Currently August

I loved how concluding calendar month it helped me teach to my 100 followers!  Thank y'all Farley for having such a prissy linky each calendar month on your blog, Oh Boy fourth Grade

Here it goes!

Thanks for stopping by!  I would dearest to convey novel visitors dorsum to encounter closed to of my fun hands-on math activities!

Have a peachy residue of your summer!

Currently September!

Labor day!  Yay!  Here's my Currently...

While I am non actively educational activity inwards the classroom, I am actually working on my math-concept film books, then all y'all teachers out at that topographic point tin convey them inwards your hands soon.  Now, only for an editor to alternative them up.

This past times calendar week I convey been revising in addition to making my books amend amongst a 5-week Picture Book Academy.  It has been a actually skillful experience, although I haven't had much fourth dimension to focus on my blogging in addition to whatever products.

Thanks for stopping past times in addition to I promise you'll bring together me on Th for my weekly linky: MaTh activeness Th where y'all tin link upwards amongst whatever recent math related ship service : )

Currently October

Since I bring been as well as thence busy I didn't cash inwards one's chips to my post service yesterday, but I remembered that it was most October.  Now it's by 10PM Oct 1st as well as I'm lastly getting to link upwardly to Farley's Currently!

I promise everyone has a slap-up October.  I simply position upwardly my autumn wreath today!  Maybe I'll come across yous dorsum on Th for MaTh activeness Th : )

Currently December : )

I am much to a greater extent than pose dorsum most it beingness Dec tertiary too writing this.  I accept had a wonderful fourth dimension amongst my identify unit of measurement amongst Thanksgiving too prepping for Christmas.  Last black the kids too I played a game of Apples to Apples for 45 minutes too it was too then much fun.  I was actually excited that my 8-year-old (who struggles amongst reading) was reading without much assist : )

Well, here's my currently to link upward amongst Farley at OhBoy...

I promise everyone is having a squeamish calendar week too has a wonderful vacation flavor wherever y'all are!

Currently February

Wow!  January only came too left.  That was fast.  That agency it's fourth dimension to link upwardly amongst Farly at Oh Boy for the month's Currently linky party.

Okay, too hence hither it goes...

Listening: By at in 1 trial my kids are way by their reading too all the same playing around.  To locomote a fry in 1 trial again too locomote able to play around...

Loving: Life.  It's going good too I bring nil to complain about. : )  I'm grateful for that.

Thinking: Okay, it's quieted downwards for a moment.  I'm thinking how much I relish blogging to larn to come across other instructor bloggers out there.  As a stay-at-home mom currently it is squeamish to relate to pedagogy in 1 trial again (even though I solely taught for a brusk fourth dimension earlier kids) : )  I all the same larn into my kids classes equally volunteers whenever I can.

Wanting:  To larn my pilus trimmed.  I haven't gotten it cutting inwards I don't know how long...  Sleeping in--it happened 1 fourth dimension this by yr too I'm hoping to larn some other twenty-four hours someday.

Needing: To stick to my schedule.  I made a blogging too writing schedule for myself.  I bring been okay--but I scream back in that place is room for improvement.

ii truths too a fib:  I'll root amongst the truths.

• I create want I had to a greater extent than fourth dimension for my unfinished sewing projects.  It's difficult to larn them out amongst a babe too toddler around.
• I genuinely create bring a blogging assistant.  She doesn't create posts for me, but she helps me amongst graphics too gives me ideas.  We equally good locomote on instructor products together : )  Wiljay is awesome!
• The fib: Running.  I don't relish running.  I could run a vi infinitesimal mile inwards ninth grade, but I never genuinely enjoyed it.  I'd much rather locomote playing tennis.

That's it for now.  I'm excited to catch other people's currently posts.

Currently April!

I honey that it is getting to hold upward spring!  And amongst a novel calendar month nosotros bring the Currently linky political party amongst Farly at Oh Boy quaternary Grade.

Here it is...

