Monday, May 23, 2011

Memories, Like the Corners of My Mind

Does that song remind anyone else of BIG?!  Because that’s all I think about when I hear it.  That dang Tom Hanks and his cute movies!!  Speaking of which, who else begged Santa for an oversized keyboard?!  HA!

Okay, so the end of the year is rapidly approaching.  For some of us it’s already happened {jealous!!!}.  There’s nothing that gets me a little misty-eyed more than thinking about everything that’s happened over the course of the year and how much my firsties have grown.  Y’all…I LOVE my kids.  And in all honesty…even though right about now they’re *12 kinds of* crazy {thank you, Abby!}…I know I’m gonna miss ‘em like no other when they’re big 'ol 2nd graders.  Dangit.

We have an “Autograph Afternoon” coming up next week.  Just a little time carved out of our afternoon where we open up our doors, head to the hallways, and let the kids roam around signing each other’s yearbooks.  A lot of our babies don’t always get the yearbooks, so it’s a must for us to have a little something for them so that they don’t feel left out.  Enter the End of the Year Memory Book :) 

Since it’s such a great little keepsake, I have ALL my kids fill one out.  As a momma, this is something I know I’d just drool over and keep in a shoebox, staining it with tears as I pore over it’s contents when my boys are all grown up and moved away.  Thank the Lord that’s YEARS away :)  Anyhow, we’re in the process of working on these as we speak and I thought I’d just share it with you if you want it, too! 

You can click on the pic  to download your copy, or you can head on over to my little TpT shop and pick it up for FREE!

school memories

 

In other news,

GO MAVS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

31 comments:

  1. Hi Cara!
    Thanks so much for posting your end of the year memory book...it is awesome.
    Oh, and I can't resist teasing you:
    MVP + coach of the year + best record= championship...Go BULLS ;)
    Have a great night Cara!

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  2. Cara...I am having trouble downloading from TpT. When I downloaded it there are big grey blocks across some pages in places of letters? Any idea for me about this??

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  3. Terrific memory book! SO nice of you to post it for free! Enjoy your sweeties while you can.
    Jenn
    http://finallyinfirst.blogspot.com

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  4. Thanks for posting your end of the year memory book. I love it! I can't wait to use it. And I know the moms will love it even more than the kids.

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  5. Thanks for sharing and I am a MAVS fan too! YOu might be close to me!

    www.littlemisskindergarten.blogspot.com

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  6. Thanks so much for sharing!! I love it!
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  7. LOVE the memory book-thanks for sharing!!! My students just did the one I made TODAY!!! I will definitely be using your version next year :)

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  8. Thank you so much for sharing! It's such a bittersweet time :( :)

    www.teachitwithclass.blogspot.com

    Randi

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  9. What will we do over the summer? Do you think we will still all blog and post idea? Let's take a break! :)

    Cara, you've inspired me, made me laugh, and always supplied me with much needed lessons to freshen up my classroom. So, I just wanted to say THANK YOU!

    -Rachelle
    whattheteacherwants.blogspot.com

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  10. Cara,

    Thank you for a beautiful and helpfule blog. I love your ideas. You really inspire me. Whenever I haven't checked your blog for a couple of days I am always so excited to see what new cute thing you've done.

    I love your end of year book, but as with other things I've tried downloading some of the pages have funny place smeary lines in them. I feel horrible asking for help or advice, but if you have any tips for me about why this is, I'd so appreciate it. I can send you a screen shot of how it looks, if you'd like to see what it is I'm talking about.

    Thanks a jillion and have a great summer!
    Katy in Cupertino
    web.mac.com/katy

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  11. I love your memory book. I've seen many different versions, but yours is so cute. I won't be doing it this year-- our last day is tomorrow. It'll be tucked away for next year. Thanks for sharing.
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  12. I love this book! But I am having the same trouble as some of the others. When I download it, it has huge black lines where some of the sentences should be. Is there something that I am doing wrong?

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  14. I love all of your ideas! I am new to blogging, and am loving it so far! Thanks for sharing!

    Amy
    http://stepintosecondgrade.blogspot.com

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  15. THANKS for sharing the memory book! It's the BEST I've seen and will be using it with my kiddos.

    Laurie
    http://firstgradelyonsden.blogspot.com/

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  17. Thanks for sharing this, it is adorable! I'd love to know what program you use to create your school items, they all look so professional! :-)

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  18. We did something similar to this last week and it was a blast! Perfect end-of-year activity - thanks for sharing yours ;). And I agree: GO MAVS!!

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  19. Love it and think you really rock it out in a big way!!!!!!!

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  20. i am following you on TPT and here at your blog...don't have one of my own....love all your hard work that you share with us. Your ideas are fresh, fun and frilly! makes this long in the tooth teacher feel brand new!
    laura h
    lhardin@lcisd.org

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  21. I do a memory book every year and just found yours! It is absolutely adorable! I downloaded it and will be adding it to my Kindergartener's memory book next year! Thank you for sharing! :)

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  22. So many ideas, such little time! Love your blog! Amy Orr

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  23. Thanks so much for the memory book!! Love it!!

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    ❤Smiles, Crayons, and Endless Stories

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