Keeping Up With Kirbys

Why am I having such a hard time this year deciding my end of year gifts???  In the past I have made memory scrapbooks with samples of their work from each month, I have made collage pictures of the students throughout the school year with a special note written just to that child, and dvd photo stories.   BUT....I can't seem to make up my mind on what to do this year, and I'm running out of time.  We only have 8 days left!  OH. MY. GOODNESS.  Just sayin' it makes me have anxiety.  While I'm trying to figure out what I'm going to do Teaching with Maddeness shared this fabulous freebie. { click here } What an amazing freebie, right?!  Well, I'm very thankful for it and the Teacher's Clubhouse is celebrating 6 years, they will have a new freebie each week for the next six weeks.  YAY!!....for freebies.  Click here to find out more details. Well, I'm going to finish enjoying my day off, figure out what I'm doing for a gift...

  You end up in the same place that every school in the metroplex is taking their end of year field trip. Haha!! That's okay because I didn't skip to get away from children OR that I even need a break from children, it was more like a family skip day. Just quality time with each other. During this time of year, the Mr. spends ALL of his extra time working part time jobs for extra money for our vacations. I'm so thankful for him and how hard he works but we really start missing him. It was hot but we had great conversations and the kids filled out their All Star Ballots. By the look on their faces you'd think Nolan Ryan personally asked them to fill it out. They're so cute. Anyway, back to the day I skipped school...we were all so excited because we were going to the Rangers. The Mr. got a GREAT deal on tickets. When we pulled into the parking lot, there were nothing but buses!! They were everywhere. Once we walked in the ballpark we headed UP, ...

Well, I left school yesterday feeling good and thinking I can't wait to share some the silly things my kids do. That all changed when I got home and saw the news.... My heart has been so heavy for these poor families. About a year ago a tornado come through our small Royse City town and destroyed a few homes. Although it was awful it does not compare to the disaster in Moore BUT I remember just how much it affected everyone in our town. Everyone knew someone that was affected and it was a scary time as parents were racing to the school to check out their children and decisions were being made whether or not we should take cover. I, in no way, can understand what these families in Moore are going through but I've tried to put my thoughts, feelings, and heart in their situation. One of our local boutiques (my favorite) is selling these t-shirts. 100% of the net profits will benefit the victims and families of Moore. You can order @ iShopLaRue.com. I know that if we...

Today was an AMAZING day. I LOVE my sweet family so much and they made today EXTRA special for me. I woke up to a very yummy breakfast in bed and then off to church. We were on time today {this is special}. A fabulous lunch, laying out by the pool, family game of four square, and sitting around outside talking and laughing. Look at my super cute and super fast looking shoes. I had picked these up once and said I liked them and my WONDERFUL husband surprised me with these this weekend. I cannot wait to try them out at 5:30 am. Oh what a crazy week I had last week. I am looking forward to a more productive and less crazy this week. I think I was completely exhausted and my mind was in a million places. Not that this week won't be busy, maybe I'll just have a better grip on it. So, you say "How exhausted were you?" Well, so tired that I got out of my car at work this week (7:15) and left it running ALL day....(I even attended a house warming party for...

There is nothing more exciting than to finally decide on a gift from your kids to their mommas EXCEPT when it doesn't break the bank. WOOHOO!! That makes me happy. Yes, this truly is a trash to treasure gift. This is what I LOVE about my husband. He doesn't question me when I say to him "please don't throw {insert any item} away, I need them for school". He just starts a little pile for me until I have enough. So, my newest trash item was Kcups. By the way, I {heart} my Keurig. I think they are the cutest things. They look just like planters, plus I was curious to see the inside of one. I opened them up, cleaned them out, and then spray painted them. Perfect!! The kids made a heart with their thumbprints and we planted flowers in them. As a momma, I LOVE pictures of my kids, so I decided to add a picture. I added a clothespin to the back of the Kcups and the kids wrote You Are My Sunshine around the sunshine {diecut}, I added their sweet ...

Area! Area! Area! We just finished area. I actually enjoy teaching this to the kids and they really seem to enjoy it too. We spent last week creating and some recreating their bedrooms and figuring out the area. They LOVED this and I was really impressed with their creativity. After they made their furniture and decorated it, they had to find the area of each piece. We went on an area scavenger hunt and created our own area pictures. {Click here } if this is something that you could use.   I try to start each day with a different way to greet each and say good morning. Here's a picture of our ET greeting and our good morning ankle shakes... This helps us get our days started off on the right foot. (haha!!.......get it???!!!!) Have a sweet Monday friends!!   Posted with Blogsy

I have to admit I'm loving the instagram with other teachers. I LOVE the pics and brief little comments are perfect for me. I tend to overanalyze what I am trying to say. I think worry to much about how it sounds. Silly?! I know. That's just how I roll. That's why short and sweet is good for me. <--geez, maybe I'm a poet and didn't know it (hahaha.....okay, I'll stop) Really, I'm just blogging to share the funny things that kids say. They seriously make me laugh out loud all the time. My sweet husband always asks me after I finish telling him a classroom story, did you write that down?? You would have a bestseller and you will want to read that when you retire. {sigh} No, I didn't write it down because I'm too busy keeping notes on so many other things but I KNOW I'm going to wish I had. Maybe this is the start of it...... I have a student who's mother is pregnant with her fourth child and due any day. I think she may b...