Capturing Creativity
Remember back in January when I posted about my personal goals for 2012? Well, I have tried to keep myself accountable, and I have realized that achieving goals is hard work. Duh, I know. Feel free to laugh. My list-making personality
My daughter has taught me a lot about persistence, diligence, and even obstinance – the good kind, that keeps you working on a difficult task even when everyone else has given up. I grew up as a teacher’s dream. Learning
Phew!!! I made it. This is absolutely not my style of reading, but I promised myself that I would read it, and I did it. Hooray for me! Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics was originally written as a graduate paper
If you haven’t yet seen The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, then you are in for a treat. This adorable short is similar to Up stylistically, and the score puts Pop Goes the Weasel in an entirely new
My goal for our summer is always to find one great book that we can read SLOWLY and savor all of the greatness that the author took the time to include. Nim’s Island by Wendy Orr is one of my
After the devastation of the October snowstorms I wasn’t sure if I wanted to see any more snow, but having made it through all of November and December without a flake, I fully admit that I changed my tune. Today,
Guess which 2 year old figured out how to write the first letter of her name? … Unsupervised and on carpet of all things. It was adorable to hear her yelling “Did it! Look Momma, A! Hooray… clap Momma. A.
It is Friday, and I should be: Washing the floor Assembling portfolios Cooking freezer meals Folding Laundry Calling about my mixed-up computer Cleaning up Christmas decorations Bathing the dog Paying bills Lots, lots more But instead I have been doing
It is. In fact, sometimes it is very messy, and it is easy to use that messy-ness as an excuse to avoid playing with art supplies. First you have to drag out all the supplies, then you spend time doing
Vision is something I take for granted. I can see. I don’t think about it, I just do it. Things aren’t quite as easy for my daughter. We found out a few months ago that she has several vision problems,