Gum Wrapper Chains

When Suzy and I were kids, she had a HUGE gum wrapper chain that we hauled all over the world with every move. I inherited it when she left for college, and continued it for quite awhile. It was like 25 feet long or something. Our friends would donate gum wrappers to the cause, and we would buy gum with our spare change just so we could use the wrappers. I remember folding links on many car trips and then adding them to the chain when we got home. Each brand of gum was distinctive and some brought back memories of different countries we bought them in.

These days, gum wrappers all come in white--BORING. I feel sorry for kids now. My kids would love to make a gum wrapper chain, I think. But where's the challenge? I wish we had kept it, but I'm afraid it's probably in a landfill somewhere.

Ours was about as long as the one in the picture above.

My Big Weekend

I had a great last weekend of spring break. On Friday I took kids 2-4 to Noodles for dinner and to see Spiderwick up in Salt Lake. It was such a great movie, and we really enjoyed it. Then we drove to the airport to pick up my mom and sister Emily! They were only here a short time, and by Sunday morning they were gone again. But we had a great visit, and the kids were all so happy to see them. I got rid of some projects and retained zero guilt about it. That's a huge step forward for me!

Back to reality now. I can't wait for school to be over for the summer! I didn't really miss my students, and they didn't miss me at all over spring break. Only one more month!!!

Like the Changes?

So, to all my non-existent readers out there--do you like the visual changes to my blog? I do!