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It's Wednesday and I did not blog yesterday...oops, but I figured if I didn't have anything to blog about then I shouldn't fret. Who wants to read blab anyway? Anyway, I am linking up today for <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23nf10for10&src=typd">#NF10for10</a> with <a href="http://juliebalen.weebly.com/thinking-through-writing.html">Julie Balen from Write at the Edge</a><br />
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and I am also linking this up with Kid Lit Frenzy for <a href="http://www.kidlitfrenzy.com/2014/02/nonfiction-picture-book-wednesday_19.html">Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday</a>.<br />
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Here are the rules for NF 10 for 10<br />
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>What: 10 nonfiction books you can't live without</b></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Hashtag: #nf10for10</b></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Who: Anyone interested --- educators, media specialists, librarians, parents, etc. </b></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>When: Wednesday, February 19th </b></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Where: All posts will need to be linked at <a href="http://juliebalen.weebly.com/thinking-through-writing.html" style="color: #002a77; text-decoration: none;">Write at the Edge</a>. Then I will move them into a <a href="http://www.jogtheweb.com/user/Catmere" style="color: #002a77; text-decoration: none;">jog resource</a> during the week of the event.</b> </li>
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<span style="line-height: 21px;">So, here are my 10!!!</span></div>
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I am linking up today with <a href="http://www.thereadingtutorog.blogspot.com/">The Reading Tutor/OG</a> for <a href="http://thereadingtutorog.blogspot.com/2014/02/mentor-monday-linky-21714-figurative.html">Mentor Text Monday</a>.<br />
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This week we are searching for books that teach figurative language. I have chosen 2 this week...<br />
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Owl Moon is a "whole package" kind of book. It has several different types of figurative language; metaphors, similes, and onomatopoeia.<br />
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The second book I chose is Velma Gratch & the Way Cool Butterfly<br />
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I adore this book, mainly for the pictures, but when I noticed it had figurative language in it as well, I decided it was perfect! It starts off with a few similes and then there is some onomatopoeia later on in the book, but it is a super cute story and again, I LOVE the pictures!!!</div>
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My book this week is a sweet book called Our Tree Named Steve by Alan Zweibel. I love this book so very much!! The words and pictures are beautiful! I will soon be working on some printables for this book...it has recently been added to my "to do" pile...</div>
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I am linking up today with <a href="http://mrslaffinslaughings.blogspot.com/">Mrs. Laffin's Laughings</a> for <a href="http://mrslaffinslaughings.blogspot.com/2014/02/a-peek-at-my-week-2-16-14.html">A Peek At My Week</a>!! This is my first time linking up and I am excited about it!! I love linky parties and am working on starting my own that I hope all will join in. It will be on Thursdays, so please stay tuned for more information!!<br />
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Now for my week...<br />
This week my 3rd-5th graders are in the library rotation, so I will have classes in the morning and be open the rest of the afternoon for students to come to the library to check out books.<br />
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During rotation time this week, my students will be taking a Bluebonnet Book Challenge test to try out for our Battle of the Bluebonnet team. It is a pretty tough test, but I hope I can choose my team by the end of the week, because we really need to start practicing. Apparently last year my school won....I can't lose this year!!<br />
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As I mentioned last week, we got a load of new books. The students are really excited about checking them out, but I am going to make them wait a little longer (fun torture) because I want ALL of them to have the opportunity to preview them before they all get checked out. I didn't want to just put them on the shelf because I was worried they would just get lost in the sea of books.<br />
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On Friday I will be having my second Blue party for the students in 3rd and 4th grade that read at least 10 Bluebonnets this year. They seem to have a lot of fun at the party. We play Bluebonnet Bingo, do a fun story match, eat ice cream with blue sprinkles, and have blue colored sprite. Good times had by all!!<br />
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In GT this week, my 5th graders will continue their CSI lab and hopefully we will make some headway in figuring out who our suspect is. I am still trying to decide what the next project will be for 4th grade... I really need to hurry because I have them on Friday. With 3rd grade we will be starting a candy bar project that I think they will really enjoy!!<br />
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This Thursday-Sunday, we will be house/dog sitting for some friends...I am kind of excited about it because we will get to stay in town, which means I don't have to get up as early and leave my house around 5:30. I can actually leave the house around 6:45....YIPPEE!!!!<br />
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That's my week... I seem to be busier than I thought I was:)<br />
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I am also linking up with <a href="http://shawpaula.blogspot.com/">Paula's Place</a> for her <a href="http://shawpaula.blogspot.com/2014/02/storybook-sunday-16th-feb.html">Storybook Sunday</a> Linky party!!<br />
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A few months ago I was scouring my bookshelves in the library trying to find a book to bring home to read to my daughter when I came across Ugly Pie. When I got home I started reading it and immediately fell in love with the pictures and words. I love to use different voices and sing the song that is embedded in the story. My daughter absolutely loved it!! I have been saving it for a read aloud, because I want it to be the perfect time for the story! Here is the <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8296006-ugly-pie">Goodreads review</a>.<br />
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I hope you all have a great evening and a lovely week!! Please check back on Thursday for my linky party!!!<br />
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My book order came in today, my book order came in today!!! Yes, I did the happy dance and then promptly stopped when I realized I had A LOT of work to do to get the books ready for the shelf. Well, I am very proud of myself for several reasons...<br />
1st- I was smart and paid for processing (I did the happy dance again, when I realized my work had been cut in half, or more than half)<br />
2nd- I got almost all the books labeled with AR color dots and the AR label inside the book (I will add that to processing next time)<br />
