Freshening Up the Blog for Spring

One of my to-dos for spring break was an item that usually results in the bi-annual freshening up of my blog.

It didn't happen.

Oh, goodness no, it didn't happen.

I had the school yearbook to finish.  I had laundry to do.  LOADS of laundry.

I had to sleep.

You understand.

Now it's the day after Easter, and the links in my blogroll haven't even been checked yet (they change every so often, making an unchecked, non-updated blogroll useless), HOWEVER...

Thanks to a fabulous colleague, I DO have a new blog header!  (~scroll back up, take a peek~)

It's simply sweet, straightforward, and feels fresh.

Thank you, Doti!

You can find her on Etsy and on Instagram (check out her cute spring lettering art!)



~Happy Spring!~

(... and I'll find time this weekend to update the blogroll.  Maybe.)

What I Did Over Spring Break: 1, 2, 3

Spring Break in Oz:

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Two:

Three:

Which is how I was able to:

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Two:

Three:

No beaches, very little warmth, but a whole lot of comfy, cozy time making a baby blanket for a special soon-to-be-a-grandmother colleague.

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Making my bi-annual check, I cleared out any old/dead links in my blogroll and happily added a new author/illustrator category (check it out on the right).  I've also widened the margins of the blog so hopefully you'll enjoy the larger photos I'm now able to post. 

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Have you liked Kindergarten's 3 R's on Facebook?  It's where you'll find most of my quick posts, links, teacher truths, and classroom humor.  

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What are your plans for spring break?

Blog Make-Under

Just a quick post to let you know I gave the blog a bit of a make-under.

Gone are the stars, gone are the stripes, gone is the outdated photo, which I didn't realize was outdated until my youngest son (a.k.a. "The First Grader") said "Uh, Mom... that doesn't look like you."

So here's the new header:  if you look closely you can see the gray/white hair forming at my temples.  You won't have to squint to see my jowels.  Though eighteen years of teaching kindergartners will produce smile and laugh lines aplenty, apparently they won't prevent gravity from tugging on one's cheeks.

I haven't checked the links in my blogroll/sidebars lately, so that's on my to-do list for this weekend.  I'd love to update my site with new early childhood/kindergarten bloggers as well, so leave a comment with a way for me to track you down, okie dokie artichoke-y?

Have a great weekend!

Michaele