Leprechauns ARE real!

My girl came home from school on Friday so full of enthusiasm after her St. Patty's Day celebration.  It seems that they had a visit from a Leprechaun who unleashed his shenanigans in their classroom while they were out.

He dumped all of the toys out onto the floor, left a note and a pot of gold under the teacher's chair... of course confirming the existence of the Leprechauns. Ha! 

She talked about that Leprechaun non-stop for the rest of the day.  At one point she mentioned that she "didn't feel very good about this."  Ha!  She looked all over the house for him making up her own stories as she went along- I love that she has an imagination that doesn't stop! 

I found this Irish Blessing free printable on Pinterest and LOVE it! And...it will be perfect for her upcoming 5th birthday... :)  

 

Happy St. Patrick's Day!



~Becky

"R" for Rainbow

It's letter "R" week at Sweet Girl's preshool this week.  We signed up to bring in the suggested snack, which was rainbow fish and raisins.  So, this is what we came up with.

A big box of rainbow goldfish crackers, raisins, 9 oz. clear plastic cups, 9x4 clear treat bags, and one spool of rainbow ribbon...EASY!  Oh, and the painting in the background is by my Sweet Hannah.  Rainbows are her favorite thing to paint these days!

 

An easy, inexpensive, FUN snack for school. 

The kids will finish off their "R" for Rainbow week on Friday with a St. Patty's Day celebration.  I hope they enjoyed their treat! :)
 
~Becky

A Spring Mantel

The beautiful weather this past weekend was just the motivation I needed to finally decorate my mantle.  I mostly used things from around the house.

 

I found the old aluminum milk can at an antique store when I lived in Tennessee.  I picked up the birdhouse at a primitive home decor shop last week for $7.  The framed tweed fabric was also purchased from an antique flea market in Tennessee- it actually has a primitive tea stained sheep applique on the front- I just turned it around to the backside.

 



The framed picture is a watercolor that my great-uncle painted over 25 years ago.  It is a picture of a corner of one of three porches of my grandparents farmhouse just as it was on some ramdom day of their busy farm lives.  I miss that porch...I miss the farm...I miss my grandparents...

 

I've had the willow balls forever {I bought them from Pier 1 over 15 years ago!}  The mini wreath and bird's nests were purchased last year from the Flower and Craft Warehouse in Lancaster County- I LOVE that place and I've been itching to go!



The white shelving is from Ikea and is the start of my living room redo. I have a few pieces of furniture that I plan to paint with some chalk paint- if I can decide on a color!

My sweet Hannah has been wishing for spring for about a month now.  We're all looking forward to the warm, sunny weather!

~Becky