Five for Friday--Theme Pack Sale, Outdoor Furniture, Tutoring, and Wonders!

 Hello there!

I'm very happy to be blogging/typing with a little more ease today. Three weeks post-op means I don't wear my sling all the time and I will be able to move beyond passive movement this week in therapy. Woohoo! I know it will be painful, but I am more than ready to start getting the use of my shoulder back.

I'm linking up with Doodle Bugs this week for Five for Friday! 

First up, I wanted to give you one last chance to get our theme packs for CHEAP! It was hard work to update the calendars in my current condition, so I thought I celebrated by slashing the prices on our theme packs. Regularly $8.50, marked down to $6.00 for today only.

 Next up...this!

My husband and I finally picked up some outdoor furniture for our porch. I spotted these rockers at Academy Sports (one of my new favorite places--heehee). $25 each. Comfy. Rockers. No need for pillows. Yes, please.

Now I get to look at this view as I have my quiet time in the morning. This will definitely be the thing I miss most when the craziness of back-to-school starts.

 I'm tutoring two of my kiddos this summer. Right before surgery, I went up to the school to get everything I thought I'd want to have available. I may have went a little overboard as you can see by the mess in the corner of my living room. :-/

 

Now that I'm feeling a bit better, I should probably take care of that... LOL!  

Oh, and so glad we decided to do this. I couldn't believe all the kiddos had already forgotten after just a month off of school. Yikes!

And lastly, our Reading Wonders curriculum came in! 

I really wanted to go right up to the school and get all my stuff, but opening boxes and digging through it one-handed wasn't that appealing to me. 

Thankfully, the 3rd/4th grade reading teacher is like me and understands my excitement. She boxed up some of the things she thought I would most want to see and sent it to me. Yay!

I'm still going through the box, but I can't wait to get going with this curriculum. I'm so excited for these new stories! I'm hoping to get our games printed and prepped soon, too. :-)

 

Five for Friday--B2S Panic, Periscope Ugh, and Dollar Spot Disappointment!

Happy Friday, Friends!

I'm linking up with Doodle Bugs for Five for Friday to give you a peek at my week!

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Confession! 

I am an end of the year "stuffer!" I stuff things on these shelves--up and out of the way for the cleaners--instead of putting things where they belong. :(

Every year, I try to talk myself into not being a "stuffer," but it hasn't worked yet. 

I've been seeing all these classroom setup pictures, so I thought I'd go in and just take a peek at what awaited me. I snapped this picture and then RAN away...FAR, FAR away!

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#DollarSpotDisappointment

Why, oh why?

This is what awaits me when I go to my closest Target--45 minutes away--after seeing all the great teacher finds on Instagram.

I have to know... 

Does yours look like this?

Do you dig for those golden treasures?

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I did buy this at Target. Today I'm busy turning it into a family calendar for a new "command center" project I'm working on at home.

4

I finished my Monsters Theme Classroom Decor Pack this week!

I love how it turned out--especially this preview!

I made it with Picasa after watching Amy's tutorial (Step into 2nd Grade). It was so much easier than making a collage in PowerPoint! 

I mean, seriously. 

This topic made me sign up for Periscope. 

I still missed it--but thankfully Amy put it on her blog! 

Thanks, Amy!

I have since tried to watch some other periscopes.

I don't like it...at all!

I know it is all the rage, and maybe I'll warm up to it.

But right now, I would much prefer to read it in a blog or watch a video where the presenter (and me) isn't distracted by the hearts and comments. 

Is that awful?

Please, I mean no offense to those who are loving it. 

I can see the interaction part could be fun...

Maybe I'm just too easily distracted!

Moving on... 

My Bugs Theme Classroom Decor Pack is also listed!

This preview was made in PowerPoint...before I knew the Picasa trick. I really like how this one turned out, but it took WAY longer than Picasa.

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Last, but certainly not least...

Disclosure: If you are interested in scheduling a "fix," I will receive $25 credit if you use the links in this post--which I would very much appreciate! :-)

I finally did it! 

I scheduled my first Stitch Fix.

I actually signed up for Stitch Fix over a year ago, but I have been too chicken to schedule one!

I know it will be pricey--which scares me--but considering I hate to shop and struggle with fashion, I'm hoping it will be worth it!

I'll let you know how it goes. ;-)