Nature is both fascinating and a little bit disgusting. I recently attached a bird feeder to our deck. I can see the feeder from my office window, and it’s lovely to watch the different birds and chipmunks throughout the day. For the last few mornings, however, I’ve gone out to fill the feeder and found…
I’m currently pondering a mystery: Why, when you move from one home to another, do you inevitably lose items? I’m at the tail end of a move, and the current missing items include a wok, a box full of glitter, and a dust pan with an attached whisk broom. Is there some sort of Bermuda…
It may not look like it where you live, but Monday, March 20, 2023 is the first day of spring! When I lived in Michigan, the spring equinox generally didn’t look anything like spring, but it still gave everyone a sense of hope that within a month you could put away your snowblower. Here in…
When I was little, I was pretty iffy on the whole “Santa and his flying reindeer” thing. My parents never dissuaded me from believing, so I guess I was a natural-born skeptic. To be clear, none of this was due to a lack of imagination on my part—I had plenty of that! But that imagination…
Today is my birthday, and it’s a big one. Let’s just say that my cake would have many, many candles…but that’s okay! I actually really enjoy birthdays. I believe that getting older is a privilege, and honestly, the older I get the more I really know who I am and feel good about myself. Plus,…
January is National Soup Month, which isn’t surprising since the month tends to be chilly. I love soup! It’s usually simple to make and the leftovers last quite awhile. Tonight, taco soup is on the menu. It involves opening a lot of cans and dumping them into a soup pot. It doesn’t get any easier…
We normally talk about seeds in the classroom during spring…unless we’re talking about pumpkin seeds! That is definitely a fall topic. And as luck would have it, Wednesday, October 6, is National Pumpkin Seed Day. I’ve never had the patience to remove the seeds from the pumpkin, clean them, and then roast them. Fortunately, this…
Living in an area of North Carolina that rarely gets snow means that when snow is forecast that news is pretty exciting! I’m originally from Michigan where snow in the forecast is greeted with a sigh, but I’ve lived down here long enough that I’ve adopted a very North Carolinian view of the weather. So…
I love a good booklet that teaches print concepts as well as other required skills. And these booklets are super helpful because you can download them and send them to parents for youngsters to complete while staying at home. Check out two of my favorite booklets that are perfect for spring. Here’s a busy…