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We went to see Solo last night and it was AWESOME!!! So good and we got this fun Millennium Falcon drink bottle from @cinemark !! #movietime #starwarslove #solo #gonegeekgirl

And it’s almost summertime!! But it’s impossible to pack your classroom, finalize grades, log computer inventory, ferry truckloads of stuff to your house for summer storage, turn in all the right stuff, along with a million other things in just one day!!! 😂😂😂 So I headed back to school today to finish up some things and try to get started with my summer but man is end of the year EXHAUSTING!!!! #endofyearteachertired #letsstartsummer #imready #packitup

Packing up is always so sad. Because then I remember that I have to unpack it all come August. #packitup #endofyear #teacherprobs

Dear parents: TAG!! YOU’RE IT!! Last day of the 2017-2018 school year was a blast!! Kids watched movies, are some popcorn, helped breakdown the computer lab, and now they are headed home for a well deserved and hard earned summer break!! #summertime #byebyebye #lastdayhooray #tagyoureit

Just because you are counting down the days until summer does not mean you aren’t a great teacher! It just means you are really, really, really tired and definitely in need of a rest and recharge! #Me #EndOfYearTeacherTired #IIAmExhausted #SurviveTheWeek #LastDay #ReadyForSummer

Enjoying a little time with friends that feel like family!! #superiorgrill #friends

I can’t decide if I want rainbows or tropical or modern or chic or anything at all!!!!! #bringiton #summerisforplanning #cantdecide #packitall

I jumped on the letter board bandwagon when I saw this totes adorbs set at Target #dollarspot and had to have it!! Plus it’s pink!! #myfavoritecolor #targetteachers #buyallthethings #letterboard

Even at the end of the year, I can’t help but look at all the stuff I can always find a use for in my classroom!! #buyallthethings #yesineedmoreflairpens #letsplannextyear #teacherprobs

When we bring it, we BRING IT!!! My team is fabulous and we had so much fun at the Media Festival this year!! #mayfairlabrocks #mayfairmediafestival #videoproduction

Today was the 2018 Mayfair Media Festival!!! We dressed up fancy, walked the red carpet, posed for paparazzi, and celebrated each other’s accomplishments!! I am so unbelievably proud of my kids and everything they have done!!! Check out our YouTube Channel (Mayfair Lab School) to see all of the videos the kids created this year!!! #mayfairlabrocks #mediaproduction #videoproduction #mediafestival #redcarpet

Today was the 2018 Mayfair Media Festival!!! We dressed up fancy, walked the red carpet, posed for paparazzi, and celebrated each other’s accomplishments!! I am so unbelievably proud of my kids and everything they have done!!! Check out our YouTube Channel (Mayfair Lab School) to see all of the videos the kids created this year!!! #mayfairlabrocks #mediaproduction #videoproduction #mediafestival #redcarpet

My game plan for the remainder of the year-awards, Party, finals-all of it. Winging it. #letsdothisthing #wingit #fourdaysleft #survivetheweek

Meal prepping game is on!! I’m making these little snack boxes for a quick grab and go lunch the rest of this week since my schedule is JAM PACKED. The end of the year is always so busy. Where has the time gone???? #neveranytime #endoftheyear #timeflies #endofyearteachertired #keto

So the other day I got to play Robots with 4th grade!! It was awesome!!! They worked so hard on getting their robots together and programming them and they were very sad when we had to take them apart and put them away. #robotics #omgrobots #STEMed #STEMeducation

I am so blessed to be able to spend Mother’s Day with this adorable soon to be high school senior!!! She is such my mini me and I can’t imagine my life without her. Seventeen years ago I received some news. I was barely 18 years old, a senior in high school, working a minimum wage ($5.15/hour) job, still on my parents' insurance, no credit, no savings, and no house of my own. I was also pregnant. Now, imagine if you will, receiving this news when you are completely and utterly unprepared. What thoughts would go through your mind? How would you approach this? What do you do? There was crying. Lots of it. But for me, choice never entered the equation. This was a gift from God. Albeit a bit earlier in life than I originally planned but there was no choice. I was responsible for this new life and I was going to take care of it. This was my life now. But my life didn't have to stop for 18 years. I went to school. I worked. I paid bills. I paid taxes. Carly went to school. We took vacations. We had parties. We ate a lot of cereal. Yes, I had help. I had government assistance, but I didn't want that forever. I wanted to better myself. I wanted to be able to one day help those who may find themselves in a similar situation. In 5 years I got my bachelor's degree, 5 more I got my AltCert, and in an additional 3 I got my Master's. Carly is at an academically advanced high school, gifted, brilliant, and looking at Ivy League for college and beyond. I thank God every single day for blessing me with Carly Summer. She has filled my life with love, laughter, music (Panic! At the Disco, anyone?) and an unending stream of trivia (Did you know that 11% of people are left handed?) and YouTube (Google Jack's Films. Seriously do it). Seventeen years ago my life changed for the better because I accepted the life growing within in as a treasured gift that would serve as a reminder to always see the good in every situation. There are so many people out there who can't have babies. Who struggle every day to get pregnant and who just want to feel that precious gift. Let's keep the faith that God does indeed have a plan and that He always knows what He is doing. #happymothersday

Low carb Cream Soda float as a treat today. Happy Saturday!! #keto #yummy #healthyteachers