Friday Favorites {9-2-16}

Although I've been sick all week and it seems like nothing was too great around here, I still want to share my Friday FAVORITES from this week!  

My first FAVORITE is this GIVEAWAY that I am co-hosting with An Apple For The Teacher!  Enter the Rafflecopter HERE for a chance to win at $25 Gift Card to TPT!!!

One of my daily FAVORITES is watching my sweet baby girl do tummy time! She just smiles, roll around and tries to giggle! She's almost got it down! Gawd my heart could just explode with love!

This thing. Guys, this is the read deal. Since I've been under the weather I haven't cooked much, so I stopped in to try out Taco Bell's breakfast, which I had never done before. I got the Breakfast Crunchwrap and it is definitely a new FAVORITE! Any time I decide to break my diet I am definitely heading to Taco Bell for Breakfast!

My FAVORITE lesson I taught this week was a lab with Skittles to walk my students through the scientific method. I feel like it's very important for them to have a good grasp on the scientific method before we begin our actual district curriculum, so we tested the question "Do Skittles dissolve faster in warm or cold water?"  They loved watching the Skittles dissolve!

My absolute FAVORITE thing each day is when I see my beautiful Pre-K baby walking down the hall with her "buckle and bubble"! She is soaking up information like a sponge and I couldn't be happier that I get to see her every day! Love this kid tooooo much!

My FAVORITE moment from this week is when I realized that I've lost 17 lbs since I started my weight loss journey in June! My face really tells the tale!

My last FAVORITE of the week is this recipe my mom made my family the other night when I wasn't feeling well enough to cook: Chicken and Potatoes with Garlic Parmesan Cream Sauce!  I love this recipe so much that I've blogged about it before, but when my mom made it, it tasted even better!   Definitely try this recipe out!

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Giveaways Galore and Recipes!

First, I must say that I am loving all of the giveaways lately! I am entering every Blog Hop giveaway that I can find!  Teachers love free stuff!  I was lucky enough to actually win a giveaway I entered  last week from Kelly at An Apple for the Teacher! I won her Fifth Grade Daily Spiral Math Review, and I can't wait to use it!

Second, you MUST enter a giveaway that I am helping to sponsor for one of 2 $75 TpT Gift cards!  Go HERE to enter! Even though I can't enter it, I can still dream about all the goodies I could buy with $75, right?!

Third, I want to share two of my most favorite Keto recipes I've tried lately.  This "Fat Head Pizza Crust" is amazing! I was missing pizza so badly when I went low-carb, and this truly hit the spot!  The recipe is very easy and I added on all of the cheese and pepperonis that I wanted!

Another one of my favorite Keto recipes (that is a snack, not really a recipe), is Cheese Chips! I took my daughter to see a movie the other day, and instead of binging on popcorn I snacked on these guys!  You simply cut each slice of ultra thin cheese into 4 pieces. Put on parchment paper for 35 minutes on 250 degrees!

On another note, today was my first day back at school to decorate and get my room and curriculum ready for the new year! I got lots done, but I have much more to accomplish this week before teachers report on Monday! I'm so excited for the new year!  I will post pics of my room soon!

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$75 TpT Giftcard GIVEAWAY!!!!

GIVEAWAY DETAILS

Prize: $75 Teachers Pay Teachers Gift Card

I am more than excited to be teaming up with An Apple for the Teacher and a bunch of other AMAZING ladies to bring you a giveaway for 2 $75 TpT GIFTCARDS!  Enter below for a chance to win!  

Giveaway organized by: An Apple for the Teacher

Co-hosts: Kelly Malloy (An Apple for the Teacher),  A Plus Kids,  Teaching Superkids, Peas in a Pod, Embellished Education, Lattes and Lunchrooms, KB3Teach, Dancing into First, Teaching Ideas For Those Who Love Teaching, The Chocolate Teacher, Ms K Math, Knowledge Mobile, Mrs. Roltgen, Elementary Antics,  CrazyCharizma, Carla Hoff, Third Grade Giggles, Mickey's Place, Rissa Hanneken, Activity Tailor, Kamp Kindergarten,  Reading and Writing Redhead, Planet Happy Smiles, A View Into My Classroom, Momma With A Teaching Mission, Sara Rucker, The Literacy Garden, Pam's Place, Heart 2 Heart Teaching, Mrs Humphries Class, Sliding Into 1st, Growing Grade by Grade, Jackie Crews, Life As I Know It, Sarah Griffin, Teacher Treasure Hunter, Glistening Gems, and A Classroom for All Seasons.

