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November Currently

I'm linking up with Oh' Boy 4th Grade for the November Currently!

Listening

 I can't believe it's November! Wow! This year has gone fast.

I'm listening to the hum of the air purifier in our living room with no other sounds. I love it! The rest of the family is still sleeping so it's Cooper & me hanging out on the couch. My husband always feels like he has to turn on the TV & watch Sports Center as soon as he wakes up. Personally...I love to just sit in a quiet house & enjoy the silence.

Loving

Yesterday was my son's 12th birthday. A wonderful lady that worked as my husband's assistant (He's a teacher too.) made the cake for us. I've been thinking about eating that cake for breakfast since I woke up. I may have a problem. :)

Thinking

I can't believe Chase turned 12 yesterday. My life has been a roller coaster since this guy was born. He had a stroke before birth which resulted in a blood clot also going to his arm cutting off the circulation. We spent 6 weeks in the NICU at Riley Hospital for children when he was born.  He had 6 surgeries on his arm with multiple amputations, skin grafts etc. in the first 3 months of his life.  We were told he would never walk, talk, or feed himself due to the severity of brain damage caused by the stroke. He's been in physical therapy, occupational therapy, developmental therapy, speech therapy, and equine therapy since he was 3 months old. We have done everything possible we can to prove our doctors wrong & give this amazing boy the life he deserves. He's doing everything we were told he wouldn't do. He has seizures because of the stroke, a wicked case of ADHD, and he is delayed in school. But...he's a math fact whiz, a sports addict, has a  hilarious personality, and is the most determined guy I've seen. I know he'll do great things.

Wanting

I want this cold weather to go away!! Trick or treating was awful! It was cold, rainy, and we even had snowflakes.  Yesterday, the wind was just blustery. I want to go back to Florida! We went to Panama City on our fall break & it was just beautiful & warm! It's hard to come back to Indiana weather. :( 

Needing

I REALLY need to create some new things for my classroom & TPT store. I have just been so busy being a mom & teacher that I don't even feel like I have time to think anymore. My daughter is in EVERYTHING at school. She's 13 going on 20 and feels the need to be in everything: show choir, orchestra, student council, peer mentor, swimming, cross country, and softball. The past two weeks I've spent every spare moment trying to come up with & organize fundraisers to try to help her show choir take an awesome trip in the spring. It hasn't left time for me to sit down & work on things for myself. Maybe November will be better. ;) 

Reading

I'm only a couple of chapters into Gone Girl. I haven't decided yet if I like it. I just KNOW the husband has killed his wife & it's just a very weird story so far. I've heard many positive reviews...so I'll keep reading. If only I get get farther before I fall asleep.  

I'm also reading The Maze Runner series. My daughter read the series a few years ago & wants to see the movie with me. I won't see the movie until I finish the series, so I've been trying to finish reading it while also reading Gone Girl since it's a library loan. I'm pretty sure I'd make more progress if I'd just focus on one of them & get it done. 

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Share & Scare Blop Hop

Share & Scare Blog Hop

I'm super excited to be taking part in the Share & Scare Blog Hop! I have a great freebie! I created this to use in my classroom each morning. It's editable so each day I type in the morning work to be projected on my screen. The things that stay the same each day only have to be typed once. You can change the text to suit your classroom needs. Be sure to scroll down to see the $1.00 items on sale as well as the link to the next blog on the blog hop!

Click on the picture to be taken to the free  download. 

Be sure and check out my dollar products as well.
These products will be on sale for $1.00 during these 3 days.

Be Sure and click on the button below to be taken to the next blog on the hop!

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October Currently

October Currently!

I can't believe it's October already! Wow!  I'm linking up with Oh Boy 4th Grade for the October linky.

I'm so excited that it's almost fall break. I just need to be able to survive parent conferences next week. They are so exhausting! I love getting to meet everyone & sit down to talk, but by the end of the week, I have no voice left. It's really hard to teach a full week & then have conferences for 4 hours two nights in a row. I've scheduled parents 2 other days as well, so I really have 4 days of conferences.  Last year I was on leave for having thyroid surgery during conferences. That allowed me to actually get to attend my daughter's conferences at the middle school. Wow! What an eye opener. On the 2nd full night of conferences I was still often only the 6th or 7th parent they had seen total for both days. There's definitely a big difference between elementary & secondary. 

I have a torn tendon in my foot due to a student tripping me last spring. It hurts constantly & I have to wear a brace each day. I've had to stop taking my daily walks & am really depressed about it. I'm getting an MRI in a few weeks since it hasn't improved, but am not real hopeful.

I can't wait to get to Panama City! I haven't packed a thing though. I'm thinking that's my weekend plans.

For my TREAT I've shared my fall themed editable morning work display.

There's Not Enough Time in the Day!

Do you ever feel like there's just not enough time in the day? I have all of these amazing plans that I want to do in my classroom and at home. However, some days just finding time to take a restroom break seems like an accomplishment.:)

I've made a goal to make at least one new product for my classroom and my TPT store each weekend. So far, I've been able to stick to that goal, but because of that, my blog has suffered neglect. Oh well...I never claimed to be Supermom or Superteacher. So, I'm just going to be proud of myself for what I have done & move on.

We got a new kitten this week! His name is Magnus. (My 13 year old daughter and I love The Mortal Instruments series & Magnus is a character in the books.)  He's so tiny & so cute! However, we really didn't need one more thing to take care of but...I think I'm more in love with him than our kids. ;)

You'll have to check out some of the cute things I've made for my classroom!! I have several new 4 corners games, some new task cards, and a new I Have Who has Game!