I intend near of the things were self explanitory, except for the A-Z challenge (there nevertheless are a few to a greater extent than hours to sign up).  The A-Z blogging challenge is a fun challenge each Apr to weblog amongst a missive of the alphabet of the alphabet M-Sat every day, too therefore today beingness Apr 1st was amongst A, tomorrow volition hold upward a B post, too and therefore on until the destination of the month.  I'm surprised to a greater extent than teachers aren't involved inwards it yet.  I intend it is a lot of fun, but it is a challenge!

Now to larn hit merely about posts...

Currently May! Hooray!

Hey everyone!  It's that fourth dimension again, the starting fourth dimension of the calendar month when Farley at Oh Boy quaternary Grade has her fun linky party!  Here goes...

Listening:  Well, he has quieted downward now, exactly at the fourth dimension I was working on the icon Lucky wasn't besides excited nigh the neighbors getting home...  silly dog.  Sometimes he thinks he is purpose truthful cat too!  Just expect at i of his favorite spots...that is the overstep of the couch.

Loving: That Apr is lastly over.  That Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 to Z blogging challenge was difficult, peculiarly amongst my kids having 2 weeks of jump intermission in addition to all of us getting sick.  Let it live known that beingness vaccinated for the whooping coughing doesn't hateful you lot can't larn it (yucky stuff, peculiarly i time you lot get got the medicine to larn over it).  Looking ahead to swell things though (keeping fingers crossed that I larn a literary agent for my kids books soon).

Thinking:  I get got so, in addition to then much to produce in addition to larn done exactly in that place is solely in addition to then much of me to become to a greater extent than or less in addition to and then many hours inward the day.  Right forthwith is me time, though : )  During the twenty-four hr menstruation I hardly larn whatever of that.

Wanting: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 fleck to a greater extent than unloose energy would live nice!  I've been tired lately, exactly it mightiness live the warm weather.  I intend a pedicure would live nice.  I've solely gotten ii my whole life, exactly they were pretty fun--I intend I should larn i to a greater extent than ofttimes : )

Needing:  Air conditioning (melting!)  It is pretty hot hither inward southern CA.  I alive close the beach in addition to then most buildings weren't made amongst A/C, exactly i time inward a piece it would assistance (at to the lowest degree I get got ceiling fans though).

Surprise:  I am planning a instructor appreciation giveaway!  I'd beloved to request heed which production you lot intend I should laissez passer on away...  I was thinking of giving away i production to the starting fourth dimension fifty people!  And for everyone I volition get got a sale of class : )

See you lot later!

Currently June--Finally Linking Upward : )

Hey, I'm finally getting to the Currently Linky.  It has been busy lately!  Linking upward amongst Farley at OhBoy...

Listening:  Well, I was listening to nothing.  That was amazing since I conduct maintain 5 kids--but since nosotros had an outing today the fiddling ones are out for the count in addition to the older ones were busy playing on the calculator in addition to watching things.  Since I made the graphic my immature adult woman came inward wondering how quondam yous conduct maintain to live to conduct maintain a blog--I idea it mightiness live 13... anyone know?

Loving: I dearest summertime in addition to progress.  Summer tin live fun in addition to I experience it is a unlike form of progress than when my kids are inward school.  We tin live to a greater extent than relaxed precisely withal larn materials done.

Thinking: Just a fiddling to a greater extent than progress would live awesome!  My toddlers accept upward in addition to hence much time!  Just this past times calendar month they conduct maintain made several messes that took a duad minutes to brand precisely hours to construct clean upward after--no fun!  (Example: Dumping all the fish nutrient inward the aquarium in addition to a bucket of toys!)

Wanting: More appointment nights amongst my husband.  I experience similar I don't larn to become out (even a walk to a greater extent than or less the block would suffice) that much.  There conduct maintain been a duad times where nosotros allow the kids live lone (the oldest i turns xiii inward a week) in addition to they are responsible.  My kids are at the awkward phase where some of them are also quondam for a babysitter precisely non quondam plenty to live left amongst the fiddling ones for also long.

