Sigh...is it really July y'all?  What happened to June?  Please summer slow down a bit!  Well...since it's really July, I'm linking up with the fabulous Farley for her July Currently.  Make sure you click on her button to link up yourself.

LISTENING:  I'm multi-tasking tonight and I'm also listening to Greg and Kayla's twitter chat.  It's pretty amazing!  My goal is to use twitter in my classroom next year and have a tweeter of the day as a class job.  How awesome would it be to share all of the positive things going on in each of our classrooms?  Search #gregandkayla to see the previous tweets.

LOVING:  My hubbie has a few days off, I'm super excited to spend some time with him.  Summer is his busiest time at work, so it's always nice for him to have a few days off.

THINKING:  My legs got super burned last Saturday and they are still hurting!  I put sunscreen all over but I totally forgot my legs.  My legs looked like lobster claws!  No kidding!  I was more worried about getting sunscreen on my boys.  Never again!  It's horrible!

WANTING:  I started reading The Fault In Our Stars last summer but I couldn't get past chapter 1.  I totally wasn't in to it!  Then, this summer I decided to try again and now I'm almost finished and can't wait to finish it!  Shh...don't tell me what happens!  I think I KNOW what is going to happen but still don't tell me!

NEEDING:  To eat better!  I've been pretty down lately and I know it's because I've been eating horribly!  I need to quit making excuses and start meal planning again.

ALL STAR:  I'm think I'm a pretty awesome mom!  My goal is to blog more about how I use Tech in my classroom.  Jazzercise is also something that I'm pretty good at!  I just love dancing!

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I LOVE May!  The weather is super nice here in Texas and it marks the end of the school year ... well we go the first week of June too but close enough!!

Plus this cracks me up EVERY year!!

I'm a HUGE Justin Timberlake and 'N Sync fan!  I just can't even .... it makes me sing the song every time I see the meme or think about May.  Anyways on to Currently hosted by the fabulous Farley from Oh' Boy Fourth Grade.

Listening - All three of my boys, yes my hubby is included in that, are asleep.  I should be too but I wasn't feeling well all weekend and I think I slept too much!

Loving - Teacher Appreciation Week starts tomorrow!  Don't you love all of these giveaways and all of the fun!

Thinking - I NEED to be asleep!  I knew I shouldn't have slept so much earlier today.

Wanting - I caught some kind of stomach bug this weekend and I've been in bed most of the weekend.  It hasn't been fun at all!

Needing - I appreciate my boys' teachers so much!  I can't wait to get busy making them something super special!  My plan was to do it this weekend but stupid stomach bug!!

Summer -
(Yes)  My boys are growing up so fast!  Mason starts Pre-K in August.  Slow down time!  I will definitely be spending some quality time with them because they will only be little for so much longer.

(Hope)  I hope that I can go to Vegas this summer for the TpT conference.  I've been saving up, so hopefully I can make it!

(Dream)  Both my husband and I have older vehicles.  Mine is a 2002 Ford F-150 and his is a 2007 Ford Taurus.  We are both blessed to have working vehicles but a new to us vehicle would be nice.  Hopefully soon!

Thanks for reading my currently for May.  Now, make sure you head back to Farley's blog to link up your currently.

 

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Where did February go?!?!  Did it fly by for anyone else?  Well....since it's the first second of the month, its time to link up with Farley for her March Currently.

Listening - I'm home with my littlest man, Maddox, today.  We both have a nasty stomach bug!  My husband had it on Saturday.  So far it's (Stomach Bug - 3 and Chambers Family - 1).  I'm hoping those numbers stay the same and Mason doesn't get the same bug.

Loving - Spring Break is just 2 weeks away!!  YAY!!

Thinking - This morning I was looking at all of the wonderful teachers that I follow on Instagram post their super fun Seuss pictures.  I'm sad that I'm missing this very special day!

Wanting - I hate when either one of my boys are sick!  I just want to take it away from them!  Although, I do have to say that both of my boys have energy even when they are sick!  Maddox was climbing things this morning and then a few minutes later he was laying on the floor because his tummy hurts.  Silly boy!

Needing - My new addiction is Sweet Leaf Raspberry Tea.  I had it a few weeks ago when I was in Austin for the TCEA conference and now I'm addicted.  HEB was sold out though :(.

Spring Break Plans - My husband always works on Spring Break, so I always try to make fun plans with my two little boys.  This year I know a trip to the zoo and the train will be on our plans.  Oh yeah, I forgot I have Jury Duty on the Monday of Spring Break :(.  I so hope that I don't get picked because Jury Duty on the week of Spring Break was not in my plans!!!

Thanks for reading my March Currently!  What are you up to currently?

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Today is the first day of a brand new month and that means it's time to link up for Farley's Currently.  It's been super exciting the last few months because I've been posting in time to make the first page of the link up.  Let's hope that continues :).

LISTENING - A few months ago my sister found us a train table and box full of train accessory on Craigslist for FREE.  My youngest son, Maddox, is all about the trains right now.  We even found a train museum at the mall that is open on Saturdays and he loves to go.  One of the trains that we found in the box was a small motorized Percy and he carries that thing around everywhere!  The bad thing was that Percy didn't come with any tracks and so Maddox was just running him on the floor.  On Friday at HEB, I was thrilled to find a set of tracks and a motorized Thomas too.  Both of my boys have been playing with it non-stop.  I'm one happy mommy!

