Five for Friday...I'm havin' FUN!

I seriously cannot tell you the last time I linked up for 

Five for Friday with Doodle Bugs Teaching, but I'm on a roll

with all the linky parties, so I figured I shouldn't stop now!

Today's post will be random.

I like random.

It's baaaaaaaaack!

Saturday Snapshots with my bestie Miss Nelson from 

Run! Miss Nelson's Got the Camera is my absolute FAVORITE link-up 

and not just because she's my bestie.

I enjoy snappin' photos and bein' random...like I said above.

I hope you link-up too because I'm a Nosy Rosie

and I want to spy see what you are up to.

It doesn't have to be teacher-y.

It can be snapshots of whatever you want.

You're in charge.

Tomorrow I'm leavin' for Oakland for the weekend.

I'm goin' to watch the Boston Red Sox play

on Saturday and Sunday.

Source

Go Sox!

You can look for me on T.V....if you're bored.

If you see me, you can pretend you know someone famous.

I'm kiddin'...sorta!

Tonight I'm goin' to see "Jersey Boys".

Source

I'm super duper excited!

You realize there will be movie theater popcorn there...yes?

Do I need to say more?

If you don't know how much I love popcorn,

read here.

Who is lovin' summer?

I AM!

I also love YOU...so,

I'll keep this as a freebie until 

Sunday night when I get back from my trip.

I won't be upset with you if you leave me some love

if you decide to scoop this up from my TpT.

Coach Factory Online's Summer Clearance Event

starts today...June 20th through June 24th.

If you buy Coach purses, but don't like payin'

full-price,  you should hop on this site.

(I'm sayin' this because I like Coach...they don't know me)

Purses are cute, cheaper and are delivered fast.

They sell quickly though, so hurry up!

I have ordered from them a bunch!

Shh...don't tell Jerm.

If I always order black he doesn't know the difference...right?

Also, eBay is havin' a Vera Bradley sale up to 70% off.

I may or may not have ordered three new bags for the price of one.

(Vera doesn't know me either...but I wouldn't be upset if she did and

wanted to adopt me)

I will not be held responsible if you spend too much money, so 

don't even think about blamin' me. 

Got it?

Happy Friday, friends!

Five for Friday...I'm leavin' on a jet plane...

 It's that time again for Five for Friday with Doodle Bugs Teaching.  Last week I was leavin' on a plane to come to CA to see my family and tonight I'll be leavin' on the red eye to go home.  I'm super sad, but I'll be back in 21 days, so I think I'll be able to handle it.

My suitcase weighed 43 pounds.  

That never happens.

I'm always pushin' 50!

Not this time.

I win Delta, I win!

I have had so much fun this week laughin' at all of my pin fails that I attempted.

Want to laugh?  Read here and here.

I had to add one more fail and then for serious I'm done until Christmas.

This wasn't really a pin fail, but it was a definite fail.

This is what happens when you put too many marshmallows 

on the sweet potatoes.

Since I don't cook, I cannot be blamed for this fail.

HAHAHAHAHA!

It didn't stop me from stuffin' my face with this.

 I drive my family nuts wantin' to take pictures.  I think my request is valid since I only get to see them twice a year.  It ends up gettin' silly.

My mommy is such a good sport.

 Shoparoo...have you seen this?  I read about it on a Technology Tailgate link-up from Teaching isn't scripted. I quickly sent this out to my school staff, PTO, parents and added the link on FB.

In less than two weeks, my school has earned over 12,500 points from about twenty people scannin' receipts.  For every person that joins, you can earn an additional 100 points for your school.  I can't even imagine the point possibilities if everyone participated.  Whoa!

 If you have a smartphone, this is a must because everyone goes to the grocery store...even me.

I finished Christmas Decimals-Multiplication Task Cards last night.  It's a FREEBIE right now.  

Please be sure to leave some love if you think they'll work well in your room. 

Jerm and I have never tried the whole Black Friday thing before.  We have been browsin' the interwebs lookin' for deals(we don't actually need anything and couldn't even find anything to buy online just to be buyin' somethin'...shockin'...I know).  Somewhere...he saw that Target opened at 6 p.m., so we ventured out to attempt it.  They didn't actually open until 8 p.m.  We grabbed a Starbucks and then talked ourselves out of waitin' an hour and a half for the doors to open because even if we did find somethin', it would be too much of a pain to carry home on the plane.

We can cross that one off of our bucket lists.

Have a fabulous weekend everyone! 

