Happy 4th of July!
Is anybody out there? Too busy having BBQ, parades, and fireworks?
We have a burn ban here in my part of Texas so it is “Sadsville” for us.
No fireworks.
No bonfires.
Want the kids to enjoy a sparkler?
You’ll have to punch them in the eye for them to see stars.
Because it’s A BIG FAT NO!
So we decided to enjoy another American Past Time today…Shopping!
But before I tell you ALL ABOUT my deals, I am linking up with Farley for her Currently!
Now I am going to break it down for ya!
During the shopping trip, we got new squeaky toys for the dogs. They were $1.99 {If anything ends with .99 you have to say ARE YOU OUTTA YO MIND?!} It’s required by my little family. So we snatched them right up for Lucy and Shiloh. Here’s Lucy with hers…
Next, on our shopping trip we visited my FAVORITE place to get the clothes my kids want for SUPER CHEAP!
Plato’s Closet
First Picture is daughter’s picks
I got all these name brand clothes for 5 dollars EACH! Not a penny more! {and the cute bag was only $4}
Then Son’s picks…Shiloh the toy poodle ran to where we were to be in the pictures…never mind her dog toy…she just wants to be center of attention. All T shirts here $5 each!
Next I came home and started working on my currently and Tanner {genius boy-son} kept telling me to check my email.
So I stopped my currently and checked my email to find this… He made his own currently…and beat me to it!
I told him he HAD to take a picture with it for me.
Farley I thought you would like to see an upcoming 4th grader participating just for FUN! 🙂
Can we sneak him into your class this year?!
So incredible bloggy friends…I just have to say that I have some really incredible friends in blogland. Seriously. I talk about you like you are just next door. My family knows so many of you by name and blog.
Today, this arrived in the mail from my sweet friend Kim.
She teaches 6th grade {moment of silence for her ya’ll} and she heard that I didn’t have an Elmer for my Elmer Book Study. I’ve taught it for 4 years by just checking out the book from the library. She took big time care of me…I will never forget this. Kim I love you girl. Her blog is Finding Joy in Sixth Grade. Please follow her. She is AMAZING. She has made me cry with her comments.
Alrights…I actually do have some 4th of July plans to go sit in lawn chairs and enjoy the ….heat. Just Kidding, we are going to have some family fun at my mom’s house! BBQ and family time! Hooray!
If you link up with Farley {which you probably already have} be sure to follow the rules and comment on befores and afters!
And for those of you that have bought my daily math sets and are wanting the matching daily language…They are FINALLY FINISHED! I am so thrilled that I got so many requests to HURRY UP AND FINISH THEM! 🙂
You can buy the daily language sets separately if you already have part of the bundle and just need a couple more, or you can enjoy 20% off of the entire bundle.
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Is Plato's Closet only a kid's wear store or do they carry adult stuff too?
I'm heading to the States for a shopping trip and am intrigued.
Thanks.
Janice
jskimom1@shaw.ca
It's second hand and it is all sizes from about ten years old and up.
1) So sorry about not being able to have fireworks! Bummer! If it makes you feel any better, I am in "cleaning mode" and will be cleaning the night away instead of watching fireworks… how sad is my life?!
2) Love your new Elmer! How cute!
3) I love that your son made his own Currently! Very funny!!
Kate
EduKate and Inspire
How old is the toy poodle-she is the cutest dog! We aren't allowed to do fireworks here either and we have a water restriction. But I just hard thunder and it is actually raining.
Jennifer
kindertrips
What a roar that your son did the currently AND before you!!! He's a riot! I love Maroon 5's Payphone!!! OKay, sorry for the ban on your fireworks…we just had a lightening and thunder storm so don't think we'll be going anywhere either. Kim is a doll and a half:0) Love her! Your pooches are too cute! Ok….I think I'm done. Happy 4th!!!
4th Grade Frolics
Ok, I echo everything Tara said!! Glad you are enjoying the holiday with your family Reagan–Happy Fourth of July!!!!
