Monday Meet Me and a giveaway...

Today is my last day of work.
My checklist is almost complete.
It's goin' to be awfully quite in there today without
my Rockstars in the room.

I'm linkin' up with The Teaching Tribune for

My Monday Meet Me

I teach:  5th grade Talented and Gifted.  

Next year I will be startin' my 17th year of teachin'.

It doesn't even seem possible sometimes.  

I am just comin' off a two year loop from 4th to 5th.

I'm happy to announce that I will get to stay in the same grade level 

after 8 years of loopin' and switchin' grade levels every year.  

I'm excited because I feel like I will finally get to be an 

expert at a grade level instead of scramblin' around 

for new and innovative things all year.

I tried some really neat things this year that 

I'd like to use again with the next group.

I'll still be on the hunt this summer for awesome stuff 

you guys have already created!

I have: two more days until I'm in California with my parents.  

It's been a long two weeks after the loss of my Nitty.  

It will be good for my parents and I to decompress and spend some 

quality time with one another.  

We already have some plans to go to some Red Sox games in Oakland 

and a weekend trip to Pismo Beach for some relaxation and waves.  

I watch: a TON of Netflix and DVRed T.V. shows.  

It keeps my mind busy and gives me

something to do in my down time.  

Right now I'm on Season 2 of Orange is the New Black.  

I had to go back and watch some of the first season to refresh my memory.  

I listen: to many different genres of music.  

If I'm in my car, I listen to Drum and Bass...at a high volume.

If I'm in Jerm's truck, I listen to Country.   

If I'm on the treadmill...which isn't often, I listen to Heavy Metal.  

My music changes accordin' to my mood.  

I heart music!

I read: anything and everything that I can get my hands on.  

I'm definitely a book hoarder on my Kindle.  

I thought I would miss holdin' a real book and readin', but I really don't.

It's just so much easier to cart around.  

I currently have about 650 books that need to be read.

I'm hopin' my time in California will help knock this number down.

I do: love cilantro.  A LOT!  

I seriously would eat it with every meal if I could. 

Yummy!

Congratulations to my friend Jessica from Literacy Spark

for reachin' 1,000 followers.

She is havin' a 5 day celebration with giveaways from 

June 9th to June 13th.

Jessica has teamed up with a lot of other 

amazin' bloggers to help with her celebration.

You definitely need to head over to her blog to 

enter to win.

Make sure you head over to Literacy Spark for the giveaway and

The Teaching Tribune for Monday Meet Me.

Happy Monday, friends!