Spring, Shamrocks and a Free Font!

Wow! I'm a such a great blogger! Please note my intense sarcasm. I have been so out of it with my pregnancy this year that my blog has been more than a little neglected. I'm so sorry! It's just that when I have some free time (which is barely never thank you very much) all I can think about is baby S and getting ready for her arrival!

So anyways, I did manage to get two new products up in my store in the past few days and haven't had time to share them with you. First, I've added a St. Patrick's Day pack. Great for the month of March!

You can find these Irish centers HERE :)

Next, my Spring Centers!  I know, I know.... it's a bit early to be thinking about spring (especially with today's snowstorm..... hello!... I've done my share of cold temperatures and I'm ready for the heat my friends!) but in case you want to get ready with all the cutting and laminating involved in preparing centers, they're there and ready for to be prepped!

You can find these centers HERE :)

Also, I've been playing around with iFont Maker and have a free font to share with you!

This is the font I used for my Shamrocks and Leprechauns Pack! I really like it... and I hope you do to! Feel free to use this font in whatever you would like, just make sure you link back to my blog :) Thanks! 

Click here to download the font.

So that's pretty much it for me! Tomorrow and Friday are work days for me and then next week is my last week with my kiddos! Then it's March break and then my maternity leave starts. I'm really excited and a bit scared at the same time. Not being in school for a whole year....wow! I have a feeling I'm going to miss the classroom! But that's just the pregnant me talking I guess. Once baby S is here, I'll be really happy to be able to devote an entire year to my little girl :) And just so you know... I still haven't decided if I like Sofia or Sophia better.... It changes everyday! I feel like I'm never gonna be able to choose, then I'm gonna give birth and I'm gonna have to quickly choose one and I will just name whichever one pops into my head and then I'm gonna regret it!! Anyways I think I need to calm down about this f/ph debate. It's not like it changes the actual pronunciation of the name! But I still fell like it's an important decision and I want to make the right one :)

Have a great evening everyone! I'm off to do some baby laundry :) and then I'm going to watch an episode of Drop Dead Diva, which I've started watching last week. Does anyone watch that show? I LOVE it! It's perfect!

Until next time,

Want to win a copy of one of my new packs? Just leave a comment below telling me you follow my blog and which pack you would like! Don't forget your email. I'll pick a winner tomorrow morning when I wake up :)

Congrats Cathy! I've emailed you my Spring Centers :)

February Currently

Good evening!

Time for this month's Currently! Fun! So here goes:

Thank you Hadar for the cute font! :)

1. How I love The Big Bang Theory! Sheldon is so awkwardly perfect and Howard is just so hilarious. Watching this show always puts me in a good mood. Oh and here's a fun fact for you: I discovered this over Christmas break, while watching Christmas classics. Leonard, Johnny Galecki, was in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation! He played the son, Rusty! Maybe everyone knew this and you're thinking nice one Sara... but I'm thinking most probably not....! So I'm sharing with you because for some reason my bf and I thought this was really funny.

2. I love all Special K products. They have the best cereals and snacks ever!  And they are super healthy too! Right now I'm enjoying too many a few little cracker chips. They taste like chips but are baked so they have a lot less calories :)

3. So we're eating fish tonight.... but I don't know what to do with it. It seems this is a daily struggle for me. Every morning, we take out something from the refrigerator (fish, chicken, beef...) but then I can never seem to find a recipe to actually prepare the food! So now we've got fish... I was thinking homemade baked fish and chips but it seems like a lot of work and it's getting late and I'm getting tired. It might just end up being fish with a bit of seasonning... so not exciting..... :(

4. A few weeks ago I found I was pretty close to doing pregnancy diabetes.... so my doctor warned me to be very careful with carbs. So now I have to limit my fruit intake...because I am a HUGE fruit eater. I used to eat them all day long. Fruit juice for breakfast, fruit for snack, 2 fruits for my dessert at lunchtime, fruit for snack, fruit for my second snack, and then some more at night! Not to mention I've got to cut down on pasta, bread, rice... anyways you know what carbs are! And also.... no more desserts!!!!! As in no cupcakes, no cakes, no cookies and also no fast food.... booo :( So I haven't had chocolate in a few weeks and now I am really craving it.... a cupcake would be perfection at the moment (Haha! Everytime I hear the word perfection.... I think of Chandler in Friends when he got stuck in an ATM with Jill Goadcre and she offers him gum and he says: Sure, that would be perfection! And then he thinks to himself how ridiculous that just sounded..... I LOVE this scene!! ) Anyways, I could cheat a little and eat one bite of a cupcake... but who can eat one bite of something? What a tease! So I'd rather not do that to myself.

