Feburary Currently

I had such a wonderful fun-filled Saturday with friends and family that I completely didn't realize that it was the first of the month and time for Farley's monthly Currently linky party!  I'm a day late to the party, but I am here!

Listening: The Super Bowl is on the TV and the hubby and I are going for opposing teams!  Let the betting commence!  We were supposed to have some friends over to watch with us, but the weather had other plans.

Loving: Speaking of the weather, we got about 6 inches of snow today and they have already called off school for tomorrow! This will be snow day #9 for us!!!  So much for a May break!

Thinking: Productivity on days like this are so not my thing!  I'd much rather stay on the couch and watch movies all day!  I have managed to get some laundry done though!  Go Me!

Wanting: My crafting projects are calling my name.  Maybe I can combine these two and organize and clean my crafting room and as a reward to myself, I will finish a couple of projects!

Needing: I want to be sure to make some of my productive time grading.  I'm trying really hard to stay on top of my grade this quarter.  I got a little overwhelmed at the end of last quarter and don't want that to happen again.

Two Truths and a Fib:
My fib is that I am allergic to peanuts.  I think my life would be over if that was true because I adore peanut butter and Reece's Peanut Butter cups!
I did win the talent show in 2nd grade and I still have the trophy.
My sweet husband is definitely NOT gay, he just has great fashion sense! He can pick out a killer outfit for himself and for me!

I'm off to catch up on what everyone else was currently doing yesterday!

Resolutions and Currently

I can't believe it's been almost 3 weeks since my last post!  I really took my break quite seriously and have spent some very much needed time with my family. 

Without much ado, Happy 2014!!!

 2013 was pretty good to our family and I am so excited to see what 2014 has in store for us!!  It is the first of the month, which means it's time to link up with Farley for her Currently Linky Party! Because I've decided to wait until late in the day to post my January Currently, I found a few other resolution linkies that I decided I just had to join! But first, here's what's going on in my world! 

Listening/ Loving/ Wanting: These all go together for me and all revolve around my amazing daughter!  I can't believe it but my little girl turned one in December right before Christmas!  We had a Brown Bear, Brown Bear themed party and she loved her cake!  

One of Ainsleigh's birthday gifts was this cat piano.

She absolutely loves it and dances to it all day long!  It is beyond precious!

This was technically her second Christmas, but really the first one she was actually able to participate in (last year she was 5 days old).  Santa came and brought her this amazing kitchen!  She loves to make coffee for her daddy and put water in her cup in the fridge!  She also got food and pots to play with.  So much fun!

I can't believe how fast this first year has flown by!  I just want a little more time with my little girl!

Thinkng: Christmas is still up at our house.  I like leaving it up until the new year but then it's just a hassle.  My goal is to have it all taken down and packed up tomorrow!

Needing:  As I said at the top of this post, I've taken my break very seriously!  I really haven't done a thing for school and it has been glorious!  I do go back on Monday, though so I really need to figure out what the next couple of weeks are going to look like! I also have unit assessments I gave right before break that need to be graded!

Linky Party #2

Diane over at Fifth in the Middle is hosting a blogging resoultions linky!

 Here are my blogging resolutions!

 I really enjoy blogging, but it can take up a lot of my time which is beyond precious to me! I think twice a week is reasonable and won't be completely draining on me.  I'm also not going to beat myself up if I don't blog as often as I'd like.  Really 2 and 3 go hand in hand. Now that I'm no longer a no-reply blogger, I'm hoping to make some better friendships in the blogging world.  

Linky #3

Blog Hoppin is hosting a 5 day linky party for the new year and day 1 is fun and family.

My resolution for 2014 for my family is to make every moment count!  Time flies and I don't want to miss out on anything!

Currently December

I absolutely, positively CANNOT believe that it is DECEMBER!!!  Where has the past year gone!  In less than three weeks, my precious baby is going to be ONE!!!!  Since it is the first of the month, or at least it was when I started this post, it's time to link with Farley at Oh Boy 4th Grade for Currently December.

