Stanford or Bust

NO, NOT REALLY...
I need my CLAD certification so I can teach in CA. Stanford offers an online program with graduate level courses for teachers to complete the certification! I get to earn graduate credits while earning my CLAD certification...And I'M TAKIN' 'EM! (how many apostrophes can you put into one sentence?!) Stanford's program looks to be the best around and they are ranked #1 in the nation for Education training! I don't think I'll be singing the Stanford fight-song anytime soon, but maybe I'll cheer for them when Dan and I watch college football this year! (here's the link to the program: http://ellib.stanford.edu/?q=california-teachers-english-learners-ctel-clad-program )
In other news...Check out the TOMS One-for-One link on the right sidebar of my blog. They are a great organization (I'm sure you've seen the commercials) For every pair of Toms shoes purchased, 'Toms' donates a pair to a child in need= the One-for-One approach. Perks include: Helping out kids around the world, the shoes are ADORABLE so you'll have happy feet, AND I wanted to help spread the word about Toms so much that I taught myself how to create the picture link you see on my blog for TOMS!(apparently they don't have blog buttons yet).

Happy Mother's Day

Mother's Day was great! Dan and I surprised some of the women in our lives with flowers, which I LOVE to do! There is just something about flowers that brings a genuine smile to a woman's face. Almost pure contentedness! It's beautiful!
The Priesthood at church took over teaching Primary and although I missed my class, it was fun going to Sunday School and Relief Society. Relief Society served a brunch for Mother's Day and we all snacked as we listened to the lesson! I love snacking!
We had the moms over for dinner. I had so much fun planning for this!(as I'm sure you can see from the pics). I found a great set of sheets from TJMaxx and turned it into a tablecloth. The napkins were on clearance at TJ as well! I couldn't believe it! Who would clearance pink paisley napkins?!! The centerpiece is silk flowers placed lovingly in a vase. The piece de resistance ...the floating pom poms! I found them in the Martha Stewart craft section of Walmart! Fell in-love? ABSOLUTELY! They were so much fun to make and matched the tablecloth= we have a winner!
(Oh- ps- the termite situation seems to be under control for the time being. The exterminators came and couldn't find their "usual" mud-tubes. So they think it may have been a one time thing.)