Today, my students and I are celebrating Dr. Seuss's birthday and Read Across America Day!  I love this day!  It started last night w...

I think it is time for a change, but change is pretty hard for me.  Honestly, I may need your help. By the end of last year's challen...

So, as I sit down this morning to pin my last March post, I am wrestling with the question.... Why I do this challenge?  The first time...

Sometimes, there are no words. Life seems to be heavy, and there are simply no words. So, as I came home, I was perplexed, frustrated,...

The morning after.   Today is the morning after a STAAR writing test and a spring storm that woke my family up at 2:45.  It is the morni...

According to the meteorologists, we are in the path of spring storms tonight.  They are putting out warnings and telling everyone to stay ...

Tomorrow is our STAAR writing test.  I hope my 4th graders do well and show what they know.  However, it is just a day.  This test does no...

I am in my fourth semester of graduate school through Texas A&M, WHOOP!  I have loved the experience of being a student at A&M, a...

I have read some amazing blogs this month, and usually, I remember to link to the ones that I plan to reference.  Unfortunately, I totally...

My motion sensor in my room just shut the lights off.  All at once, the birds began singing in the garden outside my window.  I love their...

As a teacher, one of the most valuable tools that I have is collaboration.  Last night, I sat around a table with beautiful women who are ...

It seems that teachers in Texas are really pondering where tomorrow will lead and what it will look like.  Our House and Senate are puttin...

I have the joy of being a part of my district's curriculum writing team.  Rich conversations, hours of brainstorming, learning new lay...

Honestly, I don't usually take time to read the suggested blogs and blog topics each day.  Today, however, I clicked the link and LOVE...

Blessed is a word I use to describe myself.  God has given me many blessings to enjoy throughout my life.  However, my greatest blessings...

My family loves pizza!   It is true!  The whole group loves it.  My brother, sister, and I grew up eating it.  My mom and dad both loved...

I have been frantically working around the house.  Bathrooms are clean and sanitized.  The floors have been mopped.  Linens are being wash...

Today, my friend, her sons and I took a trip back in time.  We climbed into my Ford Explorer, and the flex capacitor began flexing.  We sp...

I had a road trip today to my hometown, and I decided to download the Hamilton (original cast) soundtrack.  Amazing is simply not a strong...

As I am about to drift off to sleep, I get a text from my second nephew.   The middle.   Part of my heart. All it said was, "I ...