5. Yesterday, my principal had a masseuse come in to give us 10 minutes massages! Yay! It's teacher appreciation week here so this was a little gift for us :) So the lady told me I had major tension in my back and was in serious need of some massage therapy... and for some reason I've been feeling sore since yesterday.... So now I would need a full hour long massage.... that would be great :)

6. I can not stand the sound of people eating. It grosses me out and I find it super annoying when people do not pay attention to this and make so much noise that even the TV can not cover it.... Needless to say I can not eat without the TV on or music!

So there you have it!

Have a great evening everyone!

Until next time,

SALE!

Hey!

Anyone out there excited about tomorrow? I know I am! And it's not because of the Super Bowl... it's obviously because of TPT's huge sale! Yay! I LOVE sales! And I wish life didn't provide me with so many because they make me spend like crazy! Yes shopping mall, I'm talking to you! Anyways it's time to fill up your wishlist to be ready for tomorrow. My store will be on sale Sunday and Monday. Everything will be 20% off. And to make it even better, use promo code SUPER on Sunday to get an extra 10% :) Perfect!

Thanks Ashley for the adorable button!

 (who knew football could look adorable?)

What a great time to stock up on some of my latest units :)

I hope you find lots of fun stuff to buy :) And for those football fans out there, happy Super Bowl!

Until next time,

Cowboys Revamped!

Howdy friends!

I hope everyone is doing well! We just started a really long testing month at school. For the next 3 weeks, my kiddos will be doing exams, exams and then some more exams! Which means I'll be doing some correcting, correcting and then some more correcting! My students are so nervous they can barely sleep at night... poor sweeties! I think I'm going to go buy some motivational candy for them to chew on during tests. I guess it could help :) or at least make them smile a little! I remember I used to be SO nervous about exams when I was a student. So I totally understand how they feel and I wish I could make it go away but I can't.... so I'm thinking maybe little treats could be my best option :)

Then, I can start thinking about my maternity leave which is coming up real soon! Baby Sophia/Sofia is coming in about 2 months...! I can't wait! I'm so excited! I can't believe that in a few weeks (hey... 9 weeks is a few weeks! ;) there's going to be a little baby in our house! OUR baby! :)

On an other topic, I have completely revamped my Cowboy Homophones Unit! This unit was one of the very first ones I've created. I have improved so much over the past months I felt I needed to upgrade this product. It looked so blah...! So I got some new graphics (thank you KPM Doodles!), added a few activities, tweaked the ones that were already there and voilà:

Head on over to my TPT store to download the new version if you had already purchased it. If not, check it out! This is a great way to review homophones with your kiddos!

Want to win this unit? I'll give one copy away to a lucky follower! Just leave your name and email below and I'll randomly choose a winner tomorrow :)

Congrats R Eyes! :)

Ok well I'm off to watch some television! I think maybe The Carrie Diaries?...

Until next time,

Pinterest..... it's about time!

Hello everyone!

Ok so this is a little bit embarrassing but I'm going to say it anyways! I'm a Pinterest newbie! I've had an account for a while but I hadn't really taken the time to search through pins or create boards. Everyone seems SO excited about Pinterest, so I figured I needed to get a hold of this thing! I must say I am still a bit confused by how everything works... which is completely ridiculous because Pinterest is not supposed to be complicated at all and also because I'm usually pretty good with online stuff and techy things.... Anyhow, for some reason, Pinterest was not love at first click for me!

However, I think I'm starting to fall for it! And understand how everything works... Which is about time! So many great things can be found! Oh Wow! A teacher's paradise! (And a fashionista's too!) Seriously! I've been looking at so many cute classrooms I want to start my classroom decor all over. But that's not going to happen because first I've spent a ridiculous amount of hours on it in August and also because I'm leaving on maternity leave soon so I wouldn't even get to enjoy it. But let me tell you I will be looking through Pinterest for classroom cuteness inspiration for next year!

I went ahead and added a follow me on Pinterest button so that you can follow my Miss Elementary profile. There's not much yet, as I am just getting started... but I'm guessing it won't be too long before it's loaded with fun stuff :)

Here are a few of the cool things I have found while discovering the joys of Pinterest:

Valentine's Day Goodie Bags

How cute is that owl?? Love this!

What a beautiful classroom! 

Love the pompoms! I wanted to make some this year but ran out of time and then completely forgot I even wanted to make some. :(

Such an adorable idea from The First Grade Parade.

A little Celebrity of the Week corner.

I love how she covered the walls entirely! 

Now this is one organized classroom! And clean too! :)

I totally get the word Pinspiration now! My mind is flowing with ideas!

Well that's it for me today! Smile, it's Friday! :)

Until next time,

Sweet Valentine!

Hey everyone!

I hope everyone had a great back to school day! (For those of you who were lucky enough to only go back today!) Today was a teacher work day so I was able to take down my Christmas decorations in my classroom and do MUCHO grading! Tomorrow, the kids are coming back. The next two months will be pretty hectic for us as we will end our academic year the last week of February. So we've got a LOT to do!  I'll try to make it as fun as possible for my kiddos so they are not too overwhelmed! Hopefully I will succeed!

