January CURRENTLY

Oh My GOSH
HAPPY 2014...
it is 12:22 am here deep in the heart of TEXAS
as you can see we had BIG PLANS to bring in the new year!!!
HUGE!!!
anyways we always celebrate NEW YEARS like a bunch of blue haired grannies...
not Golden Girl Grannies...
tired old grannies...
we usually just stay at home or go to my mom and dads (about 5 blocks away)
so to keep with tradition we went to Mom and Dad's house
we actually did our Christmas too because...
long story SHORT
my little family of 3 spent the real Christmas DAY with the FLU BUG!!!
oh what fun!!!
so after our required quarantine
we did our family Christmas today!!!
Although I missed my big family Christmas,
where EVERYBODY comes over to my Gpa and Gma's house
 and maybe I cried a little
OK I cried A LOT
but in the midst of my TEARY blurry vision of watching Hawaii Living for the 5th time...
I realized I am blessed to spend Christmas with my little family of 3...
even if we were also sharing Christmas with a SWINE VIRUS...
we were together
and some can't say that
I was being a baby... selfish really!!!
so I got over that and
I continued to disinfect hubs again... he had it the worst
AND I may or may have not sprayed him with lysol as he slept...
SHHHHHH!!!

OK that is enough about us...
I know what you are waiting for....
CURRENTLY!!!
so this month's CURRENTLY is sponsored by:

have you seen Sue's blog...
it is full of GREAT science projects and ideas!!! I spent a few hours in there wishing I was in her class.... so much fun stuff going on in her classroom...
LIKE THIS

click on pic to head to the blog and read more about this

this experiment is wonderful...
OSMOSIS... is amazing...
this blog post has lots of pics to explain the experiment and lab papers to help you analyze your results
SO FUN!!!!

IF YOU LIKE THAT
you will LOVE this too....

here is what is included in this pack...
-Dinosaur Power Point, 11 slides
-student worksheets
-Cool Dinosaur Facts
-How Fossils are Formed Student Worksheet
-Fossil Scavenger Hunt Activity 
-Directions on how to do a mini- dino dig using bins with plastic dinosaurs or laminated dinosaur pictures (included in packet) Your students will love digging for dinosaurs! This activity teaches them how to chart and graph their data. Excavation chart and bar graph student worksheets included
-4 types of fossils (true form, mold, cast, trace) student worksheet
- “How to make an amber fossil” activity using just glue and a worksheet!
-“How to make a trace fossil” activity using coffee clay
-“How to make a mold fossil” activity using homemade Play-Doh
-“How to make a cast fossil” activity using Perfectcast. 
-Photographs of my students' work included.

looks like a perfectly prehistoric thing to get...
click on pic to go there!!!

and the last thing... 

so cool 
an activity that challenges your kiddos to build a bridge to help the gnomes
the kids are transformed into engineers
anything that challenges kids thinking and has GNOMES is an A+ in my book!!!

thanks so much to Sue for sponsoring this month's CURRENTLY!!!



and now for JANUARY's CURRENTLY...
brought to you by my BLOGGY FRIEND...

if you remember my mama was stuck between 2 designs for the December CURRENTLY...
so she said I should use this one for January 
and I always listen to my mama!!!

some of these are pretty self explanatory
like listening... hubs was hungry
loving... my OLW is FORWARD... keep looking forward... don't look back... don't dwell...keep your eyes on the goal... move forward
thinking... I love my life
wanting.... my house is a mess... with Christmas and Sickness it looks like Mr. Clean + Legos blew up in my house
needing... I am in charge of a PD for the Mon. we get back... have I started on it YET...
ahhhh NOPE... there is always tomorrow
or the next day
memory... my memory for this Christmas is the FLU!!!

and now it is your turn!!!