I have never gone shopping on the fourth,unless you count Maverick for a diet coke. Next year new plan, Maverick, then stores. The dog in the middle of the picture is hilarious my cats run when I start taking pictures. Happy 4th.
Jill
Bubbalulu.blogspot.com
SO FUNNY that your son did the Currently:) I LOVE Plato's closet! Great deals, and you know the clothes won't shrink…unless you find an item with the tags still attached, which is REALLY exciting! Hope you (and the rest of the US) get rain soon!
We are ALL Special!
We are under a burn ban, too 🙁 No fun!!
And… I have a Lucy, too! But she's a black lab… too bad you're in TX and I'm in KC, otherwise we could have Lucy playdates 🙂
~Laura
Okay reading this post (and comments) made me cry on my cheesecake (which did not stop me from eating it!)
I am the lucky one because I have such wonderful BloggyPals. Now I have to admit that I don't teach planets (although I do know about Pluto), but no matter how big the planet may be (almost 8,000 miles across!), the love in BlogLand is bigger–because we are all in it together!
I haven't seen a sparkler in decades. In much of California, people watch fireworks "shows" in a few designated spots–or on TV. But I am all about the barbeques and parties!
I wonder if Genius-Boy will write my next Guided Math post?
Thanks for the sweetness…
Kim
Finding JOY in 6th Grade
Awww, Kim is the sweetest! I have Elmer…he's so darn cute!
Holly
Crisscross Applesauce in First Grade
My daughter has been with friends today, so I'm by myself. I have been crafting all day. I'm ready for Tara's Made it Monday! 🙂 After church tonight, Delaney and I will sit in our driveway to watch fireworks.
Your son could knows more about computers than I do, does he give tutorials? lol
Kelly @ I'm Not Your Grandpa, I'm Your Teacher
Awesome to see that I am not the only one not watching real fireworks tonight (though I do expect to see some on TV). Love Plato's closet and your dogs are adorable. Happy Fourth!!!
Victoria @ themadnessthatiskindergarten.blogspot.com
We're on a burn ban too 🙁 All of the fireworks in the surrounding area were canceled and we didn't buy any for our backyard this year. No sparklers for the kids. Very sad 4th! We swam all day though, so that helped make up for it. {There is no sun"burn" ban!!! LOL. Ok…lame. I'm tired!}
❀Jodi
Fun In First
It looks like Lubbock is the only county up here that isn't under the burn ban!! It's probably because it's been 3 years since we've had any fireworks because of..well, the burn ban. Ella is SO excited! (oh, and me, too! :))) I love your son's currently! He is handsome!
Nicole
Rowdy in Room 300
Yeah! Genius Boy! I am surprised there wasn't anything about Minecraft on it-
Sorry there are no fireworks for you either- Had the Littles read your suggestion for "seeing fireworks"- they opted out!
Shiloh is so stinkin' cute-
Hope you had fun in the heat- bleck!
Staci
☞Go NuTTY with ME!
misssquirrels@yahoo.com
I love that your son joined in on Farley's Currently!! That is hilarious!! Sorry about the burn ban- such a bummer :(. I am loving your daily math and language packs. It's like you were reading my mind. I was just thinking about getting resources together for that & here your post is!
Lisa
Learning Is Something to Treasure
What a fun post!! Love your pups, they are so adorable!!! Love how the toy poodle just came and posed! 🙂 What great shopping finds! Nice! Oh my, I don't know about Elmer at all, but think I need to find out soon, because that looks so stinkin' cute!!! Your son's currently was great!!!
Stacey
3rd Grade Times
I LOVE your son's currently! Love the Elmer. We have that story in our "Read aloud" anthology – RiDiCuLoUs!!!! It's a great story, but doesn't it NEED to be read with all of the illustrations!! Brilliant Basal series- huh. I have the book but the plush is too cute. Happy 4th – I would get glitter and make your own "non-fire" works 🙂
Oh no, the ban on fireworks stinks!! I'm glad that you and your fam found other ways to enjoy the holiday!!