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I had pictures, but I can't seem to get my email to work on my phone, so I will hopefully share them tomorrow:(<br />
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Today I am linking up with <a href="http://www.kidlitfrenzy.com/" target="_blank">Kid Lit Frenzy</a> for <a href="http://www.kidlitfrenzy.com/2014/02/nonfiction-picture-book-wednesday_12.html" target="_blank">Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday</a><br />
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and I decided to go with her theme of presidents, since Monday is President's Day!!! I have a few books today...<br />
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Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library by Barb Rosenstock; published in 2013</div>
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This was a book I received from Junior Library Guild...I love getting my books every month because it is like Christmas and they are always pretty good books. This one is no different. I have found that I love biographies and I must say they have come a long way from when I was younger. Authors are taking a different route when writing them and the kids are enjoying them as well. This is a great book explaining how Thomas Jefferson loved to read (obviously), but the neatest thing about this book is that it has little facts about Thomas Jefferson embedded throughout the book. </div>
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Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved to Read by Kay Winters; Published in 2003</div>
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This is a great book to read for President's Day. I really love the simplicity of the story and how the author relayed information to the reader in an easy way for young children to understand. The pictures add to the content as well and help keep the student's attention. Even though the story is written in a way that children can understand it easily, there is still room for explanation by the teacher.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span">This is a great book for the younger grades because it is written in song to the tune of The Old Grey Mare. I think kindergarten and first graders would love singing the tune all while learning about Abe Lincoln at the same time! The pictures are cute and lead the reader to believe that it was a play performed by younger students. Check out this </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsByJy9wB-I" target="_blank">Youtube video</a><span class="Apple-style-span"> of this man singing The Old Grey Mare (I hate to admit that I didn't know what the song or tune was until it started playing. I was a little embarrassed that I didn't know at first.) </span></div>
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I hope all of you are able to use some of these next week in your class for President's day!<br />
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The answer to yesterday's <a href="http://www.geoguessr.com/" target="_blank">Geoguessr </a>Challenge was.......Lake Monroe in Florida! so, who can honestly say they were close??? I dropped my pin only about 100 miles away...at least I got Florida right!!!!<br />
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My Techie Tuesday is this great site called <a href="http://geoguessr.com/" target="_blank">GeoGuessr</a>. This is a fantastic site for my GT kids!! Geoguessr is powered by Google and is ultimately a game played with Google Maps. When you go to the site it will drop you in a different location. The purpose is to use the surroundings visible in the picture to determine where you are. You then click on the map to pinpoint your location. You get points depending on how close you were to the correct destination, then you move to the next location. Here is a screenshot of one location...Can you guess where it is??? I will post the answer tomorrow!!!!</div>
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I love this "game" so much and the kids do too! I think it is a fantastic way to supplement any geography lesson! </div>
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As an added bonus to Geoguessr, kids can also create their own Geoguessr challenge by using <a href="http://www.geosettr.com/" target="_blank">Geosettr</a>!!! They can choose locations in the world and have their friends guess where they are. The kids really love this because they get to try and trick their friends!!!</div>
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Now for my Tried it Tuesday...yesterday I finally got the nerve to start centers in the library it was a super duper success!!! My only regret is that I didn't start them sooner. The kids were so well behaved and engaged, I could hardly believe my eyes!! Thank you to <a href="http://elementarylibrarian.com/" target="_blank">Elementary Librarian</a> for the guidance and great ideas throughout this process. </div>
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As most of you know this is my first year as a librarian, and while it is the GREATEST job in the world, it has been a somewhat difficult transition for me leaving the classroom and moving to the library. I have never really liked centers because no matter how much or how long I trained my students, the moment I started a small group all you know what would break lose. I spent most of my time getting the others to quiet down so I could concentrate on my reading group. In theory, centers are great, but for me they never really worked. All that to say I was a little reluctant to start centers in my library. But, then it hit me that I wasn't going to be pulling a small group, which meant I could devote my time to making sure they were doing the centers correctly and help other patrons locate and check out books. </div>
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the next problem was finding centers for each grade level, K-5...this is what I came up with:</div>
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Kinder- letter matching (a little too easy, I think I will change it to site word match or rhyming match. See picture below).</div>
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K-2: Theme reading (depending on the theme for the week. See picture below). This was going to be just a Kinder center, but I decided to use it for K-2, because I figured they would like the books.</div>
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K-2: puzzles (realized I needed 2 of these and now I think I need to make one harder than the other...on the hunt for fun/cheap puzzles now. See picture below)</div>
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K-5: Independent Reading center with stuffed animals (they love this! See picture below)</div>
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2 and up: Library Assistant (students had to shelve books on a cart in alphabetical order, see picture below). I think this may be a little hard for 2nd grade, so next time I will have them match call numbers with author names. </div>
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1-2: Book Recommendation Center (for this week I put the cute heart recommendation form out from this great resource that I found from the elementary librarian's blog and it's FREE...<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Library-Centers-Startup-Kit-984795" target="_blank">check it out here</a>)</div>
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I think that is all for today! I hope all of you have a Lovely Tuesday and stay warm, wherever you may be:)</div>
