First Day of School Teacher Gifts

This all rooted from Pinterest (seriously, it's like crack). I was not planning on taking a gift on the first day until I found this idea on Pinterest involving cups with cute little flag toppers. I just couldn't wait until Christmas to give this so I'm sending it with L on her first day. 

The cups were $5 or $6 and from Wal-mart but I read on another blog that they have them at Joann's and you can use a coupon. The link provides instructions and a nifty template so you can print the flags yourself.

I need to arrange the drink packets a little better. I might throw some tissue paper in the middle so they stand up around the edge. Those are just Crystal Light on-the-go packets. I included three flavors so they could have a few drink options to choose from. The leftover packets are for the hubby. He likes to keep them at work to flavor his water bottles.

Mommy Back to School Shopping

I have no excuse other than I'm vain and want to look cute dropping off and picking up my 4 year-old next week when Pre-K starts. Yeah, I've been a little bit bad. Luckily, my husband hasn't seen all of the packages. Even if it's been weeks and I get one package, I'll hear "What did you buy now?" One order though was out of necessity, though! I DID need shoes for the gym as I've started working out again.

I'm in an Ann Taylor Loft phase right now.

I wore this top all day today (playdate, cheer practice, errands) and it held up great! It will be very versatile - running around with kids or date night with my hubby!

Soft layering tank

I ordered these in two colors. Not sure which one to keep. If I can find a cute khaki skirt, I might keep the navy one.

This was way cuter in person. It fit so nicely!

With my coupon, this was only $4 so I had to buy it!

Back to School Shoes

With school starting up soon, I of course used the excuse to buy some new shoes for L. We haven't bought many clothes as it's still 100+ degrees here and she can still wear her summer clothes to school.

I DID buy everything on sale or with a coupon and free shipping.

Morgan & Milo sneakers - I sized up on these to save for Spring.

Lelli Kelly - These are her "dressy" sneakers. They are sooooo cute and sparkly. I wish they made them in my size!

Morgan & Milo - They have elastic inside so they slip-on easily.

She also has a pair of suede brown Morgan & Milo shoes from last year that will probably hold up another couple of months. Her shoe size changes so quickly so I like to be prepared by keeping a couple of larger sizes just in case.

Dynamic Drive CSS Library

For the web dev geeks out there, Dynamic Drive CSS Library is where I get code for drop-down menus, rotating images, and other nifty tricks.


The jQuery Multi Level CSS Menu #2 is a drop-down menu code I use frequently. The colors and styles can easily be changed through the stylesheet to match the look of your website. It also works on phones and other mobile devices.