Sometimes Fabulous, Sometimes Fail

Well, I am queen of best intentions.  One of those people who are thoughtful, but have a hard time with the "follow through".  I k...

An excerpt from my writer's notebook for today.

This ole girl needs some rejuvenation, some energy, some skin care.  Pampering would be nice, but let's get real.  It's a Saturday m...

I first heard of One Little Word when I was reading over at Two Writing Teachers .  Each of the contributing writers there chooses one word ...

Have you ever used a (sort of) clean fork as a bookmark? In a book about writing notebooks? -asking for a friend

Yesterday, I was trudging down the hall, hauling a giant stack of notebooks for a couple of 1st grade classrooms.  The notebooks were heavy....

Aunt's birthday travel time big plans. Airport parking nervous stomach take meds. Take off stay hydrated doing fine. Touch d...

Every year, in the last days of the year, our elementary has a talent show.  Brave boys and girls step out on the stage with mic in hand and...

Where does the time go?  I mean really. I said to myself, "Take a break, then get right back to it." Then, "When summer b...

Rarely do I do one thing at a time. Recently, I read a post or an article or something about "single-tasking" and slowing down a...

Today, while picking up and cleaning off the various surfaces in the house before dinner, my little middle says, "What in the world is ...

We did it! I am happy to say that I actually did it!  The video that Stacey sent today gave me even more motivation to continue writing an...

Tonight got me to thinking about our nighttime routine.  It's taken for granted around here.   As soon as I asked, "Do you want ...

Well, the day moved right along, and before I knew it, the day was over. The faculty had MAP testing protocol, administration, and securit...

In recent nights, I've read a couple of posts about book clubs.  They had read the book, David and Goliath  by Malcolm Gladwell.  If thi...

Tonight's post is a simple moment that I know goes on, repeated across homes of the world.  It's a moment where a child celebrates s...

Day 20's inspiration was a post entitled "Currently".  It can be read here at Beverley a Baird . So, today, I will use this ...

It starts like this, with at least 6 loads to fold. "Why do this to yourself?" you might ask.  I have no good answer.  ...

So, a slice of my day actually just happened a few seconds ago.  I have been drowning in an electronic document signature snafu. Todd and ...

The setting of Sam Hunt's song, "Speakers", always makes me think of storms that I've enjoyed in the past.  The word choi...

22 Things I love about Spring Break (right now) Family Time Forced Family Time (for when the former is not working) Impromptu camping ...

It's a rainy day at the campsite.  The boys are restless inside, the birds flutter about outside.  Everyone trying to wait out the weath...

Our first camping trip is underway. We're ending the day happy with it's events and excitement.  The middle boys fished with their ...

I am committed to posting each day, but the quality of the posts may be questionable for the next couple of days. We are currently on the r...

It's the mid-eighties, 1980s.  My aunt, Anita, drives a 1978, Chevy Camaro.  It's brown interior feels bumpy on my legs, and the ext...

So, in a quick turn of events, I find myself at home...alone.  It is weird.  Where is everyone? Todd has the three youngest at his mom...

One time, when I had only a couple of boys, my mom was babysitting for me.  After trading cars with my mom, I was headed to Columbia for a s...

Next weekend, my aunt, Anita, turns 50 years old.  This deserves its own post that I'm not quite ready to write yet. My mom, sister,...

So today is my day.  The mid-month slump day.  I didn't make it past this point last year.  :( I had best intentions today.  Lots of t...

The noise shakes the windows, rumbles through the house like thunder. The noise is a high pitch whine. It's rarely shrill, but c...

It's probably because I have a baby again, someone who needs a structured schedule.  Daylight savings always seems to cause a ruckus aro...

Without the structure of the work day, I seem to be having a hard time finding my slice today.  We've been busy, and at the same time, w...

There is a new gas station on the south side of town.  I believe it is a Fast Lane.  It is spacious and well lit, both early in the morning ...

So, I have been writing many, many If...Then...Units for ELA.  My current unit is a real doozie, testing all I know about writing and teachi...

A couple of weeks ago... If I had the athletic ability to perform those ballerina jumps where she gracefully leaps from point A to point B...

I sat down in a huff.  Feeling like everything was getting ready to explode, I blew my hair out of my face and sighed. The day had started...

Handy husbands are the best kind of husbands.  Well, I think so anyway.  Today's project was really out of the blue. As I was cleaning...

Like most people, I love the weekends, especially Sunday.  Sunday feels like a reset.  Let go of last week and whatever negativity it holds....

Last night was supposed to be the last game of the Upward basketball season.  However, we have one make up game due to ice, so next week is ...

Today was a weird day. There are many pieces of the day that I could tell you about to illustrate it strangeness.  First, I only had four ...