Lovely Blog Award

I have been given an award by the wonderfully creative Bayyinah, AKA: the Queen Bee, at On the Road to Accomplished Teaching.  Don't you just love her name? :) I am honored to be named as one of her 15 choices for this award because her list contains some truly accomplished bloggers.  Thank you, Queen Bee!

There are a few rules that go along with this award:

1. Follow the person who gave you the award
2. Link back to the person who gave you the award

3. Pass the award on to 15 bloggers

4. Highlight your favorite awarder’s blog post to share with others!


Now I get to name some of the bloggers that bring loveliness to my days.  I need to shorten the list to 5 because many of the blogs I follow (understandably so) have already been awarded with this.

Rachel at Sub Hub
Anna at Smarty Pants Teaching Resources
Sara at Smiling in Second Grade
Ms.Jasztal at Jasztalville
Jordon at Life is Better Messy Anyway

I follow so many creative bloggers that inspire me to be better each day.  Come check out these wonderful blogs!

Versatile Blogger Award!

I want to thank Jackie at Third Grade's A Charm for giving me this award! 

How sweet it is to be chosen out of the big bloggy community for this!  I am extremely honored.

There are 7 rules you're supposed to follow when you get this award:

1. Thank the blogger who nominated you.  Done!  Shouldn't that always be first?

2. Include a link to their site. Done!  Only seems natural :)

3. Include the award image in your post. Yep.

And now.....

4. Give 7 random facts about yourself.

• I'm double-jointed.  Makes yoga harder, if you can imagine that.
• My cat has been missing for two days, and I'm in a tizzy about it. :(
• I like the sand part of the beach, but not the water as much.
• On the other hand, I like the water in a lake, but not the shore as much.
• I love to cook.
• I strongly dislike doing dishes.
• I hated math as a student, but love teaching it now :)

5. Nominate 15 other bloggers for the award.  The tough part because there are so many good ones!

1. Kayla at Fourth Grade Freebies from the High-Tech Teacher
2. Mary at Artistry of Education
3. Kristin at iTeach 1 to 1
4. Sandy at Fearless in 5th
5. Josh at Mr. B's Beach Brains
6. Suzanne at Krazy Town
7. Mrs. Wilson at Mrs. Wilson's 4th Graders Are on the Road to Success
8. April at Wolfelicious
9. Mary at Mrs. Lirette's Learning Detectives
10. Farley at Oh' Boy 4th Grade
11. Leslie at Engaging Learning in the Upper Grades
12. Jessica at Mrs. Stanford's Class
13. Jana at Thinking Out Loud
14. Heather at Heather's Heart
15. Britney at Mrs. V's Adventures in Teaching

6. When nominating, include a link to their site. Done!

7. Let other bloggers know they've been nominated.  Will do!

Today is a good day!

Blessed with An Award!

Tammy at Confessions of a Fourth Grade Teacher has honored me with this award!

If you haven't been to Tammy's blog, you need to go check out all her neat resources and freebies!

With every great award comes responsibilities, so here are the rules:

 

1. Link back to the blogger who awarded it.

 

2. Follow the blogger who sent it to you.

 

3. Pass the award on to 15 other lovely bloggers.  I love this part!  I am so inspired by so many people.  It gives me a chance to show some love.

• Tammy at Confessions of a Fourth Grade Teacher
• Courtney at Teaching in Paradise
• Krista at Stellar Students
• Mrs. Shepherd at Shepherd's Shining Stars
• Barb at It's About Time Teachers
• Jen at Where Learning is FUN!
• Becky at Dots-n-Spots
• Heather at Heather's Heart
• Jessica at Dandelions and Dragonflies
• Teaching in Room 6
• Mrs. Tolbert at Daisy Days of Learning
• Leslie at Science Gal
• Janaye at Tales of Frogs and Cupcakes
• technology rocks. seriously.
• Laura at Love to Teach

If you're not a follower, these are some really great blogs written by some truly talented and lovely ladies.  Check them out!

 

 

 

Top Ten Blogs

Andrea at One Teacher's Take has made my day!  She has named my blog a Top 10!



Andrea's pretty great, so stop by her blog.

http://www.oneteacherstake.blogspot.com/

Now it's time to show some love to my Top Ten.  Most are "newer" blogs, or just new to me.  All are full of awesomeness.

1. http://asurvivalguidetomiddleschool.blogspot.com/
2. Jennifer at http://helloliteracy.blogspot.com/
3. Nancy at http://teachingmyfriends.blogspot.com/
4. Jessica at http://dandelionsdragonflies.blogspot.com/
5. Scipi at http://gofigurewithscipi.blogspot.com/
6. Keri at http://teachplaysmile.blogspot.com/
7. Ruth at http://teacherpark.blogspot.com/
8. Leslie at http://sciencegal-sciencegal.blogspot.com/
9. Becky at http://www.dots-n-spots.com/
10. Stacy at http://2ndgradeparadise.blogspot.com/

Thanks to all of these bloggers for making me laugh, giving me a pick up on a not-so-nice day, or sharing ideas!

