Five for Friday

I love this linky.

I love being a part of it a bit more.

Again, in honor of David Letterman,

I'll count backwards.  

Ever feel like people don't listen to you?

Ever feel like you're invisible?

Hmmm....this is Jack.

He's my son's dog.

Jack's ignoring me.

Like stone cold

in your face

look at my back

ignoring me.

What-to-the-ever!

This is why blogging is so therapeutic.

You have no idea when someone

decides to click off.

Honestly, I didn't mind though.

This was the first time on the

porch swing in MONTHS.

Ignore me all you want.

I'm outside and there's no

longer several inches of snow

on the ground.  

Aaahhh...

For your son's dog

with an attitude,

I dedicate some Henry And Mudge

by Cynthia Rylant activities!

Henry And Mudge: Mudge Organizers

Write 3 setences about Mudge

Mudge is...

Mudge has...

Mudge can... 

 Mudge Bubble Map

 Draw a picture of Mudge

and write 3 things or 3 sentences about him.

A dog needs his boy!

Henry And Mudge: Henry Organizers

Write 3 setences about Henry

Henry is...

Henry has...

Henry can... 

  Henry Bubble Map

 Draw a picture of Henry

and write 3 things or 3 sentences about him.

Oh.my.cuteness!

Frozen came out on DVD this week.

The kids and I watched it for the first time.

Kid tested, Mom approved!

So good to know!

I'll have to pick up a  copy

for The Darling Diva.

She's turning 4 next week!

There's a saying...

"It's easier to keep up than to catch up."

When it comes to the filing

that needs to be done in my classroom,

this is incredibly true.

Do I follow it?
Not so much.

Like.not.at.all.

I'm a piler.

Yep, why file when you can pile?

Aw snap!  I do believe that I 

just coined a phrase for pilers everywhere!

So my "4th quarter resolution" is to use

this tub.  Not all the other tubs in my classroom.

This one.  I mean, it tells me what to do!

If this doesn't work, I need an Intervention.

I went paperless last summer.

BEST thing I've ever done.

I bought a speedy little scanner

and zipped ALL of my classroom

papers. Even with my speedster

scanner, it still took a complete 3 weeks

of non-stop scanning.

I offered Hollywood and Golden Boy

cash to help me.

They just looked at me

and said "No thanks, Mom."

So, I got mad and banned

all TV/video games other than 1 hour a day.

They could choose how to spend it...

1 hour of TV, OR 1 hour of video games

OR 30 minutes each....get creative.

NOT that they were in trouble,

that's just a healthier way to live.

This has been a continuous summer

battle in my home.

When I say: "No Screenage"

my  kids have to turn EVERYTHING off.

It includes ANY device that has

any type of a screen.

After about 2 days,

they came to me and out of the blue

asked if they could help me with

my classroom papers in exchange

for "screenage" time.

Creepy how much we're alike!
Ben gets "electronic time" 

in 20 minute increments.

When the stove timer goes off,

so does the game.

He wanted more time one day.

We exchanged folding the laundry

for another 20 minute session.

Child labor?  Absolutely!

My 2 boys willingly worked

through my papers at high speed.

Even with 3 of us working,

it still took 3 weeks.  Wow!

Talk about a lot of papers!

I paid the boys "screenage" time

in exchange for inches of paper.

They got 15 minutes for every inch

of paper they worked through.

They have never worked so fast

in their lives.

What's so funny (ironic), is that

my files that were so important to me

have never been opened since they've

been saved. Shhhhhh.....don't tell my boys.

Instead of being Mother Of The Year...

My name will be Mudder Of The Year!

Yup, my name would be mud.

I've come to realize though,

  that if I need something, I just make it.

It's a sickness.

 

Can you say groupies?

I get to see my bloggin' buddy!

Hi, Angela!

I see you there on the left-hand side!

(giggle, yep!)

So THAT'S what you look like!

Yup, your hair would have completely

done the Farrah Fawcett winged hair

back in the day.

And you ARE tall....so jealous.

My head might hit your shoulder

if I'm lucky!

You realize the first thing

 out of my mouth when

we meet this summer will be...

"Oh my goodness, you're so short!"

Please don't be offended!

Ever heard of a guy named

Harry Kindergarten?

You know, that guy that has

those AWESOME video clips on youtube

that you've been pinning on Pinterest?

Yep, that's him.

Actually, his real name is Pete.

Pete Harry, a.k.a. Harry Kindergarten.

Some of my peeps and I 

were lucky enough to meet him

at the Illinois Kindergarten conference.

Jealous much?
YES I am.

Forget the hair and the height...

I'm ESPECIALLY jealous

that  your school/district pays

for you to go every year FOR FREE!!!!

Who ever heard of that???

We are definitely blessed in that regard!

Let me pack my bags for

the Kindergarten conference every year. 

SOOOOOOO jealous!

 
BTW-If you've noticed some of his

clips "taken down by user", 

no worries friends!

He's tweeking all of them and

reposting them.  So be patient

and the awesomeness will be back!

Head over to youtube and re-pin them now!

If you live in the Midwest like I do,

then you probably forgot what this is.

If you live in the Midwest like I do,

then you also forgot what this color is.

But.oh.my.golly.

They're back!

Those of you who have 

"Polar Vortex induced memory loss," 

let me remind you.

This is a robin.

He hangs out with us

in the warm spring.

Instead of the artic winds blowing,

you can now hear him sing.

This is green grass.

It appears on the ground

in the warm spring.

Instead of the blinding white snow,

you will soon see this 

beautiful color on the ground.

4th quarter here we come!

 Here's a little trick I've learned from Ma Chérie.

If you count just the Mondays,

it makes you feel soooo much better.

 Try it out.

Take out your school calendar,

and count away.

It will seriously make you feel

empowered...maybe a little relieved.

I am sooo doing that!

We have 9 Mondays left!

That means only 9 more

afternoon bus duties for me!

Woot-Woot!