Thinking outside the box
I think it’s been well established here that A thinks outside the box. He not only thinks outside the box, but jumps on top of it and yells at the world that the box is simply a way to get …
Best Things About Today
Every evening a dear friend of mine on Facebook posts a list of the Best Things About Today. And every evening I read it and am impressed that A) she keeps it up every.single.day. and B) she can find five things …
I’ve long noticed that the higher my stress level climbs, the less I’m able to write . NaBloPoMo + stress level the highest it has been in awhile = the perfect storm of really boring posts. Not well thought out, typically …
‘Tis nearly the season
With the falling of leaves and the turning back of time, you can’t avoid it. The holidays are coming and they’re coming quickly. And I don’t know about you, but ye olde economy has peed in my boots. They’re warm, …
Twenty-five hours a day
So what are you doing with your extra hour today? Unless, of course, you live in Arizona or Indiana or one of those other places that don’t believe in the whole daylight saving time thing. Are you reading? Playing? Lounging about …
Falling, falling, gently falling
Our home back in Colorado was in a new development. Trees were mere suggestions of suggestions. Twigs planted and staked. The largest botanical item on our property was a threesome of golden elderberry bushes. We planted them as sticks into …
Now showing
When we moved into our current house this summer, we opted to not get cable or satellite TV service. Tom and I aren’t heavy TV watchers and the boys don’t need to watch as much as they claim they need …
My 2e child ate my sanity
Do you have a twice-exceptional child, maybe with ADHD? Do you work full time? Have you retained your sanity? In all seriousness, if you or someone you know is in that situation, I could really use some guidance as to …
YOU! Go respect a teacher. Now.
While I have not stepped foot into a classroom as an educator in over eleven years, I still consider myself a teacher at heart. I started teaching when I was twelve, working with four year olds at Safety Town. I …
All I needed to know I learned from (marching) band
This past weekend Tom and I got to sneak away to the state marching band championship at the university where we met. ‘Cause, you know, nothing says “romantic weekend without the kids” like sitting in a football stadium for ten hours …