Rules: Use the Rafflecopter form to enter.  Giveaway ends 8/13/16 and is open worldwide.

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Are you a blogger who wants to participate in giveaways like these to grow your blog?  Click here to find out how you can join a totally awesome group of bloggers!

$10 TpT Gift Card Giveaway Last Day!

Today is the last day of my giveaway!  Click HERE to enter to win a $10 TpT Giftcard! 

And I truly can't wait for the TpT "Best Year Ever" Sale! My entire store will be 20% OFF!

$10 TpT Giftcard Giveaway!

I'm sure I'm not the only one who is SUPER stoked about the TpT "The Best Year Ever Sale" on August 1st-2nd!

Not only will my ENTIRE store be 20% OFF, but I am going to give one lucky winner a $10 TpT gift card that they can use during the sale!

Enter my Rafflecopter below for entries to win!

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The winner will be notified on August 1st so you can get your shop on!

The GIVEAWAY is almost over!

The Back to School GIVEAWAY I am hosting with 

Alison from Rockin' and Lovin' Learnin' ends tonight at midnight! 

Be sure you go HERE to enter before it's over!  

The winner will be announced tomorrow!

Good Luck!!!

MMI and a GIVEAWAY!

Happy Monday, bloggy friends! I'm linking up with 4th Grade Frolics for Monday Made It!

My first Monday Made it is a Back to School GIVEAWAY that I am hosting with the wonderful Alison from Rockin' and Lovin' Learnin'! If you haven't entered yet go HERE to do so!  You could win a $35 Amazon Gift Card or $15 to Alison's TpT Store!

 My second Made It may seem a little strange, but I made my kitty finally eat! We were thinking we were going to have to take him to the vet because he wasn't eating but at last he did this morning!!!  Last night was our first night with our adorable new kitty. We haven't given him a name yet, but my daughter has come up with some pretty funny options. Her favorite right now is Mutasa, but I'm pretty sure that one isn't going to stick!  Any ideas for names?!

I've been trying to get back into the groove of posting more recipes, as cooking is one of my loves, so here are two recipes that I absolutely adore!  You can follow my Pinterest board and find lots of yummy recipes HERE!

First up is Crockpot Ranch Chicken from Stockpiling Moms

3 ingredients and ridiculously easy to make.  I had it with au gratin potatoes and it was a hit!

And lastly is one of my favorite recipes of all time, Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken and Rice from Southern Plate!  I make this all the time and the little crunch of the corn in it makes it absolutely to die for! And again, very easy to prepare.

Don't forget to enter my Back to School GIVEAWAY!  Have a great Monday!

$50 Back to School GIVEAWAY!

I am more than excited to be hosting a Back to School GIVEAWAY with the wonderful Alison from Rockin' and Lovin' Learnin'!  Enter the Rafflecopter below for a chance to win one of 2 awesome prizes!  

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Winners will be contacted via email on Friday, July 31st!

Sunday Funday!

Hey bloggy friends!  What a fun day today has been!  Pretty low key, but overall nice, fun and relaxing!  I'll show you why and then I'll link up with The Tattooed Teacher for her 'get to know you' linky 'Assess Me'!

We got a kitten!  Our neighbors found the sweet little guy in their backyard and it has been chilling on their porch the past few days.  We decided we should adopt him today!  Don't have a name yet though...any suggestions?!  He's so beautiful!

Went to Walgreens earlier to get some kitten food and stumbled across my favorite things in the entire world...#iheartschoolsupplies

Spent most of my day at my computer mapping out our math and science units!

 Also mapped out my first 3 rounds of centers for the year!

I have been a busy little bee!  And the most exciting thing about today is that the GIVEAWAY I am hosting with Alison from Rockin' and Lovin' Learnin' starts tonight at midnight!  Be sure to enter the rafflecopter for one of 2 awesome prizes- a $35 Amazon gift card and $15 bucks to Alison's TpT Store!

Now finally for the linky...

I don't talk to myself, that I know of!
Definitely not superstitious.
I crack my knuckles constantly!
I ate a crap ton of Chinese food earlier so I'm not hungry at all! (But that doesn't mean I'm not about to eat a massive bowl of ice cream!)
Currently watching Naked and Afraid...I'm obsessed!
I got my wisdom teeth taken out my freshman year of college.  Stayed away during the procedure and it was actually pretty cool!
Definitely haven't showered today...way too lazy!
Never been to Disney but planning on taking my daughter in the next few years!
I wear glasses whenever I take out my contacts.
And yes, I was born and live in the great state of Oklahoma!


That's all for today! Don't forget to link up and remember to check out my giveaway starting tonight at midnight!