Valentine's Day

... So to continue my last post and answer my own question.... YES Valentine's Day ranks right up there with the 100th day in terms of the two E words...excitement and exhaustion. I avoided the term "party" (because that seems to make the kids to think there will be all sorts of craziness going on) and instead went along with our regular routine-- but with everything a little valentine-ified. We started our day with one of my valentine sight word books and a cute little math game from Miss…

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Picked up this vintage anthro valentine last week on eBay. I love the expression on the spoon's face! lol! The only thing that was disappointing was the seller neglected to mention that the valentine was signed in MARKER so it is bleeding through the front AND that the valentine was glued to a scrapbook, so there is paper & glue residue on the back. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! I was ticked but will hold on to it until I can upgrade. It isn't everyday that you see a spoon this cute! ^__^ THANKS…

Seen a few too many 'cute' mason jar crafts ideas that were not really very cute at all? Me, too! I get why people love mason jar crafts - good ones are adorable. Some should just be banished to the mason jar fails hall of fame, though. No thanks. (and I should totally do a mason jar fails post, now that I think of it - send your best fails to me in the comments. Please!) So, I decided to go on a mission to find 50 of the best mason jar craft ideas that are cool enough for teens