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You’ve probably seen the WW pictures of my ducks. Or should I say duck eggs.

I’m glad to announce our great success. Many of our eggs have hatched and turned into beautiful ducklings. You see them here, in my back yard, however, they didn’t start here.

They started as little eggs in my classroom.

You may recall, I teach pre-K kids here in Oxnard. Each year we have the privilege to grow our duck eggs. We get them from a local farm.

I love this time of the school session, as do my kids. I think they are just precious and wanted to share our success.

Notice the 2 different species?? More on that in the next post.
Enjoy!

Just recently I had a wedding I was looking forward to attending. There was going to be friends there that I had not seen in a few years, and I really wanted to look good.

I was really watching what I was eating. Trying not to snack on anything that was not going to help me look my best. I tried to exercise, but with four kids and a husband, workout time was the last thing on my list (I know, lousy excuse).

One day while at the market, I happened on the “diet” ailse, and I was looking at appetite suppressants, and other diet pills.

Well, I broke down and bought some. I took them for about 3 weeks, and I really did not see much of a difference.

Have you ever taken any of these types of pills?

Did they work for you?

For more Wordless Wednesday…..
An Island Life.
5 minutes for Mom

My family and I were shopping for a new television a few weeks ago. We found a few great models, priced even better.

Being the practical one of the family, I asked, “where are we going to put it?” Well that was the question of the day.

We went home to look at our existing television and realized we would need a whole new stereo cabinet to put the new television and all the accessories that go with it.

No matter what you want to spend, the size you need, and how much space you have, there is something just for you. I was really surprised at the choices we had to choose from.

What about you, do think about what you are going to do with the item you are going to purchase before you purchase it?

The older I get the more I wonder if I should be taking something to make up for nutrients I don’t get on a daily basis.

I am one of those who watches what I eat, which usually means, I don’t eat much, thinking I am helping myself.

Well, I was talking to one of my girlfriends the other day and she was telling me that she is taking something like a vitamin to make sure she gets all the ‘things’ her body needs to stay healthy. I asked her how much they were, and she did say they were a bit pricy.

I think I would like to find some discount supplements to try and see if they help.

I try to take vitamins, and am really good at making my children take them, but I don’t want to over spend on something I am just giving a trial run.

Are you a vitamin taker?

This week is “Teacher Appreciation” Week.

This is the week your child is supposed to show their teacher how much they ‘appreciate’ them.

I teach pre-school and am really enjoying this week. Last year for Teacher Appreciation Week, all of the teachers in my school received a personalized tote bag.

I love this bag. I use it every day, it really makes it easier to transport all my work day needs. It is embroidered with my initial on it, so I don’t get it confused with my co-workers.

Thanks to all the children in my class, I have a great way to get all my needs to and from work.

For more Wordless Wednesday…..
An Island Life.
5 minutes for Mom

My granddaughter had a report to do on Marilyn Monroe for her Lit/Comp class. She had to make a poster board with an actual report. She also had to dress up like her character. The project was called the “living museum”.

My daughter tried to find the ‘white’ signature dress for her to wear. She checked the local thrift shops, but had no luck.

She ended up finding one at an adult Halloween costume shop.

The dress was just perfect, my granddaughter got an award for having the best costume of her class.

I guess dressing up is not only for the holidays.

When I was visiting my daughter at Easter, we did a lot of shopping. There are real ‘malls’ there.

We were looking for dresses for my granddaughters graduation and a wedding my daughter is going to. Shopping for the dress was the easiest part of the whole shopping trip. The hardest part was finding the accessories.

There are so many different places to purchase women’s shoes
There are so many different styles to choose from.

I don’t know about you, but I love high heels. Having the same color heels in many different styles is what you are supposed to do. My daughter on the other hand is so practical when it comes to everything. I wanted to buy her a new pair to go with her new dress, but she kept saying “I already have 2 pairs of black heels, I don’t need new ones”.

How practical are you when it comes to shopping?

I purchased a new cell phone a few weeks ago.

It is the first one I have had that I really like. I understand now why my daughter and grand children are bummed out when they come here and cannot use their cell phones.

Their server is one that does not have a cell tower in our area. That means when they visit for a week at Christmas, they have no cell service.

I know that should seem like a good thing, but they (especially my grand children) have no contact with their friends back home. I tell them they can use my land line, but they say that what they really want to do is ‘text’. “Oh”, I said, “I keep forgetting about that”.

How is your cell service when you travel?

Do you have “dead zones”?