❤Teri
A Cupcake for the Teacher
Does Plato's Closet cater to old people like me?
I was nodding right along with how Kim's comments can make you cry. That Kim. I know. Me too.
I miss you!!
Bless your heart! The ban on fireworks is terrible! The highlight of my 4th of July was watching the city fireworks at the ballpark with my husband and daughter. Your son is adorable! My daughter is going into 5th grade this year. It is amazing how fast they grow up. Thank you for visiting my blog. I am now following yours! 🙂
janellebush@yahoo.com
http://mrsjanelleskindergarten.blogspot.com/
Love that your son participated in the Currently! He's a cutie too!
The Elmer elephant is adorable. I have never done an Elmer book study. I'll keep that in mind though. I'll be checking out your daily sets.
Tarita
Papers and Pencils and Books, Oh My!
We are dry, but no bans. However, we are headed to Texas this coming week to move our son…so I guess you are telling me that it's going to be dry. There are 4 malls real close to his apartment, so better hit up some of those great deals you found!!
Robynn
BusyBees
We are dry in Missouri, too! Many firework shows were cancelled, but we managed to catch a great one after the Cardinals win last night. Enjoy the rest of your week!!
That was incredibly kind of Kim to send you an Elmer . . . isn't she an expert bucket filler? One time I wrote a post about spilling my Starbucks cause I took the turn too sharply and voila, a Starbucks gift card comes in the mail with JOY from CA . . . AH-MAY-ZING!!
Thanks for another fun post; sorry about the burn ban. We had water rationing last summer and couldn't do our band car wash FUNdraiser . . . but not this year, so on Saturday you'll know where to find us . . . if you need a car wash, corner of 528 and 518 with water hoses in hand!
Reagan, you are a ray of light, even in light of a no-sparkler 4th.
Barbara
The Corner On Character
This is such a cute post! Your doggies are adorable, and so is your son! Haha, I think it's even cooler that he let you take his picture next to his currently, AND THEN post it on the internet! That's awesome!
About the fireworks, how sad for the burn ban! We can't have fireworks in most cities in my county, so there are a lot of 'designated spots' like someone mentioned earlier. What's cool is that there are a lot on the different beaches out here! But they are always so crowded! This year we went to one that was inland at a park, and it was pretty good!
Happy 4th plus one day! 😉
~Heidi V.
I love Kim too! She has such a generous heart and I'm soooo glad to have her in my life.
Your Genius Boy is darling and I love that he did a currently too!
We have a no backyard burn ban going on now but we can do everything else like bbq and last night did fireworks and sparklers.
Journey of a Substitute Teacher
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Your son is a doll! So sweet! Love the bargain shopping–a girl after my own heart.
We have a no burn ban here too in Colorado for close to a month now. We desperately need rain here–we have lots of fires going on throughout the state. I was fine without the fireworks, though. I'm too old to stay up until midnight:)
Cecelia
http://ilove1stgrade.blogspot.com/
omg i just laughed so hard when i read to punch your kids in order for them to see stars.. =)
Just Wild About Teaching
Love your sons Currently! How stinkin cute! This summer is flying by WAY too fast!
Rowdy in First Grade
aww!! Just LOVE Kim!!!
and I love how Tanner made his own currently…
and I LOVE plato's closet, but we don't have one near enough for me here…boo…
what I don't love!!? Burn Bans…
that meant NO fireworks for us in CO…and no sitting around the fire outside (yes – it's COLD in July in the mountains!)…boo on droughts!! but woudl you believe that it hadn't rained for SIX weeks…until the DAY we got there!?! lol…then it rained every day 🙂 ha! brought the FL rain with us…yay for them!
ok…
still have to get your elmer unit…I'm SOOO slacking on getting ready for work – ahh!! nothing is printed or laminated or painted or created…I guess I'm having too much fun this summer…AND I think I wanna go to the keys for my bday..haha!!
ok – sorry for the BOOK of a comment on your post!