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Today I am linking up with <a href="http://www.teachmentortexts.com/#axzz2sykXhqtW" target="_blank">Teach Mentor Texts</a> for It's Monday! What are you Reading? YA and It's Monday! What are you Reading for adults with <a href="http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/2014/02/09/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-222/" target="_blank">Book Journey</a>. This is a GREAT linky for me because I don't have to do too much thinking...LOL. I just have to tell what books I'm reading. Although this week is a little harder for my adult book because I just finished a book and need to decide which book I will start next.<br />
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This week I am still trying to finish "Ghetto Cowboy" by G. Neri. It is a current Texas Bluebonnet nominee, so I really want to finish it. It is a great book! I think my kids struggled quit a bit with it because of the dialect, but overall they liked it. Another thing that said quit a bit was that it was weird...I can understand that because the main character is going through things that my students are unaware of. </div>
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This weekend I finished reading "Crazy Love" by Nicola Marsh...it was a good love story, which I'm known to be a sucker for. This week I have decided to re-start "Tell No One" by Harlen Corben. I have heard he's a great author and have honestly never read anything of his. If any of you have read his work, let me know what you think.<br />
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Tonight I am also linking up with <a href="http://thereadingtutorog.blogspot.com/2014/02/mentor-monday-linky-21014-non-fiction.html" target="_blank">The Reading Tutor/OG</a> for Mentor Text Monday- Nonfiction Text Features.<br />
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Before becoming a librarian this year, I taught for 9 years, with the last 2 being in 4th grade. I believe 4th grade is one of the hardest, craziest years for children, teachers, and parents alike. To top it off, Texas got a new standardized test 2 1/2 years ago that was a game changer for teachers and students. While nonfiction text features were on the previous test as were other topics, I don't think anything could have prepared any of us for what we got. I realized after the first year, Texas wasn't messin' around. Yes, I was furious and still am, but I also quickly jumped on board to help my students be as successful as I possibly could and one way I did that was by pulling out EVERY nonfiction book I could get my hands on. My students read nonfiction books and passages EVERY SINGLE DAY. After I while, they got used to it, but they also got bored, so I decided I had to change that up some too. The only way I could do that was by finding the most interesting topics I could find, which is what I still do today. I found that kids liked learning the history of things. So, for this weeks nonfiction text features, I chose several books (in no particular order)<br />
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1. Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum by Meghan McCarthy...<br />
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This book is neat because it follows a story format. It doesn't have many NF text features, but it does have real pictures with captions at the end.<br />
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2. Hot Diggity Dog: The History of the Hot Dog by Adrienne Sylver</div>
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Although it uses comic type pictures, I still think it a good book to help switch things up with your students. </div>
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3. Chocolate: Riches from the Rainforest by Robert Burleigh</div>
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I LOVE chocolate...who doesn't love chocolate (don't answer that if you don't) I know my kids LOVED chocolate (I mean, I wouldn't know because I NEVER gave my kids candy). Just because I didn't give them the chocolate I sure did let them read about and learn. This book has a lot of great information in and some good text features as well...</div>
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4. How Sweet It Is (and was): The History of Candy by Ruth Freeman Swain</div>
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This book only has a couple text features, but the ones it has are good and interesting!</div>
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Today was a CRAZY day, but fun! I woke up thinking and secretly hoping for a delay start, but that didn't happen, so we were running a little late to school all while trying to brave the freezing cold. People I live in Texas, we are not used to this cold weather and we definitely are NOT, I repeat NOT equipped for ice and snow, so quit making fun!!!<br />
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When I got here I had to get ready for my first round of Blue Parties for my students who have read at least 10 Bluebonnets. I decided to have a little fun and put blue in my hair!!!! We had ice cream with blue sprinkles and sprite with blue food coloring. We played a Bluebonnet Bingo I made and then a matching game, where the kids have to look at items that pertain to the book and decide which book it belongs to. I think they all really enjoyed themselves.<br />
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Back to the hair...I got a text from my mom in the late afternoon asking if my family wanted to meet them for dinner tonight. Uh oh...I have BLUE HAIR and did I mention I live an hour away, so I can't go home and wash it??? I still don't understand why more people don't carry shampoo around with them...LOL<br />
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I'm 2 days late and a dollar short, but I love nonfiction books, so I wanted to get in on the Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday, thank you to <a href="http://www.kidlitfrenzy.com/2014/02/nonfiction-picture-book-wednesday.html" target="_blank">Kid Lit Frenzy</a> for hosting this great challenge. I have decided to take on the challenge and read 1 nonfiction books per week.<br />
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Without further ado, here is my nonfiction picture book for this week...<br />
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This book is a great book or was a great book for MLK Day. I love the artwork and the way it really adds to the story. It is a sad, but heart warming story that the students would enjoy. It includes a back story of MLK and his assassination and then describes the day of his funeral. </div>
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I bought some new books last night at the book sale and nearly froze my rear off in the warehouse. I had to use my scholastic dollars though, so I had to sacrifice.</div>
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I also got an email today saying my first HUGE book order is on its way...EEKK, I'm a little nervous, but super duper excited!!!</div>