The only rules I have for CURRENTLY is
follow the RULE of 3
which is
once you link up... you must goto the 2 blogs before you and leave a nice meaningful comment and then goto the one after your link and do the same...
PLEASE leave meaningful comments :) share the love and spread the love
and the other rule is....
your link in the linky party should go DIRECTLY to your CURRENTLY POST in your blog...
not your store, not your products, not your generic blog address... it should be your CURRENTLY POST url

ok I think that about covers it...
and if you need to know how to do this....

here are some links....

a PDF for Mac
http://chickadeejubilee.blogspot.com/2013/03/march-currentlyand-tutorial-hopefully.html
IPAD and IPHONE
http://reyesremarkablerants.blogspot.com/2013/03/currently-march.html
Power Point
http://albuquerqueamysfirstgraders.blogspot.com/2013/03/march-currently.html
VIDEO
http://confessionsofateachingjunkie.blogspot.com/2013/03/march-currently-with-tutorial.html
PICASA

http://teachertothecore.blogspot.com/2013/11/how-to-do-currently-using-google-picasa.html

OK now it is time to link up!!!!

November Currently

OH MY GOSH!!!
what in the world...
I am having SERIOUS and I mean serious designer block

Really I think I am having
CURRENTLY design block...
this simple design was like 500 other things until I was like
FARLEY (yes I talk to myself)
FARLEY you have to get it posted... it is almost midnight...
not really BUT time flies when the pressure of CURRENTLY is on your shoulders soooooooooo
so for DECEMBER's CURRENTLY...
I want to have one of you design the template...
email me your BEST CURRENTLY template for DECEMBER
1-same basic format as what I do
2-you get to pick the LAST question... but the others stay the same
3- email it to me with the TITLE..... Pick Me For December
4- entries taken from NOW until Nov. 28th
5- send as a JPEG or powerpoint slide

I am kinda excited about this...
MY MOM (aka my biggest fan) will pick the winner
she doesn't know this yet.. BUT
 now she does...
THANKS MOM
and well she will pick the winner
and in the event of a tie...
I will have my coworkers pick...
that is fair right???
I say YES...and
the winner will be revealed
DECEMBER 1st!!! on the December Currently post
with a great big THANKS and a link back at cha...

OK now on to this month's CURRENTLY sponsor...
it is the cutie patootie
Mrs. Richardson
from.......

If you have not seen her blog it is ADORABLE...

super cute design...

and great content....

click on the button above to head over there....

well as a sponsor she gets to pick 3 things to share....

and wait til you see what she picked...

here we go...

NUMBER ONE

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Scarecrow-Fun-a-scarecrow-mini-unit-903593

This mini-unit is perfect to help meet your literacy needs for a week of scarecrow fun! It is geared for K and 1st!!! 

NUMBER TWO

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Guided-Reading-and-Conference-Binder-Packet-300964

 This 43 pager is jammed packed with awesomeness!!!

This packet was created to help you organize your guided reading groups and student conferences. Amanda's hope is that you are able to use this as a valuable tool in helping your little ones fall in love with reading!

and NUMBER THREE...

my fave...

her INSTAGRAM...

 I  just started following and got distracted by all the cuteness

and now this CURRENLTY is going to be even later....

AHHHHHH

well thanks so much goes out to....

for sponsoring this month's CURRENTLY!!!

and NOW for this....

Listening is obvious... Bub got a new movie from the Halloween Switch Witch and of course we are watching it...

LOVING... can't reveal too much here... let's just say this idea came up again... and hubs and I have some serious talking to do!!!! 

Thinking.... my CLASS room needs to be rearranged... big tables moved and some removed and other schtuff...going up on Sunday

Wanting...one of my besties from school had a little girl today... OLIVIA MARIE... I want to hold her BAAAAAAAAAAAD I already went shopping for her and Aunt MiMi has just a FEW outfits for her!!! ha ha

Needing... is a secret too... SHHHHHHH the idea mentioned in LOVING... is a BIG step for hubs and I... and it requires some serious conversations. contemplating. and. planning.....

and finally... a YUMMY PIN...

it is that season where you bring goodies and have pot lucks and family dinners and all kinds of makes you fat occasions...

and I thought it would be neat to share a YUMMY PIN you have found...

even if you haven't made it but think you might... SHARE IT!!!

try your hardest to find the original site... and give credit PURTY PLEASE!!!

I found this recipe on Pinterest...

duh the topic is YUMMY PIN

it is specifically at this link

http://www.shugarysweets.com/2013/01/reeses-peanut-butter-cookie-dough-dip

and it is from here

yummy.... this would be a great dip for those pot lucks or get togethers...
I haven't made this BUT I think I will
my problem is...
I would probably eat it ALL before I could even get it to its destination...

