Today was the last day with our students!! How beautiful is the school with no students :-) It is a beautiful thing to have all finals graded and my grade book uploaded. My room is packed up and ready for summer cleaning. Finally, the view of the school in my rear view mirror as i drive away. What a beautiful end to my day :-)
3!!!!! That's my number and that's how many workdays I have before summer vacation!!! I am SOOOOO excited and ready. This has been a long and crazy drama filled year. I will be glad to put it behind me. Kids take finals tomorrow and Thursday and we have a teacher day Friday, then SCHOOLS OUT BABY!! :-)
I took the kids to the local zoo today and we saw this SWEEEEEEET peacock right in the path!! He had his fan out for a long time and even rattled it at one point. I first thought he might attack us, but he left us well enough alone. He finally put his fan down and moved off the path enough for us to pass.
I was making lunch for the kids at 12 o'clock (chicken nuggets) so here is the clock on my stove.
I had big "dreams" for this shoot but ran out of time literally. I was going to find an old looking clock at a store and use that but oh well. Maybe next time. The more I look at my picture, the more I like it anyway :-)
My hubby is out of town for the long weekend so I am responsible for taking care of our 105lb hyper lab, Wrigley. Feeding, watering, and giving him treats isn't too...walking him is a different story. He loves to run off his leash but I usually don't let him. When he is on his leash, he pulls you this way and that constantly. He never wants to stay on the road either...he would rather walk through the field. Needless to say, I don't take the kids with me on these "enjoyable" trips!!! This picture is "unusual" because it is very unusual for me to walk the dog!!
This is a picture of the bell on Bug's bike. Technically it isn't new (he got it for Christmas from his cousin) but I just found it and put it on his bike. So it is new to him :-)
It was an incredibly nice evening so the kids and I went for a nice ride around the neighborhood. Bug was so excited to have the bell!! He thought he was a "big guy" because of it :-)
Just a small sample of the daily technology I use in my classroom (oh and my nook). The top is a picture of the photocopier in the math office. The middle left is a picture of my graphing calculator and on the right is my Nook. The bottom left is one of the "clickers" my kids use to take quizzes and the right is my smartboard (LOVE my smartboard!!!)
I don't know how I would teach without all the technology!! It makes things faster and easier for me, and allows me to spend more time helping my students. My kids love playing with everything as well.
OK so this wasn't the most creative picture...oh well. Monster owns a ton of pink clothes, but she didn't have anything on today :-( My toes are pink but I already took a picture of them yesterday...
We had dinner at my father-in-laws house and he had just planted flowers, and pink ones at that!! So here is a second pic of something pink :-)
The top picture is Bug, Monster, and myself. They were very excited to take the picture so they could show off their new shoes. The picture on the left is me enjoying a little time along and outside. The picture on the right is where I stood most of the day - my classroom.
Originally I was thinking my camera, but without my kids I would have nothing to take pictures of!!! I love my kids...sure I really enjoy when they spend time with grandma or grandpa, but I am always so excited to see them again :-) Bug and Monster are the only 2 things I truly couldn't live without (and I should probably add my husband to the list too, right?)
I recently found a new love for sewing and feel a sense of peace when I am working on a project for my kids.
I couldn't pick just one thing...Monsters frog blanket and her crib sheet are on the left. I made monsters for my niece and nephews (on the top right), the Algebra 1 final exam review I finished today for my students (middle right), and a balloon ball I made for a friends son for his first birthday (bottom right).
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| This is a picture of the grass around the kids play set |
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| Here is my son, Bug, with his baseball |
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| And my daughter, Monster, wanted in on the action |
I am very excited about this new challenge! While scrapbooking the other day with a good friend I decided it would be fun to challenge myself into taking a photo a day. After spending much time online looking for ideas I have decided to take it month by month. The second half if May I am taking the May photo challenge from Instagran. I might decide to do a month around one specific theme. I am very excited and can't wait to see what amazing photos and exciting places I will find over the next 365 days. Keep checking back to see where my adventure takes me!
