Flashback: Pinterest success!

Today I wanted to do a 'flashback' post to this idea I found on Pinterest that came out so cute! Last summer I made this circle map thing I found on a 1st grade teacher's blog (via Pinterest). It came out so well and my Pumpkin loved it. She still plays with it 8 months later! Here's the original post. This is what we made:

p52 | Week 3

I don't know if I should count this, because it's technically not so 'random' but I made dinner for a co-worker's family. He's been in and out of the hospital with pneumonia and pleurisy and it's been a rough few weeks for his family, especially since they have little ones. A few co-workers signed up for days to make meals for the family, so I jumped on the opportunity.

I made what has become my go-to make ahead meal for other families. (I've also given it to families with new babies.) I made cheesy chicken enchiladas, a recipe I found on Pinterest over a year ago. It's pretty easy and SUPER yummy. In fact, I made a double batch, so that my own family could have it for dinner the next night, too!

It's super easy to give as a meal paired with chips & salsa. I also threw in a cake for this family that I had picked up in the bakery when grocery shopping. =)

So, that's all. Nothing major but I think it's great to help out whenever you can!

1 Week of Pinterest: Days 2, 3

1 new recipe
1 project for your home
1 craft type project
1 project for your toddler
2 of your choice
1 free day/do nothing

Day 1:
1 project for your toddler. (click to view)


Day 2:
(free day)


Day 3:
1 project of your choice
This one was found on a first grade teacher's blog. She used it as review after a map unit and the kids did the creating. Since I made it for my 3 year old, I created it myself. Here's the original:

And here's ours:

I LOVE it, and so does my Pumpkin!

Homeschooling Pre-school

Despite being a teacher and a parent,  I never really saw those roles combining. Of  course, as a mother I teach my child certain skills and things, but I never predicted I'd venture down the path of homeschooling. Here I am, though, it's the first full week of summer break and I've been sitting at my computer for over an hour mapping the curriculum of our summer preschool home schooling adventure!

The reason I decided to really put a lot of effort into this is my 3 year old (Pumpkin's) birthday is in October- past the September cutoff for Kindergarten. So that means she potentially has two full years before she can enter Kindergarten when she is 5, almost 6 years old. Knowing my child, I just know that's not going to be a good fit for her. She's incredibly quick and will need to be challenged much sooner than that. This summer we're going to work on a lot of basic things using the preschool curriculum from www.letteroftheweek.com. Let me tell you, what a FANTASTIC site! Katrina took the time to lay out EVERYTHING... themes, subject areas, reading lists. It's amazing. All I'm doing is plugging it into our calendar for the best fit for us and tomorrow we'll begin. I can't recommend this site enough. Plus, I'm so grateful because, quite frankly after the last few months of teaching my high schoolers ... lesson planning was the last thing my brain could handle right now!

Plum Pickin'!

A lot of you are probably familiar with the daily deal websites that are available. I've posted about quite a few, in fact. Many of them are geared towards moms and babies and what not. This one..... all. about. crafting. ohhhh yeaaaaah.

They post one deal a day at 7am (MST). It's early, but man is it worth it! You can sign up to receive their notifications, but you still better be quick because things sell out fast!!

Look what I most recently purchased:

oh.em.gee. I cannot WAIT  to add them to my next sewing project! Yay for branding =)

And I have to say their customer service is pretty freaking awesome too! One item they posted, they had said (on their facebook) "teachers are going to love this!" Well, as a teacher I was pretty excited, but also bummed, because I knew that typically things are sold out by the time I get home from school. They responded right away and said to email them when I got home from work. They saved me one and I was able to snag a personalized stamp that I now use in my classroom every. single. day. YES! Love them!

Etsy

I've been working on quite a bit of merchandise for my Etsy shop which I hope to launch this weekend. I'm crazy excited about it but also sad because I'm not able to devote a whole lot of time at the moment, with school starting soon. I'm excited to get back to my kids (my big kids), but also sad to be leaving my babies home. *sniff*

Welcome to Mommy's Favorite Things!

As a new mommy I'm constantly finding new products and resources that I love and want to share. This blog will be where I record all my favorite things, hence the name ;).

A little about me: I'm a 24 year old married mommy of one. I work full time as a teacher. With summer break approaching I'll be working full-time in retail. I go to school online full time, getting my Master's. I enjoy organizing, photography, cooking, reading, blogging, graphic designing, shopping, sewing/crafting and more! My parenting style is less-extreme attachment parenting, I breastfeed and make all my own baby food. We vaccinate and co-sleep.

And I have opinions on everything!