Two days left!!

I am super pumped to get back to my kiddos on Monday! I have absolutely LOVED winter break but I have so many great teaching ideas (from blogs, Pinterest and TPT) that I am very excited to get back to teaching! 


Ok, lots to say tonight but FIRST - I was nominated for my second blogging award!! Yipeeeee, yahooooo, hoorayyyy!! :) 

The Versatile Blogger Award rules:

1. Thank the person who nominated you (with a link back to their blog). Thank you, Lisa @ Stories from Second

2. Tell 7 things about yourself.

3. Pass this award on to a few fantastic newly discovered blogs by commenting on their blog.

Here's some new friends that I am nominating:

Christina at Live.Laugh.Teach

Miss Russell at Thoughts of a Student Teacher

(this is tough - I'll add some more later!)

On to my SEVEN things... hmmmmmm...

1. I married my wonderful husband not quite five short months ago! I love being married but I sometimes forget that it all happened - feels like a dream! The name-change thing is a lot easier as a teacher though ie.when you hear your new married name 2,000 times a day (hehe)

2. My husband and I have two super sweet kittens!! Megatron is 8 months old (Hubby got to name her) and Stella is almost 3 months old (I got to name this one!) I love them so much, they are our babies!

3. This is my second year teaching. Last year I was hired JUST before the school year started as a 1st/2nd split teacher! WOOOOO that was a lot of work!! This year I teach 2nd grade to my 25 lovelies! It's nice to reteach some of the same curriculum as last year and not start all over.

4. In the last 12 years, I have gone on 10 week-long mission trips. Seven trips as a youth or young adult and three as a sponsor. I've traveled to places like Mexico (2x), South Carolina (2x), Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee to work with groups like Habitat for Humanity to build and renovate homes for families in need. It has been a collection of  some of the most rewarding moments in my life, those that I will never forget!

5. I didn't QUITE get the crafty gene... My mom and sister are both A-MAZ-ING crafters... I try my best but I never seem to have the skill inspiration motivation to really do a nice job!

6. I also tend to be a bit of a commitment issue when it comes to trends, hobbies, fads!! This is NO good for my (hopefully long) bloggy-future! I am the sort of person who completely throws herself into an awesome/fantastic/wonderful/incredible project and after a week... kinda just stops! New Year's Resolution is to break that habit! Cross your fingers for me!

7. Fast food is my weakness... I know, I know, you can tell me all those terrible things about what it's made out of or that a cheeseburger can sit on a counter unchanged for an entire year but the problem is... I like it! No, I love it... there's nothing better (sorry if you're anti-meat) than a Double Cheeseburger and fries... oh don't forget the GIANT fountain pop.. :)

Ok, ok! That's it for now... I have a feeling I'll be up early to blog a little bit about WHOLE BRAIN TEACHING, what?? After spending much of my day on the WBT website, I've decided I love the program and I'm going to try it Monday (hey... doesn't that sound familiar... throwing myself into a new project...LOL) 

If you haven't heard about it, here's a wonderful video from YouTube. Be careful, it might change your life! 

Nighty, night!

*Amanda