Five for Friday {linky party..January 3}

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It's a little sad that Christmas is over and done! We enjoyed several family Christmas get-togethers and a lot of "down" time at home. One big tradition we have at my parent's house are these "stocking bags". We outgrew the traditional stockings years ago and have moved "up" to these big bags. This year they had to be delivered in a huge utility/wagon cart. 

Here is a look at my stocking bag before the digging started...

And.. here is PART of the goodies that were inside. Clothes, snacks, gift cards and tons of fun stuff. 

And look at this super cute bench for my office. It was one of my gifts from my mom & dad. 

I have been working like crazy the last few days trying to finish a penguin unit. It has 10 center activities.. and should be ready tomorrow {I hope!}

I spent a few hours at school on Wednesday getting ready for next week. Every bit of Christmas is packed up and the snowman & penguins are out. 

My mom and I had a fun day this week and did a little shopping. I love hitting up the after Christmas sales. Target had their Christmas items marked 70% and Hobby Lobby had 80% off. I really did not need ANYTHING.. so I refrained from buying tons of cute stuff but I did pick up a few things to use for next year. It was all so cheap... how could I resist?

I bought this really cute Crayola ornament from Target. I saw it a few weeks ago  and loved it. I HAD to have it when it was only $2.40. 

I also did a little cleaning out this week. I made a trip to the Salvation Army and donated several bags of clothes and this huge stack of books. 

Have a great weekend! I am really not ready to go back to the "real world" on Monday. Staying up late, sleeping in and my pajamas have become very familiar the last two weeks! But, it is time to get back on schedule. And, the rest of this holiday food is going in the trash TODAY! 

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