A Day In the Life

I am linking up SUPER late for the Day in the Life linky over at Second Grade Nest.  I took the pictures in May and never got around to writing the blog post {sigh}... BUT it's summer time... and I'm gonna link up now! :)

 Here is a typical day in pictures mostly...

615am...  almost time to wake up the kidlets

640am... headed out for school

get into the car... it's like herding cats to get everyone buckled and settled

almost to Starbucks... rocking out to XM :)

foggy morning... country road

Can I get an amen?!?!  Coffee!!!  

Pulling up to the school @ 7ish

My hallway

My desk... time to get organized/focused!  

Schools out... happy hour @ Sonic

end of the day...happy face! 

We're home... finally!  

...and my 2nd job begins

Disclaimer: This was a bit different than normal... the hubs and I decided to do date night.  So I fixed the kidlets some Hamburger Helper (don't judge)... and he and I went out for dinner and a Wal-Mart trip {class supplies}.

Supplies to make dirt cake @ school the next day

My fab babysitter stayed and made pudding for our dirt cake! 

I decided to make saltine bark for the grownups since the kids were having treats!  

Retire on the couch to watch Hells Kitchen with the hubs....

We teachers live a fab life, huh?  Haha... definitely not glamorous, but it is my life!  I hope that y'all are having a great Tuesday.  The kiddos and I are headed to the pool in a bit... hoping to beat the rain.  Talk to y'all soon! 

Five For Friday {What Day Is It Anyways?}

I love summer...  I didn't even realize today was Friday until I saw another person's Five For Friday post!  Is it Friday?  What the heck is today's date?  I dunno...  who cares... IT'S SUMMER!  Ok... let me reel that back in... check the iPhone... yep... totally Friday (the 21st for anyone needing to know!)... and I'm linking up with Doodlebugs! 

1)  Last weekend we had a spontaneous family trip for Father's Day...  packed up the kidlets and headed towards Atlanta.  We had no plans other than seeing Superman @ IMAX.  Although I secretly started planning a hotel stay near IKEA {let's keep that between us}.  We hit up Target, IKEA, went to see Superman, went swimming at the hotel... and the boys were DYING to order room service...  We let them jump on the beds... they were in little human HEAVEN! 

view from our balcony... the boys were awestruck!

Lunch @ an awesome pizza joint... brick oven anyone? 

That's right... this easel came home... along with many other classroom purchases! 

2)  I got a box from Books a Million this week... man, I love getting packages.  I have been wanting to read Teach Like a Pirate by Dave Burgess since I heard other bloggy friends saying what a great book it was.  I have started it and am really liking it so far... stay tuned for more reflection later (TBA..hehe)

3)  I went on a spontaneous ride along yesterday with a co-worker to drop one of her kidlets off at camp.  We left for Asheville, NC (about 5.5 hours from here) yesterday around 7am.  We shopped, had a yummy lunch at Farm Burger (highly recommend), got pedicures... stopped at the farmers market... then crazily decided to go ahead and drive on back home last night around 930pm.  I climbed into bed at 315am this morning.  I am draggin' people...  BUT... I did buy a new pair of Chacos on the journey... and that makes my heart sing! 

4)  I am trying to get organized..... with my electronic files.  The files are winning.  I am transferring all my "stuff" to an external hard drive... and I have decided I am a PDF hoarder {hangs head in shame}.  I also met with my team this week to chat about this school year... there's nothing quite like putting pen(cil) to paper and making a good ol' fashioned list! 

5)  I also ordered a Silhouette Portrait and it was delivered today.  It is still in the box... we are just staring at each other!  ... and I may have forgotten to order the vinyl..... 

I hope y'all have had a great week... and that your weekend will be amazing!  Remember that if you use Google Reader to catch up on all your bloggy favorites... it is going away.  You can keep up with me by checking out the Blog Lovin' link on my sidebar! 

Ice Cream... Who Doesn't Like Ice Cream?

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Ok... I'll admit it... I'm not a huge fan of ice cream!  I'll wait while you let that register!  Hehe!  In high school and college I worked at an ice cream shop and I ate myself stupid on the frozen stuff almost daily. {It's actually where I met the hubs!}   Now I probably have ice cream 1-2 times a year.  My personal kidlets LOVE it (and the hubs, too!).  While school was still in we dedicated a whole week in our classroom to ice cream..... and my firsties were ecstatic.  If you are familiar with Reading A-Z... then you know they have a leveled reader (L) titled How to Make Ice Cream.  It has the list of ingredients and gives specific directions.

We spent all of Friday morning after our reading and spelling tests shaking our bags to make ice cream...  they got to jump around/dance/shake the bags for about 8 minutes. 

After the kids had their fill of shaking... {"My hands are so cold!  Can we eat it now?"}... then we were ready to check out our ice cream!

It was a lot of work... I"m not even gonna lie.  I had back-up though.  One of my co-workers had a student teacher so she came down to give me a hand with measuring, etc.  Here we are mid-process!

