** Beware: This blog post has no actual goal or basic main idea! ** This is a very different sort of summer. So much is changing and building and morphing. Today, A and I have started our “summer writing.” She is so excited about doing this because I bought her a new writing notebook and … Read more
Having a baby has so many awesome elements to it. One of the exciting parts is the waiting at the end. When will it happen? How will I know? Unless you’re scheduled for a C-Section or an induction, it’s literally up to the baby and nature as to when it will occur. So, as I … Read more
I have about 10 weeks left. That’s about 2 months. We have so much to do before he’s here, but at the same time, I’m really ready to meet my little man and hold him close. The other thing I’m really ready for is to have my waistline back. Two weeks ago, my students and … Read more
I have been a teacher for 11 years. Before I officially became a teacher, I practiced teaching…with my dolls, my poor younger brother (he swears he was forced, but I’m certain he liked the learning I offered), with Sunday School kids, VBS kids…basically anyone I could find. I knew at around eight years old that … Read more
This weekend, I have been living the life of a bachelorette (well, one with a ton of responsibilities (like a 6 year old, 2 dogs and a cat) and a baby in my tummy who belongs to the hunky man I’m married to, but you get the point). He’s out of town on a golf … Read more
We are calling him lots of things these days, but not “it” or “he/she” anymore. This is good news to me. Aaron’s friends call him Caveman, Jr. I still don’t really understand WHY they call Aaron Caveman, but I’ll go with it: Unga Bunga! Since we found we were pregnant, we’ve been calling the little … Read more
Today, I took A to see Ramona and Beezus. We’d done all our “homework” by first reading the book. Too bad the only parts of the movie that were actually just like the book were the names of characters, the street name, and the love/hate relationship between Ramona and Beezus. I’m sure there were many … Read more
Tonight, as I told my daughter goodnight, she hugged me tightly around the neck and whispered, “I love you mom; you’re the best.” I replied by telling her SHE was the best. She snuggled even closer and said, “You’re just so pretty mom.” Talk about melting my heart. In these days when I feel like … Read more