OK now it is your turn.... 

don't forget the rule of 3 

give love to the 2 before your link and the one after...

and if you need directions of what to do...

here are some links....

a PDF for Mac
http://chickadeejubilee.blogspot.com/2013/03/march-currentlyand-tutorial-hopefully.html

IPAD and IPHONE
http://reyesremarkablerants.blogspot.com/2013/03/currently-march.html

Power Point
http://albuquerqueamysfirstgraders.blogspot.com/2013/03/march-currently.html

VIDEO
http://confessionsofateachingjunkie.blogspot.com/2013/03/march-currently-with-tutorial.html

PICASA

http://teachertothecore.blogspot.com/2013/11/how-to-do-currently-using-google-picasa.html

be sure to leave your THANK YOUS!!!

and now to link up...

CURRENTLY (command + C)

If you have followed me for a long time...

or maybe even a little...
you know I do NOT hold my feelings back...
it is something I am constantly working on personally and socially!!!
I have made great strides in holding my tongue...
BUT sometimes there comes a time where the truth and I mean the HONEST truth needs to be told...
I told myself when I started this blog I was going to do it
just like me
I speak from the heart... ALWAYS
I tell the truth
I speak my mind...
however ghetto fabulous the lingo is or snarky my opinions might be... or lack of sentence structure...
it is me

I want you to read it like we were having a nice conversation at lunch...
the conversation we are about to have would probably be better suited with an adult beverage and some chips and queso and maybe some dessert... I am a stress eater
anyways
I have tried my darndest to keep to that...
I also have tried really really hard to keep it less LOOK AT MY PRODUCT
and more just sharing the knitty gritty with a splash of look at this and a monthly dose of a partay

I am not... a big seller...
and maybe that might surprise some of you...
I have been on TpT since 2009 and I just hit my first...
YES FIRST milestone... last week I think...
I am grateful for every single cent that comes our way and thank my lucky stars to be in the
TpT community
it has blessed us in many ways... including... helping me become a mamma to BUB!!!!

 I take great pride and joy in my products...
and I think that is why it upsets me so much when I see something that looks so similar to mine...

and so grab your beverage my friend...
it's a long one...

for several months now I have noticed an upswing in products similar to mine...
one in particular...
one I hold near and dear to my heart...
CURRENTLY
and let me be HONEST there have been several DIFFERENT people
SEVERAL!!!
I don't go trolling TpT looking for stray copy cats...
I just don't have time for that...
family comes first
about 99% of the time my loyal followers... aka blog buddies contact me and fill me in...
I really appreciate this... even though it leads me into a whirlwind of  sadness, madness, and confusion and let's face it betrayal
oh and I am a stress eater sooo... great....
it basically makes me a nervous wreck... seriously it does...
i have issues... i know

I usually contact the sellers and voice my concerns...
some graciously apologize and quickly remove their products... thank you
while others fight back and force me to take other avenues...

one of the ways they fight back
and this finger pointing has happened several times...
SEVERAL
is to inform me that CURRENTLY was originated in the scrapbooking (slash) smashbooking world...
and it is NOT my original idea...
in an effort to make their copying ok... they throw this my way...
here is my answer to that...  and to squash this excuse...

UMMM YEAH I KNOW that...
thanks...
here's proof!!!

after a little bit...
and after lots of reading up on the RIGHT WAY to give credit for PINS and what not...
I got a little nervous that I had done something wrong...
I was brand spanking new to the blogger world and
I thought maybe I had stolen something and was feeling very guilty...
I get like that...
if you really know me
you know I WORRY about everything... issues I tell ya
(might be why I am writing this)
so any who...
I wrote an email to my PINspiration, apologizing if I had done anything wrong, thanking her for her comment, and asking her about CURRENTLY

in a nutshell...
she wrote back stating that she was happy with what I had done
and thanked me for giving credit and a link and that she had no idea where the CURRENTLY trend had originated...
the basic format had been around for a long time, all over the scrapbooking world, and the questions change with different scrapbookers and there are many titles to it... and that was about it...