LOVING - I LOVE Jazzercise, but these last few months I have found every excuse not to go.  I'm so ashamed and I've packed on several holiday pounds.  I'm loving that this month Jazzercise has a challenge.  I will need to attend 30 classes in the next 35 days.  My class for today is at 4:10!  I'll be posting some updates and how I'm doing on my Instagram, so make sure you follow me @TheLearningChambers.  Plus, look how cute this tank is!

THINKING - I think the boys and I will go ride the zoo train today!!

WANTING - If we want to ride the train, the weather will need to stay nice.  The news said it would be raining today, but so far it is bright and the sun is out.  I'm so wanting the weather to stay just like it is this morning!

NEEDING - I'll be go to the TCEA conference in Austin on Wednesday - Friday, so I really need to write my sub plans for those three days.  Which leads me to my pageant title....

PAGEANT TITLE -  I wait till the last minute to do everything!  I hope that I'm not alone.  If it wasn't that it would be Queen of Being Fashionably Late or Queen of Leaving Super Long Voice-mail Messages.

Thanks for reading my Currently February!  Now, make sure you head back to Farley's blog to link up with your Currently.

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Yay!  I finally made the first page of Farley's currently link up.  I normally don't link up till the second or third day but since I'm home with a scratched cornea, I figured I could sneak in a few minutes of computer time to link up :).  Don't tell my husband!

Listening - Both of my sweet boys are super congested, so they are staying home with me today.  They are watching their new favorite cartoon Blaze and the Monster Machines.

Loving - I love the Christmas season!  I am super blessed and thankful to have two little boys!  I have to stop myself during the busy-ness that the season brings to thank God for his many blessings.

Thinking - I'm so behind in school work and TpT work, but my eye needs to rest today.

Wanting and Needing - After this post, I really need to rest my eye so that it can heal.

Giving - I love giving out freebies.  My kids still need to practice 3-digit subtraction with regrouping, so I thought this Christmas themed freebie would be great practice for so many kiddos.  Click on the product cover below to grab this freebie.

Now, time to rest my eye :).

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I LOVE November, it's one of my favorite months of the year.  I love sharing what I'm thankful for and spending time with my family.  I also love the pumpkins, the cooler weather, and the excitement of the coming holidays!

This month, I'm so excited to be linking up with Farley for her currently.  I totally missed last month...boo!  So, I knew I couldn't miss this month.

Here we go...

 

LISTENING

I'm not a fan of Daylight Savings Time but today my two boys did pretty good with the time change.  They woke up pretty early, but they both went to sleep early.  Let's hope they continue to adjust well to the time change.

LOVING

I was so excited to see that my Place Value Pumpkins Craftivity made the TpT newsletter.  It's been like Christmas morning for me all day!  I'm so thankful!!

You can grab the craftivity HERE.

THINKING
Today was my son Mason's fourth birthday!  Boy has time flown by!  He loves Legos, firetrucks, policemen, and singing Taylor Swift's Shake it Off.  He is so polite and is such a loving big brother.  He has brought so much joy into our families lives and I love watching him grow up.  I love you to the moon and back Monkey Mason!

 

WANTING

I'm so wanting to watch the new episode of The Walking Dead, but I have to wait for my husband.  He is working on his car and should be done shortly.  I could start it without him but I'll be a good wife and wait for him.

NEEDING

I need to grade my kiddos math test badly!

READING

I've been reading The Fault in Our Stars for awhile now, but I haven't found the time to finish it.  I know I can finish it during Thanksgiving break, then I can watch the movie.

Thanks for reading.  I hope you guys have an awesome week!

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Stephanie

Is it really almost July?  This summer is flying by!  I'm linking up with Farley from Oh' Boy 4th Grade for her famous Currently.  This is my first Currently and I'm super excited.  I love reading everyone else Currently and now I'm ready to write my own.

 

Listening:  My house is pretty quiet right now.  Both of my boys are sleeping and my husband is at work, he works nights and I hate it!  I can hear my 8 month old snoring and his nature sound machine.  He doesn't like quiet, so we've found one of the only was to get him to sleep through the night is the sound machine.  MAGIC :).

Loving:  QR Codes!  I made a back to school one earlier and right now I'm working on one for beginning sounds.  I'm in LOVE with using them as a station and I know my kids will be too.  Here is the one I'm working on right now.  What do you think?

Thinking:  What I want to do tomorrow with my 2 year old?  Today we went to one of his friend's birthday party and he had a blast.  I'm thinking of looking on Pinterest to find an inside activity for us to do tomorrow.  One of my facebook friends did paint in a bag...maybe I'll try that.

Wanting:  I would LOVE to go swimming tonight.  There is just something so refreshing about going swimming at night.  I use to work at Schlitterbahn during the summers and that was my favorite thing about being a Supervisor.  We had nightly meetings on Sunday nights and most of the times we had an activity in the water.  People hated them because we would have to swim against the current but I loved it.  After we just got to relax and talk in the water, it was my favorite.

Needing:  I have a load of laundry in the dryer and a load in the basket that I really need to fold.  I hate folding!

Tips:  Take time to enjoy all the little things with your family.  I do love listening to them breathe when they are sleeping.  I also love how my little one can still fit nicely on my chest and I love having tickle fights with my two year old.  My boys are growing up too fast and the blogging, creating, and house work need to come after them.  That is why I love blogging at night when they are asleep and creating early in the morning.

Well that is my Currently for July.  I do wish this summer would slow down...I am LOVING spending time with my two boys.

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Stephanie