I am excited to talk books today! Do you keep track of the books you read? Back in the day BK (Before Kids) when I was loyally committed to a book club, I would keep track of each book in a small notebook and give each title a rating from 1 to 10*. As life […]
Autumn has passed in such a beautiful and quick manner. Quite suddenly, we are buying turkeys, pinning Christmas shopping ideas, and sailing straight toward a New Year. Fall is my favorite season by far. After the hot Colorado sun of summer, autumn’s 60 degree days and dim morning light always gives me flutters of excitement […]
Fall has been a gift. Colorado is putting autumn to bed this week. The weather is, as always, a bit unpredictable. We are settling in for a little winter preview. We are getting ready to tuck in with a blanket of white for a few days. Just a bit this morning … A bit more […]
Is there anyone else out there who thinks about food all day long? Surely there is someone, maybe even a few of you? I love food. I love planning food for my family and friends. When we are eating breakfast, I plan for lunch. During dinners, I plan for special snacks to feed “my people” […]
One of my favorite months is September. I love its promise of fall and cozy days. This year, September 1st felt nothing like autumn. In fact, it was close to 90 degrees, and we felt like racing right back to the summer swimming pool. Harper and I decided that we would let the calendar inspire […]
I love back to school activities that build classroom community and encourage positive energy. Sharing books with students is one of my favorite ways to do that. Although I teach 5th grade, I always tell my class that they are never too old for picture books and stories. They are never too old to be […]
So here we are at the unofficial end of summer. Goodbye, August. Hello September. Please bring autumnal weather! I’m ready for you. To be truthful, I am always joyful when the calendar turns over and I get to write “September 1.” I can’t help but dream of apples and pumpkins and boots and scarves. The […]
Yippee! We have survived the first week of school. Though I am feeling more tired each day when the alarm rings in the morning, the back-to-school pep hasn’t completely faded. As a teacher, I appreciate back-to-school for its grand feeling of starting anew. I’m not sure there are many careers that have such a cyclical […]
Second grade and kindergarten, here we come! How is it that the 2019-2020 school year is already upon us? Summer was sweet, but there is so much to look forward to when school begins again. There is a beauty about the gift of starting over again. There are new classrooms, new teachers, and new school […]
Well, summer has officially come to an end here. We feel so fortunate that we have the gift of summers together. I have new memories to smile upon, and a rested heart to move forward with. Here are some highlights when looking back: Now it’s time to look forward! It is the season of crayons […]
