tjsthings
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Wouldn’t you know it.
After a post like my last one, challenges were popping up for me left, right and center. Each of my children tested me this morning. Al decided he wanted to attempt to start an argument when what he needed to do was apologize for what he did wrong, do what I told him to do Read more
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The past three months of my life: My cup runneth over.
The past three months have, by far, greatly exceeded any expectation I had of them. We played in the sand, listened to the ocean, found a drive in theater, had fun, ate lots of fresh fruit and vegetables (though there is always room for more) and celebrated all of our hard work. I had much Read more
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My Personal Classroom Crisis: A Reflection
This post is in response to a Plinky prompt that asked what my worst classroom experience was. Enjoy. When I was in elementary school, I had a music teacher who, I felt, liked everyone in the class except me. She called on everyone except me. I kept track and she actually called on every student Read more
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September 11, 2012.
Today is a national day of service and reflection. This year, I thought about the effect of the events of 9/11 on the younger members of my family. To them, September 11, 2001 is a date in their history books. It is an important event, and a horrible tragedy, but it is something that happened Read more