The One Where We Broke 11 Snow Globes
One thing my husband and I started when we first got together was a tradition of exchanging a snow globe and a Christmas village. I remember one day as a…
Read MoreOne thing my husband and I started when we first got together was a tradition of exchanging a snow globe and a Christmas village. I remember one day as a…
Read MoreThere is something about becoming a parent that makes the holidays magical. When you’re a kid, the holidays are magical just because they are filled with so much excitement and…
This is my 14th year teaching fourth grade. My students present an All Saints’ Day Celebration of the Saints where the children choose a saint to research, write a report…
Everyone has that one special place in their lives that they consider to be their happy place. It might be a spot in your backyard or neighborhood. Maybe it’s your…
I look at my two- and four-year-old son and daughter and see the closeness they share. I so frequently wish that time would just stand still. I see their friendship…
September has always been a special month for my husband and me. My favorite September was in 2011. I was 23 years old working as a second-year teacher in the…
If there is one thing that I have learned since becoming a mom, it is that kids like to have a plan and know what the plan is going to…
I remember the day vividly in July of 2020 when I took a pregnancy test. I had a feeling that I might be expecting and decided that maybe I should…
Do you ever see a house with such potential, but are distracted with the ugly bushes out front? I never cease to be amazed when I get out and drive…
I have never been the mom who wants to sign my kids up for constant summer activities. I look at summer as a chance to regroup and revitalize from the…