Tuesday Toss Up: StartingTraditions

SBJ starts Preschool 

next week! 

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

I have been looking online

for back to school ideas

and have found several we will do.

Today was Open House

and I used my first ideas:

The first one is

 a "Teacher's Aid" kit

I found at Bee in Our Bonnet.

I don't have all the crafty paper and ribbon...

{and I didn't see this printable until just now}

so the actual box wasn't so cute...

but the items in the kit are fun and functional!

 Items I included: colored paper clips, stickers,

sanitizer and band aids, 

mints and candy, post-it notes, pens

The second is a 

letter we gave SBJ's teachers.

I found the idea at The Blackberry Vine.
Again, I didn't see the printable until now,

but I did print it on cute, school-themed paper!

Dear Ms. _________________,  

I am so happy to be in your class this year. I know it is going to be so fun and I am going to learn so much!

When you have a few free minutes, would you please fill out this sheet for me and my family? We can’t wait to get to know you better!

Thank you,

When is your birthday? _______________________________________________________

Where do you like to eat? ____________________________________________________

What is your favorite afternoon drink? _______________________________________

What is your favorite morning drink? _________________________________________

What is your favorite candy? _________________________________________________

What is your favorite color? __________________________________________________

What is your favorite scent? __________________________________________________

What is your favorite magazine? ______________________________________________

What are your favorite shopping spots? _______________________________________

What are your hobbies? ______________________________________________________

Do you have any allergies? ____________________________________________________

Anything else we should know? _______________________________________________

Do you have any fun back to school traditions or ideas? 

Check out other ideas:

Muffin Tin Monday: Farmer's Market

We LOVE our weekly

Farmer's Market trips!

I recently decided to do a

muffin tin with all farmer's market food.

YUM!

Tomato sandwich

Blueberries and Nectarines

Boiled Peanuts (shelled)

Thankful Thursday: 31

So, I turned 31 this weekend.

No biggie, really.

Always thankful for another year!

A special shout out and THANKS

to my mama and daddy

for giving me a birthday!

Want it Wednesday: Healthy Habits

How do you create and stick to new habits?

I have a few 

new, healthy habits

I am going to work on soon.

I am thinking that I will ditch

New Year's resolutions

and start Back to School Goals...

1. Drink more water

2. Get up before SBJ and get my day started

3. Have a nightly routine and reasonable bedtime

4. Be more active
(possible a.m. workout &/or p.m. walk?)

5. Be less critical of others

Pretty beach photo, just because

Change in Plans

My busy summer has had me in sort of a blogging-slump.
It has caused me to revisit my blog schedule....again!
For the most part, it is staying the same:
Muffin Tin Monday
Want it Wednesday
Thankful Thursday
Forgetting the Before/Friday Favorites
Cyber-less Sunday


The 2 days that are changing are Tuesday and Saturday.
Tuesday has been trouble from the start. Tasty Tuesday is fun, but I am finding that I don't always get good photos of my food and I don't like to share a recipe without a photo...sooooooo, I am going back to making it my "random" post day.
It will be "Tuesday Toss-Up"....I may share a tasty recipe or a totally fun idea or ways I try to be crafty or snippets from our travels, or just about anything else I think of!
Saturday is becoming Cyber-less also. I am keeping the weekend for family...not blogging.


Thanks for continuing to share in my blogging journey!

Muffin Tin Monday: Random

Home Sweet Home...

for a minute or two.

Sometimes it seems like 

we are on the road 

more than we are home.

While we are always having fun...

I miss home.

Random Muffin Tin Meal:

Tuna

Yogurt

Water

Pepperoni

Cucumber and Carrots with dressing

Watermelon

Want it Wednesday: Wordless-ish

As you can tell from the mess 

in and under

SBJ's carseat....

we have been traveling 

and busy the last few weeks.

Sorry I have neglected my blog...

but we are having fun!

Be back soon...

Thankful Thursday: Potty Bag

I wasn't sure 

how our 10ish hour 

drive to Florida 

was going to be with a 

potty-training-2-year-old.

Then I thought to make a 

Potty Bag.

{I don't remember if I saw it somewhere or if I made it up, haha}

It was excellent...

and of course, so was he!

NO ACCIDENTS on the road!

Here is what was in the bag:

potty seat,

pull ups,

change of clothes,

Scrubbing Bubbles flushable wipes

(to clean the potty after going),

Cottonelle wipes

(to clean the boy after going, ha),

antibacterial hand wipes

(to clean our hands after going),

and treats for going:

only have Disney Cars silly bands left

also had some fruit snacks that were eaten!

Muffin Tin Monday: Car Rides

We have been with family

in Florida for the past 10 days!

The trip included 2 long car rides

{there and back}

and a few medium car rides

{to visit family, friends, and the beach}!!

So...

here is a Car Ride Muffin Tin:

Oreo "tire"

Disney Cars mac&cheese

Disney Cars fruit snacks

Carrot "traffic cones" with ranch

Watermelon "treats" 

{for the treats he got for his dry pullups along the way}

Happy Monday!