Yay for summer break!

We found out this week that our summer break will start one week early. Whohoo!!!!! Because of the budget cuts to education, the district needed to find some ways to save money. So, the school board voted and decided to close every school in the district early, doing a "hard core shutdown." They will flip the breakers off and lock the doors, saving the district $20,000 a day!!! So, I have only three weeks left of the trimester for instruction, and the last week will be used to give finals, get grades in, and pack the school up so we can be ready to move into the new high school over the summer. I can't believe this school year is almost over. This is CRAZY!!!!!!!

Craft time!!!!!

With my new obsession for craft blogs, I have found about 50 projects that I want to do for my house. It was hard to decide where to start, but I found one that I didn't think would be too difficult for a beginner. From the blog "Make It and Love It," I found the hemp ball craft.

This project requires hemp, a few styrofoam balls, spraypaint, a hot glue gun, and a little time. Kristi and I have started working on them together, one or two at a time, and they have taken quite a bit longer than we expected, and we have burned our fingers more times than we can count on those same fingers. However, I know that when we finish, the finished product will be worth the work. Right? Or maybe it is just another excuse for Kristi and I to get together for some girl time... :)
I'll post some pictures when we finally get these flippin' things finished.
(The links to all my favorite craft blogs are at the bottom of the left column on this page!)