It's Five 4 Friday....and Valentines Day!

Hello Five 4 Fridayers!!! It's February 14....the day of L.O.V.E. 

So what better way to celebrate it than to do something I LOVE......so I am again "gettin' up on" this awesome linky party by Doodle Bugs Teaching!

I designed a blog ya'll! I am so pumped and honored that lil ol' me was trusted with such a task. And it came out pretty cute, if i do say so myself. Click on her button {above} to check it out! 


I am curious to know what you think!



                 

                                                       

Can we say SNOW-mageddon!!! We got soooo much snow it was insane. This picture is from Day 1, so multiply the amount of snow by 2 because it snowed again last night. I was bummed that I didn't get to have our Friendship celebration with my kiddos yesterday (as we were going to be out today for a work day). I am estatic however, to be having a 5-day weekend. 

I will update this post in June when they extend our school year :-/

My snow cation did bring some pretty serious downtime. With that I was able to create some super cute clip art. I have a proposition for you guys......

I am making this awesome art a "Follow Me Freebie". 

Yes, I am pimping out my artwork. 

Here's how you can get it:

Under "Followers" in the right column, click "Join this Site". Select "follow publicly" and click "Follow this Blog". 

(You must follow publicly for the freebie!)

After you follow, leave me a comment with your email and I will email you the freebie. If you are not comfortable with leaving your email below, then send me an email at:

ifyoumustacheiheartteaching@gmail.com

I have found a new gadget that I love. It is called Symbaloo. It allows you to create a homepage with  shortcut buttons of the places you visit the most. I created a homepage for my school computer that has all the whozits and whatzits that I access on a daily basis. I also created a page for my kiddos at my computer workstations. This will alleviate all the "I can't finds"  or "How do you spell's" that interrupt small group and allow students to navigate the computer independently.

Check it out at http://www.symbaloo.com !

I had a sneaky suspicion that we would not be in school on Thursday so I decided that we would create our Valentine's Day tissue hearts early. My kiddos had a blast. As I demonstrated the activity on the visualizer and walked the room, it was amazing to see their work..

It was soooooo CREATIVE!!!

And of course, I always sneak in a skill that some of them are working on. And this activity was FULL of fine motor practice. 

My kiddos did a GREAT job and were excited to take them home to give to their parents for Valentine's Day!

Okay so NOW it is your turn. Head on over to Doodle Bugs Teaching and "get up on" her linky. It is actually really fun to see a 5-cap about each teacher's week. 

You know I ALWAYS leave you with a lil something extra:

Spoken like a true Sheldon.

Valentine's Day Linky: Are you Lucky in Love?

Love is in the air.....

Can you smell it?

With Valentine's Day being "Only a day a-way" I decided to hop on Molly at Lucky to Be in First's linky party titled,  Are you Lucky in Love? She made this super cute template, and all you have to do is download it and add your own "loves".

Here goes........

My sisters and my mommie: Those three women ARE my heart. We have been through so much together (good and bad). I am the "middle child", but in a sense I was the leader of the pack. My sister and I are very different but a lot alike. I know that won't make sense to some people, but if you have sisters, you understand. And my mom!!! My mom is my rock, she is truly an amazing woman.

My nephew Khalil: This little guy is the bees knees. Not only is he adorable, he has SUCH a smart brain.  I cannot believe he will be 6 this year and going to the 1st grade. (He will actually still be 5 when he starts 1st grade). I love him to pieces!!!

My Friends: You wanna talk AWESOMETASTIC support system? Have friends like mine! What I love most is that I have learned to love from each of them. And, in their own individual ways they have all been there for me. They say people can tell the type of person you are by the company you keep.....well that means I must be very special, because this bunch is the best!

Teaching Math with manipulatives: What can I say....I love manipulatives! In my classroom, manipulatives not only engage, but they give my kids the confidence they need to work independently. Growing up, I was a "hands on" learner. It is fun to see that transfer over into what I do.... and a PLUS is that I am also able to use how I learn to help my kiddos learn!

Creating Clip Art on Photoshop: I recently rekindled my love for creating. Creating relaxes me and allows me to experience this whole new world that I thought I had given up on. Creating clip art for teaching resources and activities allows me to combine my two loves- Teaching and Art. I Mustache that you be on the look out for it all!

Teacher Blog and Blogging: My new obsession! I love teacher blogs and blogging because it allows me to connect with teachers all over. While I enjoy resources from my colleagues, I love to see what is happening elsewhere. I have made some great connections and learned so much in the short time I have been exposed to the blogging community! Thank you all...you rock!

Apple Products: Who DOESN'T love at least one Apple product? To date, I have all the items pictured above, plus an additional Macbook Pro from my district, and two old school ipods (nano and regular). My dream computer is an iMac, which I hope to get in the next few years. 



Okay, that is it! I had a hard time choosing just a few loves, so I settled with 7. Knowing me, I could have continued on and on.

And on.

I hope you enjoyed reading about the things that make my heart skip a beat. Please make sure you head on over to Lucky to Be in First and link up.


* random love song fades out in the background*

I should be {Zzz'in} at 2.am...

But, I got bored and started playing around with my computer.....and I ended up with this.

It's a lil' me!

Isn't she so cute? I have not decided if I will make more and post them on my tpt store.

I am interested in what YOU think. 


"beeteedubs", this is me:

Okay, now you can post your thoughts. I can't wait to read them!!

I know I said I would wait but.....I am too excited!!

Hey! I know I said I would have some things for Made-it-Monday....but I could NOT wait that long.....

I have posted my first official "clip art" and digital paper sets in my tpt store.- WOOP!! WOOP!!


Just because I again, cannot wait for you to mosey on over to my sidebar....


My Huggie Bears Clipart is available here

My Huggie Bears Digital Paper Pack is available here

Aren't they soooo cute? I think I am super proud because I have barely cracked open my computer art and design "spidey senses" in at least 6 years. Yes...SIX.YEARS. My degree is collecting dust (I will explain later). But, seriously, let me know what you think, and DON'T FORGET TO DOWNLOAD!!

I use all caps a lot. And sometimes I am really screaming at the screen...with excitement.

Haha, stay tuned for my February CURRENTLY post later....