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
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
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
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
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
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
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