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I'm taking a break from blogging for the weekend unless I think of something REALLY exciting!! Time to run...I have classes next week so I have to plan!!! Hey, maybe I'll add my lesson plans for next week??????</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13593357630686867673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314174558659838566.post-15292428565087318492014-02-05T21:27:00.000-06:002014-02-05T21:28:11.124-06:00February CurrentlyAre you kidding me...3 Days in a row for blogging, unheard of! In all honesty, I LOVE blogging and I need to make more time for it because it makes me feel good. Today I am linking up with Farley at <a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Oh Boy 4th Grade</a> for the February Currently...it has been months since I last linked up and I am excited about this one, because I love February and I love the page...as always:)<br />
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I finally got the chance to work on the computer from home and while it was quiet in my room, I could here the tv blaring in the living room...at least I wasn't being bothered:) I had to go to bed so I didn't finish, but now all I hear are the clicking of the keys on my keyboard:)</div>
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If you haven't heard, I have the greatest job in the world...I love being a librarian!!!!</div>
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I am thinking how I really need to be working on my lesson plans for next week, but instead I am blogging.</div>
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My need and want are the same this time...I really want my house to sell and it really needs to sell. I adore my parents and it has been a blessing that we have had the opportunity to live with them, but I really need to have my own things again and my own space. I am so lucky that my parents are easy going though, which is very nice!!!</div>
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1. FIB...I do like saving gas, but the truth is that I also like my time being by myself and for all the mom's out there, you know how crucial "your time" is. You see, my husband and I have an hour drive each way to work (actually he is a little further). So, we leave at 5:30 every morning, he drops me off at school, takes our daughter to school, then heads to his job. I love that we get to spend time together and that we are saving gas and money, bbbbuuuutttt, sometimes I just need a little time alone. </div>
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2. Truth...After being in the library now for 5 months, I realize I should have done this years ago. I always wondered if I would miss being in the classroom and to be honest, I don't. I think it is because I still have classes, so I still get to teach...the best of both worlds!</div>
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3. Truth...duh, don't we ALL need more time to do the things we absolutely love??? I have a long list of things I will start doing again or just start doing once we live closer to our jobs. Right now though, we are on such a time crunch every evening that the time for me to do things I absolutely love, besides being with my family, are nonexistent. That's ok though, because I am very thankful for all the blessings in my life...great job, a place to live (with my parents:), and a very happy and healthy family!!</div>
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For my Texas friends, who do you think will win??? I'm pretty certain I called this one from the beginning!!!</div>
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If you do Bluebonnets, I am attaching a little freebie you can use for your kids to track their Bluebonnets...not sure if you can use it this year, but hey, better late than never....right????</div>
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I think that is all for today!! I hope all of you have had a super day, please check out my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mrs-Saunders-Lovelies/516229805098399?ref=hl" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>, I feel like I am kind of talking to myself on there...LOL </div>
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There are some really cool things you can do on this site, from magazine covers, cd covers, posters, flyers etc. When a student creates a project, they can then email it to their teacher. I have only had the opportunity to use it once with my students and they thought it was so neat. My students chose to do the magazine cover for their travel projects they were finishing.<br />
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As they were working, I had an awesome "a-ha" moment (don't you love it when that happens???) I realized how great magazine covers are for teaching main idea. My students were so confused at first by what to put on the cover and the only way I could think to explain it was to think of the main things you "did" on your trip. It clicked with them (and me) at that moment that magazines are great for teaching main idea and then I was quickly saddened that I never thought of that while I was in the classroom:(...<br />
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Anyway, I hope you will have the chance to give it a try...I know your students will love it!!<br />
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In other news, I forgot to post a picture yesterday of my Bluebonnet chain links that have become the death of me. Now you can see why I am changing to something a little more manageable next year (make sure you read my post from yesterday so you can give me some input on how I should keep track of the Bluebonnets the students read next year...I know, crazy I am already thinking about next year...shhhh, don't tell anyone).<br />
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Please check out my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mrs-Saunders-Lovelies/516229805098399?ref=hl" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>. It is a work in progress, but I think I will like adding one more thing to my plate;)</div>
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I have recently finished my first semester as a librarian and it is by far the GREATEST job in the entire world!! I have learned so much in the first 5 months of my job than I would have ever imagined. Since this is my first year, I decided to keep it pretty much the same as it has been in the past. But, now that I have finished my first year, I have started thinking about how and what I will change next year. There are things I had to learn before I could decide what I did like and didn't like.<br />
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I quickly realized how huge the Texas Bluebonnet award was at our school and I was super excited however, I also realized that I need to find a new method in how I track the number of bluebonnet books read. This year, and in the past, the students have done chain links. When they read 5, they get a blue paper chain link (there are 3 shades of blue, it depends on their grade level) They have to write their name on the link and the 5 they have read. When they read 10, they get a red link, 15 they get a silver link, and 20 they get a gold link. The links are hung on the ceiling. So, it sounds like a great idea in theory, but it is a pain to keep up with. I found that I didn't want to hang the chains because it was too hard to get up there and hang them. I also found that locating the chain to hang the students red, silver, or gold link was even more difficult because I couldn't read the names which means I could not find the correct link.<br />
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Well, with all that said, I plan on changing it up next year to fit me:)<br />
