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
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I love memes, do you?
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?
Toy vs. Tool
There was a day when a student of mine was struggling. By struggling, I mean being incredibly disrespectful to myself and their peers. Using their body to splay themselves across the carpet so no one could sit. Would roll eyes when asked to move. Quick to use words as a weapon against others. Clearly just…… Continue reading Toy vs. Tool
12 Weeks
I’m not sure I’m ready for tomorrow. Spring break was NEEDED, but now it feels as if it was too early. Can I make it the next 12 weeks? I know, I know, I get summer “off” in 12 weeks, am I really allowed to complain? But, is it complaining when it’s the truth? My…… Continue reading 12 Weeks
Goodbye Spring Break
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
Daylight Savings Haiku
Tomorrow I will Be late to everything By 60 minutes
OverZealous
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
It All Adds Up
While we had several ups and downs during our flight yesterday, we had one particular moment that was cringe worthy. My oldest always needs to use the bathroom in the worst situations. We have used more public toilets than I care to really admit- Every port-a-potty, restaurant, store, or airport- you name it, we’ve used…… Continue reading It All Adds Up
Traveling Hiccups
Today we were scheduled to fly back to New Jersey to start our journey home. Unfortunately we had an early flight and needed to wake up at 5 am. Fortunately, our alarms went off, everyone moved quickly, and we got out on time. Unfortunately, we hit major construction traffic. Fortunately, I packed snacks which served…… Continue reading Traveling Hiccups
Friends
Snacks, wine, and conversation Swapping titles Discussing dreams Lots of laughter and one liners “I used to be a snake tamer.” “You never know who you’ll meet on your pillow.” Hot tea and chocolate for dessert
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