My first...Five for Friday!

Hey there! Happy Friday! You made it through another week and I am here to share a few things I have been working on during my week off. Sit back, relax and enjoy my weekly endeavors.  Here we go!

My boy and I started off our week attending a Huskers Basketball game! We love our Huskers. On Wednesday night the Huskers beat the Hoosiers and are now in the running to play in San Antonio...do I hear a possible vacation ? I'll be keeping my fingers crossed. GBR! Please excuse the look on the boys face... he couldn't take his eyes off the game which resulted in him looking like he has a lazy eye and I promise he does not have a lazy eye...he just stinks at taking photos. :) 

As some of you may know, I have been on break this whole week which means I have spent my days curled up with this fur ball creating items to put into my TPT store! I must say Kyle definitely has an eye for design (hah!). Most of the time I am creating with one hand and playing fetch or tug-of-war with the other. He has really put my multi-tasking skills to the test this week, but I would say I still have made some decent progress on products for my store. 

I just opened my TPT store last month and I am so excited to have fulfilled a goal of mine.  I love creating things to use in my classroom and then sharing them with all of you! Since it is still VERY new I have found myself filling up pages of blank notebooks with ideas instead of sleeping. This whole "lack of sleep" thing may be what some people call insomnia, but I can't sleep with these ideas running around in my head! Besides, who needs sleep when you can be creating?!  I mean, I can't be the only one addicted to creating, right?! Please tell me I'm not totally losing it! HA! Feel free to hop on over to my store and check out a few of my late night creations...trust me, there will be many more to come!

I did a little shopping this week to prep for my next week of teaching our Extended Learning Opportunities for Kindergarten and First grade!  I have been searching for these animal plates since last summer and I finally found them at Target (god bless you, Target!).  So, since it took me forever to find them I stocked up so I can use them in my math centers.  They are perfect to use as addition or subtraction mats and since next week is totally animal themed they are ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!  My kiddos are going to get WILD about math next week! I think the sloth is my favorite. :)

Here is what I am working on today!  A brilliant idea came to me last night just as I went to lay my head down on my pillow (let's face it, that's when all of your greatest ideas come to you).  I introduce you to my "Luck of the Irish" Math and Literacy Pack. Again, it is still in the works, but lucky for you (see what I did there) I am sharing with you a FREEBIE of one of these pages! All you need to do is hope on over to my TPT store and download  your very own copy! While you're there be sure to follow my store to keep up with all of my late night product posts. 

I hope you have a FANTASTIC weekend!  Relax, cruise TPT and enjoy life.  Before you go, be sure to click that "follow this blog" because I'd love to see you back here! 

Thanks for stoppin' by!

Fall Break and an Update!!

Well hey there!  Last time I was here I created by very first Freebie EVER! I hope you guys got the chance to download and use it in your rooms! If you missed that post you can either scroll down or just simply click here to grab your freebie.  Since my last post  A LOT has happened and has caused a serious whirlwind in the past few weeks. To start things off...

         I AM ENGAGED!!! 

I was completely surprised and I must say that my boy did a great job of planning the entire thing with family and friends! He even kept it a secret for 6 WEEKS!!!!! I am very lucky to get to spend the rest of my life with such a wonderful man! Let the wedding planning begin! 

Fall is here which means I have been living off of pumpkin spice lattes! With fall comes my FALL BREAK! Yup, I get a whole 2 weeks off to enjoy this wonderful Nebraska fall weather... and enter grades...and complete running records...and clean my house...okay so it's been a little crazy but I am two days into my break and I am lovin' it! 

I also have recently started playing with the idea of a different hairstyle. One of my friends told me that curling wands are amazing. Now, being someone who is terrified of regular curling irons, I was not looking forward to wearing a "Michael Jackson" heat protective glove and wrapping my hair around a hot stick. However, after an hour of carefully attempting to not burn my hands or face, I had this result. As you can tell by my face I am a little shocked I came out without any scars or burns, but it is definitely something I will continue to work on. 

Also, I don't know if you have heard about The Mint Julep Boutique, but I am completely obsessed! My first order just arrived today (it's like Christmas in a box!)! Be sure to check out their AH-MAZ-ING clothes and deals. Things go fast so be sure to order when  you can! 

Well folks, I am off to create a wedding guest list and enjoy my fall break....and maybe spend part of my paycheck at The Mint Julep Boutique! 

Thanks for stoppin' by!