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Top 5 things that I LOVE!  Including my family, friends, TPT and my favorite new tool to keep me organized and meeting my goals!!

I am so excited to be linking up with Ashley and Angie again this month to be linking up for #2getherwearebetter to share all about things that we LOVE!!  In no specific order I am going to share with you five of my favorite things that I LOVE!!

#2getherwearebetter all about LOVE!!  A great link up of amazing things people LOVE!!

There are many things I LOVE!  It's amazing how many things you say that you LOVE and it's hard to break it down to just five, but I picked my favorite 5 to share with each of you!  I hope that you enjoy finding out more about each of these!

I LOVE my flair pen and washi party I have every time I open my bullet journal to begin my planning for the day, week or month!!

I started bullet journaling this year, and you can read more about my plans for my bullet journal here. I am LOVING it!  One of my favorite things about it just might be my flair pen and washi party I have every time it is time to write in my journal.  I love that I am able to reflect on my day, plan out my future, and see my growth.  I love that all of my ideas are in one place, and that I am able to see how they are changing, evolving and helping me become the teacher, mom and wife I want to be!!

Ashley and Angie are two amazing teachers and friends who continue to inspire me on a daily basis!

I know you know who these two women are!!  They are AMAZING!!  These two talented ladies are some of the first teachers I was able to meet thanks to the fantastic TPT world!!  Ashley is one of the most organized teachers I know, and has amazing energy!!  She always fuels my dreams, and helps me know that I can do all that I set out to achieve!!  Angie has a heart of gold, cares deeply for her family, and is so thoughtful! I LOVE watching Angie's weekly scopes because she continues to inspire my math block!!  Both of these ladies are so inspiring and continue to inspire me daily!  If you do not follow them yet, I cannot share enough how much you need to!  Both of them give me so much to be excited about and I can't wait until the next time I can see them and hug them!!

Interactive lessons are a must in my classroom, and a great way to get students moving and engaged in what they are learning

I have been LOVING my interactive lessons!  We have been engaged in lessons, working away in our interactive notebooks and working with hands on activities.  My students love their notebooks, and know exactly what to do to make sure that they are learning their new skills, practicing what they ache learned, and showing me what they know!  I am so happy that we don't have days full of worksheets, but are able to get up, move around the room, and have fun while we learn.

My teaching friends are some of my favorite people in the world!  They support me in all that I do and I know that I'm better because of them!

My bloggy besties are some of my favorite people!  These three ladies are AMAZING!!  I talk with these ladies DAILY!!  They inspire me, keep me motivated, encourage me, pray for me, and LOVE me!  I am so thankful for TPT that they brought these ladies into my life!  Jennifer, Ashlyn and Caitlin are amazing teachers that I know would do anything for me if I asked!  Ladies, I am forever in debt to you, and couldn't imagine my life without you!  Can you believe that we live so close, and without TPT we might never have met!?!

My family supports me and loves me!  I know I am better because of them!

The final thing I love and one of the most important in my life is my family!!  I have some of the most supportive parents IN THE WORLD!  They love and support me in every venture I go on!  They are willing to do anything to help me, including taking extra trips to the Dollar Tree, Target, Walmart, Michaels, Hobby Lobby or anywhere else we might find amazing teaching supplies!  Plus, my parents, and my in-laws, take care of my sweet babies!  My precious Bubs and Princess are the light of my life, and I am so thankful that I am their mama!  My biggest fan, even if I forget it sometimes, is my husband!!  He is so supportive of my TPT venture, and I couldn't be more happy with where we are.  We are continuing to improve our marriage every day!  Who said that just because you were married you don't have to date any more!?  I am so thankful that he continues to support me, love me and date me!

A monthly link up with Ashley and Angie where we can share about different things every second of the month





I am sitting here tonight ready to reflect on all that 2015 has brought me.  2015 was a year of surprise for sure!  2015 had some AMAZING things for me and brought me SOOO many amazing friendships that I am beyond blessed to have!  Without all of these crazy things happening this year I know that I wouldn't be the teacher I am today, so I am okay with things that have happened even though I know I don't have control over them.

I just wanted to take a moment and THANK these amazing ladies who have made such an impact on my life this year!  Vegas was AMAZING!!  I am doing everything I can to make 2016 my year and to make sure I can make it to Orlando to capture some of these amazing faces again!!  <3







These three ladies!!  I LOVE them!  Seriously, they are the ones who help me get through the hard times.  They are the ones who constantly push me, encourage me, and help me to know that I am not in this alone!  Without the three of them I know I wouldn't be the teacher I am today!  Ladies, I love you!  Thank you for being my bloggy besties, my tribe, and ladies that I know I can ALWAYS count on!





I am forever grateful that I live in a state, and an area that has so many AMAZING teachers and bloggers close by!  These ladies are inspiring.  These ladies are amazing! These ladies help me daily!!

These have been some of my favorite quotes this year, and I look forward to using them to help guide me in 2016!