Needing: It has been on my agenda to brand a weblog schedule for over 3 months!  I would dearest to pre-schedule posts precisely I never appear to larn motivated.  What is my problem?  Do yous schedule your posts ahead of time?  Getting to a greater extent than products out would live awesome too!

Summer bucket list:  Need to give-up the ghost on waking upward early on in addition to hence I tin draw for my book.  I was expert lastly calendar week precisely this calendar week I exclusively got to it once--hopefully I volition live expert tomorrow.  Also, getting out amongst the kids this summertime would live great.  Living inward Los Angeles in that location is in addition to hence many places to become to--as long every bit yous prep for the traffic yous volition come across getting in that location : )

Thanks for stopping by!

Currently July--Already!

I'm then excited for the summer.  It has been a process non having to cheque homework too guide keep some fourth dimension to relax.

I'm linking up, similar many of you, amongst Farley over at OhBoy4thGrade!  I tin hardly facial expression until it's fourth dimension for my sponsor month--January 2015 (a few months dorsum she mentioned that she had some room for sponsors too I signed up.  Her organization was exclusively supposed to guide keep upwardly to 6, but it messed upwardly too I was eighth on the list.  I don't heed waiting though.  I guide keep a destination to larn my Kickstarter stimulate for publishing my majority upwardly only inward fourth dimension for that month!)

Anyway, onto the currently...

Listening:  I experience similar this ane ever changes past times the fourth dimension I am genuinely posting on my blog.  Am I the exclusively one?  It is exclusively almost an threescore minutes since I outset wrote that--had to feed the picayune guy later on he woke upwardly from a iv threescore minutes nap!

Loving: My novel header!!! I also dearest the hover over icon alter fob also : )  I wrote a post about how I did it the other day.

Thinking:  The summertime is hither too I withal guide keep to brand some plans equally to what to do!  Well, I guide keep a big 'ole listing of things I desire to larn done, but I necessitate to brand a schedule of what to produce amongst the kids then they don't complain of boredom every hour.

Wanting:  Even though I worked difficult on my spider web log header in that place are withal some changes too additions I guide keep planned that I necessitate to larn to.

Needing: To larn to bed earlier... I guide keep been staying upwardly also belatedly too experience somewhat sluggish inward the morning.  The cyberspace too all the cool blogs suck me in!

fourth Plans:  Shh! My identify unit of measurement planned a surprise service projection at some other identify unit of measurement members house.  It should hold upwardly fun (even though it's work).  Later that 24-hour interval nosotros are having some friends too identify unit of measurement over.  I only went to Costco today too got a bunch of food.

I can't facial expression to larn too read a bunch of other people's currently posts instantly : )  Happy fourth of July everyone!

Currently November: Lots Of Things Are Going On!

Yay for November!  It's getting fifty-fifty closer to Jan when I'm the currently sponsor too I acquire to part my Kickstarter amongst a bunch of teachers!

I honey that Farley puts on this smashing linky every calendar month were nosotros acquire to acquire nigh how too thus many instructor bloggers are doing.  I honey to read them all!

Here's mine...

Listening:  Well, it was still.  Now my domestic dog is scratching at my door!

Loving: That my Kickstarter that volition last running December 31-Jan 31 is actually taking shape.  Hooray! You tin grade the axe run into a preview of it here.  Feel gratuitous to write whatever comments! The video is almost done too I but involve to complete working on the recipe pages.

Thinking: I convey been spending a lot of fourth dimension on my mass too the Kickstarter.  I sort of intend of it 24/7--but I convey waited too thus long to run into it come upward to life.  Anyway, involve to ready aside twenty minutes or to a greater extent than a solar daytime to brand certain I but focus on the menage unit of measurement : )

Wanting: My hubby has been sitting on a to create detail I've had for him for a while.  Don't desire to last a nag, but inwards companionship to run on my recipe pages for the mass I involve him to complete processing the pictures he took.

Needing: With all this work, an assistant would last nice!  Any ideas?  One friend of mine said looking into hiring an intern.

Reading: Story Sprouts 2014.  It came out final month!  I've create my stories inwards it, but I involve to complete reading everyone else's.  So far it is amazing!
  I promise everyone has a smashing November!

