Book baskets you might want to strangle me with, but only if you had to work with me.

Remember last week when I did this....

(Okay, this is the after picture, but stay with me.)

....and then, this happened....

....and then I did this, again?

Well, it gets better. Shane built shelves in my closet, something I wanted to do at the end of last school year, but didn't because, well, school got out and I went on vacation. Oh vacation, I really loved you. With all of my teacher books tucked away, this shelf opened up.

Those are chapter books A-P.

And then I found some cute baskets at Freddy's that were 50% off.

Picture books A-Z

Chapter books P-Z

Nonfiction/Reference

Shane gave me more shelves (book sets).

And, I organized my inside recess games.

Happy September to me!

This kind of organization makes me so happy, but soon the school year will be in full swing and I'll have a different focus. Amber, one of my teaching partners has endured my giddiness over my books and baskets for a week now. This morning, when Suzy, my principal, came around to say, "Good Morning" and "Welcome Back", she turned and looked at my baskets and said, "Those are cute baskets."

And I'm all (shrugging), "Thanks. 50% off at Fred Meyer."

And from across the hall Amber yells, "OH, DON'T ACT ALL CASUAL ABOUT YOUR BASKETS! (to Suzy) SHE LOVES HER BASKETS!!" And that's when I started dancing.

Incidentally, Amber is probably still at school prepping for our staff training tomorrow, as she's a trainer. And since it's time to get focused, I'll be a devoted trainee.