Sad day...

Today is a sad day for me.  I am sure to shed some tears.  I cannot believe it is here already.  Today is the day that my oldest son becomes an big boy.  No longer is he a kindergartner but he will be in 1st grade.  When did this happen?  Really?  Everyday I look at him and he does something so sweet and shows me he is getting older.  Of course we are still struggling with discipline but that will take some time I am sure.

We will be attending a kindergarten program since they do not have graduations here.  My son has already told me that they are singing songs and that I will cry.  I am sure I will.

I wanted to do something nice for his teacher but with a small budget.  I already showed you the spa-like gift I did for her but it just didnt feel like enough, especially with all the things she has done for my son and all the other kids in her class.I got her a candle and decided to take an idea on saw on a blog and twist it to my capabilities.  I am not sure of the blog I got it from but I will search later and link to it.

My sister was kind enough to let me have a small mason jar and use some etching cream to etch an apple in the mason jar.  I then took some pebbles I got from Michael's a long time ago, put them in a plastic cup and used my simply chartruese reinker.  I just put about 5 drops in the cup and mixed it all up until all the pebbles were pretty coated.  I poured them out on a napkin and let them dry overnight.  Then I just put them in the mason jar and then stuck the candle in as well.

The tag was pretty simple.  I don't have much more time, I need to get breakfast and such before I need to run off again for the program.  I will try to add more to this post later. 

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