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For April fools this year I tried something new.

Arm knitting

So Friday I was awakened to the wonderful world of Arm Knitting.  One You tube video and I was intrigued.  So 2 skeins of yarn later, and the support of all my work friends, I have completed my first scarf created entirely with my own two hands. 

   Images of being trapped in a car in the wilderness for the next 6 days with only water, granola bars and a few balls of yarn suddenly became much less scary.  Oh the possibilities.  When the paramedics and fire trucks finally pull me out of the trapped wilderness and the news crews arrive to film this breaking story, I will launch my Arm Knitting business and become an instant millionaire.  (too far?  Ok back to reality) 

  I discovered something's that had never occurred to me;
1.  Not all people pronounce skein the same way.  My whole life I have heard it pronounced skein as in (skeen)  but one of my co-workers said skein as in (skane).  I Googled it, and the proper pronunciation is skane, long A as in neighbor is pronounced naybor.  However, proper pronunciation aside, the part of the country you grew up in defines how you pronounce the word.  My southern roots are showing again.
2.  Not all people learn the same way.  The same You tube video that gave me clear guidelines on how to accomplish this, did not work with everyone in the room.  It took trail and error and multiple attempts.  Luckily Arm Knitting is a very forgiving craft. 
3.  Two completely conflicting colors of yarn turn into a beautiful scarf. 

Valentines Day Bulletin Boards

Bunch of cheesy pick up lines made this cute bulletin board a hit with our high school students.

This bulletin board took some planning, as noted by the world WORLD hanging off the edge.  I would suggest planning it out better before you start.  I didn't have enough room for a border so cute little valentines stickers did the trick. 

Slow cooker education

Lesson learned.  When you ask your husband to turn on the slow cooker to LOW because you are already warm and comfy in your bed,  you just need to prepare for him to turn the slow cooker on to WARM and 9 hours later you wake up to a raw hunk of roast sitting in a warm slow cooker.

Two new bulletin boards

T25

My amazing husband, who one year ago was in the hospital with acute necrotizing pancreatitis has now decided that we are going to get fit.  T25 was purchased and we have started.  Who starts a fitness routine between Thanksgiving and Christmas?  Apparently we do. 

Now for those of you who don't know.  T25 is the workout routine from Beach Body.  aka Shaun T.  He is the creator of Hip Hop Abs, P90X and Insanity.  This is the latest in his dynasty of fitness. 

We are 3 days in and so far I appreciate the 25 minutes rather than an hour workout.  It is intense and I feel like a quivering blob of jelly at the end.  But this is something I can do. 

What is the worst that can happen in 25 minutes, Right?

Thanksgiving

I had all the students write something they were grateful for.  Included them on a bulletin board.

the white things at the bottom are students who wrote on the wrong side.  There are a few in every school.