"MOCK" Wedding Event

Speakers.

Innocent looking, until you find out they are due back to the rental company at noon and you had planned to use them at 1:00 p.m. That was the news given to me yesterday.

These young ladies saved the day. They put together an incredible work crew and had it all up and ready by 10:00 this morning. Thank You!

The "event" was a collaborative project among 7 teachers, one minister and several administrators. The cosmetology department at our school did hair and makeup; business did the invitations and programs, English

provided poems, parents, and flower girl, math did the math to determine the cost of this production, Agriculture helped with floral arrangements and stage set up, my foods class did the reception, my adult living class provided most of the "cast".

Wedding Cake. Good Job! Yummy!

Groom's cake. He is one of our football players. Appropriate themed cake. Creative!

We wanted a third cake to make sure we had enough for everyone. We did!

My DH donated his free time to speak to my classes on the responsibility and readiness for marriage. He then made a 2nd trip to our school to perform a very sweet, civil wedding ceremony. His participation gave the students the opportunity to participate in a "mock wedding" without making a "mockery" of a very special ritual that is common to our culture and customs. Thank you honey! You did an AWESOME job!


The wedding party. The flower girl is the daughter of one of the English teachers here. She was adorable!

Cutting the cake. Everyone had a great time and I am so pleased with this collaborative production. Thanks to all who made it possible!

Surprise!

Someone I know will go to the mailbox in the next few days and discover this. Everyone needs a pretty dishcloth, it makes washing dishes fun (not really). The flowers are the perfect size for sitting a diet coke on or a sweating glass.Do you see the raspberries in the back? They are fake. I found them in a sweet store here in Kingsport. I thought they were the perfect thing for a table.
Tomorrow is Friday. It has been a great week, but long. I am looking forward to the weekend. Have a beautiful day.

XOXO

Theresa

Someone's Been Busy!

Can you tell what these are? They are blueberry bushes! I am so excited. My handsome H. went to the local nursery today and brought home sweet treats! I had no idea blueberries would grow around here but they do! Or, as I've been told, they will grow if you can keep the deer from eating all the fruit. The librarian from school says she has a secret recipe to keep the deer away. I hope she shares it with me. I want those blueberries!He also found a red dogwood tree to add to our yard. It is already a good size, I'm thinking it will look beautiful! Thanks honey!
I came home from school to find the chair cushions brought up from the basement. Is it just me or are the dogwoods extra pretty and lasting longer this year? Ours have been in bloom for over two weeks now. They make me happy!
Oops! Looks like someone left his post. Where is he? I found him. He is talking with the neighbor. I can't complain, check out all the plants that have returned from last year and the two new pots of bushes he's adding this year. What a guy! I am blessed.
I'm dragging this week. I have early duty. That means, I leave my house at 6:15 a.m. each morning and usually don't return home until 6:15 p.m. The first day I do well, tonight I am afraid I may not be able to stay awake through "Dancing with the Stars". That is my favorite Monday and Tuesday night television. One more day of early duty and I will have done my part!

Enjoy this beautiful spring.

XOXO

Theresa

What a Difference a Week Makes!

We had a Mexican Luncheon today.

I think they did a great job decorating.

They talked with the Spanish teacher and borrowed a few items.

I have shown pictures similar to this before, but they work so hard, I want to show off their accomplishments.

Our Menu for today:

Chicken Tortilla Casserole

Taco Casserole

Spanish Rice

Mexicali Corn

Mexican Cornbread

Sweet Tea

Brownie Pie with homemade Hot Fudge Sauce

I thought the Dogwoods were pretty last week, but tonight they are beautiful! It is beginning to be dark outside and I quickly captured this picture. Weather forcast is rain for the weekend and I wasn't sure if I could catch one tomorrow.

Do you remember the garden spot?

DH has looked at the weather forcast for the next week and he seems to think all the bad weather is behind us. Time will tell. He has worked so hard on this spot and I absolutely love it! He planted tomatoes, green peppers and zinnas.

I can't wait for it to come in!

Do you see the lilac bush? This will be it's 3rd summer. DH and the three A's gave me this bush in honor of my Mother's birthday 2 years ago. Lilac was a beautiful color on her and I appreciate their thoughtfulness.

What are your plans for the weekend?

We have several church activities for tomorrow and Sunday. Our church is beginning a new building project and this Saturday lunch will be the kick off.

Enjoy your spring weekend.

XOXO Theresa

Theater at it's BEST!

We drove to Pippa Passes, KY last night to see the above young man, in his college play. He is such a character!
This was after the play. They wouldn't allow me to take pictures during the play. UGH! Notice the dirt and raggedy appearance of his clothes? He portrayed a taxi driver from New York City in 1935. The height of the depression.

