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November 2011 - Posts
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Today: We made turkeys out of Ring Dings for Tasty Tuesday this month. (Ok, it's past Thanksgiving and it's technically Wednesday, but these things happen) This recipe (?) varies a bit from the one in my book for a few unimportant reasons, but it ended Read More...
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Makes me happy... If you're now singing along in your head. THANK YOU for being old enough to know that song. If not, Google John Denver and try not to laugh. That song was a biggie when I was a little girl. Plus, JD was on Sesame Street a lot and you Read More...
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I've discussed my need for a picture book 12-step program, but I am not yet ready to admit that I have a problem, so we will proceed with my monthly five favorite book post! Onward to my obsession collection! I'm counting these two as one choice. In my Read More...
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As you gobble up your turkey day leftovers and think ahead to the holidays, I'm seriously considering checking into a hotel until December 23, or so. Between all the deep cleaning to get ready for Thanksgiving and the cleaning up after Thanksgiving, I Read More...
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Well, my friends, the time has come to raise the roof and have some fun to give thanks for our blessings and stuff our faces with turkey and pie. And as I am so sure that you've read enough "Things I'm Thankful For" essays from your students, I'll spare Read More...
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Growing up, we had these elves in our house around Christmastime. To tell you the truth, I always thought they were a little creepy! So a couple of years ago when I saw them in the stores packaged with a book, I was intrigued. The story is that the elf Read More...
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Hey Friends! First of all, I must say I was completely and totally overwhelmed by the response to my Thankful Things writing activity. Guess I'm not only one who was ready to change up that traditional ol' essay! I have to tell you the best part though. Read More...
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Raise your hand if you could live the rest of your life without hearing one more essay about your students being thankful for their family and toys! Peeps, my hand is WAY up! Now, as sweet and endearing as those writings may be, after 18 years of teaching Read More...
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Hi all! I just got back from a quick little road trip to celebrate one of my oldest and dearest friend's birthdays this weekend. Hi Marni! She didn't think we were coming, so the look on her face was priceless when we walked through this door! It was Read More...
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November is just barreling along, isn't it? This time of year always just seems to zoom along. This year we have two furlough days during Thanksgiving week. Teachers had an opportunity to take an online course to get paid for the days, so I'm thankful Read More...
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I have been blessed to receive the Blog On Fire award from three different bloggy buddies. I've been a very bad blogger and haven't passed on the award as I should have. Mea culpa, my friends. Better late than never, right? So big thanks to my friends Read More...
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It's no secret that I have a slight addiction to picture books. It's bad. I can't even just check them out or borrow them either, I have to OWN them. So, in the spirit of the season, here are some books I am very thankful for this month! A Plump and Perky Read More...
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I spent the better part of last night looking for a November bulletin board idea that I could implement with the quickness today. I cruised around Pinterest for a bit and found the cutest things, but nothing that I could easily whip together and get on Read More...
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This weekend I posted about my Brain Builder's Club and I got so many a great emails that I thought I'd take time to give everyone some more details. It was the first post that generated so much individual interest about working with gifted and higher Read More...
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