A Quick and Easy Trip Away?

Over the weekend, we went to the mountains.  My parents own a time shared condominium, so we make this trip a couple of times during the year.  Because of work responsibilities, we decided to leave Saturday morning.  We avoided the Friday night traffic and still had our Friday Family Movie Night tradition.  We should have been able to pack a lot less since it … Continue reading →

Teacher Mama

I think that sometimes my son is frustrated with the fact that I am a teacher.  He seems to resent, that I know about curriculum and what gifted kids his age (and skills) should be doing. On Monday, we downloaded the “challenging” spelling list for the week and within minutes, he had mastered all 15 words.  I … Continue reading →

Amazing Restraint

Everyday, I get to walk home with my son.  We walk hand in hand and talk about his day at school before the conversation switches to Minecraft.  During our walk, I learned that there was a substitute and that the students didn’t act the same way that they usually act.  I heard about computer lab and … Continue reading →

The Tightrope

Although it has been awhile, I remember my life before my TBP.  Dinners out in trendy restaurants, laughing with friends until the wee hours, watching artsy movies, and escaping town for the weekend on a whim.  Those times were fun and spontaneous, but we traded it for the life we have now. I wouldn’t trade my “mom” status for anything!  But… I … Continue reading →

I Will Not Judge Parenting

There have been lots of posts in the blogosphere about Mother’s Day.  In fact, I wrote a couple myself (A Good Mom and Mother Guilt).  Today, I kept thinking about how we judge our own parenting and the parenting of others!  We often make decisions about parenting based on appearances that may or may not be accurate.  Because of this, I decided to write a pledge.  I hope to … Continue reading →

The Good Mom

Since Mother’s Day is quickly approaching, I have been thinking about what it means to be a “good mom” and my definition has definitely changed over the years. As the parent of a baby, my definition of a “good mom” was entirely wrapped up in safety. Was he swaddled correctly? Was the bath water cool enough? Did I have the right monitor … Continue reading →

Happy Anniversary!

On May 5th 2012, we were reflecting about the challenging journey of the last year.  We had been to several experts and had learned a lot of  information and many strategies that helped my TBP.  As part of this quest, I spent time looking for research that helped me better understand twice-exceptional children.  In my opinion, what I found was … Continue reading →

A Kid Like Mine!

In the beginning of my teaching career, I remember students that confused me.  I thought that I was a good teacher, but I didn’t understand the ones that challenged my ideas of  what a first grader should do.  I knew how to support the “typical” students and those students not making sufficient gains.  Honestly, the ones that confused me were … Continue reading →

Sensory Toolbox

One of the most important reasons that I started this blog, was to share what I have learned.  This desire to share is seen in great elementary schools among colleagues and I was surprised to find that it exists in the blogosphere. There are a few things that I must share about our “sensory toolbox.”  Just like any teacher … Continue reading →