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Due to my lack of interesting recent photos, I’ve decided to post one of my favorites. I feel like this picture sums me up most of the time (trying not to take life too seriously). It also represents the early … Continue reading →

Okay – so maybe this title doesn’t quite describe me, but after today I’m one step closer. :-)Today my team got our 120 sixth graders onto buses and head out to Ski Gull, the local ski hill. I’ve never down … Continue reading →

Well, we made it through our first week back to school. Wednesday was AMAZING, as I think the kids were just too exhausted to get too wild and crazy. Thursday and Friday had different stories, though. And so, I was … Continue reading →

I suppose I can’t claim to not having any resolutions… but I think I’m ALWAYS resolving to improve different aspects of my life: relationships, career, health – – the list goes on. Looking back over the past 12 months, I’m … Continue reading →

It didn’t take long to convince Dad that we were ready to start opening presents this morning… Bill and I were both spoiled with lots of fun gifts! After the paper was off the boxes, we sat around and played … Continue reading →

I continue to get older, but I’m afraid maturity doesn’t always  catch up to me. Here’s crossing my fingers my students never stumble across my blog. 🙂

Since we got to Dad’s we’ve been doing a pretty nice job of relaxing and hanging out. Bill and I did put some time in on the skating rink (which happened to have gotten a ton of snow this past … Continue reading →

Well, we made it through the crazy Christmas week at school. Bill and Katie picked me up from work and we headed down to the MN Wild game. I was exhausted from the week, and I managed to doze off … Continue reading →

  Tonight we celebrated “diva-style” with a wonderful dinner, Christmas games, and then a gift exchange. We’re all excited to face just one more day of holiday craziness in our classrooms before taking off for some much-needed relaxation.

It finally felt like the Christmas season this past weekend. I had just told Bill how I felt like everything was rushing by so quickly these days and how I miss really “getting into” the spirit of Christmas. Well (and … Continue reading →