I also contacted other scrapbookers who had similar things to CURRENTLY
(because I am that kind of paranoid person and wanted to cover all of my bases)
and they too confirmed that they had no idea where it originated and based on the author or creator... it took on its own life and form... and to go for it...

so my nerves were settled and
that is how the CURRENTLY monthly link up was born...

in under a year I went from 63 partay goers to over 300...
I was floored...

it has been an absolute blessing to host this linky partay
I have met most if not all of my BESTEST blogging buddies through this linky...
I had NO IDEA it was going to take off like it did...
and after what 3 years... it is still going strong!!!!
BLESSED

if I ever got comments or questions about it...
I was COMPLETELY honest and told them exactly what I just explained to you guys...
not in so much detail BUT you get the point...

I have had mommy bloggers, fashion bloggers, foodie bloggers, and other blogging genres reach out to me asking if they could do a CURRENTLY link up partay for their niche...
and OF COURSE
just like my PINSPIRATION... I told them to make it their own... and GO FOR IT!!!

you can search all over the bloggy world and see all kinds of CURRENTLY LINKYS...
I think it is wonderful...
mine just happens to fit nicely into the teacher niche
and
even after its huge success I don't take FULL credit for the linky...

I was creating templates for my linky parties
and even had made a few for my kiddos...
eventually I was making one for the blog and one for my classroom
and so that is how
CURRENTLY for the CLASSROOM
came about...
my own classroom kiddos loved it so much... you guys loved linking up
and so I felt like I could create it for the classroom!!!
was I stepping on anybody's toes...
NO...
with hard work, lots of hours, LOTS OF HOURS, and dedication , and LOVE...
I had successfully created a nice place for my blog in the top of  the Teacher Linky Parties
(if I do say so myself... I also don't like to brag... which makes this post even harder)
and I felt I had every right to recreate that into a product on TpT
and
I DID!!!

 it is one of my best sellers and I am very proud of it...
and many of you guys have bought it and have shared your feelings and pics
thank you for that

then came....

 I had several technology teachers contact me about using my blank templates right off my
CURRENTLY LINKY PARTY
and then I also had a few scrapbooking peeps ask if they could use it with their classes
(talk a bout full circle)
and then I had homeschoolers contact me too...
of course I said GO FOR IT!!!
and then a nice technology teacher asked if I could bundle all of the templates together...
and she would buy it from me...
I sat down one weekend and went through all of my blank CURRENTLY blog templates and compiled all the kid friendly ones into one product...
I sent it to her for free *wink*
and thanked her for the idea...
I realize most will just go and copy straight from the blog...
but there are those that like the convenience of it

and THEN this SUMMER...
I did this...

several of my bloggy peeps and store followers
asked if I could do a non holiday specific CURRENTLY for the CLASSROOM
and so I made a 2nd edition
it is not holiday specific for the months BUT does have additional pages with specific holidays
I have to admit... I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS ONE...
and so do my kiddos...

one of my kids has a love hate relationship with Tallulah the Tarantula's food... hilarious

and so this leads me back to where this post all started...

I have had my fair share of copy cats...
and you know what it hurts...
it really hurts...
I have shed many a tear over this...
I have issues

one of the RULES I try my hardest to live by... is to be honest and true.
and I carry that with me when I am creating a product for TpT...
and I guess I am dumb in thinking others should do the same


and if I am not mistaken...
one of the number one rules for TpT is to make sure your product is of your creation...
it shouldn't look similar to another product already posted...

and HONESTLY that is just nice!!!
it is just cordial!!!
it is THE RIGHT THING!!!!
we are all teachers struggling in a world and
teachers do not get the same respect as they did in the past

and when a TEACHER
a fellow comrade
creates a product that is so similar to your own
that your followers think that it is YOURS...
heck I even had to question if it was mine...
that is NOT RIGHT!!!

we shouldn't be tearing each other down
in order to make a buck...
and then pointing the finger with a backhanded excuse
in an effort to somehow tarnish another's character...

my character can stand on its own...
I have done nothing wrong to tarnish it...

