Thoughts for Thursday

I haven’t done a good old fashion Thoughts for Thursday brain dump with you guys in such a long time!  These used be some of my favorite posts to write and read which is how we came up with this Thoughts for Thursday link-up in the first place!  Today is just a random array of things that have been happening this week, so here goes…

+ Tuesday was school picture day for the kids and they were looking too cute all dressed up.  Brody had just gotten a haircut and everyone commented on how much older he looked! Makes me tear up a little!!

+ It was Teacher Appreciation week this week and I managed to get myself together to put together a few cute ideas.  I literally just went to Pinterest and searched “teacher appreciate gifts” and found these free printable.  I put a maple bacon doughnut in each bag and the pens I found 40% off at Office Depot.  Do you do things for teacher appreciate week?  I swear I don’t ever remember doing this in the past!

Doughnut Printable | Write Printable

+ I posted these photos on Instastories joking about the fact that this is what the kids lunches looked like at the beginning of the school year and now they look like the other photo below. You guys seemed to get a kick out of that and many could relate.  I wrote this post about toddler lunch ideas at the beginning of this school year, but it all just becomes exhausting after awhile.  Mostly, I became sick and tired of cleaning out these damn bento boxes every single day.  Brody has actually asked me for his bento box back because he likes having all the variety.  Then I really felt like Mom of the year for packing him the lazy, unhealthy lunch 🙈

+ Since I started feeling like myself this week, I started getting the nesting/Spring cleaning bug.  I have so much sorting, organizing and donating that needs to get done that its kind of overwhelming! I started in Madelyn’s room with some new drawer organizers from The Container Store.  I sorted through a bunch of items that she had grown out of and organized her drawers a little better.  It felt great!

+ A big reason that I really need to start getting organized is because before this new baby comes, Brody and Madelyn will have to move into a bedroom together! They are going to move into Brody’s twin beds.  I am not all that worried about them sharing a room because I think they will actually have fun with it, but I’m more worried about how I’m going to put both of their clothes in that closet!!! So I need to make sure I’ve really narrowed down their clothes to just what they can wear and pack up anything else!  Does anyone else have experience with their young kids sharing rooms together?  Brody will have just turned five and Madelyn almost three when we move them in together.

+ Also because I’ve been feeling better, I started cooking again!!! It feels amazing!  I cooked a delicious tomato pie this week and also my favorite honey lime chicken enchiladas.  Total comfort food, but that’s okay!!

+ Liz over at Pure Joy Home posted this cute worksheet from her son on her instastories this week.  Her son is in Pre-K just like Brody.  I thought this was such a great worksheet and was excited to checkout the website listed on the top – www.worksheetfun.com.  It has TONS of free printable worksheets for all elementary school grades that you can teach with.   I picked a few and printed them out for Brody and he really enjoyed them.

+ On the topic of school, I know I’ve talked or asked about this somewhere over the last year; but we have finally made the decision to “redshirt” Brody for next year.  Basically that just means since he has a late summer birthday, he will wait one more year before he goes to Kindergarten.  Sarah Tucker wrote a great post on this yesterday with lots of great reader comments!  I feel very lucky because at Brody’s pre-school, they actually offer a half-day Kindergarten class which I think will be the perfect transition for him.   So instead of him having to repeat Pre-K4 again next Fall, he will be in a small class (maybe 10 kids) of Kindergartens that just go from 9am-1pm!  I think it’s a win-win!  Have you had to make the decision to “redshirt” your kid in preschool??

+ Well thats a wrap, friends!!! I hope you link-up with us and bounce around to some new blogs to read! It feels good to be back this week.  I can’t believe I actually got 3 posts up this week!