A Day in the Life

Does anyone else suffer from back-to-school insomnia?  The time has come where I lay in bed, and I just can't turn my brain off.  Consta...

Slice of Life hosted by TWO WRITING TEACHERS "Be careful!'   "I am.  Why do you always say that?" ...

After reading Michelle's slice at T he Literacy Learning Zone  about potty training her girls, I couldn't help but remember some wis...

This weekend I will celebrate my 23rd wedding anniversary.  Some days it is hard to remember what life was like before meeting my husband.  ...

My grandmother turned 88 this month.  She is still very independent, but shows characteristics that are typically found in the elderly.  Rem...

I have always believed in the saying that "you get out of something what you put into it."  I say this to my students all the time...

The middle of July brings with it thoughts of a new school year and teachers heading back to their classrooms in preparation for a new class...

A common strategy used in teaching students to generate ideas in their writing notebooks is to make a list...things you love, favorite place...

I just finished reading May B. by Caroline Starr Rose.  Beautifully written in verse, this book reminds me of a combination of   Little Hou...

Time has a way of slipping by, and the older I get, the faster it goes.  And NO I did not believe that when my grandparents would say t...

My first "official" step as a writer was to join Teachers Write! at Kate Messner's website.  I was a little late getting start...

This is it!  My first blog.  I have been reading blogs for a little over a year now and have decided to take the plunge....or maybe just sti...