11 people I would invite to dinner: {fantasy favorites}

The final {and most awesome} round.

I made it eleven because there was no way I could narrow it down to five (I couldn’t even stick to ten!).

I had so much fun putting these together– I hope you enjoyed them too! I think this last dinner party would be the most interesting one by far. I mean, imagine! Having all of these people in one room! Sigh. If only it could be true. Here’s to dreaming.

And here. we. go…

{The Guest List}

1.

Severus Snape

“After all this time?”

“Always.”

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2.

Becky, A Little Princess

The little servant girl who stole all our hearts.

“Sara… why don’t you tell your stories anymore? “

“They’re just make-believe. They don’t mean anything.”

“Oh, but they’ve always meant something to me. There were days I thought I would die, until I heard you talk about the magic.”

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3.

MacGyver

The original Jack Bauer.

Me and my dad used to always watch this show together.

What a guy.

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4.

Anne of Green Gables

UM. Who wouldn’t want to be friends with Anne Shirley??

“There’s such a lot of different Annes in me. I sometimes think that is why I’m such a troublesome person. If I was just the one Anne it would be ever so much more comfortable, but then it wouldn’t be half so interesting.”

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5.

Carrie Bradshaw

Because, honestly, she’s like the coolest girl EVER.

“Later that day I got to thinking about relationships. There are those that open you up to something new and exotic, those that are old and familiar, those that bring up lots of questions, those that bring you somewhere unexpected, those that bring you far from where you started, and those that bring you back. But the most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. And if you can find someone to love the you you love, well, that’s just fabulous.”

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6.

Veda Sultanfuss

There she was just a walkin’ down the street singing Do Wa Diddy Diddy Dum Diddy Do.

“Get outta here! And don’t come back for five to seven days!”

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7.

Sophia Petrillo

“Ma, can you eat quietly?”

“These are Fritos, what do you want me to do, swallow them whole?”

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8.

Lady Violet Grantham

HILARIOUS.

And I think she and Sophia would be SUPER hilarious together.

“What is a week-END?”

9.

Cristina Yang

I love just about every sentence that comes out of this girl’s mouth.

She’s my favorite character on Grey’s Anatomy, hands down.

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10.

Matilda

Precious. And smarter than a 5th grader for sure.

“You seemed so far away,” Miss Honey whispered, awestruck.

“Oh, I was. I was flying past the stars on silver wings,” Matilda said. “It was wonderful.” 

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and last, but certainly not least:

11.

Napoleon Dynamite

“I caught you a delicious bass.”

But ONLY if he brings his dance moves to the party.

Canned heat, baby.

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5 people I would invite to dinner {dead edition}

The game is back for round two.

WHO would you invite to dinner if they were not resting in peace???

Here’s my guest list:

1.

JFK Jr.

Yes yes yes.

Oh how I loved this man.

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2.

Laura Ingalls Wilder

I am a prairie girl at heart so we would totally get along.

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3.

Lucille Ball

She’s a funny one, that Lucy.

And beautiful too.

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4.

Princess Diana

Oh, Diana.

What I would give to have you at a dinner party.

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5.

Shel Silverstein

He’s probably one of the coolest people of all time.

Just sayin’.

And just because I can’t help it, here’s some of my very favorites:

Invitation

If you are a dreamer, come in.
If you are a dreamer, a wish-er, a liar
a hope-er, a pray-er, a magic-bean-buyer
If you’re a pretender, come sit by my fire
for we have some flax-golden tales to spin!
Come in! Come in!

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Woulda-Coulda-Shoulda

All the Woulda-Coulda-Shouldas
Sittin’ in the sun
Talkin’ ’bout the things
They woulda coulda shoulda done…
All the Woulda-Coulda-Shouldas
ran away and hid
from one little Did

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The Little Boy and the Old Man

Said the little boy, “Sometimes I drop my spoon.”
Said the old man, “I do that too.”
The little boy whispered, “I wet my pants.”
“I do that too,” laughed the little old man.
Said the little boy, “I often cry.”
The old man nodded, “So do I.”
“But worst of all,” said the boy, “it seems
Grown-ups don’t pay attention to me.”
And he felt the warmth of a wrinkled old hand.
“I know what you mean,” said the little old man.

♥♥

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Up next week: {fantasy favorites}

my favorite children’s books: picture book edition

The Snowy Day + The Relatives Came + Caps For Sale

Sylvester And The Magic Pebble + The Very Hungry Caterpillar + Madeline

Swimmy + Chrysanthemum + Corduroy

Where The Wild Things Are + The Napping HouseMike Mulligan And His Steam Shovel

The Boy Who Grew Flowers + Fredrick + Pinkalicious

Amazing Grace + Owl Babies + Thank You, Mr. Falker

A Chair For My Mother + Enemy Pie + Hey, Little Ant

Miss Rumphius + Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge + Shortcut

Blueberries For Sal + The Pigeon Finds A Hot Dog + Guess How Much I Love You

Frog and Toad + The Polar Express + The Snowman

Fletcher And The Falling Leaves + Flotsam + The Legend Of The Indian Paintbrush

Owl Moon + We’re Going On A Bear HuntThe Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, And The Big Hungry Bear

Henry’s Awful Mistake + Wave + The Little Yellow Leaf

The Curious Garden + A Sick Day For Amos McGee + Lost And Found

Knuffle Bunny + Ish + Stand Tall, Molly Lou Mellon

So I went a little crazy with this list, but I could hardly help myself. Once I get started I just can’t stop. In fact, if time allowed, I think I could keep going for days. Put me in the children’s section of the library and it will be hours before I come out. There are just so many phenomenal picture books out there, and being an elementary school teacher and serious book lover, I’ve seen (and read) most of them all. This is a collection of my favorites.

They are the books I would absolutely recommend to a parent and without a doubt read to my students.

They are wonderful.

They are meaningful.

They are funny and encouraging and heartwarming and happy.

And children LOVE them.

Isn’t that the truest test of all?

100 days!

100 days of school happened on Tuesday and we rocked it in my classroom.

Do you remember 1st grade? Because I hardly can. Which is why I tried my darndest to make this a celebration to remember.

That, and I’m trying to be the coolest teacher in school.

There were 100 fingerprints.

We played “race to 100”.

And oh, there were lollipops. 100 sweet licks of that candy on a stick.

What will you look like when you’re 100 years old?

Can you stand on 1 leg for 100 seconds? Do 100 jumping jacks?

Let’s see where we end up after 100 steps around the school.

We read 100 words.

Made 100-knot bracelets.

And counted collections by 5s and 10s and 2s.

There was sorting piles of skittles (and eating happened too).

OH, there’s one more thing, that’s best and the most fun:

ONLY 80 MORE DAYS UNTIL SCHOOL IS DONE!