tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658824605336677182023-11-16T10:30:48.538-06:00Yes, Teacher!Sarah B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13681626689891883344noreply@blogger.comBlogger612125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165882460533667718.post-39461154124328082902012-09-02T13:41:00.000-05:002012-09-02T13:41:11.789-05:00The End (of this blog)This is my 618th post.<br />
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I started this blog as a way to promote my shop, and as a creative outlet for myself. But for the past several months, it has just felt like one more obligation and responsibility. I've tried to scale back and not post every day, but I couldn't shake off the feeling that I was somehow obligated to. <span style="font-size: large;">Somewhere along the line, it stopped being as fun!</span><br />
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In this new season of life, trying to juggle between being a good teacher and being a good mom, I find that my priorities have shifted away from my shop and this blog.<br />
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So.... it is with bitter-sweet feelings that I'm ending this blog.<br />
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Not to worry though! You can still follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/yes_teacher" target="_blank">Twitter</a>! And I have another blog that my husband and I update sporadically to keep in touch with our friends and family. If you'd like the URL, just shoot me a quick email (sarah at yesteachercrafts dot com)<br />
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I've really enjoyed this blogging journey with you all! I will continue to cherish the connections and community that I've made here. Thank you to my faithful supporters/commenters (you know who you are!) for your friendship!<br />
<br />Sarah B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13681626689891883344noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165882460533667718.post-71324238249870772012012-08-29T04:30:00.000-05:002012-08-29T04:30:03.374-05:00In Bed<br />
One good thing about working part time is that I enjoy my time at home with William SO much more! This morning, we were lazy and decided to hang out in bed.<br />
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Sarah B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13681626689891883344noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165882460533667718.post-48493086548412402532012-08-27T19:00:00.000-05:002012-08-27T19:00:06.692-05:00Tickle Me Tuesday, 79th edition<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Welcome to the latest edition of Tickle Me Tuesdays, where we all share what's been </span><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><i>tickling our fancy!</i></b><br />
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One of these years, I'd love to host a back-to-school party - it would sure get everyone excited about the big day! There's tons of inspiration online, but here are a few of my favorite party ideas:<br />
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You are either pooping, trying to poop, thinking about trying to poop, or just plain gassy. Poop is the bane of your existence, your nemesis. It makes you so fussy and angry! We all had a rough couple of weeks until your father thought to harness the power of the internet. Now we know better ways to feed you so that you can digest easier. Victory! You're a much happier poop-er now.<br />
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Last week, when we had Max's side of the family in town, we all decided to be <span style="font-size: large;">adventurous</span> and go to the Dallas Aquarium. And I do mean adventurous - it's hard to get our act together to take baby anywhere, let alone somewhere as exciting as the aquarium!<br />
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After the aquarium, we ate a very late lunch at the Spaghetti Warehouse. I would have taken pictures, but I was too busy stuffing my face with pasta alfredo!<br />
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Sarah B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13681626689891883344noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165882460533667718.post-27158584204379521762012-08-17T04:30:00.000-05:002012-08-17T04:30:04.217-05:00AroundI'm using my camera more than I ever have before these days! I recently dressed William in some actual clothes instead of the usual onesies - then I was like: "Quick, take a picture before he grows out of it or pees/poops/spits up on it!!"<br />
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- I'm dying to make these <a href="http://ohsheglows.com/2012/01/16/lunch-this-week-chickpea-salad-wraps/" target="_blank">chickpea salad wraps</a>!<br />
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- Which profession drinks <a href="http://en.ilovecoffee.jp/posts/view/23" target="_blank">the most coffee</a>? Is yours on here?<br />
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- DIY: <a href="http://www.vixenmade.com/2012/06/spray-painted-color-block-shoes.html" target="_blank">Spray painted color block shoes</a><br />
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- What a great way to preserve summer memories! <a href="http://www.yesterdayontuesday.com/2012/08/map-cork-board-with-shell-pushpins.html" target="_blank">Map Cork Board with Shell Pushpins</a><br />
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- I loved this article from an up-and-coming daddy blogger: <a href="http://daddydoinwork.com/happy/" target="_blank">Achieving Happy</a><br />
<br />Sarah B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13681626689891883344noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165882460533667718.post-42200012518315799782012-08-16T05:00:00.000-05:002012-08-16T05:00:05.474-05:00Three LifesaversOne of my new mama friends asked me what product(s) I couldn't live without. It was a good question and it got me thinking. Below, my top three picks:<br />
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With my hands full with baby, I just can't realistically wash my hair every day. This dry shampoo has been a quick fix that WORKS! I'm sure it will be even more important to me once I go back to work.</div>
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This is what William sleeps in. Forget the pretty bassinets, this thing has been a lifesaver!! The incline is so perfect. It's so easy to rock, and the best part is - when he kicks around and gets fussy, he rocks it himself and can put himself back to sleep!!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So... what in your life can you not live without? Do share!</span></div>
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As you can see, Mrs. Hufflepuff removed the top few towels and made herself comfortable! Grrr.....Sarah B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13681626689891883344noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165882460533667718.post-89430136973218109602012-08-13T19:00:00.000-05:002012-08-13T19:00:05.910-05:00Tickle Me Tuesday, 77th edition<br />
