Happy Saturday!! I officially have had 2 full weeks with my 2nd graders and things are going well!! I really can't complain! (though I'm tempted to about the 83+ degree classroom temps. Sweaty 2nd graders aren't great listeners.  poor things.)   It might be too hot to listen, but it's never … [Read more...]

Well - somehow, yesterday was the last day of "summer" and I am exhausted?!? Between open house prep - organizing and putting away student/teacher supplies that keep being added to and piled in my ready-for-parents-to-see classroom, I have being going going going non stop and missed out on the last … [Read more...]

. . . .and what a perfect week to be coined "Teacher Week" than the first official week back to school!  I start with teacher work days on Thursday and my kiddos are coming on Monday! I'm JUST about finished up with lesson plans through next week, and I'm all ready to meet a new set of parents on … [Read more...]

So I've seen (, spent hours of my life linking from one to the next,) and I've been dying to try one of these "Currently" posts for probably years now - but I've never attempted to actually do one . . . here goes nothing?! I'm linking up with Farley's August Currently! Is it seriously August … [Read more...]

**Warning** - I'm in full fledged teacher mode to the 576th degree, so if you're not interested in why, I'd stop reading now. :) #justsayin' So this past week has been 50 shades of awesome.  If you know me at all, you know that I'm a Facebook loving, blog stalking, and idea pinning queen. … [Read more...]