Appreciation Goodies....

There are many special people we encounter everyday, that impact our lives in a positive way, making our world a little brighter, a little better....

....and even a little wiser!

Nurses, Teachers, ...and our Mothers!

I have been busy this week preparing a few accolades to show appreciation, as this week was nationally set to honor them; National Nurses Week, Teacher's Appreciation Week, and Mother's Day approaching on Sunday! I'd like to share them with you...

To Honor our "Mom Clients," & Nurses, I assembled little goodie bags to distribute...

I started with wonderfully scented, $.33 votives from Wal-mart!

(Strawberry Kiwi, Citrus & Sage, and Apricots & Mangos)

The bush of Gerber Daisies was $3, and were separated into 12 individual flowers.

The white sheer bags were found in the wedding craft section for around $3/12 bags.

The Starlight mints were $1 a bag, which contained about 90 mints, and I used 5 per bag.

I added a little fluff, with crinkled paper gift stuffing, which you can find for $1 at Big Lots, and goes a long way!

I hot-glued a Gerber daisy on to each bag and WHAA~LAA!, here is the finished product!

Ashley is in High School, so honoring your teachers with cute little gifts is so NOT cool, therefore they all got Sausage & Egg Biscuits from Hardees, 2/$2.22!

For David's teachers & school staff, we gave fresh cut flowers. His poor teacher received about 10 candles of some sort and "buucoos" of scented lotions, for Christmas, (LOL!), so I decided I would do flowers for her! What woman doesn't love flowers for any occasion!

Being that I had four to buy for, I went to Wal-mart and got bundles of fresh flowers and separated them. The largest vase was $2.97, for his primary teacher. The smaller vases were $.77 each. I had approximately $20 in the flowers for all four! I added the little ribbon just to tweak my homemade arrangements! "smiles"

The Mother's Association set up a Dessert Bar for the Teachers, and my contribution was a Chocolate Eclair! This a heavenly dessert! ...and easy to make! I usually prepare it the day ahead of whatever church or social function I am going to, so I can just grab it out of the fridge and go! ~Please excuse the tin pan, I thought it best to send a disposable one.

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Chocolate Eclair

2 small pkgs. French vanilla pudding

3 cups milk

1 - 8 oz. Cool Whip

Box of Graham crackers

milk chocolate frosting

Mix pudding and milk. Beat 2 minutes, set aside for 5 minutes. Fold in whipped topping. Line 9 x 13 inch pan with graham crackers. Spread 1/2 of pudding mix over crackers. Add another layer of crackers. Add remaining pudding mix on crackers. Then another layer of crackers. Last, spread chocolate icing on top. Chill for 3 hours or overnight before serving.

If you are a Nurse, Teacher, or fortunate to be someone's Mother....May God Bless you!

You are appreciated! ~Rhonda