I went through all the right avenues to get my Currently Linky up and going
and did the same when it came to the CURRENTLY products...
and I did it in good faith...
with honesty and integrity
which is something that cannot be said about blatant copiers
SQUASH
your excuses can be left at the door...
they are NOT welcomed here!!!!


toddles

May CURRENTLY

Can you believe that it is already time for another CURRENTLY...
I am so very grateful for all of you that come to my linky partay every month
and I am just as grateful for random comers and goers
and I am equally grateful if you are a first timer...
so to sum it up I am grateful you are here for the partay!!!
THANKS!!!

MAY'S CURRENTLY SPONSOR is....

picture is a link

So most are self explanatory...
LISTENING... I record the TODAY SHOW every morning and watch it when I get home...
I have to be at work at 7 so I don't get a chance to watch it in the morning!!! In the morning, I watch the local news as I get ready!

LOVING... it has taken me almost 40 years to love myself... I may not be where I want to be BUT I am not where I was.

THINKING... I love this quote... and it is kinda my mantra lately... I think of it when I don't want to work out, or pack up my classroom, or do laundry.

WANTING... this has to do with my previous post... I am gradually... just a tad little bitty bit... moving into my new room... my goal is to be completely in my new room after Memorial Day.... fingers crossed

NEEDING... I have my very first 5K... a couple of us from school and MY MOM are going to do a 5K this Saturday... AHHHH this SATURDAY... my knee has been hurting just a little so I am taking a break tonight and tomorrow... I will post pics of my 5K adventure on my instagram account... come follow me @farleyfarleyfarley

SURPRISE... I love doing a RAK... soooo to reveal the new way to sponsor a currently... I went to April's CURRENTLY and picked #33... that is my favorite number!!! and.... Southern Fried Teachin was #33 and so I am showcasing her blog as the sponsor for May's Currently... YAY ... I hope it brings her lots of traffic :)

If you are interested in sponsoring a currently...
look up top and find the advertising tab...
it will walk you through the steps...
***PLEASE NOTE there are changes to how this new sponsorship looks***
***PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION found in the advertising section***
and also please know that I will only take sponsors 6 months out from today's date... so the first 6 to sign up get it
and you can't pick your month...sorry...
the first person to sign up gets June... second gets July... and so on


OK and now it is your turn....

so what do you do in the surprise section...
YOU SURPRISE another blogger...
maybe brag about one of their products...
or post their blog button...
it is up to you...
it is your surprise!!!

Don't forget to do THE RULE of 3...
vist the 2 links ahead of your link and leave meaningful feedback and then come back and check out the link after your link and leave some love!!!
that is my only rule... really it is...
oh wait... you do have to link to your CURRENTLY POST
ok 2 rules...
ok let's have 3...
rule 3 have fun...

and if you don't know how to do a CURRENTLY... look at the CREATIONS TAB at the top and click on it... scroll down and under my freebies you can find some links to directions!!!

An InLinkz Link-up

CURRENTLY FEBRUARY

WHAT WHAT...
it is Friday and
I am LOVING the irony that this time last week I had an ice day
and today it reached almost 80
Only in TEXAS!!!


Before I go into the CURRENTLY Template of things....
I wanted to let you know that I have a great collection of blogs....
all organized by grade levels...
you can find it on the sidebar --------->
look for a green balloon and the words
Teacher Block Partay
go look and join if you haven't...
everyone is invited
I promise it is full of WONDERFUL BLOGS

alright enough about the weather...
and block partays
let's get down to business....
This month's CURRENTLY SPONSOR is

Jennifer is the blogger behind this creative blog...
she is a devoted mom and teacher...
like all of my sponsors I ask them to give me 3 things they want to share....
and so drum roll please.....
here they are

number one...

click on pic to head on over and grab this

Here is what she has to say....
Super Sweet Arrays is my newest creation!  It took me FOREVER to finish!  I think that it can be one SWEET center for the classroom during the month of February!  Super Sweet Arrays will give your students the opportunity to practice identifying arrays in multiple ways. Students can practice through games and worksheets.  The worksheets have answer keys!  All teachers LOVE answer keys!

number 2

click on me to go and see

Jennifer gives you the details....
I love my Character Education posters!  They are very bright and helpful!  The definition for each character word is written as "I Can" statements so that students can clearly understand the meaning. Each poster also includes 3 examples of each character word.  There are 36 character words!

and NUMBER 3
super excited about this one....
the number 3 thing this EnErGeTic Teacher wants to share with you is her FRIENDS' store...
are you kidding me...
how sweet is this!!!!