Currently December! Woohoo!

Happy December!  Farley over at OhBoy is having her monthly linky party!  I promise nosotros tin all plough over something extra particular this vacation season!

Listening: It is nonetheless placidity hither at my house.  The older 3 kids are off to school, only my sick hubby together with 2 lilliputian kids are nonetheless asnoozing.  They postulate their rest.

Loving: It is December!  It is together with thus much closer to the New Year's Day (when I'm putting on my Kickstarter for the calendar month of January!!! together with I'll endure the sponsor for adjacent month's Currently)  Plus, Dec is such a fun calendar month alongside menage unit of measurement together with fun because of the giving spirit.

Thinking:  I convey together with thus many things to create only at that spot is together with thus lilliputian fourth dimension left.  I am taking it inwards stride, though.  I'm excited to teach every bit much done every bit I tin every day.

Wanting:  I actually desire to complete the layout of my mass earlier the halt of the twelvemonth together with thus I tin convey it every bit consummate every bit possible, only I am nonetheless waiting for my loving hubby to teach me the pictures he is processing.  We did a photograph shoot at the halt of August together with I postulate my photos to complete the recipe pages of The Pancake Menu.

Needing:  My hubby together with I are inwards a contest to liberate weight.  For every pound I lose he is supposed to driblet a kilogram (2.2 lbs).  Our contest ends Jan quaternary together with I'm non certain who is winning.  I postulate to footstep it upwardly though.  With the kids sick it is harder to teach to the gym.

Giving: Excited to endure business office of the iHeart Math Blog Hop going on through most of the month.  My post goes upwardly on the 5th.  I dearest giving together with I dearest the thoughtful homemade gifts : )  What nearly you?

Thanks for stopping by!

Currently January--2015 & My Kickstarter Is Upwardly Too Running!!!

It is finally hither (well, almost) Jan 2015 (in only a span hours)!  I've been anticipating this for vi months!  I'm this month's Currently sponsor over at OhBoy4thGrade!  I accept been working together with waiting to portion my mass alongside everyone!  I launched the Kickstarter today!  I'll set the video afterward my currently : )  I require assistance to larn my mass published--please share/contribute today!

Listening:  Well, past times right away nosotros are consuming the donuts : ) It is a novel years tradition...

Loving: I accept been working on getting my mass published for several years right away together with vi calendar month agone I decided to run a Kickstarter afterward Reading Rainbow had a successful fourth dimension alongside their campaign.  It has been a proficient hateful solar daytime together with I can't facial expression for to a greater extent than parents together with teachers to discovery out almost my campaign.

Thinking: I actually had a bang-up year!  I don't accept whatever complaints.  I accept felt extremely blessed together with at that topographic point accept been only about bang-up things come about this year!

Wanting: I accept actually big goals together with I am doing all I tin to brand that happen.  It is yet uncertain until it happens.  So far the answer to my mass has been bang-up from friends together with family.  I promise teachers together with parents discovery it helpful together with kids relish it every bit much every bit they similar the mock book.

Needing: I didn't slumber good finally nighttime together with hence I am inward require of a proficient night's balance (probably a few to grab up)

Yes, I'm going to release my awesome novelty book!  I am confident the fundraising volition hold upwards successful together with I'll larn to snuff it along alongside my publishing goal. : )

Maybe, I'll become ahead together with release only about of my other books independently, or perchance I'll my other manuscripts volition hold upwards picked upwards past times a traditional publisher.

I wish I could hold upwards a invitee on Ellen (this month, if possible).  I accept been trying.  I submitted their online shape to become on the show, but I don't know if my Kickstarter is compelling plenty to become on the show.  I alive inward LA together with hence I don't actually require to brand whatever particular plans if they require a finally infinitesimal invitee ; )

So, hither is my video together with it links to the motility page.  If yous tin portion it, I'd hold upwards so, SO grateful!  I accept a pinnable picture for it from my postal service before today too.

Have a wonderful 2015!