We both made several centers to use for the week. Hers were so stinkin' cute!  Check out these links (some are freebies!)  She is so hard working and creative...  be sure to leave her some comment love if you have a minute! 

 I also went shopping on TpT to buy some materials.  I found Amy Lemons Fraction Sundae pack and they turned out awesome!  The kids took their work very seriously... and made all kinds of connections {example... one kid realized that 7/7 was the same as 1 whole... happy teacher moment!}.  Check out our uber-cute bulletin board with the finished products!

When we were done making our sundaes... I had several extra scoops left over... so I had the kids make ice cream cones and write their fractional parts on index cards.  I just made some ice cream cones real quick out of brown construction paper. 

The kids had a blast with every thing we did throughout the week...  they made some great connections... and knowing they were trying to earn ice cream on Friday really made behavior issues non-existent!  EVERYONE wanted to make ice cream!  Have you ever made ice cream with your kidlets?  Hope y'all are having a great Tuesday...

Word Wall Headers, Santa Claus, and a Freebie For You

I have been obsessed with making word wall header packs... seriously.. I have made like a gazillion!  It started out simple enough... I'll just make some word wall headers for myself... then it snowballed into MAKE ALL THE HEADERS!  Does that ever happen to you?  I sure hope so... because otherwise that means I'm just weird.  Check out what I've been up to this week...

My classroom had a dinosaur theme last year... so that's where this started... then it just kinda kept going!  I think I'm going to stop for awhile!  Do you need word wall headers in your room for next year?  Check out any of the packs I listed... OR grab this one for free!!!

These are 4" chalkboard headers... very simple, but would look super cute with any color scheme/theme you have going on in your room.  I hope you can use them!!!  

OK... before I go... I wanted to share a funny from one of the Ms today...  I asked M2 what he wanted to be when he grows up... I do that a lot because his answer is always changing.  Today he said, "I think I want to be a mailman because they know where Santa lives... and also that looks like an easy job!"  I love that kid and his 5 year old logic!  Being a mom ROCKS!  

Also, don't forget about the Starbucks giveaway... it ends this Friday if you haven't entered yet... You can find the post HERE!!!  Hope y'all had a great Tuesday... talk to ya soon! 

These Are My Favorite Things {Morning Edition}

Good morning... happy Monday {hopefully a summer Monday for most of you!}.  I'm linking up with Across the Hall in 2nd for her Favorite Things Linky party!  I am going to do morning favorites to keep it simple! 

First up... It's a10 shampoo and conditioner.  My hairdresser used some of their volumizing spray on my hair a few months back... and I was all like "WOOOO.... what smells so good?"  I bought the spray immediately.  A friend of mine has a connection and is able to get me the large bottles of shampoo and conditioner at cost which makes me one happy chickadee!  It smells so good...

I use Neutrogena body oil every single day... usually after the shower... but sometimes just if I'm feeling ashy/dry!  I love the way it smells and feels on my skin.  It's kinda pricey, but it really lasts a long time. 

I don't buy a lot of perfume... I generally stick with 1-2 bottles at a time.  I don't even know how to describe the smell of this one, but I love it!  I ran out awhile back and the hubs bought me another large bottle for Mother's Day {score!} 

I am growing my hair out, but I can't STAND for it to be down in my face.  I am usually putting it in a ponytail... but these twisty things from Goody's make me feel a little more put together..... and it literally takes 1 minute to fix them!  .....and they stay in all day! 

Last, but certainly NOT least is my beloved Starbucks.  I go every single morning.  I don't even have to order anymore {is that sad?}  I pull into the drive thru and it goes like this... 
Them: Hey, Stacy... how are you?
Me: I'm great!
Them: Go ahead and pull around.
Me: Thanks

What are some of your morning must haves?  I love reading what everyone else uses in the morning... I'm weird like that!  Hope you are having a great Monday... talk to y'all soon! 

Sweet Summer Giveaway

I decided this morning while in the drive thru at Starbucks (iced grande mocha in my own cup!) that I wanted to celebrate summer with my readers!  As many of you know... this year was especially trying for me.  Last week was the week that my sweet Frances was supposed to be born.  I purposefully planned a week long trip to the beach with friends, all of our kidlets, and a babysitter so that I could have some time away. 

I suppose some years as a teacher are that way... some go by faster than others.... while some leave us crawling towards the end.  Either way... I say, "Let's Celebrate!"

No crazy requirements for this giveaway...  just follow me on here and/or my TpT store for your 2 chances to enter.  I will be asking rafflecopter to pick a winner next Friday.  I hope that whether your summer has started... or whether you're nearing the end... that your week will be a great one!   Ohhhh.... and what is your fav coffee drink?  {I'm curious like that!}

Talk to y'all soon!  :)
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It's Currently June {yippee}

I'm linking up with Farley for the June Currently. I just got home from the beach this afternoon after a super relaxing week.  I have been out of school for a week now and I can tell that my stress level is almost non-existent!  I am exhausted for sure... thankful to be at home, but already missing my beloved Fripp Island!

I hope that you've had a great weekend... are you out of school yet?  Or still a ways to go?  Talk to y'all soon!