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Friday we celebrated our ten year wedding anniversary in our typical, low-key kind of way: we went out for lunch at a new Thai place in town.<br />
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(William was well behaved and slept contentedly through our date.) Max and I split a mango <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_tea">bubble tea</a>. It was the first time I'd ever had one and it was delicious!!<br />
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This may not have been the travel adventure we had been planning for this anniversary, but it was definitely a fun adventure just being out of the house!Sarah B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13681626689891883344noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165882460533667718.post-29974070224046306202012-08-10T04:30:00.000-05:002012-08-10T04:30:01.083-05:00Ten Years and a Love StoryToday is our TEN YEAR wedding anniversary! We got married at the ripe old age of 20, and it was the best decision I've ever made!<br />
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I thought I'd share our love story in honor of this momentous occasion:<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I met my husband, Max, for the first time during freshman orientation in college.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We were going around in a circle, introducing ourselves and saying where we were from. This was a tricky question for me since my family started out in California, but moved to France when I was seven. And then, to make things even more complicated, I attended a boarding school in Germany for high school.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So when it came around to my turn, I said, "California, France, and Germany," and that's how I made the nerdiest first impression with my future husband.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I didn't see much of him after that, even though we lived in the same dorm. We started hanging out rather randomly in April of that year. I sat next to him at a dorm picnic and asked him, by way of an ice breaker, if he was Canadian. He wasn't.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Shortly after that, our first year of college had ended, and I flew back to Germany to spend the summer with my family. Max and I emailed each other back and forth during that time, and checking my inbox was the absolute highlight of my day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I half-jokingly invited him to come over and visit with me and my family. You know, because it's not like Michigan and Germany share a border or anything. To my utter surprise, he did! One day during his two week trip, we toured the World War 1 trenches, and it was there that we "officially" started dating. August 10th, 2001.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We were married on August 10th, 2002, precisely one year after we started dating. (I like to tell people it's because we're organized, but actually it was just a coincidence!) By this time, I was more than ready to kiss him :).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So there we were, standing at the altar: his dad and my dad (both pastors) up at the front, conducting the ceremony. It occurred to me right before dad said: "You may kiss the bride" that I was going to have my very first kiss ever right in front of all of these people!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I leaned in for the kiss. I thought it was going to be a huge, romantic moment in my life. And it was! But at the time I can only remember thinking: "Gee, this is wet!" He likes to say that I wouldn't let go of him when he tried to pull away... but that's his side of the story!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm glad we saved our first kiss (I can hold this over my daughter's head someday...). I wouldn't recommend it to everyone, though. We were lucky in that we had a short engagement. But it definitely made our story special, and I believe that it deepened our relationship. Ten years and we're still going strong!</span></div>
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Clark is half Chinese and half Vietnamese. Will is 1/8 Chinese. I don't think you can tell that William has a lick of Chinese in him. What do you think?<br />
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I know there will be lots more play dates in our future. It's so nice to connect with someone who's going through all the same things I am!Sarah B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13681626689891883344noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165882460533667718.post-45066586647698506292012-08-06T19:00:00.000-05:002012-08-11T15:29:03.312-05:00Tickle Me Tuesday, 76th edition<br />
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- From <a href="http://smallfineprint.com/bookshelf-to-dollhouse/" target="_blank">bookshelf to dollhouse</a>. Brilliant.<br />
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- Summer Olympics <a href="http://diana212m.blogspot.com/2012/08/dazzling-summer-olympic-games-from-space.html" target="_blank">from space</a>. So pretty!<br />
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- Patterned 3D letter <a href="http://www.thelovelypoppy.com/2012/08/02/patterned-3d-letter-tutorial/" target="_blank">tutorial</a><br />
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Oh, and of course - the sweet, sweet smell of a clean and fresh baby!</div>Sarah B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13681626689891883344noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165882460533667718.post-20114534767811567842012-07-30T19:00:00.000-05:002012-07-30T19:00:00.203-05:00Tickle Me Tuesday, 75th edition<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Welcome to the latest edition of Tickle Me Tuesdays, where we all share what's been </span><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><i>tickling our fancy</i></b><br />
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I was sleepy. William was sleepy.<br />
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I looked down at his sweet little face, and thought of my husband for the 100th time that day. He was gone for the week, attending an international psychology conference in South Africa. Mom was there to help me with the baby; she was sound asleep in the room next door, her white noise maker blaring.<br />
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As William continued to nurse, I lazily glanced toward the crib. And then? In the span of a second: my whole body tensed, I caught my breath, and let out a scream!<br />
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There was a GIANT COCKROACH climbing up the side of the crib!<br />
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I kicked off my flip flop and whacked it twice - still screaming, and still nursing.<br />
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It lay on the floor about two feet away from me. As I tried to calm down and catch my breath (the baby now wide awake), I wondered if there were any more monsters hanging out by the crib.<br />
