WOW! It has been since spring break that I posted?! I don't even know where to begin with all the change and updates that have happened since March. Ok so here's a quick run down. 1. The littles are finally here!! They've been officially home for five weeks and life has completely flipped upside down. But, aren't they just the most precious things...
Hey y'all! This week has been the littles spring break, can I get a woot-woot!? Even though classes for me are still in, my week has been pretty relaxing without having work. I actually think I forgot what it's like to go to school and not work... Anyways, I wanted to link up with one of my favorite link up parties over at Lauren's...
Some big things are in the works for my little blog! But for now, you can start finding me on Bloglovin! *insert happy dance here* Follow my blog with Bloglovin ...
A little bit about me: I am totally type A, control freak, don't like depending on others when my grade is on the line. This poses quite the problem when you're in a semester full of group work/co-teaching clinicals. I was getting coffee the other day with one of my dear friends who also is finishing up her teaching degree. We were catching...
I was inspired by Lizard & Ladybug's post, Pot 'O Gold Game but wanted to obviously tweak it to fit more of the needs in aftercare. Let me just tell you, the kids have LOVED this game, even after St. Patricks day. I'm going to need to create a similar game for the upcoming weeks. First, I loved how she used colored clothes pins and...
This week we kicked off our crafts centered around spring and St. Patricks Day! I also tried some fun, new art techniques found on other blogs and Pinterest that ended up turning out great! [1] I'm loving these shape leprechaun men that we made on Monday! They've been a great addition to our art wall. [2] I had heard of marble painting before...
As many of us teacher folks are aware, this past week was Dr. Seuss' birthday! Horray! At my work, the littles don't celebrate Dr. Seuss until Earth Day... why, I have no idea. So, regardless, I wanted to celebrate our favorite author by reading our favorite books and of course, doing crafts! I found all of these inspirations on my Pinterest board. Here is...
Ok, I've been horrible at blogging the past few weeks so today I'm doing a quick recap of life. Well y'all... WE'VE BEEN OFFICIALLY MATCHED!! It has been a year of patiently (well trying to) wait on the Lord's perfect timing and the perfect littles. Let me just say, they are even more beautiful then I could imagine! The wait has definitely been...
Hello Friends! Horray for another episode of High Five For Friday! This week as been the first full week of school/work since Christmas break, how crazy is that!? I'm more than ready for the weather to get nice again, the snow to melt and warmth to come back to the midwest. 1. // Yoga has been something I wanted to focus on in February and...
I love love and I love February because it gives you a whole month devoted to all things love. We have had crazy winter weather this month resulting in a few snow days which has delayed some of our after care activities, obviously. Up first: Heart People This is my all time favorite valentine craft, an oldie but a goodie. I stretched this...
I think the world has stopped, or I'm dreaming... I have been fully gluten free for two months! Now, to some this may be a psh whatever that's easy but for me, the queen of pasta and breads, it is like winning a national championship. To start, my mom (who's a certified nutritional therapist and GAPS practitioner) has been telling me for a...
I am so excited to share with you all my very first interest inventory! This semester I have the opportunity to tutor a sweet kindergartener and as we are beginning to write our first lesson plans, interest inventories are one component that we must include. Our text, Teaching Reading Pre-K - Grade 3 by Laurie Elish-Piper, which I may add is an amazing...
I have been counting down the days for Bloggers Online Bible Study to start and am in love! To be honest, I was a little nervous about saying yes to doing a Bible study with semi strangers, but thanks to Jonny for giving me that little extra push to go out of my comfort zone and try something new. We are going through...
Last semester and year I felt as if I had over committed myself to work, school, relationships and extra curricular type things. And at the end of it all I was completely exhausted and my body was worn out. This whole idea to live simple took root around finals week in December when I was in the process of moving downstairs into a...
During my first semester at ISU I had one of my all time favorite professors, Dr. Horn. He was beyond passionate for his job and teaching us how to be passionate about our jobs. He didn't cherry coat the reality of teaching, nor did he say it would be roses and rainbows, but he did encourage us. He encouraged us to be passionate...
Yet again, another snow day here in central Illinois. I'm not complaining about that, just about the fact that my university decides to never close, therefore I still have class. sigh. So, since I'm just waiting for the roads to deice I decided to hop on and show you guys what we did last week in After Care! Last week we had a...
I was inspired by Carly over at The College Prepster to do this fun little post of 20 facts about me that you may not know. So grab a cup of tea and get to know me a little better. 1.. I can not stand chipped nails or naked nails. My finger nails have to be polished at all times. 2.. I love lists. I...
Can I get a praise God it's the weekend?! Holy moly, this has been a LONG week, but I have a four day weekend thanks to no class today and MLK day Monday! Like usual I'm linking up with Lauren again for another installment of High Five For Friday. So, let's get started! 1. One of my Christmas gifts from Jonny this year...
How in the world is it already the first weekend of January, well posting weekly activities... This month's theme is winter and snow. Even though I'm sick of this weather, I can't wait to do the rest of the January crafts with my littles! Wednesday was our first day back to school after some snow days from the cold-pocalyps. We worked on a...
We survived the cold-pocalyps and the first week back at school for the littles! 1. The beginning of the week was what we call cold-pocalyps, like it with the wind chill it was -45 degrees! Is this real life?! We also got snow, lots of snow. So all in all I was snowed in and even if I wasn't, I would for sure...
Happy hump day friends! We had an institute day/snow day Monday and snow day yesterday so we finally were back to school today! Which makes for a nice short week to bring us back into school mode. The littles were VERY excited to be in after care (like screeching) - I can't wait to share with y'all what we'll be working on this...
