Picture this scene, it is the third day of rain in the first week of summer vacation for two little boys who had said good-bye to their older brother as he embarked for camp and now they must learn to be with just each other. Tennis has been cancelled --again. Baseball has been cancelled—again. And now golf has been cancelled. The house is full of toys and books and fun activities, but they only seem to be able to find time to pick at each other. And then they spy . . ... VIEW POST
One roll of painters tape can save your sanity . . . here’s how!
Juggling . . .
Much of what we do as teachers (and moms) is juggle. Sometimes we do it well, and other times, we drop the ball. But practice makes perfect or close to it anyway. We juggle work with family and family with friends and kids to events and husbands . . . Yep, there are some times and, in my case even, husbands that need to be juggled as well. The last days of the school year for me was just that . . . juggling. My school year ended two days early as I had to travel to take my ... VIEW POST
Deal Me In . . .
I decided a long time ago that you’re either born with the card-playing gene or you are not. While my family played boardgames, we weren't much on playing with a deck of cards. So when I married into my husband's card-playing family, I quickly was schooled in the finer strategies and rules of their favorite games. Fast forward ahead three little boys later, and I soon discover that not just one, but all three of them have inherited their fathers card gene. Yep! They're all ... VIEW POST