I have finally decided on a theme for next year and will probably keep it for a while (which is so unlike me). This year I went with owls because I had always loved all the cute little owls out there and had never had a chance to do the theme in my classroom. I was planning on changing my theme and couldn't decide between forest animals, jungle, or sweets. Well, my secretary won a rug over the summer and brought it to my classroom a couple of weeks ago. She couldn't remember what it was, so it was quite the unveiling when it was unrolled. Drum roll please.........................................................................................................................................................<br />
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You guessed it, I am going with a forest theme...I am really excited about it and the rug sealed the deal:)<br />
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I had a reason for telling all of you this, I promise. I am sticking with the theme for showing off the students who have read bluebonnets. I have a choice to make though and I really hope I can get some help from all of you...Here are the options<br />
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1. A huge worm on the wall...when a student reads 5, they will get to add part of the body to the worm (use a different color for each grade level). Then in increments of 5, they will add a dot to their worm body part.<br />
2. Lightening bug jars....Print out mason jars <a href="http://sweetlyscrappedart.blogspot.com/2011/07/mason-jar-i-love-mason-jars-free.html" target="_blank">like this here</a>. Write the child's name on it and their grade level. When they read 5, they get the jar with with a lightening bug (thumb print on yellow ink pad). Then in increments of 5, they will get another lightening bug.<br />
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I am not going to say which I like the most because I want to know what you think the pros and cons would be for each of them. I hope all of you will help me out!<br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">In the Library news!!!</span><br />
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First, I get to go to TLA and I am super duper pumped!!! At first, it was looking like I wouldn't be able to go, but the stars aligned and I get to go the entire time....yes, you heard that right, the ENTIRE time!!! So, stay tuned for more info on that!!<br />
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I also wanted all to know that I am getting my Facebook page up and running and I sure hope all of you will head on over and like my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mrs-Saunders-Lovelies/516229805098399" target="_blank">Mrs. Saunders' Lovelies Page</a>!!<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Stay Tuned...</span><br />
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Changes for next year to AR and the awards<br />
TLA<br />
My FIRST book order<br />
Scholastic Book Fair round 2:)<br />
My first Adult Book Club!<br />
Children's Book Club Take 2:)<br />
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I hope you all have a fantastic evening!<br />
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It has been a few days since my last post...I have been sick since Saturday, not fun, and I finally got Photoshop...YIPPEE!!! The only problem, is that it is for my PC laptop...which I haven't used in 2 years because I have a Mac....that means that ALL of my fonts were on my Mac and I had to get them moved. Not only was I doing that, but I have been playing with everything Photoshop and going to bed REALLY REALLY late....could be why I am sick (oops!) </div>
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I think it would be fun to read the book or let the kids listen to it, but I warn you, they will want to listen to it over and over and over again. After you are finished, you can either take a picture of all of their first day shoes and let them write about what they like to do in their shoes at school on their first day, or you can let them draw a picture of their shoes. You can use the freebies below to make a class book if you would like!
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As I mentioned earlier, I have started my first ever digital kit. It is going to be an ocean theme, not sure why I chose that, but it just happened. So far, I have made 1 paper...hahhahaha. It is time consuming, especially since I have never worked with Photoshop before. If anybody know how to do clipart in Illustrator or Photoshop, I would love a mini tutorial or some tips. I am also looking for people that would be interested in previewing my work for me or trying it out before I post it to TPT. If you are interested just leave me a comment below. </div>
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Today I am linking up with Halle from <a href="http://acrossthehallin2nd.blogspot.com/">Across the Hall in 2nd</a> for a fun linky....<br />
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It's all about beauty basics this week and this is perfect for me:) I have one and only one tonight because I just recently fell in love with Jamberry Nails!!! If you haven't heard of them, you really need to check them out!! They are the newest and greatest nail craze!! There are hundreds of fund designs and if you can't find a design you like, you can design your own...WHAT??? They last for up to 2 weeks on your fingernails and 4 weeks or more on your toenails. This is so fantastic because I have a little one that makes it impossible to get to the nail salon. So they are easy and way affordable, since one whole sheet can do your fingernails and toenails twice....that is AMAZING!!! Check out some of these awesome designs....<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">I am joining up this Wednesday for the first time ever with <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/frame?blog=5294747&group=0&frame_type=a&link=aHR0cDovL2NvdmVyZWRpbmdsaXR0ZXJhbmRnbHVlLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8&frame=1&click=0&user=0">Covered in Glitter and Glue</a> for her What I'm Loving Wednesday Linky!! Here it goes....</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">What I am loving most about today is that I got to see my sweet hubby, even if it was for a short time, today. I have been in and out of town several times this summer and he has not been able to be with us because he is summer school principal:(/ Tomorrow is his last day and he will be picking me up after my first ever Jamberry Nails party (very excited about that...him picking me up and the Jamberry Party). </span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">The 2nd thing I am loving about today is that I know good things are happening in our sweet little families life and I just hope they all come together quickly!!</span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f;">Those are the things I am happy about for today...I might sneak another one in later on tonight...we will see:)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I am looking to make some classroom decor packs, but I was wondering what all of you would like to see in a classroom pack? So far I am going to include; calendar numbers and headers, behavior charts, and teacher binder cover. What else would be good to include? Thanks for your help and input...I want it to be good. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">I hope all of you have a great Wednesday evening and until tomorrow and as always, make every moment lovely!!!</span><br />