Good morning friends!!  Happy Friday!!  I don't know about you, but this has been a long week for me!  I have been up way later than I should have been a few nights this week!  I am linking up today with Doodle Bugs Teaching for my Five for Friday.



It's been a hands on week!!  I am LOVING our science unit we are working on!  To help cement the difference in rocks this week we ATE some rocks!
A photo posted by Mrs. 3rd Grade (@mrs3rdgrade) on


This week I was able to meet some of my amazing FRIENDS for dinner!!  These girls are AMAZING!  Do you recognize all of them!?!  Becca, Miss Giraffe, Janae, The Sharpened Pencil and Ashlyn, The Creative Classroom!  AMAZING!!




I shared all about my math time here.   I have been asked more about Bump so I am working on another post, and possibly working on a Periscope all about it!
A photo posted by Mrs. 3rd Grade (@mrs3rdgrade) on


Wednesday night I was able to attend an awesome concert!!  David Crowder is one of my favorite artists, and he was touring again!!  LOVED every moment!!




I am excited to be bringing you my Five for Friday this afternoon from my couch!!  We had PD today and were released at 2:00!!  Now I am sitting on my couch at home, catching up on my DVR, and enjoying some quiet time!!  My hubby took my son out for a daddy son date, and my daughter is having some special time with grandma!!



This week I kicked off my 30 Amazing Teachers!!  Did you check out Crystal's post!?!  She is AMAZING!!  I am so blessed to call her a friend, and so lucky that I was able to meet her this summer!!

Crystal - The Balanced Teacher



Amazing mommy daughter time

Last Saturday I went and saw Wicked with a friend!!  It was AMAZING!!  My babies were great watching toons together in the morning when I got ready since daddy was sick!  Then when I got home, my son spent the night with grandma and my mini me and I went out on a date!!  It was so fun!!  We went to dinner, and then shopping at Target!!  They had a great deal on toddler shoes!!  This girl has more shoes than I do!!


Hands on learning - writing on a small group table

Do you let your students write on your small group table!?!  This week I blew their mind when I told them we were going to WRITE ON THE TABLE!!  They were so excited!!  I love doing this so that way they can show me their work, not play with the white board, not waste paper, and I can quickly assess!!


I finally revealed my classroom this week!!  We have been in school for almost a month now!!  Ashley and Angie are amazing for hosting the #2getherwearebetter monthly link ups!!  You can check out my classroom here!!

Class reveal!  Tour on my blog!


I LOVE this song!!!!  I hope that you enjoy it too!!

I am excited that it is September 1, and I am excited to be linking up with Farley for Currently!!!


I got hooked on Pretty Little Liars this summer thanks to Ashlyn!!  I am almost done with season 5!!

I am LOVING having a teaching partner this year!!  We split the subjects, so I am in charge of math, while she is in charge of our reading block!!  Then we plan science, social studies, religion and English together!!  I LOVE it!!  It makes our day go by so quickly, and it is so fun!!

I am thinking sleep is totally overrated!!  I have been staying up WAY too late!  I haven't been too tired though, so that's been nice!!  Tomorrow night I get to see Wicked too, so I know that will be another late night!!

I am wanting a Girl's night out with my bloggy besties!!  I miss them!  I was so excited I got to blab with them tonight though!

I am trying really hard to stick to my goals!!  Luckily having my kids at school with me forces to leave NO LATER than 4:15 at least twice a week because their after care is only available until 4:30!

What are your goals for the year!?!  I can't wait to hear about them!


I don't know about you, but I feel like this week has just been dragging.  It is still SOOO HOT here in Arizona, and we are roasting out at recess and lunch duty.  I seriously CAN NOT wait for Halloween, just because then it will start to get nice and drop down to the 90s around here!

I am linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching today to bring you my Five for Friday!!  Amen it's Friday!!



This past weekend I celebrated my 30th birthday!!  I went out with some girlfriends Friday night, and then had family time over the weekend!  It was GREAT!!  I was so excited to be able to spend time with my friends and celebrate!!  I am also excited for my new 30 Amazing Teachers!!  On Monday nights for the next year I will be sharing 30 AMAZING teachers with you!!

30 Amazing Teachers hosted by Mrs 3rd Grade


To help celebrate my birthday I got a Stitch Fix box!!  I LOVED it!!  You can read more about it here!!

Stitch Fix reveal by Mrs 3rd Grade - birthday box



I was scrolling through IG the other day, my favorite form of social media and I stumbled upon this treasure!!  You have no idea how full it made my heart!!  Angie was one of the first bloggers I met in real life!!  I met her and Ashly in Vegas last summer, and they welcomed me with open arms!  I LOVE all things Angie and Ashley, and was so excited to see that I made Angie's wall!!

Angie and her amazing board for inspiration at school


I started selling Origami Owl earlier this summer as a way to pay for my babies to be able to go to preschool!  I am LOVING it, and LOVING the jewelry!!  I ordered our new watch set earlier this week and it came in on Wednesday!!  I can't wait to show it off!



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