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What I'm Loving Wednesday

{one}

I'm Loving.... God! He is simply amazing. We have been praying so hard for good news on my dad AND my uncles CT scans. Monday, I found out that my dad's scans were completely clear. No cancer at all! PRAISE THE LORD! And then if things couldn't get any better, my uncle Sid who is battling stage 4 brain/ lung cancer had his CT scans and found out yesterday that his scans from the neck down were CLEAR! His doctor said he must be "special" because his stage 4 cancer should NOT have a clear scan twice in a row. Well, of course it should...God is busy at work in both of these guys! Can I get an AMEN?!? 

{two}

I'm Loving.... This song. We've been singing it at church a lot lately and it's sooo true! If this week isn't proof, I don't know what is!

{three}

I'm NOT Loving.... Cancer. It SUCKS!

{four}

I'm Loving.... This poem my aunt posted today. I hope anyone who has had to experience this STUPID disease will love this too!

WHAT CANCER CANNOT DO

Cancer is so limiting………

It cannot cripple love

It cannot shatter hope

It cannot corrode faith

It cannot destroy peace

It cannot kill friendship

It cannot suppress memories

It cannot silence courage

It cannot steal eternal life

IT CANNOT CONQUER THE SPIRIT!

Dry Shampoo

Today on Kelly's post she talked about Dry Shampoo and it sparked my interest.

For those of you who don’t know, dry shampoo is a powder, usually in a spray can, that absorbs oil in your hair and leaves a fresh scent. It gets rid of greasy “second day” hair, adds volume, and makes hair look and smell fresh and clean, minus the need for water.

Has anyone ever tried it? I am very interested in finding out. I have to wash my hair everyday. I always have. {unless I keep it in a ponytail...then I'm fine} I have always been so jealous of BOTH of my sisters who wash their hair every 2-3 days. Ugh! If you use this stuff...PLEASE let me know if you love it or not. What brand do you like best? Does it REALLY make your hair look the same as if you just washed it? So curious...

I took the liberty of surfing the net to get some reviews. Lucky for us, they give Ratings and Reviews! :)
*You can read more about each product by clicking the pictures*

4.5 out of 5 stars

 

4.4 out of 5 stars

4.2 out of 5 stars

3.9 out of 5 stars

and this one gets my friends approval...

Shout out to BREE for always answering my stupid hair product questions. Love you!!!

What do you guys think?

Super Bowl Sunday

As you may have expected, I'm a little heartbroken at the moment.
We just didn't play well tonight.
I feel like my whole life lately has been consumed by the Super Bowl,
so tomorrow it's back to reality.
Womp, womp {shout out, Nat}
Thought I'd leave you with some pictures of Super Bowl Week.

The street in front of the stadium. It was AH-Mazing!

ESPN was broadcasting from Sundance Square. We went up there a few times. One of us actually got on ESPN...but it wasn't me. :(

The streets of Fort Worth...at 2 o'clock in the morning. 

The Steeler Nation does not sleep. 

Totally stealing this from Fox 4 News:
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Super Bowl XVL

The Good: Fans did not have to dodge falling ice
The Bad: A lot of fans think Jerry and the NFL dropped the ball. The had a ticket, got to the game and found out they didn't have a seat {smh...}
The Ugly: Christina Aguilera fumbles the National Anthem

V-DAY is ME-DAY

In the spirit of the "Love Month" I thought I'd list a few gift ideas. Since I am pretty sure that there are no men stalking following me, (except my dad and Sey of course) I thought I'd make a list of things that you may want to hint to your boyfriend, husband, man of the month, best friend...you get the picture. Boys, if you're reading...take notes.

OPI

 Katy Perry Collection

Teenage Dream

Glitter Toms

I prefer gold, possibly black. They also come in silver and pink totally says LOVE

Coach Bag

Madison Leather Sophia Satchel

...or the wristlet

Rain {snow} Boots

In honor of our current weather forecast

Victoria Secret Pink

Valentine's Day Tee & Boyfriend Pants

Yves Saint Laurent 

GOLDEN Gloss

Folks...this lipgloss has 24 carat gold in this little bottle

...and Finally

Facebook Cards

For $1, you can send your loves a V-Day card on The Face

Miscellany Monday

{Gold Glitter Pumps}

I have been super excited about these shoes for a while now. But, now I'm trying to figure out what I would wear with them. Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated. :)

{Flash Mob}

I just found out that there will be a real live flash mob here on Saturday as a part of the Super Bowl extravaganza. I am so excited about this and really hope I remember to get down there and experience it. This is like a life long dream...at least for the last year since I saw my first one. :)

{A Little TV Talk}

The Bachelor...

I'm still in love with Emily and Chantel. I hope these two make it to the end. They've been my favorite's since the beginning.

American Idol...

I don't care what everyone else says...I think this is the best season yet. I'm glad Simon's gone. Honestly, I haven't REALLY watched since Carrie won...it just seemed to be the same thing...year after year. This year...Love it. Love J.Lo, love Steven Tyler. I just caught this episode last night and loved it. Did you see Lauren Alaina from Nashville. Mark my words...she will be in the finals. Fact. 

Clearly, all I watch is reality tv. I could go on and on...Jersey Shore, Teen Mom, the shows are endless. 

*Side Note*

I hope to share some Super Bowl week pictures with you all on Thursday. This will be completely school related, so non-teacher followers...you are excused from Thursday's post. :)

Teacher Talk Thursday {one day late}

Abby @ Snyder Stories is hosting the first Teacher Talk Thursday today. 
Todays topic: Organization

It's funny how today's topic is Organization because organized is the last thing I feel today. On a scale from 1 to 10, I would say I'm about a 9...especially when it comes to school stuff. (Today I feel like a 5) I'm really hoping that my pictures do not expose the mess that my room was today! :)

I use 2 Rubbermaid, 3-drawer boxes to keep all my copies organized. I try to get all my copies done the week before and sort them by days. (Monday-Wednesday on the left and then Thursday-Friday, plus extras on the right) That way I can just open the drawer on a certain day and have everything I need. 

I teach 5th grade Math and have TONS of maniplulatives. I went out and bought little containers for each different kind. They are labeled on the front so that we can find things easily. It has saved my life at times when I need to find something quick...plus it looks nice and organized. There's a close up below too. 

I inherited this nice cabinet when I started teaching...we don't really have cubbies in 5th grade so it was a small challenge trying to figure out how I would use this. I love it though and wasn't willing to let it go. The back side is my 'I Love Math' bulletin board/ word wall/ divider when you walk in the room. I collected a bunch of these trays that fit perfectly. They are labeled by my 4 blocks on the right...this is where they can turn in papers. I also have Late/ Missing work trays and my art supplies on the left. It works well for my room.  

Front side...

 I found this cute little thing at Ikea a few years back. It has been the perfect fit in my rooms for the kids daily folders.

And finally...my colored pencils. I finally hit my breaking point in my Art Supply tray (above) a few weeks back. I was getting sooo irritated by the colored pencils just freely floating around the tray and not in their proper boxes. (OCD much?) So, I got a bunch of little baby food jars and separated the pencils by color and put them in a plastic box. It looks WAY better than the method we were using. Plus it forces them to put things back where they below. (Wow, what a concept)