Category: Krista

Part of Slice of Life by Two Writing Teachers March Slice a Day Challenge! I’m slicing every day this month. Thanks for stopping by. (Thanks for the inspiration Just Sifting!) Seventeen maroon chairs face forward, waiting for students to return from recess. Two orange lantern lights can be spotted hanging peacefully across the bulletin board.…… Continue reading A Rainbow of Colors in Room 212!

I need a little pick-me-upI’d rather not think about the fact that it’s been four years since I saw you lastI wish it were sunny outside, instead of overcast I wish we were sitting at your kitchen tableIt would probably be covered in shamrocksor maybe your Easter decorations would already be outThere would be salt…… Continue reading Four Years

Part of Slice of Life by Two Writing Teachers March Slice a Day Challenge! I’m slicing every day this month. Thanks for stopping by. I feel better when…

Part of Slice of Life by Two Writing Teachers March Slice a Day Challenge! I’m slicing every day this month. Thanks for stopping by. “Mom! Emmalee thinks you spell tv with an e!”“It’s okay, Amelia. Listen to the sounds you hear when you say tv. She is hearing the “eee” at the end. That’s good.…… Continue reading How do you spell TV?

The last time this room was this emptyTom and I were painting into the wee hours of the morningWhile juggling the responsibilities of an almost two year oldTrying to turn the house we just bought into our home The last time this room was this emptyI was mopping the floor with Murphy’s Oil SoapThe floor…… Continue reading The last time…

Part of Slice of Life by Two Writing Teachers March Slice a Day Challenge! I’m slicing every day this month. Thanks for stopping by. In my childhood home, my mom has a wooden jelly jar cabinet with punched tin cabinet doors. It is beautiful–and filled to the brim with boardgames, cards, and puzzles. The cabinet…… Continue reading Green Jelly Jar Cabinet (or maybe an ode to my husband?)

Part of Slice of Life by Two Writing Teachers March Slice a Day Challenge! I’m slicing every day this month. Thanks for stopping by. I may need to buy bigger pants…My day started with a coffee & a cinnamon sconeI normally fast–and my window of eating begins at lunchAs you can tell, it’s not really…… Continue reading I may need to buy bigger pants…?

Part of Slice of Life by Two Writing Teachers March Slice a Day Challenge! I’m slicing every day this month. Thanks for stopping by. (Day 1 of 2 Day Spring Break)

Part of Slice of Life by Two Writing Teachers March Slice a Day Challenge! I’m slicing every day this month. Thanks for stopping by. I think I can? Running late?No problem. Just don’t dry your hair. You make a comment that makes your husband mad.No problem. Just apologize and enjoy the sunshine through the window.…… Continue reading I think I can?

Part of Slice of Life by Two Writing Teachers March Slice a Day Challenge! I’m slicing every day this month. Thanks for stopping by. There once was a girl… Who was 17 years oldShe met a boy whom she nicknamed NelsonA friendship was formed and they fell in love soon afterNelson & Pinky spent many…… Continue reading There once was a girl…