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Monthly Archives: January 2013

Glazed Cinnamon Ginger Popcorn

Glazed Popcorn – Yummy! Yesterday after I amazed myself by making my OWN MICROWAVE POPCORN, I felt a little domestic. You can read how to make that here. My husband has been working really hard, long hours so I figured I’d surprise him with some of this “new home-made microwave” popcorn. The plain stuff wouldn’t be enough… so I decided to try…

Microwave Popcorn D.I.Y.!

Popcorn Love I have to admit, I’m quite a snacker! When I reach for the snack, I try to eat something low in calories so my snack love doesn’t go to my hips! I keep boxes of microwave popcorn at work for a low cal snack.  I try to get them on a BOGO (buy one get one) with a coupon since they can be pretty…

Magnetic Bookmarks DIY

Hold My Page! A few years ago a friend gave me the coolest bookmark! I never have to worry about it falling out of my book when I pick it up because it is magnetic!! D.I.Y. Time! I knew my students would LOVE these bookmarks, so to celebrate Literacy Week, we created our own! First I went to Hobby Lobby and bought business card magnets. They were $2…

What Should I Read Next?

Happy Literacy Week!   Hope you are finding time to sneak in some extra reading this week! I am LOVING our school wide Drop Everything and Read Time this week! My students spend time independently reading every day at school and during that time I am working with small groups or conferencing with them….but this week I get TO READ! I’m in heaven! Today I…

Nothing Better than FREE Books!

The upcoming week will be a BUSY one for me, as a reading teacher, because it is Literacy Week in Florida! To celebrate I am going to dedicate my next few posts to LITERACY! I LOVE to read…but want to know what I love more than reading??!! FREE BOOKS!! (of course) I LOVE to share things that I enjoy (that’s why I BLOG!) After reading a…

Saving Money Even If It’s Not “On Sale”!

It happens to ALL of us…the dreaded day when you HAVE to break down and buy an item that ISN’T on sale…I know it’s tough but there STILL may be a way to save a little money…. Using a “Coupon Database” Both of my favorite coupon sites have “Coupon Databases”.  Read more about my Favorite Blogs…