You guys. It is summer. And I can honestly say that I have earned this summer break more than I have ever earned a break before. It usually takes me about a week or two to let my brain rest… Read more ›
It’s the first day back at school today. Two days of teacher institute, then a full week of classes right off the bat. Except, according to friends and family who work year-round, I’m not supposed to talk about this. Well,… Read more ›
I know you all are dying to hear about my recent Great American Train Adventure and vacation to the great city of Boston, and I don’t like to disappoint my readers, so here is a roundup of the best Boston had… Read more ›
So I’m taking one. That’s right. In perhaps the best stroke of awesome timing yet, we’re leaving today for Boston. Our train leaves from Union Station at 9:30 tonight, and by 9:30 PM on Thursday, we’ll be in Boston. That’s… Read more ›
We’re just wrapping up some post-Christmas R&R time and are headed home today. I’d love to analyze our need to get away and do something for ourselves and wax philosophical about the benefits of carving out time to reconnect, especially… Read more ›
I put out a call on Twitter today for a topic to write about. My buddy, @EKSwitaj, suggested I write about “dealing with the shift from the highly structured school year to the more flexible days of summer,” which I… Read more ›
Story time! My freshman Honors English teacher and speech team coach, Mr. John Hires, sat us all down on the last day of school my freshman year and just looked at us. He sighed a deep sigh and put his hands… Read more ›