"No more pencils, no more books...

The countdown is on! T-minus 10 days and counting (8 days with kids). Why am I a teacher??

Oh yeah....June, July and August!!

a couple of things...

KILLERS!!

aMaZiNg preformers -hands down the best concert I have ever been to.

Love these guys even more now!

Pink Taco before the show....delish!!

RACE FOR THE CURE

Last Weekend...

Sunday Dinner...
Making dirt angels...

Ryan and and I got tattoos at the county fair...as close to real as I may get :)

Funny faces...

Dying Easter eggs...

Even Though...

even though my kids never stop talking...

even though the piles of papers to grade never seem to end...

even though I sometimes feel as though I live in my classroom....

and even though this job makes me want to pull my hair out at times....

there are perks to being a school teacher...

~sPrInG bReAk~

One glorious week of no work, no kids, no early morning alarm!

Belingheri Sunday Dinner

I love Sunday dinners with my family. It can be a little chaotic with so many people but it is definitely entertaining. Here are a few pics from tonight's dinner.

Tori Girl

Ty, Natalie, Tessa


Mom and Stacey
Crazy Kiddos -Kam and his dad made this picnic table for the kids. It has all of their names engraved on it.

Tessa and Natalie

Stacey and me

Joe and Ty

Kaden Boy

Trace and me

Stacey and Holly

Holly and Natalie -mani time!!

Grandma and Tessa

Spring Has Sprung

Winter to spring is my favorite season change. I love leaving the house in the morning and not be frozen on my drive to work. I love seeing all the trees get green and flowers bloom. I love being able to leave the house in shorts and flip-flops. As you can tell I am not a fan of winter –it is probably a good thing I live in Las Vegas because I will DEFINITELY take a hot summer over a cold, snowy winter. So, in honor of the coming of spring I have compiled a list of the top 10 reasons why I love spring.

Top 10 Reasons Why I Love Spring
10. Trees get their leaves back
9. No more bundling up to go outside
8. Tank tops
7. Flip-flops
6. Shorts
5. Running outside
4. American Idol
3. Sun roof weather
2. It stays lighter later
1. Time to get tan

Ryan and I went out to Red Rock a couple of weeks ago to hike around. It is amazing how this place is only minutes from the city. The weather was great. Here are a few pics from the day.

Kids Write the Dardest Things

Grading papers is one of my least favorite things about my job. It seems as though the pile never ends. But every once in while I get a student who makes grading papers totally worth it. Here are a few mistakes students have made in the last couple of weeks that made me laugh out loud.

We read an article about Abraham Lincoln since this is the 200th anniversary of his birthday. While answering an open ended question about what Abraham Lincoln is remembered for one student wrote this:

"He is remembered for ending slavery and because he is 200 years old."

Do you think is a chance this kid thinks Abraham Lincoln is still alive and kicking?!

We made a movie poster for a novel we read called Loser. On the poster the students wrote a review of the book. When writing the words self esteem and student wrote

"self of steam"

This last one didn't come from my classroom. I went to a conference on Saturday and it was shared there. A first grade teacher gave her class a worksheet. There was one student in the class who was quite upset for getting yet another worksheet. So, the student decides to write a note to the teacher and leave it on her desk. This is what the note said:

i dont lik workshits

Keep in mind, when kids first learn to write their spelling is very inventive. You have to give the kids props for being phonetically correct!!

Maybe it is just a teacher thing, but I thought these incidents were hilarious and it is running into moments like these that make my job so enjoyable.