I had someone email me this week and explained that her school had a very strict fire marshall!  She went on to tell me that she cannot hang anything from the ceiling and only a certain percentage of her classroom can have paper.  Does this sound like your district?  It is very interesting to [...]

I found this quote today on Pinterest and it brought tears to my eyes.  I wanted to share it with all of you!  Happy Weekend, everyone!  Pin It

I am so excited to announce my new giveaway…a $25 coupon code to use at Erin Condren.com!  If you are not familiar with Erin Condren, you definitely need to visit her site and see all of her amazing products! Erin Condren. com specializes in planners, stationary, calendars, address labels and SO much more!  Let me [...]

I LOVE Creative Teaching Press!  From the beginning of my teaching career, I would wait anxiously for the arrival of their catalog that featured all of their new products.  I can sit for hours combing over each and every page and making notes of everything I want to purchase for the upcoming school year.  This [...]

I have been working on this collection for some time and I was so excited to unveil the final product.  A classroom decorated with Lemon Chiffon will blow people away!  The combination of soft grays and yellows makes this collection stand out from the rest.  How about a giveaway?!?!  One lucky girl will win the [...]

Thank you to everyone who prayed for my friend, Amy.  Seriously, I was so overwhelmed with all of your kind words and support.  Your messages were so encouraging and comforting and I am sure Amy read each and every one. WELL… We had Fantastic news today… SHE IS IN REMISSION!!! It is time to celebrate! [...]

Since I have started my blog, I have shared some of my personal life with all of you.  I normally like to keep my posts carefree and upbeat, but tonight, I need your prayers.  Meet my friend, Amy… Amy is a 5th grade teacher in Hartland, Michigan.  Amy and I went through our Education Specialist [...]

I thought I would share the picture of my Open House bulletin board.  It was one of those things that I threw together at the last minute.  Unfortunately, we only had a week to work on our classrooms before kids and parents came through the doors and I had been working like crazy to get [...]

Happy Valentines Day!  I love to do special things for my kids whenever there is a holiday.  Valentines Day is no exception!  It is so much fun to create a little surprise for them while they are sleeping.  Can you imagine how exciting it would be to walk downstairs on Valentines Day morning and see [...]