Thursday, October 15, 2015

Honeysuckles and other things



This plant kinda sums up things for me. It's a honeysuckle plant -- you know, those cool little flowers that you can pick and suck the nectar out of. I inherited it from my mom 5 years ago. Yes, that's right, 5 years ago!! And it still sits in this pot. And has only had one bloom. I asked my sister why she thought it wasn't blooming. She said it needed to be planted in the ground. But yikes, if I do that.... honeysuckles tend to spread all over, and where would I put it, and what would I do if it started spreading. Yes, I'm just a bit afraid to actually plant this thing.

And here are a couple pics I want to do in my classroom.

Brag tags I made myself ---


And a take a break idea I bought from Teaching in Progress.

And for some crazy reason, even though they are all prepped and ready to go, I just haven't used them. I'm afraid. I'm not sure I have all the kinks worked out. What if the kids don't use them like I think they should? What if they just flop?

Ummm, maybe they will flop. Maybe I'll see some kinks that will need fixing. Maybe I'll end up just scraping the idea. But shouldn't I at least try something that I was so excited about in August? 

Guess what? I have a place for the honeysuckle plant. Maybe I could just go ahead and plant it yet this fall and see what happens.  






7 comments:

  1. Hi Sara. I'm using Brag Tags this year. Really like them, but I keep coming up with ideas for more! Yikes!

    Crystal

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    1. I had so much fun making them -- why can't I just go ahead and use them??

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  2. Sara, I do that all the time- I think of great ideas in the summer, and then when it comes to using them, I think, rethink, and overthink it. You'll have fun trying them and seeing what you want to add or change as you go! The kids love anything like that- so it will be fun no matter what! I can't tell you the things I've done one year- and that's it. :) But maybe they'll be a favorite! Can't wait to see how it goes! And I love the honeysuckle!

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    1. Carolyn, you have such kind comments. You are so right - try them and see what happens! This next week is conferences -- after that, yes! I'm going for it.
      Sara

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  3. I so get it. I've got summer ideas that I was so excited about and have yet to find a way to make them part of my day. :)

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    1. I think I need to just jump in, try it for 2-3 weeks, and see what happens. I can always tell the kids it just wasn't working.
      Sara

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  4. I've pinned brag tags, haven't bought any or used them. Good luck, let us know how it goes. What a beautiful plant!
    Alyce

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