Finally... some respect!

In the past, I have ALWAYS been blocked from writing my blog at school.  At the end of last year, I found a way to still update using the email way.

Finally, a new technology director was hired in the middle of the year last year and made some great changes for our district.  He really believes in doing blogs with students (I am most defiantly not there yet).  He told us that we are professionals and he trusts us on the internet.  And of course, they can always monitor the websites we visit-- alas, no Facebook still.  So, I clicked on some of my favorite websites that were blocked last year (tasteofhome.com, hotmail, youtube and blogger) and low and behold, they are open!  So, to the title of my post today, finally.. .some respect!

In other school news, scheduling is a beast sometimes.  I have had some trouble with the band director from Patton not being able to come to test the kids, AM/PM Kindergarten (mEsS!!) and just the general plan-being-taken-up-by-stupid-people routine.  It sucks, but it should be back to normal next week or so.

Programs... getting a great head start on them.  But I'm still stumped on backdrops.  Paint?  Fabric? Just can't figure it out.

Composting

I love to search new sites.  It seems like I spend countless hours on the internet seeking ways to become more frugal or eat more healthy or ways to use my endless supply of fresh veggies from the garden.  I came across this website yesterday The Frugal Girl and began to search her website.  It took me a while to search out all the different "stuff" on her website.  It looks like she is doing photography 365 too!  (Oh yeah, I've pretty much stopped because I don't have lightroom anymore... boo).  Anyways, I saw that she made a compost pile out of a Rubbermaid tote.  Well, I can do that!  So, in about 15 minutes, I made one!!

Here's what you need:
A drill
A drill bit (I had Whit put on the largest one he had)
A rubbermaid tote
A lid to the rubbermaid tote












Next you will need to drill holes in the top, sides and bottom.

Last, just place it where you want it.  I put ours in our garden where we didn't have any vegetables planted.  This way if it leaked, it would go right into the soil.