Early this morning before sunrise, I heard the faint hoot of an owl. Hoooot. Hoooot. I walk my pooch every morning, and this was the first time I’d heard the hoot. Being new to the neighborhood, I was curious. When I met a neighbor who was also walking his dog, I asked about the owl….
When I have difficulty waking up in the morning, I will usually lay in bed and check out Facebook on my phone. It’s an enormous phone, and its piercing light generally wakes me up a little. Anyhoodle, this morning, one of the first status updates I noticed was a gripe about fall coming. “The earth…
Yipes! It just dawned on me that a Valentine’s Day party in today’s classrooms might not include candy. Say it isn’t so! I agree that developing healthful eating habits at a young age is the way to go. However, if I’m being completely honest, I don’t think I can do Valentine’s Day without a piece…
I love five-ingredient cooking recipes, don’t you? Well here’s a five-ingredient craft idea that makes me smile. All you need is a paper lunch bag, cupcake liners, an orange paper triangle, a marker, and glue. Put them all together and look what you get—a cute-as-a-button bird that’s versatile and adaptable. A student can fill her…