B-Day Game Winner & Freebies!!

HAPPY TUESDAY Everyone!!

I must first announce the winner of my B-Day Game Giveaway! The winner will receive EVERY product in my TPT store!! WOWEE!!

Drum roll............ P.S. Don't pay any attention to the time stamp in the image, I had this done way before the time stamp...tehehe

Since no one got below a B, I counted each post with answers in the order in which they were posted. . Here is the WINNER!! Congratulations Erica from Blooming in First!!! To claim the win Erica, just send me an email (3amteacher@gmail.com) and I will start sending you my store..haha!! 

Thank you everyone for participating!!

I am preparing a giant post for tomorrow, so this one is very short and sweet!! I hope to have my blog looking pretty by midnight tonight as well....but only time will tell..haha 

In the meantime, feel free to grab two free backgrounds in time for Spring!!  I hope you can find some use for these  - ENJOY!! 

Please read my TOU before using my graphics in paid or free products!!

Thank you for visiting!!!

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!! Looky & some FUN!!

Hey Everyone!! Check out my new sticker my son gave me to put on my Cintiq! hahaha... Love it!

I just want to say thank you so much for all of the B-day wishes and love!! You all made me feel extra special!! Even though I am fighting a sore throat, I had a very nice day!! Thank you again for all of your LOVE!!!

I can't believe how many of you answered the questions!! I am a little upset with myself that I didn't bother to make the questions more difficult - I was WAY too easy on ya..hahaha!! Next year, I think I will have you do a scavenger hunt and have to fill in the blanks from previous posts...bwahahaha.. just kidding!! Even I don't think I could muster up that much effort for a blog giveaway..tehehe!

ALL of the questions are TRUE!! Those of you who guessed they were all TRUE - you are absolutely CORRECT!!

1 & 2:
I worked at a Chocolate Florist and I made 4.75 an hour (UNDER the table). We had a naughty section in the store and I spent Saturdays making chocolate private parts for Bridal Showers, Bachelor Parties, and other parties I would rather not mention!! hahaha.. I will say that making male and female private parts out of chocolate at the age of 16- just didn't feel all that right. I did learn how to make some yummy truffles and Marzipan. I actually had my Kindergarten students make marzipan strawberries for our Mother's Day celebration one year. It was really cute!! I did not think it would be appropriate to show them what other things I can make out of chocolate molds....hahahaha!!

#3 - This one was tough!! Yes, I was thin-Yes, I was cute, but I got an exceptional amount of creepy whistles the morning my entire rear-end was exposed to the world!!! I was mortified, but if any of you have had some conversations with me, you will quickly learn that I find humor in EVERY circumstance and...well, I can laugh about it now.

#4 - YES..hahaha

Here is one for you that you can REALLY laugh at... The boy with me....his name is Charlie (hey, that is what I named my dog..haha). He was a sweat heart, but many of you MIGHT know who he is...that is, if you watched Kids Incorporated (a cheesy Disney show...the place where Jennifer Love Hewlett made her stardom). His mom was a ferocious beast and really kept him sheltered. He was not allowed to talk to almost ANY girls!!! Shortly after our "Little House on The Prairie  production, he went on to bigger and better things...well, one show and I have no idea what happened to him after that.... He was such a nice boy though!! We sure did have some fun!! I can be quite a riot and I have been known to make a few boys pee their pants!! I am NOT even joking!!! I was apparently THAT funny..hahaha!! OH LORD, I look like I was in polygamist compound..hahaha I had to scan this pic from my scrapbook...


Here is a glamour shot of the "Behind the Scenes" look at our production, "The Wind in the Willows" - I was a....BEAVER....hahaha


AND.. I have a VERY special one to show you... something more recent...
YEP, this was my daughter and I last Halloween!! hahaha. I pulled whatever I had from my closet that resembled...well, I am not really sure what look I was going for, but I was ROCKIN' that LOOK!! I knew Old Navy clearance clothes would come in handy at some point in my life!! Just so you know, I have my fat thigh in the air because I wanted to get my cute blue $100 heals in the pic....hahahaha I LOVE shoes!! Plus ALSO.... the glasses that my daughter was wearing were her REAL glasses...THAT... she sat on..hahahaha!!!

My theater and acting days REALLY did pay off!!! haha I wasn't even drinking in this pic....!! hahaha



#5.YES. I grew up in Southern California and I went to Orange Glen High School in Escondido (we called it OG..haha). We had a high number of Native American students and one of my best friends was a boy named Broken Bow Arrow!! That was his LEGAL name!! We called him Brokey. He was such a cutie that he made his name sound cute...hahaha.. It was the only dance I ever went to. My parents were VERY strict with just me and I actually had to go with my friend, Victoria to the dance and then meet my friend there... and he was not even a love interest!!! I was not allowed to do anything unless it was with the church kids from my youth group, who quite frankly, were FAR worse than my high school friends my parents were so judgmental about. I was blessed enough that I always had a LOT of good friends at school and I would definitely consider myself a leader. At home, I danced and read a lot...

