Category: Krista

Day 12 of the March Slice of Life Challenge hosted by the Two Writing Teachers! #SOL24 Wherever I go, they followNever too far behindTheir love is unconditionalIt doesn’t matter what kind of day I’ve had,When I come home, they greet me like it’s the best thing that has ever happened to themIzzy’s curly cue tail…… Continue reading My Little Shadows

Day 11 of the March Slice of Life Challenge hosted by theTwo Writing Teachers! #SOL24 One of my favorite parts of teaching fifth graders (and even sixth graders) are their senses of humor and their sarcasm. Humor is good for the soul, right? They also appreciate a good meme. Today was our first day back…… Continue reading I love memes, do you?

Day 10 of the March Slice of Life Challenge hosted by the Two Writing Teachers! #SOL24 Spring break is over. I can feel the stress creeping back in. Avoiding my planbook, I scrolled on social media and this popped up on my feed: “You ARE making a difference in their lives, even when it doesn’t…… Continue reading Goodbye Spring Break

I may have been overzealous when I purchased not one, but two Billy bookcasesI had the most perfect plan for them, the most perfect spotI couldn’t believe how quickly the bookcases were put together And how quickly the most perfect plan fell apart The bookcases were way bigger than I had anticipatedI may or may…… Continue reading OverZealous

Day 5 of the March Slice of Life Challenge hosted by the Two Writing Teachers! #SOL24 Dear Sunshine, Thank you for showing up today. I wasn’t so sure you were going to join us. It was pretty overcast and rainy when we left home. An hour into our drive, rain left and suddenly you appeared.…… Continue reading A Roadtrip with Sunshine

Day 4 of the March Slice of Life Challenge hosted by the Two Writing Teachers! #SOL24 A breakfast date with my husbandCoffee and conversationNot feeling rushed A trip to the storeNew sneakersAnd a planter for the living room A day spent cleaningAnd organizingGoodbye dust bunniesHello sunshine Hello cool breeze A walk in the park with…… Continue reading Goodbye Dust Bunnies, Hello Sunshine! 

Day 3 of the March Slice of Life Challenge hosted by the Two Writing Teachers! #SOL24 This has been my most exhausting year of teaching… even more exhausting than teaching hybrid and masking every day for two years. Why do I feel so exhausted?  Teaching has always been more than just a job to me.…… Continue reading Is this another confession slice?

Day 2 of the March Slice of Life Challenge hosted by the Two Writing Teachers! #SOL24 I happily joined a mini-poetry planning session with two friends a couple weeks ago. We oohed and awed over Grant Snider’s new book, Poetry Comics (you can snag your own copy at the end of this month). We shared…… Continue reading Poetry Comics

Day 1 of the March Slice of Life Challenge hosted by the Two Writing Teachers!! #SOL24 Choose joy. Be kind. Eat cake.Laughter is good for the soul.

I wonder if the little Italian Restaurant that we used to visit still exists?It was one of our first stops of New York CityIt become a traditionWe’d park our van in the garage for the weekend,Drop our bags off at the hotelAnd depending on the time, share a glass of wineThen we’d hit the cool,…… Continue reading It’s not a Tuesday… and I’m slicing and thinking of you.