Cost of Freedom I know no answers. I say to myself, “I’d never have been like that,” should I have been there. But who knows? Color of my skin says I probably would have been. Maybe not. Marching alongside? Clearing a path? Or complacent? Quiet. I’m here now. Too quiet? Too careful? I don’t know … 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 past fall, I started back to full time out of the house work for the first time in over 8 years. I’d quit face-to-face teaching to stay at home when we were having our second child. After he was born, we had two more in pretty quick succession and built our own personal army … 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
Last week was International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Having never actually participated in this celebratory and fun event, I thought I’d join in with my bloggy poetic friends for a link up. Pirates are fun and festive, and Math Man and I even dressed up as pirates one Halloween with Sassy Pants as our … Read more
This month, my bloggy poetry buddies chose the theme “Lazy” for our poetry. When I signed up to play along, I had one idea in mind. Time flew, things changed, and boom, a new idea for a poem. Hope you enjoy! Lazy No More Lazy no more as I walk through the door to return … Read more
Summer’s here and moving quickly. I’m not sure if it’s due to the fact that our kids are involved in so much because they are older or because we’re going more places because they are older or if it’s just because I’m older. Regardless, this summer is moving! And if I’m being honest, this summer … Read more
Summer is here. Ooh boy, that brings a lot of emotions and feelings. Yay for not having to wake up so early. Yay for a more relaxed atmosphere. Yay for the pool. Yay for family time. But oh.my.heavens, mama still has to work and now everyone’s home. The days are long now that the sun … Read more
We’re nearing another school year’s end, and things here are ramping up for crazy, busy, and fun. Math Man and I have found ourselves finally sitting down after the kids have gone to bed and taking a deep breath before figuring out how the next day or next few days will go. I call it … Read more
Ten years ago, give or take a few days, I said, “I do,” to Math Man, and the adventure began…or rather continued. We’d already had so much fun in the almost-year we’d known each other before tying the knot, and I knew that life was just going to continue to be awesome. I was right. … Read more