High Five for Friday

dress: kohls (years old)  vest: kohls (similar)  wedges: old navy $4  (similar)

1.  Taking pictures of yourself is awkward.
Taking pictures of your backside is extra awkward.
But I really like the back of this vest, so I did it just for you.

2. I almost wrote, "I'm not complaining . . . " but then I realized that is exactly what I am doing.
I'm complaining because by the end of the school day I am sweaty, exhausted and often crabby and am dealing with 22 kids that feel the same way.
Looking forward to hopefully cooler weather so my classroom isn't so hot!


(Just in case you can't tell - it says 85 degrees.)

3.  This really made me laugh.
If only I had all the outfits I pinned.

source


4. I think I deserve some major credit for making this tub of jelly beans last from May until this week. 

I think I should be rewarded with another tin. 

5.   If I had actually been cooking dinner the last two weeks I'd share a recipe with you.
But I haven't.
So I've got nothing.
Let's hope that this coming week is better.  Maybe I'll make this:

buffalo chicken pasta salad

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!  I'm looking forward to some much needed time spent with Chris this weekend!

Happy Friday!

Friday Favorites

Summer Katie

 dress: discovery  necklace: world market  

sandals: tjmaxx

A few summers ago, once school ended Chris referred to me many times as "Summer Katie."

Implying that in the summer I am a different person.

At first I was offended, thinking he must think (and then make others think) that I am unhappy, crabby and not as fun during the school year. 

Then I was honest with myself.  Let's be real here. 

Who wouldn't be more relaxed, enjoyable and more fun to be around when they aren't working?

I'm pretty sure I am.  

Well with today being the last day of school hello Summer Katie!  

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the letter 4   

High Five for Friday

shirt: ?   maxi dress: old navy  sandals: target

1.   I bought this shirt years ago and haven't worn it forever.  Thanks to seeing shirts tied over dresses and skirts, I will now wear it again.

2.  Does anyone know how I can watch Giuliani and Bill online? for free?

I've seen the first few seasons, but badly want to watch the rest. 

I don't have cable and can only find it to buy on itunes and I don't want to pay $25 for each season.  Help!

3.  I plan on making these two desserts this weekend and am pretty excited about eating them.

mini deep dish fruit pizzas


sugar cookie fudge



4.  With a week a half of school left to go the kids (and myself) are getting pretty antsy.
Letters like this make it easier:

5.  I would pay someone to come teach my students long division.
Today it was pure torture for about 50 minutes for myself.  and probably them too. 

Yeah for a long weekend!!

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Dress your Age

 shirt: forever 21  jeans: kohls  shoes: target

It never fails that every time we have a parent event at school I get some comment about looking too young to teach.  As the years have gone by, they have become fewer, but there is always at least one. 

At open house last week one of my students' grandpas came up to me and asked me how long I've been doing this.  When I told him 5 years he replied, 

"What, did you start when you were 12?" 

Why, yes I did.  Isn't it amazing they let 12 year olds teach 9 year olds these days?

After telling him I started after I graduated college he then began a long string of odd questions like, 

So is that your desk over there?

Do you sit there all day?

Do the kids really sit in desks like this? 

Do they sit there all day? 

Needless to say it was a long, very awkward conversation.  

 Now it just makes me laugh, whereas it used to make me feel self conscious,
 but as people always tell me, I know I will appreciate it someday.  

High Five for Friday

 shirt & skirt: jcpenny  belt: target  shoes: dsw

 1. This skirt is in desperate need of some ironing.  I really only use my iron when I am making a project, but should probably take it out more often.  The intended pleats of this skirt are pretty impossible to find. 

2.  One of my students just told me last week that his last name is not spelled Elliot but is spelled Elliott with two t's.  I've been spelling it wrong on everything the entire year, and he decides that I should know when we have three weeks left of school.  

3.  I plan on making this popcorn this weekend as a thank you to my parent volunteers.
And I look forward to many taste tests along the way.

Cinnabon Popcorn


4. Tonight is open house at my school.  Today I had the students write a little thank you flower to their parents for something they've done throughout the year.

Apparently I've failed to teach my students how to spell. 

And it appears that one of my students had a life crisis this year without me knowing it.

5.  Monday was our 7 year anniversary and I woke up to these beautiful flowers and a card titled The best 7 years of my life.  

If I knew how to use twitter I believe I might write something like #luckywife

One summer goal - figure out twitter.  

High Five for Friday    5 Days 5 Ways

High Five for Friday

 shirt & skirt: old navy  shoes: ? 

1.  While I love this skirt, I feel like it is a weird length and maybe not very flattering on my short legs.  Wishing it was a maxi skirt or a tad bit shorter.  

2.  I have been wanting a shirt with birds on it for a long time.  One kind of like this:


It is only $11.49 online at Target.
I hardly ever buy anything online but am strongly considering this.

3. I found this note on one of my students' desk the other day: 

Circle yes or no?  It's funny that they are serious.  

4.  This week was teacher appreciation week.  One of the days the students could bring in different sweets or goodies for the teacher. 

One in particular knew exactly what to give me to make me happy.  

And you'd be so impressed to know that it sat on my desk for two days straight and I did not eat any and then brought them home.  

After your comments on this post, apparently you all are addicted to sweets as well.  

I have to report that I am dramatically improving and there have been many days in the last few weeks that I have gone dessert/sweets free! 

5.  There are 17 days left of school. 

SO ready for summer!!

Have a great weekend! 

Linking up to: True Beauty Files  & High Five for Friday

Dear Lauren,

shirt: Old Navy  skirt: Target  boots: dsw  

I am glad you convinced me to buy this shirt many months ago, even though it wasn't on clearance.  I definitely got my money's worth.  Worn here, here and here.  

I wore the bracelet that we bought in Mexico two summers ago.  I so badly wish we were going back this summer!

(I think this is my brother's first appearance on my blog)

I think I need some serious psychology work done in my classroom.  I may just have some of the weirdest students this year that ever existed.  Here's an example:

After many times of me asking these two girls to put away a piece of red string that they were always playing with, I told them they needed to leave it at home.  This string had a name and was treated like a pet. 

Not too long ago the string came back.  I told the girls they could not bring it back and one of them asked in all seriousness, 

"What if it is invisible?" 

To which I raised my eyebrows and widened my eyes and she replied, 

"I mean what if I put an invisibility cloak over it?" 

Invisible or not.  Leave it at home. 

You may be thinking that these girls just have a good imagination.  If you interacted with them daily you would think it was way past a good imagination and into incredibly weird.  

Want another really weird story?  Read this post.  Same girls.  

They also have secret codes and half the time I'm convinced they are saying and writing mean things about me.  

I think I'm turning into a crabby paranoid teacher. 

Maybe I'm the one that needs the therapy. 

Either way Lauren, come do some work in my classroom with your mad counseling skills.  

I'm starting to feel like the end of the year is far away.  

I love you and miss you and can't wait to see you in less than 4 weeks!

P.S. Want to win this headband from my shop?  Check out Melanie's blog. 

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One more day

Today is my last day of school before Christmas break. (I wore my red shoes to show my holiday spirit.) Which means one more day with hyper kids, holiday parties and my least favorite 5 minutes of the year where the teachers have to stand in the middle of our gym, walk in a circle, and sing "You better watch out" to all the students at our school. Let me tell you - I look forward to the end of the school day today! Especially because tomorrow morning Chris and I leave for Mexico for six days! Then my sister and her family come in for Christmas. I could not be more excited!