Catch-up

I have been meaning to blog for the past two weeks now, but just haven't had a chance. It's report card time, so that has been keeping really busy. I had to enter all the grades for my 18 students online. Then I decided to take it to the next step and do a write-up on each student. It was totally not a requirement, but I thought parents would appreciate being able to take with them from conferences, something in writing regarding their child's progress. Hopefully its appreciated.

There are three things I want to briefly talk about.

1. Eric's birthday- We had a really nice time. My dad and I got him a Jets jersey that he wanted. I also got him a couple of t-shirts from Old Navy. Ellen, Jimmy, JT, and Mikey came over which is always fun. Eric won $250 on a lottery ticket from JT, which was really exciting. They were also kind enough to invite us for Thanksgiving again this year. Their continued invitation to us on Thanksgiving has really made that holiday a little easier on us. I made Eric an awesome basketball cake if, I do say so myself :) I dyed the cake and the icing. Then I literally, made the little bumps so it would look like a basketball using a straw. Here are some pictures.

2. I went to my first women's group meeting last weekend and I absolutely loved it. I was so inspired by the women I was surrounded by and I think we are going to get so much out of this. We laughed, we cried, and shared a lot of stories. It was the first time some of us were meeting, but we were very comfortable together. Paige is an amazing hostess. Her house is beautifully decorated, she set up this amazing dessert table, and made a bunch of different teas in cute teapots, plus homemade apple cider in her crockpot. Who could ask for more? Look for more on this in the future, after our next meeting.

3. Crochet for a cure exploded after the sale. But in a good way. After my disappointing night of earning just over $200, our current total is at $535 for a donation of $309.50! And its still not over! I have orders I am still filling and I have so much hope for next year and our website which we will be creating. Thanks to everyone who loved and supported us.

That's all for now, I am off to bake some pumpkin cookies!