#6.
I actually took a picture of the flower I can make with my tongue...using my NEW camera, but I might save that for another time I feel like making you laugh...

#7. I LOVED Punky because I identified with her story. My bio mother was a heroin addict and she left me with complete strangers, in stores, and I was so afraid to leave the house after I was adopted in fear that I would be left somewhere... This one is a bit of a downer... gotta balance out the laughs with a few tears... Although I didn't get rescued by a wonderful old man, it was nice for me to see a happy little spunky girl - despite her sad story...

Skipping to question #15 - 
My very first kiss was with a boy named Brian Matthew Williams... BMW.. He is actually on my facebook and might kill me.. although, I doubt he follows my blog, so I think I am safe..hahaha. He wore braces and I was the biggest nerd!! I was scared that my lips would get caught in his braces.

I was so nervous that I forced my best friend (a guy) to kiss me, so I could practice!! BWAHAHAHA!! Sorry Phillip!!! He is now married to a nice man and doing well. I hope he still laughs at that as well. I thought I was going to have a nervous break-down from the pressure of a 35 second kiss!! Yes, my friend, Rachel, timed the kiss!! We were classic I tell you!!! hahahaha!!! Sparks did not fly and an eruption of love never came... Once I had done the deed, I was WAY OVER it!! hahaha.. I never kissed him again..hahahaha.. The whole idea was boring and far too stressful for me.. I just wanted to make people laugh. I had enough pressure at home, that kissing was not really on my top ten list of things that made me excited!! I will say that he was a cutie!! Tall, blonde and very smart!! I am not sure how his version would go, but I can imagine it was not very different from mine. 

There you have it friends!! 
I have not yet gone through all of the responses below, but I am having fun reading many of them. I will put together a numbered list and draw a number later tonight!! One lucky soul will win everything in my store!!! I am already stressing about how I am going to send all of those files over..hahaha

Keep one eye open throughout the day.. a winner WILL be chosen!!


As you may or may not have noticed - I have been having some problems with my blog template. It is out of date and I TRIED my hardest to make  minor tweaks so I could keep it, but it seems as though I will be NakeY for a couple of days!! I have to start from scratch and I could no longer leave the template up with everything having a MAD Hatter Party!! I promise that when I am finished, my blog will look Beautimous!! You will have the lovely privilege of watching the transformation...tehehe

And on the subject of transformation....

I just finished another blog design (not mine...LOL)!! I had the honor and privaledge of putting my creative brain to work with the lovely, Katie's vision and her blog turned out soo cute! There are a couple little things we will be adding, but the design is finished!! I LOVE it!!

Katie is such a sweetheart!! Her Mr. Man isn't that bad either....haha.. I did his blog design first. Please welcome Katie from...

and check out her new button... I am proud of this one....(-; Myself....as well as a few other bloggers have teamed up with Katie to celebrate her new blog make-over!! Please go check her out and enter the giveaway!! I will have to send you her way since my blog is not fully dressed..tehehehe..

Thank you for stopping by & have a great Monday!!!

Happy Birthday 2 MWAH!!! One lucky follower will win my ENTIRE STORE!!

This time last year I was really going through a storm and spilled my heart in a blog post. Some of you may have read that post and some of you may have not, but either way, I am in a much better place this year than I was last year. I don't believe that I will ever truly be "over" the trauma of my childhood, but I am ready for new doors to open and old doors to close. I think that sometimes we need to open those past doors in order to move forward and doing that was more difficult that giving birth to my two children. I am so thankful for my blogging friends!!! I have become closer to many of you than I have my own family and I am blessed by all of your lives, input, funny stories, quirky personalities, your giving hearts, honesty, your tears, and your friendships!! Thank you for being such a blessing in my life!!

NOW..... for this year's party to get started!!!

The discount code at my Etsy shop has been activated and I also marked down my TpT shop 15% off all day today!! Happy savings to you!!

Although discounts are nice, I thought a birthday game would be even better!! I have put together a list of things about myself below and it will be your job to determine what is true and what is NOT. Who knows, you might not know me as well as you thought...hah
I will go through the answers over the next couple of days and announce the winners in Monday's post!! 

Those of you with the highest number of correct answers (at least a 70% - ha) will be placed in numerical order and I will use the number generator to choose a number from the list.  

ONE LUCKY WINNER will "blog" away with EVERY SINGLE ITEM FROM MY TPT SHOP!!!!! 