Her friends....Stacy and Tara!  

 have opened a new TpT store, Tea and Coffee!   

They sell 100^th Day T-shirts, custom magnets, and teacher clipboards

 SUPER CUTE STUFF 

you really need to click on the pic to go check this place out!!!

 thanks so much Jennifer for sponsoring this month's CURRENTLY

if you want to see more of Jennifer... 

head to these places

Teachers Pay Teachers Store
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/The-Extra-Energetic-Educator

Blog

http://extraenergeticeducator.blogspot.com/

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/extraenergeticeducator

AND NOW...

is there anything that is questionable....

hmmmm????

we do yoga 

after school on Friday

those of us that want to partake in this stress releasing activity... head to the library 

and we DE-STRESS with yoga!!!

It is AWESOME... 

I LOVE IT!!!

if you want to see a pic of us melting our stress away... 

you can check out my Instagram (farleyfarleyfarley)

not too worried about the formal observation but it is on my mind...

have been fighting this bronchitis crapola for a couple of weeks now....

YAY... I am feeling better BUT not 100%

maybe 75% 

my goal this weekend is to REST REST REST 

ok the 2 truths and a fib...

1. YEP I won a t-shirt contest for the WNBA... it was super cool!!! and they told me it was one of the best selling shirts of all time for WNBA and NBA... OH YEAH!!!! i saw no $$$ just 3 free shirts... and some other goodies

2. YEP this is the last month for a CURRENTLY SPONSOR...

I will eventually do it again...BUT it will be different and won't be available for at least another few months... last time I opened it up for sponsors it booked for a year out....

I think Jennifer has waited a year or more... so please show her some love!!!

3. FIB.... I don't even like coffee.... I LOVE WATER!!! that is pretty much all I drink... I only drink WATER and the occasional HEALTHY fruit smoothie... NO soda for over a year... almost 2.... feels good :)

and now your turn

PLEASE don't forget my rules....

1. link up to your CURRENTLY POST... the specific post please... if someone clicks on your pic they should head to your CURRENTLY POST 

NOT YOUR STORE... so wrong

not any ole BLOG post... they want to see your CURRENTLY POST

I only bring this up because I have had some issues lately...

I had to delete (for the first time in CURRENTLY history) some links the past 2 months...

I get anxiety doing that and super sad and kinda MAD too...

ok a lot mad 

2. follow the rule of 3....

PLEASE go to the 2 blogs before your link and read their CURRENTLY and leave a meaningful comment... and then go to the link after yours and leave a meaningful comment there too...

a meaningful comment is not vague or copy and pasted 

it doesn't ask them to come and follow you 

it refers back to something they wrote
it is genuine and from the heart!!!

OK that is it... 

TWO RULES... 

not too bad right???

if you are confused on what to do on 2 truths and a fib

post 2 things that are true about you... a quirky fact or interesting sumthin sumthin

and then post a fib.... something to throw your reader off...

you don't have to do it in that order....

your fib could be your number one

I thought it would be fun for us to figure out the fibs... 

JUST BE SURE to let us in on the TRUTHS before you end the post

ok let's get this started
if you aren't sure how to join...
directions are in the first comment :)

CURRENTLY, waiting, & RULE of THREE

last night I was working on something and then
POW
I looked at the date and it said JULY 1
Oh My House Fly...
I hadn't even thought of what I was going to do for the CURRENTLY this month...
holy canoli

thanks goodness I had made these freebies... for you

 Yeppers... as I was packing my classroom for the summer... I looked at my Pledge Poster and thought...
OOOH that is UGLY!!!
and then I thought I can do that...
so I did...
and they are up for grabs in my TpT Store FO FREE
yeppers FO FREE
(click on any PLEDGE pics to go grab yours)
I have them saved in PNG and PDF so you can take them to your fave print store and have them printed as big as you need

OK so thank goodness I had these cutesy digiscraps and so BRING IT ON....

