Happy Sunday! I'm writing to you today on my second cup of coffee, hoping and praying we can milk another snow day out of the 5-ish inches of snow we got on Friday. I love my job, friends. I love my students, I love teaching, I love forming relationships, but, by golly, sometimes I just need an extra day in comfy leggings and a hoodie, and that doesn't make me any less of a great teacher! On to ... Read More about Teaching with Technology January Mystery Post
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Happy 2019! #OneWord Challenge
Happy New Year! Did you make until midnight last night? I didn't even TRY! After knocking out a 3 mile run and a workout from A Little More Obsessed, I was ready for bed at about 10. Since having kids, my husband and I don't make it until midnight, but neither do our kids! We played some new games, watched some of their favorite shows, and then they were ready for bed! Last year, I decided to ... Read More about Happy 2019! #OneWord Challenge
2018 Year-in-Review Reflections
Welcome to the last Saturday of 2018! I hope you're enjoying your holiday breaks like my family is. We're sleeping late, taking naps, staying in jammies, playing with Christmas presents, eating goodies (waaaaay too many!), and enjoying our time off together. I've officially hit the point in my Christmas break when I really don't know what day it is, but I do know I need to lay off the sweets and ... Read More about 2018 Year-in-Review Reflections
Try this Tomorrow: Talks with Teachers Podcast
Merry Christmas Eve, friends! My family and I just got home from Christmas Eve Church after our second Christmas celebration in as many days. We spend Christmas Adam, or Christmas Eve Eve (Friends is probably my favorite TV show of all time!) with my husband's side of the family, Christmas Eve with my Mom's brothers and my cousins at one of their homes in St. Louis, and then spend Christmas Day at ... Read More about Try this Tomorrow: Talks with Teachers Podcast
What’s On Your Classroom Christmas List?
Hello, and happy Saturday! Now that my daughters are both out of school, Christmas break has officially started! We'll be heading to my parents' house this morning for our annual Christmas cookie baking extravaganza, which really means my sister, my daughters, my mom, and I will destroy the kitchen while my dad sneaks cookies and comments on the mess we're making :) This year, my almost ... Read More about What’s On Your Classroom Christmas List?