KiDS KorNER

I came up with posting a KiDS KorNER every so often to share some stories from my school day! I mean seriously, kids say the darnedest things and I hear them all day long. There have been times when I thought to myself I should really record these comments. Well, the time has come to write a few things down. Now remember I teach four and five year olds so they really do say what they feel with no filter. I of course will not be posting any names attached to these stories, but I think you will enjoy reading some of these:

During play, I observed two little girls on the carpet building a city. One little girl turned to the other as she pick up a house, "Here is where the Four Seasons will be."

As four children were coloring in the morning I overheard one child ask the group, "Are you Jewish or Christmas?" One child responded that she was both, one child said she was Christmas and the other two said they were Jewish.

During circle time on a Monday morning as all the children were sitting on the carpet a little girl raised her hand. She then proceeded to tell everyone, "My Dad was chillin in the hot tub with a beer over the weekend" as the class broke into laughter she added, "and he was naked because he forgot his swimsuit."

Straight from children's mouths!!! Until next time....



Wardrobe Wednesday

Another Wardrobe Wednesday is here!!! The outfit that I am posting is an outfit that I wore to work. It has a little 80's twist which I love...straight leg pants and an off the shoulder top. I added gold jewelry to make the outfit pop. The great thing about this outfit is that it is comfortable. The pants stretch, which makes it easy to bend down to help the little ones during the day.

The shirt is from Nordstrom and the pants are forever twenty one! The gold bangles I've had forever and the necklace is forever twenty one. The black flats are Tory Burch that I purchased at Nordstrom. The black tank underneath is Old Navy.

A Healthy Sunday Dinner

It was a great Sunday to cook; with the temperature outside in the 50's/60's and football games on t.v. I wanted to make something warm and healthy. I stumbled upon this recipe in my People Magazine. It is called Southwest White Chicken Chili. It takes 10 minutes to prep and 20 minutes to cook. The other great thing is that it makes six servings; which means we will have leftovers during the week.

What you need:

1 tbsp. vegetable oil

4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into cubes

4 tps. chili powder

2 tps. ground cumin

1 large onion, chopped
1 medium green pepper, chopped (about 3/4 cup)
1 can (10 3/4 oz.) condensed cream of chicken soup
3/4 cup water
1 1/2 cups frozen whole kernel corn
2 cans (about 15 oz. each) white kidney beans (cannellini), rinsed and drained

2 tbsp. shredded cheddar cheese

1. Heat oil in 4-qt saucepan over medium-high heat. Add chicken, chili powder, cumin, onion and pepper and cook until chicken is cooked through and vegetables are tender, stirring often.

2. Stir soup, water, corn and beans in saucepan and heat to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Cover and cook 5 min. stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with cheese.

See Below:

Cutting the chicken into cubes



Green pepper



Green pepper and onion

Adding chicken and chili powder

Adding cumin



Adding the peppers and onion to the chicken and spices



Opening the beans

Adding the soup

Adding water

Adding frozen corn

Draining and rinsing beans

Yum, yum....Southwest White Chicken Chili









Wardrobe Wednesday

It's Wednesday and I am back again! The outfit that I am posting this week is an outfit that I wore on Saturday. I ran errands, got my nails done and caught an afternoon movie. It was a beautiful Florida day- 70's and sunny. If you happen live in a colder climate you could copy this look with dark jeans and riding boots, maybe even a peacoat over the top.

 I have had this olive green top forever and I layered it with a white tank top underneath. I just paired it with white Hudson jean Capri's. I accessorized with my camel heels and purse! It was fun yet fashionable for running around town.



Gardening with Junior Kindergarten

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We are having so much fun gardening with the students! We planted: bok choy, romaine lettuce, bush beans, cherry tomatoes, radishes, carrots, sunflowers, marigolds and impatiens. The kids are loving it. The weather is beautiful and they are enjoying "tending" their garden. Today we watered it and at the end we squirted all the kids...they laughed so hard. We can't wait to see the garden grow!

Delray Beach Art Festival

What a beautiful weekend for an art festival! The weather was in the 70's and sunny. Dave and I went out for breakfast and spent a few hours walking around the festival before catching a movie. We both love to browse at the paintings, sculptures, photography and glass. It is so remarkable to see the creativity and talent. The streets were packed with people and the sun was out. We had so much fun!

Wardrobe Wednesday

Wardrobe Wednesday is something that will be posted every Wednesday! I will share an outfit that I wore sometime within that last week. It might be something that I wore to work; which in that case would be an outfit that is inexpensive in case it gets ruined. Because working with four and five year olds tends to get messy. It will be an outfit that is comfortable and more conservative.  But I also might share an outfit that I wore over the weekend with my girlfriends or something that I wore out for a date night or night on the town. I am happy to answer any questions about where I got the outfit! Enjoy and maybe it will give you some cute ideas on pieces you could mix and match in your own closet.

First outfit:

I wore this outfit to school on Monday! I decided to wear layers because in the winter, Florida can be cool in the morning but by recess or dismissal from school it can be really warm and I have take off a layer. So, I took a striped tank top and layered it with a beige cardigan. I then put on a pair of olive pants and brown flats. The brown flats had gold embellished stones and I matched this with a gold watch and gold hoops.