My life under the bus

Grateful Living

 

 

I was featured last week on

Grateful Living

It was a hard piece to write

but I wanted to remember it's lesson.

 

"We write to taste life twice,

in the moment and in retrospection."

Anais Nin

 

XOXO, Patty

Grateful Living 1/20/2012

 

 

 

You can find me over at

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today.

 

Happy Friday!!! Patty

 

Grateful Living 12/12/2011

 

("Boat")

Today I'm featured on

*Grateful Living*

 

(secret list)

 

*How to Celebrate Christmas Like Your Eight*

 

( Purse - I think this one is mine!)

 

Hop on over and say *Hello*!

 

 

( chinchilla money - I hope this is mine too!)

 

Hope your having a Happy Monday!

 

( Tree - yay!)

XOXO, Patty

 

Happy Monday!

 

You can find me over at

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Have a Fantastic Monday!

 

 

 

Thankful Thursday 11/10/11

 

 

Well it's a thursday in November so I am feeling

like I should be doing a thankful post...

 

I am thankful after almost 8 days

 our powercame back on.

 Although I hauled logs, cooked in the fireplace,

and bathed in a bowl - I do still love electricity.

 

I am thankful for the white duct tape

 I found in the basement.

I have no idea where it came from

- but when your 8 year old comes to you

 5 minutes before the bus

 with his month old shoes and his feet hanging out the front -

white duct tape rocks.

 

 

I am thankful for small treats.

I don't get myself much but saw these

 at a local discounter and brought one home.

Apparently my husband got to it first.

Notice the gentle slices lovingly placed back in the box...

uh ....I mean notice how satchsquatched ripped the top off...

Was that necessary???

Completely manhandled the whole thing,

no finesse,

I am thankful for what's left.

 

I am thankful I get to go into my boys classrooms.

Today I corrected papers and

filed them into the kids mailboxes.

Well except for the ones without names.

I gave those back to the teacher.

When I got to the car I realized

I hadn't given my son any papers...

awesome.

Nothing like throwing myself under the bus.

 

What are you thankful for today?

Happy Thursday!

XOXO, Patty

Grateful Living 10/26/11

 

You can find me on

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today!

Happy Wednesday!

 

You can also hop on over to

Yes, Teacher Crafts!

to say *Hello* and win this Bee Necklace!

 

Good Luck!

XOXO, Patty

 

Art Bead Earring Swap Reveal!

 

 

So here are my absolutely lovely earrings

from Rosemarie of Gem Rose Designs

I totally squealed when I opened the box!

 

 

Ok so have you ever tried to take

 a picture of your own ear??

It ain't pretty - lol.

So forgive the goofiness

and gaze upon those awesome

beads made by *Sue Beads*.

Check out my partner and the beads from

Lutka and Co

Rosemarie Cowit 

http://www.gemrosedesigns.blogspot.com

 

Here is our list of participants!

Diana Ptaszynski   http://www.suburbangirlstudio.com

Jenny Davies-Reazor http://www.jdaviesreazor.com  

Marie-Noel Voyer-Cramp  http://www.skyejewels.blogspot.com

Lisa Petrillo  http://www.lucidmoonstudio.com

*Patty Chaban Gasparino* - *you are here*  http://www.mylifeunderthebus.typepad.com

Susan Kennedy  http://www.suebeads.blogspot.com

Shannon Chomanczuk  http://www.formysweetdaughter.blogspot.com

Cilla Watkins  http://www.tellyourgirlfriends.com

Diane Hawkey  http://www.dianehawkey.blogspot.com

Pam Ferrari http://www.ferrarioriginalsyahoocom.blogspot.com

Lori Bowring Michaud  http://www.artfullyornamental.blogspot.com

Stacey M. Curry  http://www.starhitchedwagon.blogspot.com

Linda Landig  http://www.lindasbeadblog.com

Norma Turvey  http://www.moonlitfantaseas.blogspot.com

Melinda Orr  http://www.orrtec.blogspot.com

Holly Westfall  http://www.silverrosedesigns.blogspot.com

Rosemarie Cowit  http://www.gemrosedesigns.blogspot.com

Staci L. Smith  http://www.stacilouise.blogspot.com

Sarah Elder  http://www.mysocalledjunkylife.blogspot.com

 

You can also enter my giveaway

*Here*

or check out my post on

Molly Alexanders

*Grateful Living*

 

Whew what a busy day!

What are you guys up to?

I've still got show prep and

yet another Board of Ed

meeting to prepare for.

 

Have an awesome Wednesday!

XOXO, Patty