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Five for Friday 11/21/14

Look what a parent made for me from my class!  Adorable, right?  I thought I would include it in my Five For Friday Post! My birthday is tomorrow and my class surprised me with the guinea pig cakes.  A mother of one of my students made it.  I was just floored! ...

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Five for Friday & Christmas In July Day 4 & 5 Writing Sale

I am linking up to Doodle Bugs Teaching for a little five for Friday! 1.  I am recovering from Vegas. I met THE Paul Edelman and he knew who I was!  TpT has changed my life for the better.  I don't want to know what my life would be like without TpT.  I have met the most ...

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Five for Friday – June 28, 2012

Here are five randoms from my week: 1.  FREE is FREE!  You get what you get and you don't get upset.   There is no way I am customizing free items for anyone.   It is just rude to leave feedback like that and it really makes me not want to make more freebies.   I wish ...

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Five For Friday – May 24th and Hugs to Oklahoma

Hi, everyone!  First, I want to let everyone in Oklahoma know that I am thinking of you.  My heart breaks for all the tragic loss of lives and for those who have had their homes and businesses destroyed.  I did not get a chance to donate a product to the Teachers heart Oklahoma ...

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Five for Friday – April 26th

I am linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching to share five random things about my week. 1.  It's that time of year, things are breaking and just a mess:  2.  My Scholastic book 20 Super Spelling Centers is available in May's SeeSaw Catalog. 3.  I helped my nephew with his ...

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Five For Friday – April 5th

I am linking up with Kacey again for Five for Friday!  Here are five random things about my week: 1.  I feel like crud!  I have a terrible cold.  Last night, I stuck tissues up my nose just so I could go to sleep without nose-leakage! Gross 2.  We are having some ...

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Five for Friday – March 22

I am linking up with Kacey of Doodle Bugs for Five for Friday again! 1. I have the guinea pigs for the week.  The one in the front is Chrysanthemum and Daisy is hiding in her house.  I became a fan of piggies with my first guinea pig, Molly.  She lived 9 1/2 years and was the best ...

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Five for Friday, March 5th

I am linking up again with Kacey of Doodle Bugs for my Five for Friday. Here is some randoms from my week: 1.  It snowed a little bit last night and this is Niles, my 13 and half year old Long-Haired Chihuahua, in it.  He is not a fan of snow or steps! 2.  I am LOVING the way ...

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Five for Friday, February 8th

I am linking up with Kacey from Doodle Bugs for Five for Friday!  These are five random things about me/my week.  I finally broke down and bought a Kindle!  I am a Mac girl but I wanted something light to just read on.  My ipad is too heavy and there is a glare.  The ...

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