My Life In Pictures May 1 - May 10, 2021

 May 1 - Ignore my husband's deck mess. Plants and plant food still in the beginning stages of our summer flowers. Jinxy loves being on the deck and wants to go out all the time but the moment he is out there he wants to go back in. Go figure. 

May 2 - The only photo of the day is me with a filter. Hmmm...

May 3 - NADA

May 4 - When I hear a song in the car that I have forgotten about or that I am hearing for the first time and like, I take a photo. Out of sight is out of mind as you get older.

May 5 - There were only photos of my preschool classes painting their Mother's Day frames which I cannot share. 

May 6 - Minxy Jinxy in all his big boy glory.

May 7 - She may not be a baby anymore, but she is my baby.

May 8 - Mother's Day Dinner at Outback

May 9 - Luna enjoying the beautiful day out on the deck

May 10 - Dentist appointment and I just had to grab a shot of this steeple.

Pop Up Book Lovers - Check Out The Weather Pop Up Book by Maike Biederstaedt

The 411:

This pop up weather book from @prestel_publishing was so exciting for my class. I read it to them during circle time and they literally gasped with each page I opened and everyone wanted to touch the red truck. Is it not the coolest! The illustrations are stunning!

While my class wasn't interested in climate change they loved all the beatifically constructed 3D forms. It was a great way to discuss the weather. We discussed the ship on the ocean, the tornado, the dry desert, and frost. My class are 2.5-3 years old so it was on a very broad/elementary scale but they truly loved it! 

Like Dogs From Terror Films - A Review #likedogs

 

The 411:

Well now! This was a movie! Treated like dogs in a laboratory by a demented over the top mad man, woman. Well you see that is where the plot holes are. I was definitely interested from the beginning. A woman is dragged into a van, she wakes in a cage, chained to a wall eating food out of a bowl. Wait, there is another guy also there. He is chained too. Plot twist...not gonna tell you but I was like Wait! WHAT?! No! That's insane. BUT then another plot twist and that is where I got lost. 

Low budget film but that was okay for me. The set or I should say the dog cages seemed like real dog cages and that worked well with the narrative, the lead actress was great. The thought of psychological test on unwilling subjects was interesting but the twists made it seem like the film makers were trying too hard. Wasn't torture to watch just wish they had stuck with one angle. 

 

Dolly The Ultimate 6 DVD Collection

I starting watching this last week. I am a huge Dolly fan from way way back. Her albums were some of the first a bought with my own money after I got my first job. 

They include Dolly’s Variety Show that was on TV in the 80s, which I had even forgot existed, Live Concerts, Music Videos, Interviews and more. 

The 80s was filled with variety shows were you could see your favorite celebrities doing skits, talking, singing and acting. I loved them all. 

Here are some highlights:

Where else are you gonna see Dolly in a bubble bath or the Dolly Dating segment with a very young, Moonlighting Bruce Willis. Was he cute or what!?.

My Two Headed Fairy Craft

Today was a crafty day! 

Over the past few years my life has changed. In some ways for the worst and in many ways for the better. I have been spending more time doing the things I want to do and have been meaning to do for a long time. 

This two headed fairy is created with Dollar Tree items except the paint and tags! I am in love with it. 

Check out my reel for more detail! 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CUk2hpOD7u3/?utm_medium=copy_link

Fairy

PoultryGeist Horror With Training Wheels

What actually happens when the chicken doesn’t actually make it across the road? 

Poultry Geist

From a debut picture-book author and a #1 New York Times best-selling illustrator, a wry take on "Why did the chicken cross the road?” that gives a whole new meaning to “the Other Side.” Cock-a-doodle-BOO! 

It’s punny. It’s spooky. It’s a meta picture book that puts a fresh spin on an old joke and elevates chicken comedy to ghastly new levels. A little spring chicken crosses the road but quickly gets flattened under a semitruck. The barnyard beasts who’ve gone before break the news: now that Chicken’s fried—dispatched to the Other Side—Chicken has a job, an unwanted job, as a noisy troublemaking ghost. This fowl may be weak in the beak, but Chicken knows that scaring people isn’t nice. There is such a thing as a friendly ghost, after all—isn’t there? Loaded with laughs and shivers, this Halloween-ready treat features ghoulishly funny art by the illustrator of the #1 New York Times best-selling Bad Seed series. Let the haunting begin! 

No chickens were harmed in the making of this book.

Absolutely hysterical! Great for young readers just starting to get into the horror genre. #childrensbooks #childrensbookillustration #halloweenbooks

My New Obsession Is Delicious

When I’m not munching on fistfuls of @naturespathorganic Coconut Chia Granola I’m spooning it into my yogurt! #yogurt #lunchtime #granola #brunch #cereal

I went through this box so quick! 

It is delicious with milk, in my yogurt or just grabbed out of the box.