing ballroom dancing....I can't stop now.  I will be dancing in a competition on Sunday.  12 entries.  6 dances. 2 ballroom gowns.  And a good time with my dancing friends.  Hopefully I'll be able to post some pictures soon!  

Oh, one of the gowns I am borrowing from my inspiration to start dancing.  (THANKS ELAINE!)  The other one is an altered bridesmaid gown.  I am taking my very first bridesmaid gown (Jess's) and making into a fun dancing dress.   

By the way...I'll be taking a personal day on Monday...it's the first day I left my students with a substitute.   

Almost over..

The first weekend of August...I ran my car into a retaining wall.  :-(

The rest of the story is almost unreal. 

1st Rental Car - PT Cruiser

• Received on August 11
  
• August 13 - went to leave the house and it had a flat tire
  
• I changed the tire and drove it to the nearest Enterprise
  
• They didn't have any cars left

2nd Rental Car - Toyota Tundra

• Received on August 13
  
• August 30 - License plate stolen/lost
  
• September 2 - return to Enterprise
  
• I got notified of a "bulls eye" from a rock on the windshield
  
• Had to be charged $250.00 to cover cost of windshield until their claims department calls me to settle
  

3rd Rental Car - Nissan Sentra

• Received on September 2
  
• Will be turning this car in tomorrow because rumor has it...that my car is ready to be picked up.  

I am not going to hold my breath.  

A weak moment with back to school shopping!

I couldn't help myself.  I love these shoes.  

Making a Ballroom Dance Gown

Here it is...I am going to attempt to make this dress.  I'll keep you posted.  My dress will be green!   YIKES!  Here's to learning how to sew!