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Ready for Tomorrow
I was anticipating a snow day today, and it didn’t happen. We had a late start, which was nice, but it wasn’t a day off. That said, I’m ready for tomorrow. Ready for a new day. A fresh start. A … Continue reading
Class Blogs
A plug for my work… My students are publishing some of their writing on their classroom blogs. Right now we’re just doing poetry. Poetry is hard for me. I don’t “get” it. But, I think my kids are great, and … Continue reading
From the Mouth of a Fifth Grader
Mrs Bryson: “We said the Daughters of Liberty’s primary goal was to support the boycott. What was the goal of the Sons of Liberty?” Student: “I don’t know, to support the girlcott?”
Just A Nice Day
I got to school today and greeted a student in the hallway. I proceeded to ask this child if he’d completed his homework, to which he replied, “Uh, yeah.” I followed with, “All of it?”. His answer, “Well, not all … Continue reading
Getaway
The past few weekends have been crazy busy, so I decided that we needed a litte getaway. We chose Duluth, and no, it did not magically become summer. We just left the camera back at the hotel while we were … Continue reading
Lucky Me!
While I was off in San Francisco, Bill was buys working on the kitchen. We began tearing up the old tiles the day before I flew out – it wasn’t an easy task. He finished the rest of that up, … Continue reading
Weekend in Marshalltown
April, Trisha, and I headed down to Iowa Friday night for a weekend with the Stepecs. We had a terrific time catching up with Amy, Steve, and Jack. And of course, we were all excited to meeting baby Henry. Saturday … Continue reading
Fair Access Policy
Satellite internet is better than dial up… and better than nothing at all, I suppose. Still, it kind of stinks. Somehow we ended up on the Fair Access Policy again yesterday. This means that we’ve gone over our download cap … Continue reading
Congratulations James and Katie!
My good friend, James, from high school got married yesterday. The service took place at the Fort Snelling Chapel in St. Paul, and it was lovely! Of course the added bonus of weddings is the opportunity to visit with people … Continue reading