Monday Crafternoons are all about making your DIY project just a little more attainable.  I was a serious DIY bride, with a handyman fiancé so we have a ton of projects under our belt.  Let us know if there are any projects you want us to add to our series in the comments. For this […]

After coming back from our little vacation with Laura’s family, we jumped right back into teaching and coaching every day. Thankfully, the owners of the house had their pool repaired just before the family came, and we thought that it would be a fun idea to invite some of the kids over for a little American pool party. We bought hot dogs, buns, mustard, and Ketchup, and grilled them for the kids to snack on, several cases of soda, and some biscuits (cookies). We made sure we had boiled plenty of water for them to drink too, as they normally get only one cup for their whole afternoon. We were really excited for our pool party, especially because none of the kids, or even most of the teachers had ever been in a pool before, and they definitely never had a classic American hot dog.

I had been sick all weekend long.  I missed going to the beach with my family and catching up on my to-do list.  Instead I slept.  And slept some more.  On Sunday we had our calendars marked off though.  There was an event we just couldn’t miss.  If you know anything about Michael (and me) […]