Five for Friday...'Twas the week before Thanksgivin'...

Today I am linkin' up again with Doodle Bugs Teaching for Five for Friday.  I had so much fun with this last week that I thought I'd try it again!  

Let's do this!

This afternoon I'll be flyin' on an airplane to CA to see my Mommy & Daddy...for one whole week!

Jerm and I will meet my Nitty in Atlanta and fly her out there with us.

I haven't seen my parents since January.  

The anticipation of seein' them is killin' me.

Today we will be watchin' Despicable Me in class.  This will be my first time watchin'.  I'm sure your reaction must be much like the kids' when I told them I had never seen it.  

We will also be doin' a fun activity called the Minion Maker that I scooped up from my buddy Matt at Digital Divide and Conquer.  Be sure to stop by Matt's store to get your very own copy and be sure to show him some love.

I've had a great response from my Christmas Behavior Beads (Special Edition) this week.  I am so thankful for TpT and the little bit of extra spendin' money I will have on my trips out to California durin' the holidays.  I enjoy makin' items for others as much as I enjoy purchasin' items from other people.  I love all of the creativity everyone has and it definitely makes plannin' easier on me!

Read about them here and scoop up a Thanksgivin' Behavior Beads FREEBIE.

I am in LOVE with Kate Peila's website/blog.  I am learnin' so many new techy things from her.  If you have not checked out her blog, Purely Paperless...click here...now!  This week I learned how to use "Split Screen" from the Google Chrome extensions and it's pretty much uh-mazin'!  How I have lived without this, I'm unsure.

Stephanie from Forever in Fifth Grade wrote an awesome blog post titled: 

"It's Beginning to Sound a lot like Christmas(and it's giving me a headache!)"

She has some great ideas to keep the holiday craziness to the minimum in the classroom and I will also be doin' this in my room.  I don't want to reveal too much because I have little eyes that read my blog sometimes.  More to come later; be sure to check back.

It's not too late for you to link up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for Five for Friday, 

if you haven't already.

Five for Friday...let's give this a whirl...

Today I am linkin' up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for Five for Friday.  I'm extremely excited because this is my very first time linkin' up for this.  I hope I do this correctly!

Let's give this a whirl...

I saw this pin on Pinterest and begged Jerm to please make this for me.  We laughed about whether it would be a success or a fail.  My vote is...success.

Definite yummy for sure.

Miss Nelson and I went to a local craft fair over the weekend and ran across this cute sign. 

I couldn't help the laughter from peelin' out of my mouth the instant my eyes made contact with it.

It was a little hefty in price...$18.  

The Hour of Code is Coming...read about it here.  I'm so excited...and so are my kiddos!

You should definitely check this out!

I'm sure many of you out there have the dreaded allergies like I do.  Last year I had the needle test to find out exactly what was botherin' me so much.  Turns out I'm allergic to EVERYTHING...minus Pecan Trees, Sabal Palms, and COCKROACHES...I could have gone my whole life without knowin' that.  So gross!  I bought somethin' that helps me with all the stuff whippin' around the air.  Enter the RainMate Air Purifier with Now Essential Oils(I use these instead of the Rainbow brand). 

I shopped around Amazon and eBay to find the very best deal.  I ordered one for home AND school. Smartest purchases in a really long time!  I'm considerin' these for Christmas gifts.

The water is blue in this picture...in real life it's clear.

I use this brand because it has proven to have the longest lastin' scent.  Trust me...I've tried many different brands.  Peppermint is by far my favorite scent.
I order them on Amazon for the best prices.

Here is what it looks like in my classroom.

Joanne, from Head Over Heels for Teaching, and I were havin' a conversation the other night about names versus numbers in the classroom...she is so awesome for always lettin' me babble via email.
I heart her!
I pretty much use numbers on everything.  One year I had 38 different students in my class and the class size was 18.  It was a huge transition year for me and I promised to never write names
 on anything again.

Anyways, I was tellin' Joanne that I keep a list of the students' numbers and names taped on my computer for instant access(I must give credit to my pod bestie, M.J., for this brilliant idea).  If someone moves, I can easily change the digital copy and replace this.  I would then give my students a new number to use and remember.  

The list is to the right of my computer screen...held up by two pieces of

 blue sticky tacky.

Up close picture of the names on a scrapbook piece of paper and laminated to make it more durable.

I'm glad I officially hopped in on Five for Friday.
Be sure to check out posts from everyone else here.