That is me right now. Actually it wasn't me this morning. I love having the extra day off. I always manage to wake up early, immediately start laundry, and just start cleaning. I get so much done before noon and I always think to myself, "Wow! I'm awesome!" And, that all really happened today. Then, I sat down to work on my graduate school work.  Then, it happened. What happened, you ... Read More about Procrastination At Its Finest

In a nutshell, here was my day: I don't think I need to elaborate. I think you all probably know how I'm feeling, but I'll tell you with one little word: exhausted. Anyway, back to the real point of the blog post, right? Because we are all tired and no one needs to hear my whining.  We've started opinion writing in the first grade! Woo! I'm kind of excited because I love giving my ... Read More about In My Opinion {Let the Opinion Writing Begin!}

In first grade, the big push is teaching them to become fluent in their math problems. Our district is using Math Expressions for the first time this year. It's really nice to have a math curriculum where you can follow along through the book with lessons that make sense! At the beginning of the year, I create a "Roll the Dice" game called Math Mountains. I decided to revamp it and you can pick it ... Read More about Finding Math Partners & Valentine’s Day

Yesterday when I got the call that school would be canceled today due to extreme cold weather, I got a whoosh of productivity. It was well needed considering I sat around on the couch all morning watching Bride Wars and 13 Going On 30. I call that time well spent, but I'm sure there's people out there who don't. Crazy people.  Here's how I dressed my dog for the weather. He was thrilled ... Read More about Ready for Valentine’s Day… A little early?

Hello all! This is my fourth day in a row blogging. I really must say I'm pretty proud of myself. I can't stay away from a blog post about crafting and creating though because I absolutely love to create. Maybe it's something about me being a pisces. I think pisces people are supposed to be creative people. So, I'm linking up again with the ladies from Blog Hoppin'. Most of my creating ... Read More about New Year’s Resolution: Crafting and Creating