May 17, 2013

Five for Friday {Linky Party.. May 17th}

 
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Five random things about this past week.
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Well, obviously #1 in my life right now is that I am officially on SUMMER BREAK! Yesterday was my last day.
 
 
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We enjoyed a luau breakfast party at a local church and a trip to a  park before parents picked up and summer break began!

 
 
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I gave my kids a little goodbye gift.
 
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I found these little boxes of gum crayons at Dollar Tree a few weeks ago. I printed & laminated a class picture and tied them up with ribbon.
 
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I spent my first day of summer vacation working on stationery orders. I love the extra time I have in the summer to work on my business. It frees up my nights and weekends and gives me free time that I miss so much during the school year.  Here are a few things I worked on this morning.
 
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I know I have posted about Ebates several times before.. but seriously why are you NOT using it?!??!
 
My husband was in the car with me when I went to the bank earlier this week and he asked what this check was about.. he didn’t buy that it was FREE money!Four times a year- I get a check simply by visiting Ebates before I shop online.
 

 
 
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23 comments:

  1. Happy Summer Break!! Hope it gets off to a great start!

    :) Tamra and Sarah
    First Grade Buddies

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  2. Wow so jealous your summer has arrived! Your gifts are adorable :) Thanks for hosting!

    Michelle
    The Organized Señorita

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  3. What lovely little summer gifts you sent home! Kiddos and parents must appreciate your efforts so much. :-)
    My gift is a Class Memories DVD each year (and I keep one for myself of course!)
    Susanna
    Whimsy Workshop 

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  4. Can't believe you are already on break! JEALOUS. Enjoy!!
    Love your end of the year gifts to your kiddos, very cute :)

    Stephanie
    Elementary My Dear

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  5. I love the gifts you gave your kiddos. Isn't Dollar Tree the best? You're stationary is super cute.

    P.S. This is my first linky & I'm so excited!!!

    Stephanie
    Polka Dot Palace

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  6. I love the little gifts you made...super cute. Happy summer!

    Wallis
    First Grade Wolves

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  7. Wow, mid May and on break! When do you go back?

    Brenda
    You Might Be a First Grader….

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  8. Summer already?! Girl, I'm jealous! Enjoy! :) :)
    ❤Teri
    A Cupcake for the Teacher

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  9. YAY for summer break!!! I always say that the first Sunday of summer break is the best Sunday of the year! :) Enjoy it!!!

    Jill
    abcs and polkadots

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  10. I still have 17 more days. Congrats on your year!

    Laurie
    Chickadee Jubilee

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  11. I'm jealous you already started SUMMER!! Love the stationary!

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  12. I am officially jealous that you are on summer break! Your gift to your kiddos was cute! :)
    Sara
    First Grade Funtastic

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  13. I'm not going to exaggerate one bit. My level of jealousy about you already being on summer break ... on a scale of 1-10 is about 58! :) Savor the days for the rest of us!

    Kelli
    Surviving the Little People

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  14. LOVE your end of the year gifts!! The picture is a cute idea! I didn't realize you have such a small class! That must be awesome.

    Have a great first weekend of SUMMER BREAK! :)
    Marie
    The Hands-On Teacher in First!

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  15. Love your end of year gifts! I'm also doing pictures to send home on the last day. Enjoy reading! :)

    Sarah
    Learning is for Superstars
    Learning is for Superstars is on Facebook

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  16. Your stationary is fantastic! I hope your summer starts well. Enjoy it for the rest of us!

    Jenny
    Suntans and Lesson Plans

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  17. NICE! We only have 8 more student days...
    Love the stationary...
    I'm working on my end of year "movie" for the kids. I take more and more pictures every year... Makes for a looooonnnngggg movie.

    "autumn"

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  18. I'm a new blogger and your newest follower! I loveee the Ebates Big Fat Check! Enjoy your summer break! I'm so glad I found you!

    24/7 Teacher: Amy Harrod

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  19. Soooo jealous of your already being on break! only 14 1/2 more to go! I signed up for ebates recently after reading about it on your blog and got my first little "big fat check" in the mail...it's definitely now, my go to...especially considering that my kids HATE going out shopping! Haha! Now, I can do it from home and earn a little in the process! Thanks for sharing it!

    ~Tanya
    A+ Firsties

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  20. So lucky that you are done with school! I still have four more weeks to go. We're pushing through though! :)

    I also use Ebates. However, I don't shop online so I don't really earn much. If only Ebates accepts ALL types of Amazon orders...then I'd be earning some serious cash. :)

    Pam
    Diary of a First Grade Teacher

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  21. Happy summer break! Congrats! I LOVE your stationary orders - very cute! I will definitely be looking into more detail about these!

    Alison
    Teaching Maths with Meaning

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  22. oOO I just LOVE your stationary! They are all SO gorgeous, simple yet colourful :)
    Have an amazing spring break! We still have another 5 weeks in Brisbane, Australia until we have our two week break! Nowhere NEAR our long break.

    Liz - BaysideMathTeacher

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