Back-to-school

Hi all! Happy back to school for most of you. As this week began, I found myself a little depressed.  All of my co-workers and most of my friends began a new school year. My facebook newsfeed was full of back to school comments and even my non-teacher friends and family- many of them have kids- were also so excited to comment about it being a new school year.  My husband and I both decided a long time ago- before we even got married- that I would be a stay at home mom when we had children.  Especially now that we are no where near family, it seems to be even more important that I stay home with our little Lily.  While I am thrilled to stay home with her, I couldn't help but be a little sad as I watched so many friends set up their classrooms, say hello to new students, and watch their students from last year go on to bigger and better things.

This morning, as I went out to buy Grandparents' Day cards, I looked in the rearview mirror at my Lily. I had a wave of happiness that I can be in the car with her at 10:00.  If I was at work, I would be up to my eyeballs with school supplies, papers, runny noses, and everything else an early childhood classroom is filled with. While I LOVE my job as a teacher and I cannot wait to go back, I am so blessed that I can be home with my little girl and watch HER grow and develop. God knows that in a blink of an eye she will be headed to school.  Until then, I get to enjoy her company everyday!!

As I still have an urge to teach and look forward to setting up "school" for Lily, I continue to make things I look forward to using in my classroom. Today I uploaded morning message greetings and activities. I used many of them in my classroom and the kids love them. Check them out on my TPT store. I hope you enjoy them and feel free to comment below on any greetings and activities you use in your classroom!