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Asking teenagers to hurry up is like asking molasses to move through a long, narrow neck funnel. Except molasses doesn’t give you attitude.

Do you ever “save” things to think about when you have time to really dig deep and get lost in thought? I used to do this before I would go on a run. Save things to keep my mind busy so I wouldn’t contemplate stopping or walking. I started to save things to think about…… Continue reading Lost in Thought

Have you ever written a word so much or looked at it so long that it looks misspelled, even though you know it’s correct? people people people people people That won always gets me.

We awoke in our big, fluffy bed, happy that we are going to a warmer place, to see my beloved mother. We loaded our ensemble and paraphernalia into our car and drove to an airport Lots of signs along the way, persuading us Short-term and Long-term parking A bus drove us to the terminal my…… Continue reading the PLANE!

So much depends upon A school-wide bulletin board Spaced perfectly across the wall With words centered above. Poem inspired by William Carlos Williams (and Sharon Creech) I needed this friendly campaign against my choice of positioning of the headline to a bulletin board. It brought smiles and laughter to a much anticipated last day before…… Continue reading A friendly campaign

Slow, like a flower starts Growing to it’s nurturer Sometimes it’s painful breaking through the ground.

You know when you have something important to take care of that could affect everything.  BUT… your ADHD kicks in and you find yourself searching for new post-it notes because the ones you have just aren’t “enough”.   NO, I WILL get it done. OR, there is a new word game that looks good.  I bet…… Continue reading Signed, Me

So we do this thing that I brought with me from remote learning where we check in during morning meeting using our fingers (so I’ll say “show me, don’t tell me”). I share a graphic where 1 = angry 2 = sad 3 = tired 4 = happy 5 = excited I brought this finger…… Continue reading Finger Check In

Today’s class of feity fives gave me the hives. Maybe it’s because it’s the LONGEST week in the world, but at the end of class, I felt my face flush. I had spent the entire 50 minutes feeling as if we were all on our tippy toes, on the edge of a very small ledge.…… Continue reading ballsonthebars