The number and correlating name will be announced on Monday!!!! Good luck everyone!!!!

Answer TRUE or FALSE for each question. Number the questions in the comments below with your answers in a list format. 
Example: 
1 -T
2 - T...


Q&A - SO you think you know The 3AM Teacher???
You have 15 questions to answer - GOOD LUCK!!!

1. My first job was at a Ma' and Pop specialty chocolate shop called, Chocolate Florist. I learned how to make naughty chocolate pieces.

2. I made $4.75 an hour at my first job.

3. I once showed up at high school wearing flossy panties and walked around for about 30 minutes, before realizing that my skirt was tucked up.

4. I was in acting, singing, and dancing growing up & I performed in more than 7 plays through CYT. I wanted to be a "fly Girl" on the comedy show, In Living Color".

5. My very first date to a Homecoming dance in high school was with a boy named, Broken-Bow Arrow. 

6. I can contort my tongue into the shape of a flower.

7. Punky Brewster was my favorite television series as a young girl.

8. In 7th grade I went on a class field trip to a small theme park and I was too short to ride the bumper cars.

9. I was the only girl on a Roller Hockey team in middle school.

10. I was the choreographer for my high school dance team.

11. I can not resist a bowl of Vanilla Bean ice cream.

12. I sprained my ankle while trying to show off while at the gym (in my late 20's) by doing a front hand spring. 

13. I grew up in San Diego, California.

14. I was in and out of foster care until I was 8 years old.

15. My first kiss was in 7th grade with a boy whose initials were (are), BMW.


I thought I would treat you to some embarrassing photos of myself throughout the years...

My favorite grade to teach is 

Kindergarten, so I thought it appropriate to include my Kindergarten picture. 

Below: Yep, that's me...or at least me hair...hahaha

 This is the year I had my son in my Kindergarten class. He is the cute blonde who is front and center.... My students always worked hard, learned hard, & played hard!!

I am as wacky as my hair I tell ya!!

Me and the Mister wearing a couple of the hats from HIS mother's fantastical hat collection!!

Spa day in the living room with cucumbers....my son truly does enjoy the finer things in life...my daughter, not so much.. she keeps things simple and honest!!

I always had a mural I was working on in every house we lived in.....

Memories of teaching will ALWAYS be in my heart!!

The family. 

Mrs. T & BUBBLE GUM.... WOWEE......

 OOPSIES! That was bound to happen...hahaha

Who says pretty has to be perfect!!

Life in the fast lane.... in my office...in front of a computer screen..haha

 My signed copy of AWAKENING by my blogging buddy, Angela Watson!! What a precious gift!!

 UMMM... Seems like everyday is a messy hair day this year!!

Puttin' on the poundage and the staches at the Cheesecake Factory for a bloggy meet up!!! Love ya Linda Kamp!!

Have a great weekend everyone!! Good luck!!
 You MAY grab and use the 'stache below...enjoy!!

Friday Five: Freebie, Find, Frazzle, Funny & Feature!!

Hey everyone! It seems like Friday just comes around at the end of each week so FAST!! Maybe not for all of you, but for me....I seem to be missing my mid-week posting opportunities quite often...yikes. I know I am publishing this post early, but consider this my early Friday present..hahaha

This is a MUST watch that everyone can appreciate! I LOVE realistic art and this video is incredible. I wish there was a disclaimer at the bottom that stated the actual time it took to finish this piece... I know for a fact this process took WAY longer than a couple of minutes..hahaha... I can't wait to get my Adobe Presenter, so  I can begin making videos to share with all of you!!

Frazzle: excitement and stress!! I have so many things to do and NEVER enough time it seems. I will be finishing my website soon and fixing the kinks in my blog, so bear with me if you experience some display issues with my blog. I promise, it will be fabulous once I am finished!!

I am working on quite a few projects, but I will have some new digital graphic sets up this week. One of which is some cute new backgrounds, a polk-dot and stripes theme, kites and kids, and a few more. These all might hit you at once, so I will try to spread them out a bit!!

I have entered to be a part of an art contest this next month as well as the Red Bull Collective Art Project!! I know  what is wrong with me that I feel the need to add more when I don't even have time for the things on my current to-do list?? Well, the answer to my own question is simple- I really want to venture out of just creating digital clip art. Not that I don't love it, but I want to make my little mark on the world I guess..hahaha. I am venturing out of the box and entering some things that will help me to refine and improve my artistic abilities. The Red Bull Collective Art Project is confusing me just a bit as there is not much about the details and what is expected for this project. It is a way to express ones creativity and not a contest; however, I want to have some sort of plan ahead of time. I would hate to not finish in time...yikes!! These little projects are just for fun and I hope to connect with some new artists along the way!!

