Finally - a Five for Friday post!

It has been AGES since I have hooked up for the Five for Friday linky!

Gotta love summer, and the time we have been granted for blogging more frequently.

Look at the clipart I have for this linky - I think it's been updated since joined up last!  I will use the new logo from Kacey at Doodle Bugs Teaching next time I link up.

I love to golf, and finally had to chance to play 9 holes this past week.  The weather was gorgeous, and I even hit par on one of the holes.  Don't ask about the other eight.  

I have a very relaxing patio area that is pretty well hidden because of the trees in back.

It's perfect for lounging and reading a book.

I have been getting more exercise in since school started, and love the new Fitbit bracelet I found on Amazon.

One of my students gave me a gift card for a favorite restaurant on the last day of school.

His mom shared the gift card should be from a place by the water, since this boy knew I liked that.  So sweet..

Here I am with one of my besties enjoying the water and lunch outside.

I had time to finish up a product that I started (and used in class) months ago.

This is from my Differentiated Prefix Sort for Words with pre- and dis-.

In this product you will find everything you need to differentiate your instruction with two word sorts for each prefix.

You can check it out here:

Differentiated Prefix Word Sort

Monday Made It - Patio Decorating and iMovie

It's Monday.

I'm writing this while watching The Bachelorette.

Can't wait to read A Teeny Tiny Teacher's recap tomorrow.

Yes - I love Josh, too.

Summer Mondays are famous for The Bachelorette and, more importantly,

Monday Made It with Tara at Fourth Grade Frolics!

If you read this blog then you know that I moved into a new house in April.

I've been having fun finding bargains to decorate.

So technically this first one isn't a "made it" - it's more like an "arranged it".

This past week I was working on the patio.

My patio space is pretty big.  

I already had a table and chairs, and recently purchased a new umbrella at Target because the last one was broken in half during a terrible storm last summer.

The umbrella I picked is a rust color, so I have been looking for accessories to match that.

I found the chair and pillow at Kohl's on sale, and I had a 30% off coupon - yay!

I think I may buy 2 more pillows to add to the patio dining table chairs.

The lantern is from Bed, Bath and Beyond, and lights up really well.

I love my little Frog Garden Angel.

The next one is an actual "made it".

I created an EOY video on iMovie.

I have blogged about using iMovie before, and you can read that post here.

It is really easy to use once you dive in.

The music I used was "Good Times" from Carly Rae Jepson and Owl City.

The kids absolutely loved it, and every time we watched it warmed my heart to see the smiles on their faces.

I sent a link to the parents, and got many positive responses back.

You can view the video here.

Thanks, Tara, for hosting this great linky!