Linky Party

After counting and sorting all of my books I discovered this amazing linky party! It was so much fun blog hopping last night! There were some really great surprises! Please check it out and support some of these amazing teachers!

Free Books!!!

The most amazing thing happened last week! I received and e-mail from The Used Book Superstore. For those of you unfamiliar with this store it is the greatest place on Earth! They have used books, in good condition, dirt cheap! The place is huge and they have close to 6 locations now. They are amazing! Anyways here's what the e-mail said!

October is Our Teacher Appreciation Month!

We're giving free books to our favorite educators!

For the rest of the month of October, we're giving away free books to teachers! Come in and show proof that you're an educator (your MTA card or a copy of a paycheck), and help yourself to as many free green labeled books as you can carry! That's right; any of the over 15,000 green labeled books in the store! Grab some kids' books for your classroom, or treat yourself to some reading material for yourself. We have tons of green labeled books spread throughout our store, in every section, but they're sure to go fast. So, stop in soon, and let us say thanks for all you do!



Amazing right?!?!?! Well, teaching in a district that provides no supplies (we don't even have a math program) I took full advantage of this program!!! I left with 143 free books!!!!! I know..... I know.... some might call it an obsession. I just call it using my resources wisely (I am a Girl Scout after all). After getting all of these free books I just had to lay them all out. It took over the entire living room. Oscar wasn't quite sure what to make of it all but he knew he wanted to help out and be a part of the excitement.

Monster trucks, Cowboys and a Bear!

Wow! It feels like forever since I've posted! Life has been so busy! My little firsties are finally starting to come around! They are starting to remember rules and how to treat each other. I think this group might actually transform into true first graders by November 1st! *Fingers crossed* We are finishing up learning about apples and now we're moving on to pumpkins. The kids butchered struggled with the apple life cycle but did really well with the pumpkin life cycle today. I guess practice makes perfect! 

In other news! Life has really been in the fast lane! I'm moving in to the in-law apartment at my boyfriend's parents house. Packing has become my second full time job. Who knew I had so much stuff! I think in the last month I have tossed 5 full trash bags of stuff and I've donated at least 10 bags to goodwill! Crazy! I'm only about half way done with packing/going through stuff. Yikes! 

Last week was our county fair! I LOVE THE FAIR!!! I volunteer in our rabbit barn and only left with one teeny tiny battle wound this year! My friends and I had a blast this year! I'm also in charge of the float for the big parade. The theme this year was Make Time For A Great Time. How on Earth do you incorporate rabbits into that?!?!?! Well thanks to my brilliant father and $75 dropped at the Salvation Army for tea party stuff, we came up with a 3rd prize winning float!!! 

 Here's the front of our float!

Here I am with the Mad Hatter!!! AKA my friend Tara!

For the first time ever our fair had Monster Trucks!

And my all time favorite.....The Rodeo!!!! It's my absolute favorite part of the fair. Cowboys, buckin' broncos, and PBR! I'm never happier then I am when the rodeo's in town!

 

Special treat at the fair......LUMBERJACKS!!! What?!?!? Craziness!!!!!

We also had live bears at the fair this year! What a wonderful surprise! I love black bears! Especially this silly ole bear that loved to eat peanuts! PEANUTS!!!! Does it get any cuter?!?!?

So between teaching, packing, and the fair I haven't had a moment to breath! I have so many new products to add to my TPT account, I just have to find the time to do it!!!!