Real Life and Other Randomness

So, in my last post , I told you about the most beautiful book riot I'd ever seen.  Well, it's the only book riot I've ever seen...

Last year, I gave an assignment which required kids to classify the books in their homes.  I went numb as I saw kids turn in pages with the ...

Brooklyn Claire, Exactly one year ago, your momma called me on the phone.  She told me, "No false alarm this time.  When can you g...

Mother, All my life, you have considered me to be a Daddy's Girl.  He was the one to coax a smile, share a laugh, say "yes" ...

School will end for me on June 1st.  Camp will officially begin on June 2nd. Camp, for me, will end on July 27th.  School will begin on Au...

In my classroom, we always talk about the power of words, about denotation (the literal meaning of a word) as opposed to the connotation (th...

I went to a cook-out tonight with friends.  I had a wonderful evening, but there are times when to be surrounded by such love -- such fun --...