Currently....WHAT!!

I'd like to ignore the fact that it's August, but I couldn't possibly do that with my whole blog feed full of Currentlys.

And Farley's little self plug at the bottom of her post totally worked because I'm getting her classroom edition. Yay!

Click the image to get yourself a set too!

 Less fun is what I'm currently up to, but hey, what can I say....

Listening...ok, so I waited until the last minute to do my laundry before camping. This will make sense when we get to "thinking".

Side Note: I'm actually typing this the night before it posts so hopefully my laundry will be done and we'll be on the road shortly after you see this!

Loving...I've been in my class all week and it's almost ready. Next week my baby girl turns 5 and my Mom and Grandma are coming to visit so I don't want to have to go in to school a bunch. Then the following week it's back to work for me. Yikes!

Thinking...okay, you know you're a bad procrastinator when you're procrastinating by idly thinking about how you procrastinate. I actually went to a school conference and attended a seminar about procrastinating. Don't ask....

Wanting...this is totally irrelevant to anything, but gals I'm really hungry. It's past 11 and all I had was about 5 Mickey Mouse chicken nuggets...eew...And you all know about Maslow's hierarchy so I don't wanna hear anything about it...hmmm, I think my hubby has a Kit Kat chilling in the freezer and he's not home...hmmmm.....

Needing...I already bought about 4 storage/cart/container type items for the class, not including the 24 shoebox size containers I bought for the students extra supplies but I.NEED.MORE...it's a sick addiction. I really can't help it. 

Back to school must haves. The fun part.

1. New pens- this should really say new writing tools because I LOVE buying anything I can write with. Here are my current faves:

I love these Sharpie pens. They're not quite like the original black fine tip ones, which in my opinion have a little thicker stroke which I like, but these are fun too!

I'm a pencil snob and only like the Ticonderoga ones as far as pencils that you have to sharpen, but I do like a cheapie mechanical one every once in a while. Got these the other day...

Ok, I'll be totally honest. I bought them because they match my class colors. I know you won't judge me because if you're a teacher reading this you've probably done it too.

And I'm also very particular about highlighters. For the longest time I would only use these by Sharpie. It's because they're a normal yellow, not neon.

For some reason I get irritated by neon yellow highlighters. I'm getting better though and can use some other colors like blue, purple, or orange...but the real neon types bug me.

2. Laminating pouches for my Scotch Laminator. I got a pack of 200 pouches so it's pretty safe to say I'm set for quite a while.   

3. And of course with all that laminating I must have cardstock. I hoard it everywhere possible.

Now that you all think I'm weird, I hope you enjoy your weekend. 

I'm off camping so I'll see y'all Monday!

Summer Bucket List Linky

Time to link up with Hadar (Miss Kindergarten), Teri (A Cupcake for the Teacher), and April (A Modern Teacher) for their Summer Bucket List Linky Party!

This post could have some serious length, so in the interest of saving you an entire afternoon, I'll narrow this down to my top 3 me and top 3 class bucket list items. 

Here we go.

For me:

1. Visit Hearst Castle
It might not happen this summer with husband's government furlough days, but I'd love to see this place. 

 

2. Get a massage
My husband got me a gift certificate for Mother's Day. I'm notorious for letting those types of things just sit around or expire. Not this time. Relaxation here I come!

 

3. Play with my kids!!
I can get so wrapped up in MY bucket list that I don't spend as much 1 on 1 time as I should with my kiddos. This year I'm letting them create their bucket list of things they want to do with Mom (and Dad, on the weekends) and we're going to have a blast checking them off!!

My Pinspiration:

 

   
For school:

1. Revitalize my math and reading lessons. Last year I focused on spelling, writing, science, and history. There is still work to be done in those areas, but math and reading is taking center stage this year. Here are some inspirations...

 

    

Writing about math and documenting what you've learned. 

 

 click here to purchase

Guided Math. Great book! Read it last summer and I'm ready to implement some of these great ideas.  

 click here to purchase

CAFE and Daily 5. Not sure how this will look in real life for my class, but I love the concept and will be meeting with a small group of teachers over the summer to work out the details.  

2. Come up with an easy way to manage pencils in my classroom. It will probably start with buying this:

 

and then implementing something like this:

  

 (duck tape to keep pencils from disappearing)

combined with something like this:

 

3. Read lots and lots of children's books.

  

My #1 summer goal: Don't be SO busy that I don't enjoy the things that matter most!!

Go link up with these lovely ladies and share your summer bucket list. If you don't have a blog to share, leave a comment. I'd love to know what you all have up your sleeve for the summer!  

Hot Diggitty Dog!

Hot diggity, a whole lot can happen when you take a few day vacation!


First exciting news that happened while I was gone: I received the Liebster and Versatile Blogger Awards from Brittany over at Stickers and Stamps. Thanks Brittany!

 

Liebster Award rules are:

This award highlights blogs that have under 200 followers. Here are the rules for it:

1. Copy and paste this award on your blog. (done)

2. Thank the giver and link back to them. (done)

3. Reveal 5 other bloggers and let them know by commenting on their blog. (working on it!)

The Versatile Blogger rules are:

1. Thank the blogger who gave you the award & link back to that site. (done)

2. Include the award image. (done)

3. Give 7 random facts about yourself. (see below)

4. Nominate other bloggers for the award (suggested: 15 bloggers) and include links to their sites. (coming soon!)

5. Let other bloggers know they've been nominated. (see #4)

 

My 7 random facts:

 

1. I don't LOVE coffee and I don't LOVE chocolate...I know, what is wrong with me!?

2. My hubby and I have been best buds since we were 12. 

3. I really hate flossing because I don't like putting my hands in my mouth, but I do it anyways. 

4. I had been to Disneyland about 16 times by the time I turned 18. I've been several more times since then!

5. I gave birth to my daughter while my husband was deployed in Iraq...he met her for the first time when she was 4 months old. 

6. I've been scrapbooking since I was 15. And yes, I'm still behind. How does that happen?!

7. I ran out of gas on the way to the mall the day I got my driver's license. Completely humiliating!

I guess that was the only really cool thing that happened while I was gone, but boy my eyeballs are burnin' from trying to catch up on all of the other posts I missed reading. Sheesh! You ladies don't quit...and I love it!

A few things we did while we were gone:

 

Took our first trip to LegoLand...this is my boy-boy and husband on the first roller coaster of the day.

We hit up the beach at Dana Point on the 3rd, but all the pics are on my sister's camera.

On the 4th we went to go see the LA Galaxy play. There's Landon Donovan kicking from the corner. I loved our up close seats!
 

 

They do the best fireworks show after the game. My kiddos loved it!

 

And by far the highlight of our trip was picking up these two cuties in Ventura.

I'd like you to meet:

Charly and Lily!

 

  

They are 9 week old Maltipoo sisters. The one on the left is Charly--she's a little fiesty!-- and the one on the right is Lily--she's my shy girl. 

Well, my friends, I'm glad to be back. I'll have a Pinterest project completed soon {hopefully} so stay tuned!