On an other note, I've added a new product to my TPT store.... Sweet Valentine! Valentine's Day is right around the corner.... well in a little bit over a month.. but in teacher time.... that's soonish! If we want to plan and prepare and be ready in time, we need to start thinking about Valentine's Day now! I came up with fun literacy centers all about love, hugs, pink and red :)

Here's a look at Sweet Valentine:

Includes:

-Sweetheart Synonyms (activity cards, recording sheet and instructions)
-Sweetheart Antonyms (activity cards, recoding sheet and instructions)
-Scrambled Valentine: Students must unscramble words (recording sheet, correction key and instructions)
-Cupid's ABCs: Students must place words in alphabetical order (activity cards, recording sheet and instructions)
-Lovely Sorting: Students must place words into 3 different categories -nouns-adjectives-verbs (activity cards, recording sheet and instructions)
-Valentine Sentence Builder: Students must put words in the correct order to make sentences (activity cards, recording sheet and instructions)
-Lovely Facts and Opinions: Students must determine if the sentences are facts or opinions (activity cards, recording sheet and instructions)
-Sweetheart Words: Students must make new words with the letters from sweetheart (letters to use as manipulative, recording sheet and instructions)
-Valentine Rhymes (recording sheet and instructions)
-Word Search
-3 Writing Prompts: If I were Cupid, Valentine's Day is Fun Because and My Letter to a Special Person

Click here to grab a copy! And let me know what you think if you do :)

Want to win a free copy?

Leave me a comment with your email and I will randomly choose a winner later tonight! :)
Congrautlations Cherie! I'll be emailing you the unit tonight!

Ok well I'm off to prepare our supper! We're eating pasta tonight :) My bf is a huge meat lover so pastas are pretty rare around here... so yay for tonight!

Until next time,

Currently and a free font!

Hi everyone!

With the holidays officially over, I am now able to take some time to blog and blog stalk. I don't go back to work until Monday so I still have a few days to relax and wake up late :) Such joy! The holidays were pretty busy this year but we had lots of fun and got to hang with family so it was great. I hope you all had a great time!

I was lucky enough to get an iPad from my parents! (thanks mom and dad!) Obviously the first app I wanted to try was the iFont Maker. It is so easy to use! I love it! I've made a few fonts but only one is ready. I still need to tweak the others. I ordered a stylus online which I am hoping will arrive soon and which I am hoping will help me make even prettier fonts! So today, I give to you: Miss Handwriting, which is basically my handwriting.

Simply click on the image to download the font. I give it to you for free because I LOVE free fonts and I'm sure you do too :) I simply ask that you link back to my blog if you do use it. And also, a little comment love would be nice ;) Enjoy!

Also, I am linking up with Farley for the first Currently of the year!

Font from A Cupcake for the Teacher

1. My boyfriend was sweet enough to start a little fire this morning before breakfast. I love the sound it makes and also the smell :) and mostly.... the warmth! It's been pretty cold up here in Canada the last few days, so I'm enjoying the heat!

2. We worked on Sophia/Sofia's baby room over the holidays. I LOVE it! It is not quite finished yet but the walls are painted, the crib and changing table are there, the crib bedding set is in the crib, the curtains, the hamper... we still need to put up frames and wall decalls but mostly, the room is done. It is so adorable and girly! I am really happy with it! And no, we still haven't decided how we are going to spell her name... I am really having a hard time deciding! I keep thinking I will get a sign or I will suddenly fall in love with the ph or the f.... but no! Oh well, we still have 3 months to figure it out :)

3. I bought a bunch of papers to grade over the holidays thinking I would be super productive... but that has not happened yet. I only have 4 days left before we go back and I really want to do all the work I'd planned on doing but.... I think I might procrastinate for another day or two! 

4. I am really loving wedge sneakers. Like this pair:

I wish I didn't because I really do NOT need to be spending right now but they look so pretty! And comfortable too! And with all the after Christmas sales I might be able to snag a cute pair for a pretty good price! :)

5. We already bought a stroller... but it's a pretty huge one! It's mostly made for strolling around, not for outings. We need a smaller one that it more compact. I went stroller shopping over the holidays but I was alone. I need to go back with my boyfriend so that he can try them and figure out what we both like! Stroller shopping can be very overwhleming for first time parents! I had absolutely NO idea what to look for and how to tell if a stroller was a good choice or not. I was lucky enough to find a really nice salesperson who gave me the 411 on strollers and I feel quite informed now. Yay!

6. My OLW is quite simple but it is so important: SMILE! Everything is better when you smile and we often forget to do so. And when you smile, it makes others smile too! So in 2013 I will remember to smile, smile and smile... even when times get tough! 

Well that's it for me today! I have to go take down my Christmas decorations. Decorating for Christmas is so much fun... taking the stuff down, not so much... but we have to do it! And I'm not a big fan of decorations that stay there forever once the holidays are over!

Until next time,