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Two minutes passed by. I glanced down towards the offending creature. His antennae twitched. Then it twitched again. Then it started crawling!!!<br />
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It was back from the dead!! Cue more screaming and more frantic flip flop whacking. I was almost in tears as I picked it up in the dust pan to throw it away.<br />
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<i>All this to say two things: </i><br />
1. I'm so glad my husband is back home!<br />
2. I sure hope I don't pass on any of my phobias to William...<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So tell me.... what creeps you out to the point of screaming??</span>Sarah B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13681626689891883344noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165882460533667718.post-9343673955190949092012-07-27T04:30:00.000-05:002012-07-27T04:30:04.639-05:00Learning the Hard WayJust as I was feeling almost fully recovered from giving birth, an angry tooth made its' presence known in the back of my mouth.<br />
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Three months ago, I was eating my mini wheats and minding my own business when I chipped my molar. I chipped a major chunk of it off - like a quarter of the tooth - and I accidentally swallowed it with the rest of my cereal.<br />
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I was alarmed and a little concerned, but I didn't go to the dentist. I had some good reasons at the time, something about being pregnant and too busy.<br />
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My procrastination came around to bite me in the butt last week. The tooth became infected and I endured the most miserable and constant pain ever. Three straight days of popping Aleve and Tylenol ... wondering why it barely took the edge off, and just barely for an hour. The pain radiated through my mouth and even above my left ear. It was excruciating!<br />
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I found out that I needed a root canal. And I needed it FAST because I couldn't take the pain meds they prescribed since I'm breastfeeding exclusively. The closest office that could see me the soonest was thirty miles away. Since I'm breastfeeding exclusively and haven't started pumping or using bottles yet, I had to time the visit for between feedings.<br />
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Except that the office was so far away and the procedure so long (TWO HOURS) that my mom had to interrupt the procedure so that I could feed William.<br />
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But that wasn't the worst part.<br />
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The worst part was right at first when they gave me the novocaine to numb me up. My mouth went all slack and tingly, then the dentist dug right in. Except I FELT IT!! I wasn't numb enough! I was frantically moaning and waving my arms for her to stop!<br />
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The absolute WORSTEST part (so bad that I'm making up words here!) was when she had to numb the nerve itself. A direct shot to the actual nerve. I gripped the dental hygenist's hands and screamed and cried as she did it. Worst five seconds of my life.<br />
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The bottom line here folks? Don't delay seeing a dentist. That whole root canal could have been prevented if I had had an underlying cavity filled as part of a regular visit. Sigh.<br />
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What painful life lessons have you learned recently?Sarah B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13681626689891883344noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165882460533667718.post-20878084207492448282012-07-25T04:28:00.000-05:002012-07-25T04:28:00.520-05:00Dear William - One MonthDear William,<br />
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Today you are one month old. You have grown and changed so much in these last few weeks! Just the other day, I caught myself thinking: "Awww, remember last week when he was tiny?" I already feel the Future Me missing the Baby You.<br />
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I didn't know what to expect when you came into our lives. You haven't stopped surprising us! From day one when you were lifting your little head already - to accidentally rolling over on the changing table ... you keep us on our toes! Your dad and I expected a newborn blob that cried a lot. Instead we got a happy, laid-back baby with charming facial expressions!</div>
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You will forever be the boy who made us parents. You've taught us so much already...<br />
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I didn't know I could survive on such little sleep.<br />
I didn't know that breast feeding could be so wonderful.<br />
I didn't know that getting peed on wasn't really so bad.<br />
I didn't know just how awesome my mom was (and still is.) <br />
I didn't know how easy it was to take one hundred pictures in six minutes.<br />
I didn't know I could worry so much.<br />
I didn't know that having you would make me love your dad even more.<br />
I didn't know that I could love someone this tiny so very, very, very much!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's only been a month, and you've already stolen our hearts!</span>Sarah B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13681626689891883344noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165882460533667718.post-18990815732969326252012-07-24T04:30:00.000-05:002012-07-24T04:30:02.066-05:00I'm Back!It was truly lovely to take a break from posting this past month. (Thanks to all of my fabulous guest bloggers!)<br />
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I'm kind of excited to be back in blogging mode once again! I've missed you all, I really have :) I hope to be bringing you snippets of my life, fun and creative finds, the odd recipe or two, and maybe even some tales from the classroom.<br />
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But for now, I have some announcements (insert microphone tapping here):<br />
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1. Tickle Me Tuesday will be back next Tuesday, July 31st. Mark your bloggy calendars and link up some favorite finds!<br />
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2. I may not be posting every day. It's a lot of pressure (I know many of you understand :)<br />
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3. August sponsorships are now available. If you want to spread the word about your business or your blog, <a href="http://yesteachercrafts.blogspot.com/p/advertise_22.html" target="_blank">see here</a>. I'd love to promote you!<br />
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4. I feel so out of the loop! Did I miss a great post you wrote? If so, link up in the comments and I'll be sure to drop by!Sarah B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13681626689891883344noreply@blogger.com5