Listening/Loving: I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!!!  It's definitely my most favorite holiday!  I hold very true to waiting until after Thanksgiving though to Christmasfy my house.  Today I got the hubby to get all of my Christmas decorations down from the attic so I could start decorating.  He's not a fan of the Christmas music, but how can you decorate without a little "Rockin Around the Christmas Tree"?  I still have a ways to go but the tree is done, and it looks beautiful, if I do say so myself!

Wanting: The next big Christmas item is to get the lights up outside, but with the week the hubby has ahead of him, I'm not quite sure when that will happen!

Thinking: Not only did the Christmas decorating get started today, but I organized the pantry, got laundry done, unpacked from our mini vacation, did the dishes, and got a major load of old items ready to donate to a local charity!  Hubby and I said we were more productive today than we had been all week!  I'm still a little fuzzy on lesson plans, but that's what the morning is for!

Needing:  I'm so excited for the Cyber Monday sale going on tomorrow!  My wish list is huge and I need to actually put my cart together!  I even have a PO from school to use!  Doesn't get much better than that!  I do actually have my little store on sale for the next two days as well! Make sure to fill your cart full!

Favorite Tradition:  Our church started an outreach event 4 years ago for Christmas Eve.  It started off as a desire of one woman to help those who wouldn't have a hot meal for Christmas and it has turned into a huge event!  For the past two years our church has fed around 1200 people on Christmas Eve.  We also have coats and toys to donate to the families in need.  The hubby and I didn't get to volunteer last year because we had a 4 day old (they understood :D).  I love getting to volunteer at this event and I hope that it is a great way to model for my daughter what Christmas is really about!

November Currently

I can't believe that it's already November!  Where has this year gone!  Next month my baby is going to be ONE!!!  How did that happen???

Here is my currently for November.

Listening: I don't know about you, but the weekend is always our time to catch up on the housework that was neglected during the week.  I've also got quite a bit of laundry to do!

Loving: I'm so excited to sleep for an extra hour tonight!!!  I grew up in AZ where Daylight Savings doesn't exist.  It's still strange to me after 7 years, but I love to "fall back"!

Thinking/Wanting: These are both pretty much the same and make my heart just break!  My little girl picked up a stomach virus that has her bottom raw and on top of that she's teething!  All she wants to do is be held and she has cried all morning!  So not like!  I hope she gets better over the weekend so I don't have to stay home on Monday.

Needing: Another item perpetually on the weekend to do list - grade and lesson plan.  I have co-workers who stay late on Fridays so they don't have to take anything, but I just can't bring myself to do that!  I want to get out of there on Friday, so my work usually gets done on Sundays.  

Yummy Pin: Apple Turnovers

I made these for a potluck and they were a huge hit!  They are super easy to make and are the perfect size for a small dessert!

September Currently

I can't believe that it is already September!  I guess the summer is officially over now, even though I've been in school for a MONTH! I had decided earlier in the week, that I was going to link up with Farley at Oh Boy 4th Grade.  I had to wait until today to do so, but I think it was worth the wait!  Here is my September Currently!

Listening: I can't believe my little girl is going to be 9 months old in just a couple of weeks!  She is growing up so fast, but she still likes a 30 minute nap in the evening. Here we are in our Arkansas gear!

Loving:  I've been working on lots of projects for my room - classroom wreath, brownie points pans, and curtains! I always say that I want to have my room totally complete when the kids come, but there are always more projects!

Thinking:  I like to have my lesson plans typed.  I usually write them in a notebook, but it scribbled and usually unorganized.  I like the neat final copy in my binder for school.

Wanting: We've spent quite a bit of time cleaning the house this weekend.  I just get so busy at school that the last thing I want to do when I get home is clean!  Can I get an AMEN?!

Needing:  I am planning on getting my student laptops out this week.  I've been working on a system to get their passwords organized and easily accessible.  I need that system put together so we can actually use it!

Love Myself: 1. I ran a half marathon last year at 6 weeks pregnant and really haven't run much since.  The hubby is training for a marathon and I'm feeling pretty lazy.  I need to get my but in gear. 2. I really want to be able to leave Fridays with everything ready for the next week at school.  3.  My little girl is growing up so fast and with the hubby's new job, family time comes at a premium.  I want to make sure that we get some quality time, just the three of us.

What are you up to this month?