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The downfall to me becoming a librarian is that my family and I have to move once again, and it's a hard move because we love College Station so much!! The good thing about moving though, is that we will be closer to both sides of our family...come on date night:)<br />
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I know that being a librarian is going to have many stressers of its own, but I hope to embark on many hobbies I have always wanted to try, such as writing, and making teacher packets for Teachers Pay Teachers, as well as dabbling in invitations and blog creation. I am so new to all of it, but I think it is something I would really love to do. <br />
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I feel that I could be a really good writer, but there are 2 things that are so hard for me...<br />
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I guess it is just something I need to jump in head first and see if I can do it. I am definitely not a quitter, so it should be interesting. If anybody has any advice for me, I would greatly appreciate it!! I am going to lurk around <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/frame?post=1185365149&group=0&frame_type=a&blog=2812576&link=aHR0cDovL3d3dy50ZWFjaG1lbnRvcnRleHRzLmNvbS8yMDEzLzA2L3RlYWNoZXJzLXdyaXRlLTIwMTMtaXMtaGVyZS5odG1s&frame=1&click=0&user=0">Teachers Write 2013</a> for a while before I actually start, but send me some ideas so I can get writing on my first book!! I'm not sure if I want to do a children's book or a Young Adult. I look forward to hearing from all of you!!<br />
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Other things I have been thinking about are how to incorporate my new library into my blog? What should I include? What are somethings kids would like to see? What are some things teachers/librarians would like to see? I was thinking about a book spotlight, or author of the month...etc. I have thought about doing a book club for kids, but not sure how I could get that to work. I think there would have to be some kind of sign in for privacy and I don't know how to do that through blogger, it might have to take place in a Google Doc....Any ideas??? For now, the blog name will stay the same, but the contents will be geared more toward the library than to the classroom.<br />
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I am also looking into setting up a Facebook to keep in touch with people as well to talk about books!!<br />
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In other news, I am linking up with Tori's Teacher Tips in her Bloglovin' Blog Hop!!!<br />
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I hope to hear from you with great ideas and as always, make every day lovely!!!<br />
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh wow, where do I start...as most of you have learned from reading my blog, I adore my sweet little girl and she always does things that make me laugh. Today was no different. For starters, I am raising my husband's offspring, that is for sure...she LOVES television (this is not me). With that said, she wants to watch her TV all the time, which includes in the car (I know, Mother of the Year!!!) Anyway, today was no different, we were driving around town and she was watching Lion King. We got home later and were sitting on the bed and she looked at me and licked her thumb and wiped it on my head...it took a few times and me looking at her like she was cray cray, before I realized she was saying, "like Simba, Mama!!!" She was acting out the part in the movie where they wipe the clay across Simba's forhead....hahahaha....she cracks me up....</span><br />
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Leave me a voicemail, I would love to hear from you!!! I hope you all have a lovely day and until we chat again, make every moment lovely!!!!</span><br />
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1. We had benchmarks on Tuesday and Wednesday...wasn't as great as I had hoped, but we still have a little time to get them there!<br />
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2. We are writing writing and writing our hearts out, because when we get back from spring break, we have only 2 weeks until the real writing test...EEKK!!!<br />
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3. My baby girl is not feeling well, so I had to pick her up from daycare on the day before spring break starts...bummer<br />
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4. I had my post conference this week and it wasn't as bad as I thought...it was actually a very pleasant conversation, my scores were not what I had hoped, but I understand why they were what they were...it was a boring revising and editing lesson/boot camp...oh well, I'm not going to let it define my teaching abilities!<br />
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5. It's spring break....finally, I am supre pumped about this. I have needed this week since Christmas...hahahahaha!! I hope it is as relaxing as I have hoped!!!<br />
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Well, as I mentioned earlier my sweet little lovebug is not feeling well:( She made it until 9am at her school, then I had to pick her up. She has been laying next to me since we got home.<br />
I didn't get to post last night, but yesterday she made the sweetest comment to me that I just have to share. We were getting ready to go to school and I had put her in her daddy's truck and kissed her goodbye, I then leaned in to kiss her daddy and was walking off, when she screamed out, "wait mama!!" I turned around and came back and she proceeded to say, "give me a kiss mama!!" It just made my day!.<br />
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Today is fragrance friday!!!<br />
If you have not had the chance to try one of Scentsy's newest scents, Jet, Set, Go...spring break is the perfect time!!! Jet. Set, Go is a combination of Brazilian orange, jungle papaya and island vanilla. It is such a great scent and I think all of you will enjoy it!! Also, for the month of March ONLY and while supplies lasts, the college warmers are 40% off...this is spectacular!!! Visit my <a href="https://abbysaunders.scentsy.us/Scentsy/Home" target="_blank">website</a> to place your order today and don't forget to like my page on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/scentsaunders" target="_blank">Facebook</a> to stay up to date on all things Scentsy!!!<br />
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I hope you all have a lovely start to your spring break and until we chat again....make every moment lovely!!!<br />
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I have linked up with <a href="http://www.123teachwithme.com/2013/03/a-fun-and-easy-facebook-linky.html" target="_blank">1...2...3...Teach With Me</a> for a cool Facebook linky. I know mine is not an educational Facebook, but my blog is a little of everything too, so I sure hope it is ok that I added my Facebook!<br />
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I know I've said it before, but I really mean it...I absolutely love this child. Today we were leaving Sam's and she was hugging me and kissing my cheek and the she said, "I love you Mama all the time!!" I know this sounds so minuscule to some, but it NEVER gets old. I will be glad one day that I blogged about this because I am sure that one day she will not be interested in loving me or at least saying she does. So, I will hold on to this lovely moment forever.<br />
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Scentsy Time....<br />
