Enrichment Suggestions? What was I thinking?!

As an elementary teacher, I believe it is important for parents to continue academics throughout the summer. In my last classroom newsletter of the year, I provide activity suggestions for parents to do with their children. In order to practice what I preach, I tried some of my “great suggestions” with my own son. Here’s … Continue reading →

Unplugged? Unlikely!

My visions of an ideal summer day might be…spending time at the beach or having a family picnic.  Should these activities include a 7 yrs old boy glued to an iPad?  Prior to having children, I would cringe seeing a child on a GameBoy or laptop while sitting by the pool or at the park. Kids should be … Continue reading →

The Very Inspiring Blogger Award

As an elementary teacher, I hope to inspire my students to reach their full potential and to love learning.  As a mother, I hope to inspire my child…when in reality, he inspires me!  As a blogger, I thoroughly enjoy inspiring others with the tales of my  occasional successes and my many mishaps!  Not only do … Continue reading →

My Funny Vampire

Many of you probably know the song…My Funny Valentine.  On a recent trip, I came up with my own rendition of this song.  My version had the same tune, but slightly different words.  “My Funny Vampire…Sweet Little Vampire…Stay in the darkness, Vampire.”  These were the only words that I could get out,  before I heard complaints from the … Continue reading →

School Prep Already?

Last Thursday, I found an advertisement for a “Back to School” sale in my mailbox. I knew these flyers would be coming, but I cetainly didn’t expect them the same week as 4th of July! Why anticipate the beginning of school just minutes after the previous school year has ended?! Nevertheless, it got me thinking … Continue reading →

Amazing Email!!

After arriving home from a wonderful (but long) visit to Bainbridge Island, I read an amazing email!  This thrilling email was from Diane Kennedy.  Ms. Kennedy is one of the very talented authors of a critically important book entitled Bright Not Broken.  Those of you that have followed my blog, know that this book changed my son’s … Continue reading →

TGI July 6th

Wondering about the title, right?!  Let me explain… 4th of July (Explosion Day) Every Fourth of July, my parents, sister, and sister’s family come to our house.  We have snacks & dessert and catch up with each other’s lives and share opinions about current news stories.  “News stories” really means details about “Katie and Tom” and selecting certain bachelors for … Continue reading →

Lazy Days of Summer-yeah, right!

When I was young, summertime was filled with long, lazy days. We would camp, run through the sprinkler, and patiently wait (with money in hand) for the ice cream truck to finally reach our street. Summer seemed to go on forever and the days had a laid back feel that I wouldn’t recognize now! As … Continue reading →

Puppy and Party and Presents…Oh My!!

As many of you know, it is a bit crazy at our house these days. We are still searching for a new nanny (topic for another post soon), we got a new puppy, and our sweet son turned 7 years old! All of this going on at once, has been challenging! We can’t escape the fact that … Continue reading →

“Real” party?

My son is turning 7 years old this summer. While this doesn’t seem physically possible, it is true. Since he was three years old, we have had large birthday parties. I would think about a theme that was currently relevant in his life and would run with it! We would have lots of people and … Continue reading →