Blog Design Giveaway!

My friend Barbara (of Grade ONEderful) is hosting a giveaway at her blog design location at

Ruby Slippers Blog Designs

PS-- I really love Barbara's work and I have been saving my TpT profits to have her do a new blog design for Bee-the-Change so I am hesitant to have all of you enter the contest!  I want to WIN it for myself! I will NOT be selfish, though....head on over and check her portfolio out.  She does beautiful work.

Bee the Change~

Finally......

Well, I was finally got the chance to get into my classroom today. Wow, do I have a lot to do but at least I can start! (sorry so short but this is the first post that I am doing from my iPhone!)

New Year's Resolutions!

My very favorite school superintendent used to greet us at our "back-to-school" assembly by wishing us a Happy New Year.  As teachers, we DO get to celebrate New Year's twice a year.  I don't go back to school for another couple of weeks but I am already starting to feel that panic wash through my body.  I can't even get into my classroom until next week sometime so I feel paralyzed and helpless.  I think that I am going to have to make a few "New Year's Resolutions" to get me through.

One of my very best friends gave me this magnet for my birthday.  It is on the back of my new car and I love it.  I also think that it will have to be my new resolution.

I also may be attending yoga on Monday afternoons.....

...and get back into my running training......

...and try some different wines  recipes with a healthier focus....

What is your New Year's Resolution this year?

Bee the Change~

TpT Sale

Our TpT store Primary Divas is participating in the Back to School Sale over at Teachers Pay Teachers this weekend!  We are offering 20% off items in our store but if you enter the code mentioned above when you check out, you will get some additional savings!  

As sad as I am about school starting in a few weeks, I love a good sale!  So click on my sidebar to go to  our store.....thank you!

I am off to shop!!!!

Bee the Change~

Monday on a Tuesday, a Funny and a Beauty

Well...I have been looking at all of these fantastic Monday Made it Posts and have been thinking....."maybe I will get started at some point......" I only slightly FREAKED out when I was in school yesterday and realized HOW CLOSE it is to show time!  I started getting some of the projects started today. SO.....even though it is Tuesday, I will post my Monday Made It!

 In my district we do Math Investigations and I really do like the program.  The one thing that drives me a little crazy about this program is the different types of dice that we need to use.  We use regular dot dice, dice with 1, 2 and 3 dots only. Dice with numerals on them both 7-12 and 1-6.  I have been storing them in one bucket which drives me crazy and difficult for the children to find the dice that they need. Well, i hae solved that problem with my new set of dice containers!

My kids love to drink Wyler's drink mix.  I have been saving the containers for months now and finally found what I was going to use them for!  I got this very cute duck tape at A.C. Moore today and off I went. Below are the 3 stages of progress.  My daughter and I made 6 of them today in abot an hour (maybe less).

Well...it is only one project but at least I am getting my head in the game.....

Onto something funny.

Was driving behind this on my way out this afternoon.....would have loved it if it had pulled over and given me one!!!!

One of the last flowers that usually bloom in my garden are blooming now.  It would make me sad if they weren't so pretty.......

Japanese Anemone

Off to find another project!

Bee the Change~

TpT and Blog Design

I got so excited about my 100 (now 101) followers that I forgot 2 things that I actually wanted to blog about today!

A while ago a co-worker (and great friend) of mine and I started a Teachers Pay Teachers store.  I wanted to wait until it was full and it is now (no thanks to me.....Heather is the product-goddess). So I wanted to invite you all to go and visit.  You can get to "Primary Divas" by clicking on the TpT button on my sidebar.  We add things quite frequently so you may want to consider following us.  Let me know what you think!

Primary Divas on Summer Vacation!
We may have discussed TpT while sitting on our beach chairs at the water park.
Maybe.

The other thing that I wanted to ask all of you Veteran Bloggers out there is about blog design.  I love my bees but was thinking that I wanted to give my blog more of a professional look.  Where would I start my search????

Thanks again!

Bee the Change~

WAHOO!!!!!

Who knew that I was just one linky-party away from 100 followers????!!!!  

I am so excited!!!!!! 

I think I may throw a party! 

(Or at least wear my party headband!)

Many, many thanks!

Bee the Change~