Day 31: The Last One

It’s been a thoughtful month! I enjoyed participating in my first ever Slice of Life Challenge. I went into it with an open mind! I really had a goal to become a more present and reflective person during this process, as well as improve my writing! I really enjoyed giving myself the opportunity to slow

Day 30: Meet Winston

Today we welcomed our sweet pup into our family. My husband and I spent half the day driving to pick him up. The kids are absolutely in love with him! They spent the majority of the afternoon playing with him! My (almost) 1.5 year old daughter was practically crying because she was so excited! Honestly,

Day 29: ‘Twas the Night Before The Puppy Arrived

The title of this poem is a little tease! The title is creative on this post, but I hope I am not letting anyone down thinking that they were coming here to read a fun little poem! The title was the only creative thought flowing through my mind this late tonight! Wow! It is 9:30PM

Day 28: Busy Day!

Sometimes there needs to be more hours in the day to get everything done that you want to accomplish. I was up bright and early this morning with the kids. I wanted to get a lot of laundry done today, which I did. Then I started to clean up the main level of our house

Day 27: “Onetoberfest”

Today we celebrated my niece’s 1st birthday. Since her name is Heidi, my sister focused the birthday theme around the children’s story, Heidi, written by Johanna Spyri. If you are unfamiliar with the story it is about a little girl who lives in the Swiss Alps. The decorations for the party had a very “onetoberfest” feel

Day 26: Happy 1st Birthday to My Niece

One year ago today we were anxiously awaiting the arrival of my new niece! My younger sister, Ashley, was in labor with her first baby. At the time we didn’t know if she was having a boy or a girl. Ashley has always been a very dedicated aunt to her 7 nieces and nephews. She

Day 25: 1 Day Left

1 day left… 1 day left… 1 day left… 1 day left… 1 day left… 1 day left…until we are off for spring break! I am so ready for it! The last three months of hybrid teaching have been challenging. Making sure the students are keeping up with their at-home learning in order to be

Day 24: What’s For Dinner?

My whole drive home from work today I thought, What are we going to eat for dinner? Anyone who knows me knows I am not a good cook. My husband usually does all the cooking. Once in a while I will help him out by whipping up something quick, something that could be quickly heated

Day 23: Being the Parent in a P/T Conference

Parent/teacher conferences always bring about nerves for me.  I don’t know why, but I truly think it is just because I care about my students, and I want the parents to see that shine through. Before I became a parent, I always wondered if the parents were nervous to meet with me, their child’s teacher. 

Day 22: To My Daughter

To My Sweet Baby Girl: “It’s a girl!” It was such a wonderful surprise the day you were born! You stole all our hearts the moment we met you. You are Daddy’s mini me with big brown eyes and auburn colored hair, but you’re definitely a Mommy’s girl at heart. I secretly love it that