It's time for an eye exam!

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So, this week my class is working on the letter "m" and it's sound. I pulled up a computer site that I love because it has all kinds of things to read and do for each letter of the alphabet. I had the smartboard on so everyone could see what we were doing.

There is one section for the letter "m" has has you reading sentences and then asking the kids which words in the sentences begin with the /m/ sound. We got through the first couple of sentences with no problem. Then, I start reading the next sentence....

ME: Mark and Mike are....wait!....what does that say?...
Random kids: We don't know those words!

I thinking this website has REALLY changed since I covered the letter "m" last year. I stop looking at the smartboard and turn to look at the computer screen which is closer to where I'm sitting.

I see that the first word in the sentence isn't Mark...it's Maria. So the sentence actually read...

Maria and Mark are getting married.

I'm a "to each his own" kind of gal, but I really did not want to explain the sentence "Mark and Mike are getting married" to my kindergarten class. lol!

Scrapbooking Tutorials by FlowerScraps

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FlowerScraps has started a wonderful new site with scrapbooking tutorials. You no longer have to be afraid to use photoshop. lol!

Make sure you check out the tutorials she has published so far and watch for more great things to come!

If there is something specific you would like a tutorial for, just let her know!

Enjoy your day!

Autumn Kisses BB freebie

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I've used April's Autumn Kisses Kit to make another Brag Book page freebie for you. Just lick on the preview to go to her blog and pick up your goodie.

You can buy the Autumn Kisses kit here. Take a look at the Snowglobes too! They are adorable!

Enjoy your day!

Amelia by Shel Belle Scraps

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Shell Belle Scraps has released a beautiful new kit called Amelia. There are 17 papers, 42 elements and an alpha. Take a look at this gorgeous preview...



You can pick up the kit in the Shell Belle Scraps store at Stuff to Scrap. Make sure you pick it up soon because it's 30% off until the 16th!

Take a look at a layout I made with the kit...



Check out Shel's blog for more layout inspiration.

Beautiful card by Heidi

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I'm jealous of people who can make pretty cards! I've tried making cards and they never turn out pretty. There's a definite trick to card making that I have yet to discover.

Heidi has found the trick though! Just look at this picture she sent me of her adorable fall card...

The wordart she used on her card is still available here if you would like to grab it for your cards or fall layouts.

Can you get arrested for looking?

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So, a couple of weeks ago I went into the teacher's class next to mine and pitched a fit.

Me: Why do you have the cute daddy?
Her: What?
Me: The cute daddy that walks up to get his child. I think it's a girl.
Her: I don't know who you're talking about. You'll have to point him out to me.
Me: If you need to have the cute daddy pointed out to you, you aren't worthy and his child will be transferred to my class first thing tomorrow.
Her: Is he tall?
Me: No, but he's taller than I am.
Her: That's the problem. I don't notice men unless they're tall.
Me: haha! Just another advantage of being my height!


Several days go by before I see him again. I see him, get my friends attention and give the "cute daddy" signal. She looks, smiles and gives me a thumbs up. I take this as a sign that she agrees with me --- he's cute!

Yesterday, we're out at dismissal and I tell her that I haven't seen my cute daddy in a while.
She informs me that it's because he's not the daddy---he's the big brother. lol!

I told her to find out how old he was so I would know how long I'd be in jail.

She seems to think that he's a college freshman so I'll probably be going away for a long, long time. lol!

10-7-10

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