My 3rd period class eats 2nd lunch which means that we have 45 minutes of class, 30 minutes of lunch, and then the remaining 45 minutes of class. Oftentimes, students think they have enough time to leave during lunch, go to a local fast food place, pick up lunch and return to class without being [...]
While my aunt and uncle were moving into their new home, my mom decided to keep their 2 girls plus my youngest nephew at the house. They decided to make homemade pizzas and bake cookies. It was the biggest mess I have seen in quite a long time (can you imagine two 3 year olds [...]
I started a new assignment for my honors students this year. They are to write blogs (or journals). I decided to have them do this after a huge push to expose our kids to “real world” literature. I think this is one of the best assignments I’ve ever had my kids do. I have been [...]
“You can’t take my phone! My mom said that I’m supposed to call her whenever I have a seizure. And I need to call her soon!”
Jerrad and I had a great weekend. It was a crazy nonstop weekend but it was one of those memory weekends. We left Saturday morning and stopped first in Cataloochee Valley, NC. It was a brisk 43 degrees in the valley. The fog was jut beginning to lift revealing the massive elk. Yes, I said [...]
