Christmas Wish

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

Love,
Casey, Aimee, Riley, and Baby Ferguson

Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Pumpkins.

Casey and I try to have one night each week for a date night. That usually consists of making dinner and watching a movie, but we decided to carve a pumpkin this week! It was so much fun deciding a design and drawing it out and nervously carving through the pumpkin, but I think it turned out wonderfully! Plus, it was a great night spent together having fun!


However, I think the best part is the pumpkin seeds we harvested- roasted pumpkin seeds!!!! They're in the oven right now, and I'm so excited to snack on them in a short 40 minutes!! I've never made roasted pumpkin seeds before, so if they turn out, I'll post the recipe I used- it was super simple!

It's Been Awhile

My goodness. I cannot believe how much time has passed since I last posted a blog. This has been an absolutely crazy busy semester of my life. However, only 75 more days until I graduate!!!! 75! Only 75!!! I. Can. Not. Wait.

As for the mini update on life: I love teaching 3rd grade. This is the first opportunity to teach this grade level and it is wonderful. I do believe that I will never find a "favorite" grade level. These children are just darling. I don't want to leave them in two weeks to move to kindergarten. I'm going to throw out there that I'm going to cry.... then I'll fall in love with another room full of precious kids.... Oh, the career I have chosen!

On another note. Casey and I have officially moved to Charlie Soap and White Vinegar as our laundry cleaning solutions, and I must admit with great excitement that I LOVE IT! Our clothes feel so fresh and soft! It seems like we use a lot of vinegar, but with it so cheap, we're still saving tons of money by not buying nasty bleach or fabric softener or color safe bleach. It's wonderful. Plus, no more fabric softener staining our clothes. I don't know who all has that problem (it may possibly be due to our washer) but it was very irritating every time the blue tint didn't wash out. Now, no more blue tint! And the fresh, simply clean scent is wonderful for my super sensitive nose. I love Charlie's Soap.

I will try to blog more as the semester goes on! For now- Adios y hasta luego!

Kids Say the Darnest Things

Here's a small collection of some of my favorite moments/quotes from this summer with my class of 1st and 2nd graders:

Boy: "Miss Aimee, look!" (points somewhere behind me, I do not look) *giggles* I was going to run away when you looked."

Boy: "Miss Aimee, how old are you?"
Me: "I don't know. How old do you think I am?"
Boy: "76!"

During art one day, the classroom was completely silent, then one little girl barely whispers, "all the single ladies..." All of the sudden the whole class busts out in chorus along with one little boy jumping out of his seat for a dance demonstration. Best. Day. Ever.

Boy: "Look, Miss Aimee, she's dead." (he's holding a ladybug in his hand)
Me: "Aw, how sad. Are you going to bury her?"
Boy: "No, I'm going to keep her as my pet."
Me: "But she's not alive anymore."
Boy: "Oh... I guess I will go bury her in the rocks so she doesn't get squished."

Boy 1: My whale can beat your shark."
Boy 2: "Nah-uh! The whale is bigger then the shark!"
Boy 3: "Yeah, only a dolphin can beat a whale AND a shark. Right, Miss Aimee?"

Me: "What are our rules about painting?"
Boy: "Don't paint your eyeballs!!!"

Boy: "Miss Aimee, that was easy. I already learned that in kindergarten."
Me: "Good! Now you'll be ready to learn more in first grade!"
Boy: "No, I already know everything. I graduated already."

Me: "We're going to make an instrument today called a 'maraca'!"
Girl: "Yay! I always wanted to make a mechete!"

I made color swirled crayons for my class, and as they were checking them out:
Boy: "How did she do this?"
Girl: "I know! They are made of metal!"
Girl 2: "Yeah! That's why they won't break!"

This one is from a card I got from a first grader while I worked in a SAISD class (it was too good to leave out): "Ms. Ferguson, thank you for teaching me. I will miss you. I don't want you to live."


Man, I'm going to miss those kids!

Taking a Leap

Ok, I'm going to do it. I'm going to attempt making my own cleaning solutions. I've been wanting to make the change since shortly after I moved off to college, but have been way too scared/intimidated/clueless/skeptic/etc... However, reading a blog of a friend of mine has given me the courage and resources to take the leap!

I'm super excited and can't wait to make my first purchase of Charlie's Soap!

Charlie's Soap website.

Btw, if you want to find out some more about homemade products check out this blog:

Just Trying to Live Better blog.