My sweet 6th graders gave me a PERFECT surprise birthday party!! On January 9th after carpool, I went back upstairs to find my room destroyed and my students "kidnapped!" The desks were in the shape of an arrow pointing to my first clue.
They had left a tape recording of my students screaming for my help....and some ominous laughter in the background. Our first (very well written) clue led us down the interstate to the Sonic on Winchester. Here we were suppposed to order two "fortuntelling" drinks. (MEDIUM drinks.) The waitress brought out our drinks and another clue.
The next clue (a beautifully-drawn map) led us to a vacant parking lot where we found a clue that sent us to the Hobby Lobby in Germantown. Here we
were supposed to find "our scrapbook." This took us a while because I am obviously blind as a bat! When we finally found it, we found the next clue inside that directed us to a Germantown subdivision clubhouse. When we arrived we found all 12 of my sixth grade students, lots of parents, and the whole Smith family!! The students had made lots of food, decorated the room, and had been busy making scrapbook pages for my new Hobby Lobby Scrapbook that I had just received.
And as if the scavenger hunt, party, and the scrapbook were
not enough, I was then presented with a $200 gift certificate to the Richmont--our favorite Bed and Breakfast in the in East Tennessee.
Every one had such a great time---It was certainly one of the most memorable and most exciting birthdays of my life!!
Even Jonathan and Andrew got a special treat that night.......They were offered Grizzlies/Lakers tickets for that night's game. They went and had a great time!! Special thanks to all my students for writing such great clues, making such great food, and designing those precious scrapbook pages!! Thanks to Meg for the GORGEOUS cake that she made......to Tammy for the scavenger hunt....... to Paula and Tammy for all the scrapbooking supplie
s.....and to Brian and Sherri for securing the clubhouse!!
I love you all so much!!
Thanks for a great 33rd Birthday!!
Aaron, and even Andrew Davis dropped in for a bit!! The smoked and grilled meat (lots of it!) and played X-Box most of the time!
Melanie joined us on Sunday and Monday after Sophie's birthday hoop-la was over!! She was a blast!
We celebrated my birthday at Home.....Keri made me a yummy Pudding in a Cloud dessert that we enjoyed after a yummy Italian supper! I didn't get to blow out my candles---since Lizzie and Anna were there!
They had left a tape recording of my students screaming for my help....and some ominous laughter in the background. Our first (very well written) clue led us down the interstate to the Sonic on Winchester. Here we were suppposed to order two "fortuntelling" drinks. (MEDIUM drinks.) The waitress brought out our drinks and another clue.
were supposed to find "our scrapbook." This took us a while because I am obviously blind as a bat! When we finally found it, we found the next clue inside that directed us to a Germantown subdivision clubhouse. When we arrived we found all 12 of my sixth grade students, lots of parents, and the whole Smith family!! The students had made lots of food, decorated the room, and had been busy making scrapbook pages for my new Hobby Lobby Scrapbook that I had just received.
not enough, I was then presented with a $200 gift certificate to the Richmont--our favorite Bed and Breakfast in the in East Tennessee.
s.....and to Brian and Sherri for securing the clubhouse!! 
My sweet boys!! Brennan, John, Pierce, Will, Andrew, and Me!
My sweet girls......Caroline, Meg, Me, Katherine, Becky, Cecilia, Sydney and Anna! 
We had a really fun New Year's Celebration with Lizzie, Anna, and Sara Kate. Crazy Uncle Jonny and Daddy Andrew shot off small and somewhat disappointing "fireworks." Aunt Ju Ju and Lizzie were both a little afraid to hold a sparkler!!