You better get your college warmers while you can!! I also invite all of you to join my facebook page- <a href="http://www.facebook.com/scentsaunders" target="_blank">Abby Saunders-Scentsy Family Independent Consultant</a> and view the video for the new limited edition buddies. They are super duper cute!!! I think I need to get one of each! If you are interested in ordering Scentsy, please visit my <a href="http://abbysaunders.scentsy.us/" target="_blank">website </a>and join the March Online Party!<br />
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I hope you all have a lovely day tomorrow and until we chat again...make every moment lovely!!!<br />
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My kids were in rare form (I say that, but it was a normal, crazy Monday). I can tell though, that we are one week away from Spring break! Tomorrow we have out math benchmark and Wednesday we have our reading, so I reviewed practically all day today...I hope they were able to get something out of it! I guess tomorrow will tell!<br />
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My husband bought Ava a t-ball set tonight and they decided to play after dinner....that child is soooo funny! I got some video of her making me hit the ball and her saying, "swing batter batter batter" Never a dull moment with this little lovebug! After t-ball, she had a bath and then came to watch a little tv. She must have gotten bored with that because she then started having a conversation with herself (one of my most favorite things to listen to). After she was finished with that, she decided to talk to Gus, too bad he will not give her the time of day. Maybe one day he will....<br />
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Scentsy time!!!<br />
I am having a spring/summer open house on March 24!!! I really would love to have as many people there as I can!!! If you want to come, please contact me and I will get an invitation to you. If you can't make it, please visit my <a href="http://abbysaunders.scentsy.us/" target="_blank">website</a> and join the March Online Party. Remember the college warmers are still 40% off, but they are going fast...hurry and get yours before they are gone!!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13593357630686867673noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314174558659838566.post-32886956527343268842013-03-03T22:47:00.001-06:002013-03-03T22:47:22.422-06:00Sunday Funday!!!This weekend was GREAT...we ended up visiting in-laws in San Antonio! After the looooonnnnggg week I had, it was a much needed get away (and it was topped off by a trip to Smitty's BBQ in Lockhart...now that makes my heart sing.) I am now gearing up for the last week before spring break...can I get a WHOOP???? I can hardly wait for a week off!! This week we have benchmarks on Tuesday (math) and Wednesday (reading). I sure hope my kids shine, I desperately NEED them to do GREAT!!!! I need to think of a fun thing for my kids to do over spring break to document their week...any ideas???? Oh my gosh....I am so excited, I won for the first time ever in a blogging giveaway and it is one of my favorite blogs...even better. Thank you to <a href="http://tonyastreatsforteachers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Tonya</a> for the awesome products, you are AMAZING!!!<br />
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Ava is so blessed to have such AMAZING grandparents that love her more than anything. She was so lucky to get to see both sets this weekend and was sad when she had to say her goodbyes:( It seems to get harder and harder each time for all of us. We hit a mile stone this weekend with Ava, her first haircut...EVER! it was just a trim, but it's a start (Daddy is not a big fan of cutter her hair, I don't get it, but oh well)<br />
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I watched this <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ciframe%20src=%22http://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=455872308999%22%20width=%22400%22%20height=%22300%22%20frameborder=%220%22%3E%3C/iframe%3E" target="_blank">Sweet video</a> today before I left my in-laws and had a cry fest back in the room by myself. It really got me thinking just how much I take for granted with my sweet lovely child. You see, I have a terrible memory, which is the main reason I decided to change this blog to an everything blog. My Ava has started saying and doing some of the funniest things and I knew that I would forget, if I didn't document. I knew I would never get out or even keep up with a journal, so I figured blogging was the best route for me. Watching this video really brought things into perspective for me...bottom line, I need to remember and make time for everything that Ava is. She is the light of my life and I need to embrace her and hold on tight through this journey we have begun. I just hope I don't forget the most important and ordinary things about her. If anybody is actually reading this, please just enjoy the "ordinary" days that are actually extraordinary!!!<br />
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Scentsy time...<br />
Oh my gosh, there is so much going on with Scentsy right now!! For starters, they have finally revealed the brand new Spring/Summer catalog...and it is FANTASTIC!!! Also, just Saturday, they announced that all campus warmers were 40% off...this is unheard of!!! The warmer of the month is cute and perfect for the gardner and I love the scent of the month, Hello Yellow!!! If you are wanting a FREE sample, please contact me and I will get one out ASAP!!! I have 2 basket parties ready to ship out and if you are the first to contact me, I will give you an extra hostess gift!!! I am also having a Scentsy Spring/ Summer Open House on Sunday, March 24. I would love to see you there. If you can't make it, please join my party (March Online Party) on my website, <a href="http://abbysaunders.scentsy.us/" target="_blank">Abby Saunders</a>.<br />
Finally, please "like" my facebook page, Abby Saunders-Scentsy Family Independent Consultant, follow me on Instagram- abbylane8, and follow me on Twitter-AbbySaunders1. I look forward to hooking up with all of you!!!<br />
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I hope you all have a LOVELY Monday and until we chat again...<br />
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<b><u>Thumbs up!</u></b>1 more week until Spring Break!!!! I am super de duper excited about this!!!!</div>
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I was supposed to do another door today, but my friend didn't bring the stuff, it was going to be soooooo cute...Daisy Head Maisey:) Very cute book too!! My lovelies are going to be soooo excited tomorrow when we make "green eggs and ham" or at least my version, since I am against egg....yuck to me:) We are doing pudding with green food coloring and a nilla wafer, now that sounds delicious!! We have benchmarks next week and I hope and pray my lovelies perform well...it is always so nerve-racking even though you know you have taught your heart out...I am sure they will do GREAT!!! I am so glad tomorrow is Friday, just one more week until spring break and it is much needed! Finally, head on over to <a href="http://tonyastreatsforteachers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Tonya's Treat for Teachers</a> and join her 700 follower giveaway!!! It is going to be a GREAT one!!!<br />
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"Ava"ism of the day!!<br />
