Life According to Jenn

Wow! My last post was Caitlyn’s birthday in November! What have I been thinking!?! Let me try to catch you up:
We have been super busy around here…Jonathan is going to school and has just started his spring semester with three classes. His classes are at night so I try to spend time with him when he gets home, but sometimes that may consist of me sleeping on the couch next to him HA!
We also moved in the beginning of November. Umm…would love to say it’s great. I love the neighborhood and all…but it is so far away from our friends and family. It takes about 15 minutes to get to the nearest Walmart. The torture? JoAnns is even FURTHER! What’s up with that!?!
Caitlyn is still loving first grade, while Faith is preparing herself for kinder. It seems like yesterday she was giving Mr. Ryan “knuckles”.
As for me, some exciting things are happening. I’m making lots of cake balls…and selling them…which is awesome! At the beginning of December, I was honored with Employee of the Month. I was surprised. I got a sewing machine for Christmas…so that has been my new adventure. I have made one curtain and some burp cloths (thanks for teaching me, Ms. Brooke). I will say…I do not have to watch the DVD or read the book to thread my machine. That’s progress!
The most exciting thing for me right now happened at this week’s faculty meeting. I sat there and listened to the TEacher of the Year nominees names, thinking “Wow! It’s going to be a tough decision” until they read the last name…my name! I don’t know if I have won, but I do know that no matter what the outcome, I am on a ballot with some outstanding teachers and it is an honor to have my name with theirs.
So now that I have caught you up, I hope to get more pictures on here and not be a stranger to my blog. I am really bad about charging my batteries for my camera, but I will be better.

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All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten

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When I was in elementary school, the biggest thing for girls was Sanrio Surprises. It was a store in the mall that had Hello Kitty along with other cute Sanrio characters. I loved this store SO much that when I broke my ankle in fifth grade, Sanrio was the FIRST place I wanted to go when I got my cast cut off. It was that awesome (at the time).
So when I wanted to make some cake pops for a friend’s birthday, I came upon an idea and went with it. Introducing Keroppi cake pops:

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Okay…I HATE sushi…my husband and best friends LOVE it. I have tried it so settle down. Even my picky daughter tried it and my daughter who will try almost anything absolutely refused. So here is my question. What do you give someone for their birthday who likes sushi? DUH! A gift certificate to a sushi place. I wanted to jazz up the concept a bit, though. I totally used my friend’s picture because…well…to be honest…my pictures are on my laptop that Jonathan is using to “fix” the Wii and I’m on my school laptop, so sorry
I decided that I would like to make cake pops that look like sushi. As soon as I get my laptop back, i’ll post pictures of the process, but in the meantime, enjoy this pic of the finished product.

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So, everytime we spend the night at Hotel O’Toole, we are so excited about having coffee in the morning from their Keurig. We have asked for the past two years at Christmas, but no such luck. So I’m going to enter a giveaway and cross my fingers that we will finally have one of our own!!!

http://twoofakindworkingonafullhouse.blogspot.com/2009/08/keurig-review-and-giveaway.html

Don’t know what a Keurig is? You fool! J/K…Go here

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There will lots of giveaways!

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http://cloroxclassrooms.com/

Go and register for a free canister of Clorox wipes. These are a MUST in my room. I didn’t make it to get my free canister today, BUT I’m going to try first thing tomorrow morning.

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Wow! Let me knock on wood before I say this….I have 16 kiddos. That means I”m next for any new friends, but I’m going to enjoy it while it lasts.

My students were excited about using my new toy:

Yes…there is a stool…you’d think that was strictly for the kiddos, but…unfortunately…it’s for me,too. Yes..I said it..I have to use a stool, what up?

THis is how my calendar wall finally turned out:

The top will be for my word family posters. I didn’t have enough of the same border to go around…soo…I combined two and folded the corners. So super awesome!

This is for all my students’ work. I also have monkey clips as well to hang up stuff.

Well, I must go rest now. I’ve been feeling under the weather today. Gotta keep strong for my wonderful kindergartners. They are a sweet group!

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I LOVE PF Chang’s! Jonathan and I love to go there and share stuff so we can save room for the Great Wall of Chocolate! I found a PF Chang $100 Giveaway here. If you love PF Chang’s as much as I do, you’ll enter!

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