Five For Friday

Okay, okay…I know we haven’t had a post in awhile…a really long time…but what better way to solve that problem then with a Five for Friday!!!!

Now, we have officially started school again…insert sad face. SO, that means I have been super tired, even though I’ve only officially been back for 2 days…I get tired REALLY easily. Some people say it’s called “aging”….I say it’s called “two small children.” So here is a mix of school and personal to ease us all back into the school mode!

It’s the PURPLE COW people!!!! This is the most delicious drink! It is like a root beer float BUT it’s with blackberry ice cream, blackberry syrup and 7up. It’s DELICIOUS!!!!

Here’s another gem from our fair trip.

This is the petting zoo. It’s a pen that has all these animals wandering around. Goats, pigs, deer…it’s pretty cool…until this goat knocks you over…not fun! Good thing I rebounded gracefully…I hope. Here we are with a goat, which Tyson was not a big fan of. In fact, he wasn’t a big fan of the whole place. Maybe he will enjoy it next year. Em LOVED it! This is surprising because she’s over dramatic and scares easily with extra dramatic flair! I don’t know where it comes from. I blame my husband. Nope. Not from me. Stop thinking that!

I mean, let me tell you. Awesomeness wrapped up in a book! Maybe I’m behind the times, but this is just so great. Minimal prep, working with texts at their level, choice, engagement…just awesome. That’s all I have to say about that.

Finally, I am mostly done with my room. I have been so inspired by all these great posts and all these cute rooms. Mine seems a little bare but that will change when the kiddos come and the posters and projects go up. Here’s a look.

You know when you think “YES! That’s such a great picture!” Guess what? This one isn’t. Talk about blurry! But, it’s the best one I have. The sign across the top says “masterpieces” and I put it there because this board is big. I am 6 feet tall and I have to stand on top of this bookshelf to put stuff on it and I don’t want to do that. Sounds like a great way to fall and crack my head open. I’ll pass. Hence, the generic sign that I can leave up forever and ever and just change the art. Genius, huh? I know that’s what you were thinking:)

Now this isn’t a picture of my classroom BUT I am proud of it. Technically it’s FOR the class so it should fit under this category right?

This is my parent handbook!!! I am pretty sure when I was making it the copy machine said to me “Lindsey I am going to jam every paper you put in here.” It took FOREVER to copy. I mean forever…for three pages…ridiculous. This is why I am so proud of it. I am not a huge technology person but I figured out how to format this book. I am really proud of the fact that when you lift each flap you have english AND spanish! HA!! I am pretty proud that I figured out how to format that part correctly. Now, you may notice that I had to write the b, e and h on behavior. I don’t want to talk about it. It was the copy machine. I told you it was out to get me. No way is that user error.

Finally, this week was national dog day. Did you miss it? The only way I knew about it was from my mom. Let’s just say she’s a little dog obsessed so she’s on top of all this stuff. She already shared with you her three ginormous beasts of dogs, so now it’s my turn.

Meet Daxter and Gracie.

This is Daxter.

This is Gracie.

They are both rescues. Gracie DOES NOT like the camera. If you take a camera out and put it on the table, she will run away. If you hold your phone up like you are taking picture, she will run away. The fact that I got these pictures of her is a miracle. The power of a Scooby snack. Daxter is a pit bull/boxer mix and Gracie is a Shepard/retriever mix. Daxter is the baby of the family. He is very emotional. Like, weirdly human style emotional. He puts himself in time out. He pouts. He has to sleep under the blankets. Gracie on the other hand is the sneaky one who causes the trouble. BUT, I love them and they are my furry babies.

I am off to enjoy my last three day weekend before I go back to work. I hope you all have a great weekend!!