Lovely Blogs!

My good friend Andrea knows how to brighten my day.  She's right when she says I need to recharge my batteries!  Her awarding me this honor also helps to recharge my soul.

Here are the rules for the Lovely Blog Award:


1. Link back to the blogger who gave it to you.
2. Pass the award onto 15 followers.
3. Follow the person who sent it to you.

Here are the people and blogs that I think are lovely:

1. Andrea at http://oneteacherstake.blogspot.com/
2. http://clutterfreeclassroom.blogspot.com/
3. Sara at http://smilinginsecondgrade.blogspot.com/
4. Mandy at http://mandys-tips-4-teachers.blogspot.com/
5. Ashleigh at http://ashleigh-educationjourney.blogspot.com/
6. Selina at http://classroommagic.blogspot.com/
7. Nicole at http://begborrowandteach.blogspot.com/
8. Abby at http://thirdgradebookworm.blogspot.com/
9. Leslie at http://engaginglearnersinuppergrades.blogspot.com/
10. Rachel at http://www.minds-in-bloom.com/
11. Mrs. Nase at http://mrsnthebookbug.blogspot.com/
12. Ms. Montalbano at http://charmedinthirdgrade.blogspot.com/
13. Heidi at http://www.simplycenters.com/
14. Chrissy at http://buzzingwithmsb.blogspot.com/
15. http://literacymathideas.blogspot.com/

Liebster Award!

I am honored to have been given this award by Jan at Third Grade Etc!  Check out her blog at http://www.thirdgradeetc.blogspot.com/.

Since I also recently blogged about receiving The Versatile Blog Award, I won't repost all my information (the rules for that award are really similar).  You can check that out at http://begborrowandteach.blogspot.com/2012/01/nominations-but-not-for-president.html if you would like.

I'm going to repost five "newer" blogs that I follow (even though they're listed in that posting).  Check them out, they're pretty cool!

http://literacymathideas.blogspot.com/

http://teacherpark.blogspot.com/

http://www.thesciencepenguin.com/

http://teachinginroom6.blogspot.com/

http://teachingmycalling.blogspot.com/

http://www.simplycenters.com/

Nominations, but Not for President!

Awww.  I was nominated for the Versatile Blogger Award by Scipi at Go Figure!

http://gofigurewithscipi.blogspot.com/

It certainly is flattering to be called versatile since the people I admire the most are also the most versatile.  You know, the teachers that wear so many different hats (educator, significant other, philanthropist, volunteer, crafter, exercise guru).  I'm nowhere near that versatile outside of work, but I sure do love hanging out with people who are!  They inspire me to try new things or keep up good habits. 

Speaking of versatile, you should check out Scipi's blog.  What a great teacher!

Now, on to the serious stuff.  Here are the Versatile Blog Award rules:

A. Thank the person who presented the award to you and link back to them.
B. Tell seven things about yourself. Hmmm.  This may be harder than I thought, but here goes:

1.  I worked in an ICU as an Administrative Associate (AA) for almost eight years before I got my teaching degree.  This may be where I became obsessive with organization.

2.  While going to college, I usually had two or three jobs at a time.  In addition to the AA job, I also worked as a babysitter, Sylvan lead teacher and private tutor.  Whew!  That makes me tired just thinking back on it and it was only four years ago!

3.  I have a wonderful boyfriend of 3 1/2 years. 

4.  We just bought our first house together in March of 2011.

5.  I despised (with a capital D) math class when I was a kid, but I love teaching it now.  Funny how time and something other than drill and practice will change a person, isn't it?

6.  I have been part of the Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) program since 2001. 

7.  I have a "little" sister through BBBS who is now 16.  We've been matched for eight years!  Oh my, it's bitter sweet to think of how the time has flown by!

Now, I am to pass the award on to 15 newly discovered blogs and let them know they have received this award.  Since I'm new to the blogging world, many of these blogs aren't new (just new to me).

• http://literacymathideas.blogspot.com/
• http://teacherpark.blogspot.com/
• http://www.thesciencepenguin.com/
• http://teachinginroom6.blogspot.com/
• http://teachingmycalling.blogspot.com/
• http://www.simplycenters.com/
• http://takinggrades.blogspot.com/
• http://messyjofu.blogspot.com/
• http://4theloveofteaching.blogspot.com/
• http://asurvivalguidetomiddleschool.blogspot.com/
• http://fabulous-fourth.blogspot.com/
• http://sciencegal-virginiastudiesgal.blogspot.com/
• http://mrsnthebookbug.blogspot.com/
• http://charmedinthirdgrade.blogspot.com/
• http://classroommagic.blogspot.com/

Why don't you check them out, and if you like what you see become a follower?