I was so not happy at 3:00 this morning when my little love bug decided it was time to get up, but as she laid their next to me, I just smiled and found joy in the fact that I got to have a few more hours with her!! Then I thought I was going to be really late at work, so I was going to have to pick her up and bring her back because her daddy did have to work late, but it turned out, I was able to leave at the normal time. So, I picked her up and we went on a dinner date. I love spending time with my little lovely...she has a way of always making me happy, even when I am exhausted!!<br />
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Scentsy News!!!<br />
Well, today is the last day for the Fall/Winter catalog and 10% off...I can hardly wait to start ordering from the Spring/Summer catalog tomorrow!! There are so many GREAT things coming out this season and I just know you will love them! Please head on over to my Facebook page and like my page and then share it with all of your friends...I am trying to reach 100!!! I also have a Scent of the Month club, that is sure to be great for those of you that like to have the new scent every month!! Contact me to join the club and have the scent of the month at your doorstep every month!!<br />
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Chat with you soon and I hope you have a lovely evening!!!<br />
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It was a long, tough day, but a rewarding one to say the least. To begin, my kids ROCKED the volume test they had today!!! I'm not kidding either, they all PASSED....that is 100% of my kids passing a test!!! I told them if they all got 100, I would get them McDonald's...well, they didn't all get a 100, but they all passed with an 80 or higher....not sure what I should do?? Any thoughts?????<br />
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After school, I helped my teacher friend, teammate, friend out with her Dr. Seuss door...we decided on The Grinch and he turned out super de duper cute!!! What do all of you think???? Stay tuned for tomorrow, I think I will be doing one more door and I hope it turns out super cute!!!<br />
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"Ava"ism---<br />
Have I told y'all how much I love this child??? She just makes my heart sing. She always wants to hold and me and just love on me...it is so wonderful. I can remember a time when she was much younger that she was not into hugging and kissing, that is not the case anymore. She is so funny too, tonight we were showering together (to save time) and she put her basket on her head and kept saying, "it's raining (because the water was hitting her head), then she found a different bucket and put it on her Dora doll's head to protect her...hahahaha, silly girl. She has also perfected her high five joke that her daddy taught her....she loves to tell you, "up high, down low, you're too slow" Then she just cracks up laughing at herself! Tonight, while we said prayers, I would peek out and see what she was doing and she would be peeking at me with one...I couldn't help but laugh. And, finally, after several failed attempts at getting her to go to bed (and as I typed this now), we decided to lay down with her and we called her Nana and Papaw...they were so excited, as was she:) She told them she had a beautiful new purple car and asked if they wanted to buy it...hahaha, funny girl!!! Well, I know y'all are not as interested in those stories as I am, but I am using this blog as a journal for myself and Ava...I would love to be able to have these things down for her to hear one day and this is the only way I can think to do it!!<br />
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Scentsy Time!!!<br />
Only 1 more day....hurry, if you want to take advantage of 10% off almost everything in the catalog!! Aside from that, today is Warmer Wednesday, one of my favorite days of the week, because I get to share and talk about beautiful Scentsy warmers....for today it is Cosmo, I love this warmer because I LOVE purple!!! I think this would look fantastic in any room to give it a pop of color.<br />
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I also wanted to remind all of you of my Facebook fan page...we are at 48 now and I am trying my hardest to get to 100!! I would love to have your help. Please share my page with all of your friends and have them let me know you sent them, by posting on the page who sent them. When we reach 100, the person who has the most referrals will win some fun Scentsy goodies...go there now and start referring, I would GREATLY appreciate any and of the help I can get!!!</div>
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After school, my husband and I headed over to Jackson Hewitt to get our taxes filed...I must say, thank goodness we did, because what we thought was going to be in the <span style="color: red;">red</span> ended up being in the <span style="color: lime;">GREEN</span>...can I get a WHOOP on that???? Since it ended up being a good thing at the tax office, we treated ourselves to Fuzzy's....yummo!!<br />
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<span style="color: purple;">"Ava"ism of the day...</span><br />
she is now saying "oh my gosh"...I was wondering how long it was going to take her!! It is one of my favorite sayings...oh my gosh:) I want to also add that she did great while we were at our "meeting" with Jackson Hewitt....I absolutely love my sweet baby girl, she always makes me smile, even on tough days like today!!<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Scentsy thought of the day....</span><br />
Only 2 more days left to get 10% off the fall/winter catalog...hurry, don't wait....once the catalog is gone, the discontinued scents are gone too!!!! Visit my <a href="http://abbysaunders.scentsy.us/" target="_blank">website</a> to place your order. Also, "like" my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/scentsaunders" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page for more fun Scentsy stuff!!! I'm trying my hardest to get to 100!!!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Dr. Seuss week...</span><br />
Monday- Green Eggs and Ham, wear green<br />
Tuesday- 1 Fish 2 Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish- wear red or blue<br />
Wednesday- Fox in Sox (?)- wear crazy socks<br />
Thursday- Sleep book (?)- wear pajamas<br />
Friday- Character day...dress up as your favorite book character<br />
We are also doing a door decorating contest (see my Dr. Seuss below, I hope I win)<br />
The kids also have the chance to vote for their favorite Dr. Seuss book as well as make some estimation guesses.<br />
We are also saving coke tabs and donating the money to the Ronald McDonald House.<br />
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I hope you all had a lovely day and made something lovely happen in your life!!! Chat with you tomorrow!!!<br />
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I got home tonight and my hubby decided to make dinner, which was fantastic and then I found a yummy Scentsy recipe for Monday Mixer (it is a perfect mix after a day like today!!!) Visit my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/scentsaunders" target="_blank">FB page</a> and like my page for the recipe!! I am also doing a contest on the most referrals...make sure you get in on this, you don't want to miss the give away when we reach 100!!! Before I leave, I wanted to share a pic of my door, let me know what you think!!! I hope you all have a GREAT evening and I will be on to chat tomorrow!!!<br />
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