Since March, outings have been limited. That means this family of 6 has spent an awful lot of time together. Before the shut down, getting the kids to sit still during a movie was close to impossible. Too many other options were available. Things have changed a bit, and family movie night has become a … Read more
It’s June. June means lots of things including Flag Day. My bloggy friends chose Flags as the June theme. I’m in a sort of a mood about a lot of things, so my flag poem took a different tone than I originally intended. Flags, Flags, and More Flags Your purpose is to herald the important … Read more
This month, the Blog with Friends group chose to go with the theme of “Name Your Poison.” I loved the idea, and had planned quite the lighthearted discussion of how I was tired of putting everyone’s needs before my own and was going to declare that it was my turn. With the events of the … Read more
Ah, winter. And better yet, the post-holidays winter funk. Right now in NC, we’re literally having spring. It’s weird, and it’s disconcerting, and it’s a bummer. Because we know that this “spring” is actually fake, and there will be a blast of arctic air coming very soon. My blogging friends and I have a poetry … Read more
Wednesday, November 13, is World Kindness Day. Something I try to instill in my children and the children I have in my classroom is that it doesn’t take too much to be nice to someone and to treat them with kindness. Problem is, not everyone treats everyone nicely, and not everyone follows the golden rule. … Read more
It’s not the first time I’ve said it: my family loves fall. Fall ushers in, for us, all of our favorite festivities, decor, and general feeling of happiness. As our kids are growing older, we’re establishing more and more traditions and finding we can actually do more as a family than we ever did (or … Read more
No one wants to read this. No one will come to my blog. I don’t have anything to write about. Lies! All lies! Different Experiences If you can tell a story or write a sentence or even share a recipe, you have something to share and something to say. Here’s the deal. While we all … Read more
Remember when you were in high school, and your English teacher taught you the 5 Paragraph Essay? (I capitalize it because it’s like an entity, that 5 Paragraph Essay.) As I’ve progressed in my English teaching skills and pedagogy, I’ve learned that teaching that dreaded 5 Paragraph Essay can often become detrimental to student writing. … Read more
Once upon a time, I scrapbooked all the time. Or at least regularly. But then life got in the way, and I found myself shoving pictures and memories in to boxes. I did take the time to create a wedding scrapbook for Math Man and me, and I’ve worked on getting each kid’s first year … Read more
Four kids. Four kids and people keep asking us if we’re finished. Yes. We’re finished. No, we aren’t having any more. Our family is complete, and we’re happy. A little crazy, but happy. The end is here, and we are blessed beyond measure. These four kiddos keep us hopping, but they make us smile and … Read more