Meet the Teacher Monday

So it's 10 pm and I am just settled in to relax....long day!  We have been at school for a week and today was our Parent Meeting night....really wish we would have had our meeting last week!  Anyways....ready to join the linky party! 

Background Info
I graduated in 1999 with my Bachelor's degree in Elementary and then my Master's degree in 2003.  This will be my 12th year teaching.  I started in 4th for a few years then went to 3rd for 6 years and then 1st.  So this will be my 4th year and I absolutely love it!  I thought I was meant to be in 3rd, but 1st is where it's at.  In fact, I believe all teachers should experience 1st grade at least for a year.
I am married to my sweet husband Ryan.  We have been married for 13 years.  We have a 10 year old Molly who started 5th grade and a 6 year old Brendan that started 1st grade.  We also have a crested gecko named Speedy and a "Borderier" named Daisy.  It's a busy life of taekwondo, soccer, and running!

Passions
My family
Teaching
Taking pictures
Exercising (running/Zumba)
Scrapbooking (although it has been a long time....)

Obsessions
Clipart
Fonts
Beach/shelling
Teachers Pay Teachers
"Bettering" my teaching

Favorite Foods/Drinks
Dr. Pepper (when I want a non-diet drink)
Diet Mt. Dew (my coffee of choice...yes...EVERY morning)
Dark chocolate (Kisses)
Cincinatti Chili
Fresh bread

Favorite "School Stuff"
Binders
Power Teaching (Whole Brain Teaching)
Pointers
Dry Erase boards
Debbie Diller's Workstation books
Blogs for the best teaching ideas
My newly themed room posters

So that's me in a nut shell....oh and I am a night owl so I am having a terrible time adjusting to school time versus summer time! 

Be sure to come back and visit my blog for freebies and teaching ideas!