My First Blog Award....

I just took a break from my report cards (ugh) and was checking my email.....I found a comment on my blog that informed me I was given this award today.....so excited!!!

Thank you to Miss T at Journey of a Substitute Teacher

The rules:

1. Link back to the blogger who gave it to you. (did that!)

2. Pass the award onto 15 other lovely bloggers. 

(may be a bit difficult to find someone who doesn't have it. I'll be happy with 5!)

3. Follow the person who sent it to you. (Check!)

Now the tough part, finding people who don't have this award yet! Lol :)

I am giving this award to some 

of my favorite blogs out there:

An awesome blog about running, reading, and teaching

Amy at Juice Boxes and Crayolas

An awesome blog about books that teacher bloggers 

 have read called The Best Endings

The blog that makes me LAUGH OUT LOUD!!

Kristin at A Teeny Tiny Teacher

My Favorite blog of all times....

the one I buy products from the most

(who is having a 1 hour flash sale RIGHT NOW)

Amanda at ONE EXTRA DEGREE

And the blog I have to say has helped me 

get organized and to gain many followers...

Clutter Free Classroom

Thanks again for the award!!  I better run on over to TPT and get some of those great flash sale items!!!

three things thursday

So, confession time....last night I had a molecular meltdown 

(term I use when one of my children is throwing a fit)!

I literally sat on the couch, nagged my sweet husband,

whined about not having any DC in the house, and

then cried big drippy tears about all the work I need 

to do for my report cards and conferences.

I put my sad self to bed at nine....very early for me!

Set my alarm for 6AM.....also very early for me!

And then I hoped that tomorrow would be better!

I peeled my self out of bed and was out of the house 

by 6:45.....took a quick trip to Starbucks and planned

out the rest of my hopefully happy day.....as I drove to

School a full rainbow appeared.....a sign!  I managed to 

get a ton of grading and organizing completed today

and tonight I feel like a much better person....woohoo!

Here are just three of the things that MADE MY DAY!

        

Yes.....a yummy coffee, fresh pedicure (thanks for the gift card Le Book Club),

and a brand new camera (thanks Momo & Papa).....added to my fabulous day!

whirlwind of fun in F-2

Oh my goodness.....what a first day back!  The kids were

Sweet....and very helpful which is always nice.

Third graders are not like kinders though....no big

excitement that I was back....makes me laugh!  

Since I have been reading...

Everything they did today made me want to giggle!

We did a very fun Fraction Sundae Activity from Amy Lemons:

I thought they turned out super cute!  I am in the middle of taking

down my non-fiction anchor charts and putting up some of 

Amanda Nickerson's Wonderland questioning charts!  We are digging 

back into fiction....tune in tomorrow for some details from the 

read alouds we are using to make connections to our communities unit!

Thank you to all my new followers for your sweet comments....I am so

excited to have you here and I am enjoying your blogs too!  

How Mrs. Coop got her groove back!

So after ten days away from school recovering from my gallbladder surgery I head

Back to my class tomorrow....I am so excited to see there smiling faces and get

going on the great projects we have a brewing....

My day started off with breakfast and planning at a favorite spot....Denica's....with 

my super fabulous friend and teaching pal....we started this third grade road together

this year....me a first timer to third and she also a first timer to third but also coming 

back to teach full time after many years staying at home with her boys.  She is always

there with an idea, inspiration, encouragement, and a shoulder to cry on if needed.

Here is a picture of our post breakfast and big planning time:

We are starting a unit from Lesson Plan SOS on communities....we planned

out some great read alouds to help our students expect to connect between

three different texts....Roxaboxen, Weslandia, and The Chalkbox Kid.  

We also shared some laughs about this hysterical book I learned about while

Blogstalking last week during recovery....if you haven't read this book....

YOU MUST...it is so laugh out loud funny....

Oh yeah....that cookie....yummy! And a super fun card from my pal!

We headed over to our classrooms to gather up and organize after a week of

having a sub....so glad I went in...this will make Monday morning so much

smoother....and so will packing my lunch for the week as well as the kids for

tomorrow.....woohoo!

Now I sit on the couch checking through the animal reports they worked on 

last week....I plan to put a post it on each with notes to encourage them while I watch

the academy awards...

I am also super excited that this brand new book was in my school mailbox...

So that sums up my awesome planning day....I even had time to paint my nails...cheers!

PINTERESTing Thursday

So I am at home again today.....slowly making my recovery!

My sweet four year old was home too....she was awesome...

And enjoyed a few episodes of strawbababababerry shortcake!

We made some things from pinterest too!  First up was homemade

puffy paint....1/4 cup flour, 1/4 cup salt, 1/4 cup water, and four drops 

of food coloring.....voila homemade fun!

She made quite a few masterpieces...

Then I laid down a bit before I forced myself to stop reading

a great book by Jennifer Weiner....Then Came You, I definitely

recommend it if you enjoy chick lit...

Here is a summary:

The lives of four very different women intertwine in unexpected ways in this new novel by bestselling author Jennifer Weiner (In Her Shoes; Best Friends Forever). Each woman has a problem: Princeton senior Jules Wildgren needs money to help her dad cure his addiction; Pennsylvania housewife Annie Barrow is gasping to stay financially afloat; India Bishop yearns to have a child, an urge that her stepdaughter Bettina can only regard with deeply skepticism until she finds herself in a most unexpected situation. Interlocking dramas designed to ensnare; bound to be a bestseller.

Back to dinner.... I prepared pico de gallo and chipotle rice...

recipes found on Pinterest of course:

Currently my two littles who are also known as oil and vinegar

are giggling through their dinner....it is driving me a little 

Crazy....hope the hubby is on his way home soon!

what I'm lovin' wednesday

I can't believe it is Wednesday!  I feel like today is the turning 

point in my lovely surgery debacle...I went to see my surgeon 

and she confirmed my reaction was to the surgery prep solution.

So the dermatologist double checked and I am not on super meds!

Looking forward to a day of no itching and rash soon!

Love that I have gotten a lot of fun reading

Done while in recovery....the stack is getting shorter!

Love how my hubby is doing everything to help me!

Love how hank our dog thinks he is a human!

Love the nap I took today....gotta love Benadryl!

Love this dress....wish it was pink....looking

for a fun dress to wear to a wedding this summer!

This rings so true....if you just think about what 

is wonderful....it changes everything!

Happy Wednesday my boggy friends!

i <3 my valentine TOMs

Ok....so the hubby gets a gold star....he purchased me the most fun pair of TOMs for valentines day!

Ummmmmm.....are you jealous yet?  I am absolutely insane about them and I was so surprised!  

I had no idea that they were coming out with ballet flats ( my fav style of shoe aside from flip flops)...

Thanks to my super trendy and in the know sister in law.....these darling flats are now in my closet!

I love when little birdies share great ideas with husbands!  Thanks 900 packs!

So....not only are they the cutest.....they are also super comfortable and supportive!  They do run a size 

Larger than what You would normally wear in regular TOMs....there are many other colors and styles too!

Happy shopping!