JULY's CURRENTLY

You know what it is
RAINING RIGHT NOW...
YAY that is a SOUND I {PUFFY} heart LOVE...
we need all the rain we can get... my grass needs it
well what grass is still living...
bless my grass blades' nuclei
(they don't have hearts so I have to bless their nuclei RIGHT?)

we are only allowed to water on Thursdays and ONLY during special times...
so WE NEED RAIN!!!

OK that jeep I mentioned in another post...
you know the Mango Tango ONE?
I am still drooling over it...
I can't get it out of my HEAD
it just creeps back in there every chance it gets...
so hubs said we can go look at it again BUT next weekend
WHAAAAAAA
I think he is hoping it is GONE
and I am dreaming I get to drive off the lot in this...

my mom reads this so
PLEASE HOLD THIS MESSAGE is JUST FOR MOM
yes MOM I know my garage is full of JUNK great finds too much sctuff to fit a BEAUTY like this...
I KNOW
BUT I will clean my garage out and have the GARAGE SALE of the century if this BAD BOY
came home with me
and side note...
I am not even sure it would fit inside the garage LOL...
might be too lifted
BUT OH my achy breaky heart LOVES it
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I LOVE my new washer soooo much I am already wanting the matching dryer...
I got the LG super big capacity 4.7 BABY... TOP LOADING washer with WAVE action

I am loving it... got it at Home Depot ONLINE and got a GREAT DEAL!!!
it is AH-MAZING
and NO I am not being paid to advertise for LG or HOME DEPOT
BUT if an LG or HOME DEPOT person is reading this...
I WOULD LOVE YOU FOREVER AND EVER AMEN if you sent me the matching DRYER!!!
hubs said
no need to buy the matching dryer when our dryer works just fine
little does he know that I have issues with things matching
ISSUES... I tell you
so my only hopes is a LG or HOME DEPOT person sees this and sends me a NEW DRYER
(yeah right)
or I just have to wait
W-----A------I------T------I-------N--------G


?????????????????????????????? last question RULES????????????????????????
ok this gets me everytime
and if you stalk the CURRENTLY links like I do you will notice too
some folks don't read the RULES...
i think they just see I have the CURRENTLY up and going and they just link up
so as you know I don't call them out
I just sit back and snicker a little because they call themselves out... right (((giggling)))
so here are the RULES for the last question....
BOOKS
#1 should be your ALL TIME FAVORITEST BOOK to read aloud ... It is THE ONE
#2 is your goto professional book

I thought this would give us a good menagerie of books and we can start making a wishlist for next year.

mine are...

are these pics tiny enough... still working on this ... SORRY BUT YOU GET THE IDEA RIGHT?

Edward Tulane is my ABSOLUTE-lee posiTOOT-lee FAVORITEST

read aloud...

each adventure he travels on is mesmerizing and heart wrenching...

Edward steals your HEART and he can't even TALK!!!

 if you read my blog 

then you know I LOVE LOVE LOVE Jeff Anderson

I have seen him present...

WODERIFIC

and I have ALL of his books

I am currently reading 10 things every writer should know 

BUT last year my GO TO book was

Everyday Editing...

so easy to read and TONS of ideas

this book is good for ALL grades

ALL GRADES

changed my teaching style completely 

and made me a better teacher FO REALZ

OK now I will ZIP IT and hand it over to you... 

here it is!!!

and thanks so so so so so so so so so so so so so so  MUCH for linking up...

it lights up my phone and my heart...

I LOVE READING all and I mean ALL

of your CURRENTLY posts

and I do READ THEM ALL!!!!

thanks again for joining me and

now let's ROLL
I leave the CURRENTLY up for the WHOLE MONTH so you have the WHOLE month to link up!!!

and if you need a great HOW TO
on making your own CURRENTLY and linking up head over to my friend Jen's place :)

and here is the LINKY ... please don't just link up... I am trying something new...

I would LOVE for you to look at the 2 in front of your link and then come back and look at the one behind yours...  that is 3 in all and I love the #3 ... let's call this the RULE of THREE

PLEASE comment on these 3... that way EVERYBODY gets a comment or two... I saw this on another blog and I think it is a great way for EVERYONE to get appreciated!!!
of course you can comment on as many as you want BUT if you link up please at least follow the RULE of THREE

THANKS SO MUCH again!!! LOVE YA!!!