I am working on two pieces that I have already named even though they are still just two ideas in my head...two very vivid ideas in my head at this moment.

1. Pieces of Me

2. Only a Teacher

I will not give you any more that just the titles, but I would love for you to guess what I might be drawing for these two pieces..haha I am hoping to make a little name for myself as an artist - but only time will tell.

My pricing and sample sheet for blog design elements is almost finished and I should have it up and taking orders by the end of next week!! I need a "mini me" and I am not referring to a cute avatar drawing either..hahaha.

For this weeks funny, I must apologize for the poor quality of my photos and the mess in my office..hahaha. I think I want a nice camera for my B-day tomorrow!! hahaha... I hope it's not too late to ask..tehehehe 

Do you notice somthing peculiar in this photo?Aside from the mess and my GINORMOUS Cinitq, which is now housing my post-its..hahaha

Try this image and see if you can spot the NOT.... (again, ignore the clutter)

No? How about now??

Did this get your attention?? What is this might you ask... it is the NEWEST edition to my office furniture!! This has become my office chair! I ordered this several weeks ago (About the same time I got my Cintiq) and I have held out o posting about it because I wasn't sure I liked it.. Now I am VERY sure that I like it!! hahaha This is my FitBall Office chair!! I have been experiencing extreme back pain from the hours I spend at my computer -I also have developed a squishy tooshie and added poundage, which I have been freaking out about lately. I ordered the FitBall brand because it is adjustable and had the highest reviews. I am very happy with my purchase indeed!! It has helped tremendously with my back problems (as well as my leg cramps - since I can't sit with my feet up in my chair anymore..haha).  I also LOVE the fact that I can lean all the way back and stretch when I feel the pressure or bounce when I realize that half of my toosh is hanging of the edge.... I know some of you TpT sellers will be ALL over this one!! hahaha I purchased it from Amazon and the image does not do the chair justice at all. I am glad I read through all of the reviews. 

Here is one more funny for ya!!!....
I couldn't resist posting another pic of my Charlie boy!!! I snapped a quick photo last night when I noticed that he had fallen asleep hugging his "foxy" doll (missing a head by the way). He is so stinkin' cute!!! I can't resist him!!! His full on grin tells me he is having happy dreams..haha

Okay, well, this is the area where I slacked a bit this week - I know how much you all LOVE freebies, so I am posting a few freebie birdies!! Perfect for Spring!! I will have these available on TpT and Teacher's Notebook very soon. For now, just right click and save. For you MAC users, there is a different method to saving these images that I can't right now remember..hahaha...

Please make sure to READ MY Terms of USE BEFORE using any of my free or paid graphics. Always be kind and rewind with a link back to this freebie as opposed to offering them for free directly from your own blogs...

Enjoy these Polka-dotted Spring Cuties.... 

(A complete set of cute Spring birdies is to come and will be available for sale on all of my digital shops)

I have two features this week!!

I noticed that there was not much activity on my collaborative Pinterest board, so those of you who are already on there - please don't be shy and feel free to pin anything you create using my graphics!! If you would like to be added to this Pinterest board, please leave your Pinterest link in the comments section below and I will make sure to add you to the board. I will feature a product every Friday from the board!!!

This weeks feature used graphics from my "Ay Chihuahua Tacos and Chips" Clip art set!! This was a random bit of fun, but Pam DAlessandro put these cities to good use in a fun Math Resource (aligned with CC) named, Crunchin' Numbers!! Clever!! haha This looks like such a cute resource for firsties and priced at ONLY $3 bucks! You can't go wrong there!! The image is a bit fuzzy because I snagged it from Pinterest, but click the image to see the real deal!! Thank you Pam for all of your support and for using my graphics in great resources!!! She looks like a newbie to the education blogging world, so please give her a warm welcome!!

Check out the graphics set by clicking any one of the images below...

                                   

My next feature is more of an update really....

This Saturday is my B-day and I am turning 34!!! Holy Cow, did I just say that out loud? Well, I am offering a 34% discount (now I seem young, don't I..hahaha) in honor of my fun day at my Etsy Shop! Enter the code: HAPPY at checkout and you might be happy I am getting a bit older..hahaha. Please spread the word!

Click the image below to visit my Etsy shop!!

The discount will be good ALL Day February 23rd!!! I know that every once in a while some of you may have a difficult time trying to figure out where to enter the code on Etsy. I am including a link just in case any of you get stuck at the checkout!!

Click HERE for Discount Code Entering Help..hahaha

Have a great Friday everyone and come back Saturday for much more from the B-Day girl!! tehehehe.. I only get to say that once a year, so I am going to try to savor the moment here..hahaha Thank you for visiting and please feel free to share, ShArE, and SHARE!!! 

Feel free to create your own Friday Five using my images above or not and link up below....