HAIR TODAY, GONE TOMORROW

Over the past several years, I have endeavored to grow out my hair to donate to Locks of Love, in honor of my mother's valiant and successful fight against cancer.  This year marks her 5th year of being cancer free, so I donated 11 inches of my hair today!

        BEFORE

                                                           

DONATION TO LOCKS OF LOVE

                                      

AFTER

GINGHAM

Now that it is summer, I have a lot of things to tackle around the house, as well as get ready for my new classroom.  I am making valances for my classroom window.  I am thrilled to have a window in my new room, something I had always taken for granted before last year when I didn't have one.  I am also making a curtain for the back of my desk that faces the room, and under the classroom sink (something else I am excited to have again!)  This is going to be my first year having a real theme.  My wonderful husband made me some wonderful crate seats for my Reading Table in various gingham colors, so I will continue that theme with the curtains, valances, and bulletin boards.  These crates are cushier than ones seen on Pinterest, because he felt my students deserved cushy seats.  :)