He did an excellent job and we were all so proud! He was entertaining even after the play. Then he always is. LOL
OK, I realize I have the same photo on here twice. I have tried to delete this one, but can't get it figured out. UGH!
This is our back yard. We have two dogwood trees. I was playing with settings on our camera and thought these were beautiful.Our garden spot! I am very thrilled with this. Hopefully, we will have tomatoes, green peppers, onions and flowers here. I'll keep you posted!

One of the trees we planted last summer in the front yard. My hubby says it is a miniature magnolia. I think it is a tulip tree. Anyone want to send me the answer?

Again, using a different setting on the camera. This is in a hanging pot off our sidewalk. I love the pink and red!

I have a hair appointment. Gotta go.

XOXO

Theresa

CTE OPEN HOUSE

This is the display of a few of the projects my students have done this school year. It was difficult for me to display only a few. I wanted to show everything they did. Can you tell I am proud of the kids in my classes?

They are the best!

We had a nice turn out by parents. I was thrilled with their willingness to stop their day and come by to visit their child's high school.

I have found the neatest website! It is http://www.joyofbaking.com/ I highly recommend you visit this site. All of the recipes my Foods class prepared for today were from that website.

The above tray is banana bread, no nuts, pecans are $9.00 a bag! Notice the filled strawberries in the back tray. I can't EVEN begin to describe to you how wonderful they tasted! The recipe called for mascarpone cheese. It is a little pricey, but ohhhhhhhh, it was worth it!

A close up of the strawberries.

Mimosa punch

I developed the above recipe. Honestly, it really wasn't a recipe, I just added things until I thought it tasted the way I wanted. It was 2 cans of frozen o.j., 1 large can pineapple juice, 2 cans apricot nectar, 1 box frozen sweet strawberries and ginger ale. It really was the perfect drink for all the bakery goodies.

I am so sorry that I did not get a close up of the apple tart. That's it between the banana bread and the pound cake. Because we only had one spring form pan in the foods lab ( I actually bought the last one at the grocery store just before this lab), we only had one of these. It went quickly and I have been told was absolutely the best. Recipes were requested, which is why I shared the above website. If baking is in your future you should check it out! We are going to try scones tomorrow.

All in all, today was a beautiful day. The weather was perfect, parents and administrators were complimentary and much was marked off my to-do list.

I do think it is early to bed for me tonight.

XOXO

Theresa

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Guess who is having a birthday.
Yes, it is a BIG birthday!
He doesn't look a day over 29?
So BIG that someone visited the church last night and decorated his office.
Brave!

We have celebrated most of the weekend. Dearest D. made the cakes.
And this one. We invited 3 couples over for BBQ and fun.
Just before the "guests" arrived.
She found this round cake pan and decided he had to have a golf ball cake. The golf ball cake was chocolate and very tasty, the other cake was white and my favorite. YUM
Porcupine cake. LOL He did have enough air to blow them all out!

Happy Birthday Honey!

I love you!

xoxo

Theresa

Rain Forest in the Mt's of TN

I am always amazed and thrilled how creative students are when given a challenge. Their creativity is an inspiration!

There are two rooms that make up the FACS department. The Foods Lab and then a Textile Lab room. For our teacher luncheons the Textile Room is transformed into a dining room.

Having a separate dining area serves two purposes, one, the teachers have an opportunity to sit and eat lunch in a pleasant, non-classroom setting, while being served. Two, it allows the students that are working in the kitchen, the opportunity to prepare food, clean up, and have last minute instructions(yep, by me!) without interrupting those that are dining. It's a Good Thing!

Today's luncheon was a success!

Students worked diligently to set the rain forest atmosphere for the dining room and the food that was prepared was tasty!

Do you see the monkeys that are hanging from the grapevine? They brought in stuffed animals from home for this design.

I think it's beautiful!
On the menu:

Bleeding Chicken

(BBQ chicken)

Safari Burger

(Sloppy Joes)

Jungle Mush

(potato salad)

Monkey Beans

(baked beans)

Jungle Juice

(sweet tea, lemonade)

Volcano Cake

(made from scratch chocolate cake, with home made fudge sauce and a scoop of ice cream)

YUM!

The students came up with the names of each of those food items. I hope I am remembering them correctly.
Next week we are having an open house. It is an opportunity for the CTE Department to show off the talents and skills of our students. If you happen to be in the neighborhood, drop by on Wednesday from 9:00 to 11:00.

I'm sure you will be impressed with all the hard work.

I know I am.

Enjoy your weekend!

XOXO

Theresa