CuRrEnTLy, PLUG another, & creations

Can you believe it is AUGUST...
where did it all go?
some of you are already back in school
(((moment of quiet for them)))
BLESS THEIR HEARTS
I still have a week before I go back...
and what does the start of AUGUST bring us...
CURRENTLY

 OK B2S must haves (back to school must haves)...
pick up to 3 things that you have to have to go back to school...

NUMBER ONE
a personal laminator...
OMGEE where have you been all my life...
I just ordered one this summer and I am in PUFFY HEART LOVE...
this thing is ah-mazing
here is the one I ordered!!!



I am telling you this thing is AWESOME...
I even named it... NATE...
NATE and I have a great relationship..
he puts on a thick lamination and I smile
AWESOME

NUMBER TWO
if you read my blog... you KNOW I love me some Jeff Anderson...
I get to see him AGAIN... giddy with glee FO SHO

anywho... his newest book is my book of the summer and it is a great resource 
if you want  a great resource for mentor texts and easy to implement ideas... this is the book for you... it is a SUPER easy read and full of life changing ideas... seriously I have said this before and I will say it again... his books have changed my life as a teacher... teaching writing is such a joy now!!!




NUMBER THREE
I LOVE mustaches... duh
and I want everything mustache...
here is your oppurtunity to promote ALL of your mustache stuff!!!
link it up on the mustache linky (yes i am having 2 linkies in this post... it's my bloggy and and I can have 2 linkies if I want to... LOL)...
BUT really...
you would be amazed how many people contact me about doing a mustache theme in their room... like me... LOVE IT

I had to add this because I have had several people link their Currently up here and I got all excited about all the mustache stuff and then there was no mustache stuff... whaaaa

STOP THIS LINKY IS FOR MUSTACHE ITEMS ONLY
SCROLL FURTHER DOWN TO LINK TO THE CURRENTLY!!!

THANKS
so here is the MUSTACHE LINKY PARTY...
please link directly to your item in your store... link as many times as you need (no duplicates please)






OK now back to currently...
here is your template...

RULES...
1. RULE OF 3... if you link up I ask that you go and look at the 2 in front of your link and the one after you AND comment... this SPREADS the LOVE for sure!!! and it was a HUGE success last time :)

2. on the B2S must haves... I am completely OK with you promoting one of your store items HERE... BUT if you promote one of yours I am asking that you also promote someone else too... so if you think you have an item that someone JUST has to have for B2S go ahead and PLUG IT but please PLUG from another store too...

3.  there are several people that have fab tutorials on how to create a Currently and link it back...
Jen is one of them... if you are not sure how to do this ... please PLEASE head on over to

 OK 3 rules... that is it.. and they are pretty easy...
and now bring on the linky...







OH my gosh ... I have one more thing... I need to post the winner for my ETA give away... HOLLA
so and the WINNER IS.....

a Rafflecopter giveaway    

alrighty 

that about wraps this up... hope you made it to the end... 

if you did i wanted to direct you to the TOP of my page..... 

where it says... CREATIONS... well on that page you will find some of my freebies... I am in the process of adding more so keep checking back

and THANKS so much for showing me so much LOVE...

last Currently there were OVER 300 links... WOZERS.. 

 LOVE YOU ALL and hope you have a FANTABURIFIC weekend...

TOODLES  

OH I almost forgot to show you my new phone case...

I am slightly obsessed with the Olympics and so this just fuels my obsession... 

hey I needed a new cover and this one was just there and it looked at me and said

YOU NEED me

and I said

YES I DO ... get in my basket...

plus I am mending my broken heart because that Mango Tango Jeep SOLD

*tear*

the day before we were going to go GET IT!!! 

double *tear* *tear*

whaaaaaaa

pretty sure HUBS appreciates that a phone case is helping my heart mend... that and watching the 

men swim... I mean COME on...  I got to do what I got to do and those boys are CAAAAA UTE!!!

 GO USA

GO USA

TOODLES