Life with the Lindstedt's: Five for Friday

Yes, I have fallen off the blogging bandwagon (again). The end of the school year had this teacher tired and busy! I'm trying to keep myself pumped and happy because if I didn't I think I'd be depressed. I am going to miss my sweet class so very much. Today was my last workday and I have to make myself go into vacation mode and my school brain to shut down but it seems impossible! I for some reason feel the need to type up my schedule, get started on copies and craftivities for my first unit...the list is endless. But I'm going to take deep breaths and walk away for a few weeks at least!

Enough about school..onto my Five for Friday post!

Sweet notes from my kinder babies. I love when I would sit down at the end of the day to a pile of notes from my kiddos. So sweet. The picture below was a snapshot of my day Sunday evening. I had to come over to school to get some things in order and this big kid tagged along. He played Wii while I worked. So funny.

I'm am super excited to practice my hand lettering skills over the summer. I bought an eclass that teaches the basics. I'm also looking into a few photography classes as well. Summer seems as good a time as any to learn some new skills and hobbies! On instagram I follow one of my favorite educators, Cara Carroll. She creates BEAUTIFUL hand lettered designs with quotes and scriptures. She inspired me so I tried my hand at copying her the other day. Not too shabby if I say so. This skill could come in handy when addressing envelopes or designing art prints!

Introducing my latest Pinterest project! Isn't this growth chart the neatest? There's a funny story which explains a lot about how my husband in my perfect match.

I got all my supplies and set up on the driveway. I was super pumped to complete this project. I had some vague idea that I was going to need a ruler or something to measure with eventually...ha! As I start to pencil my lines, I see my husband peering at me from the window. Not a minute later he came outside bearing not one but two rulers! He is so type A and I'm so not, he couldn't handle that I was going to wing it! He actually shuddered when I said I was going to free hand the lines.

Look at that glare...I sure love this guy.

The ruler was a baby shower gift for my sweet friend Mandy. The shower was Where the Wild Things Are themed. It was super cute. I can't wait to meet baby R in a month!

She Reads Truth latest devotional is so moving! It features many different women of the bible. I've enjoyed it so much already. If you haven't checked out the She Reads Truth app, I highly recommend it! I can't wait each morning to see who the featured woman of the bible will be that day!

It's amazing how each woman was used so uniquely by God. The devotional does a great job of explaining their stories, you really start to see each biblical character as a friend and get to walk in their shoes. The story of Rachel was featured today. It's amazing how many women in the bible experienced infertility (which was a big time social issue for that time period). It just reminds me that when you trust, follow and honor our awesome God that he never forgets you! It gives me so much hope.

Today we embark on our first road trip of the summer. We are headed to MI for the next couple of days. Have you ever seen the commercials for pure MI on tv? They make me emotional and so proud of my home state each time I see one. So I thought my number 5 today would be ode to everything MI.