What is the secret to long life? It’s definitely not being stressed and feeling alone all of the time. Checking In Today I started class by telling my students to find an image that represented how they felt in that moment with whatever place they were in life. They emailed me their image with a …
How can something so small, with only three ingredients, taste so fantastic? You can experiment and add more ingredients, but why stress yourself? These sausage balls are so tasty and easy. My mom’s original recipe called for 3 cups of Bisquick but I went with 2 and it seemed like more than enough for me. …
I hope I never take for granted each moment I have with my little ones. We’ve all heard the expressions – “time is a thief,” “time waits for no one,” “it all goes by in a blink.” We know and yet we don’t know, until we can’t recover the moments. It all moves so fast. …
Atlantic Beach is one of our favorite places to visit. We stay in an incredibly affordable oceanfront condo in Indian Beach at Colony by the Sea. With a pool, super quick access to the beach, and a quaint, family friendly atmosphere it has been a perfect place for us over the years. The beach where …
Easy Vegetarian Recipes Looking for a new recipe that’s simple and easy? This is the one! Summertime pasta may be the best dish I have ever made. I’m not kidding! It took me three days of cooking it to get it just how I wanted it to pair perfectly with spaghetti. It’s so easy to …
Creamy and delicious, this one pot sausage dip is super fast and easy and perfect for an appetizer. Call me lazy if you want to, but it is great only having 1 pot to wash after cooking! If you want to be fancy, put it all in a baking dish and broil for a minute …
Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God “Then you must tell ’em dat love ain’t somethin’ lak uh grindstone dat’s de same thing everywhere and do de same thing tuh everything it touch. Love is lak de sea. It’s uh movin’ thing, but still and all, it takes its shape from de shore it …
Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, meaning I get a commission if you decide to make a purchase through my links, at no cost to you. The Setting, Afghanistan I stumbled upon this book through my membership in Delta Kappa Gamma (DKG), an international society of key women educators. Each chapter of this book …
Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links. This means I get a commission if you decide to make a purchase through my links, at no cost to you. Melania and Me is a great read! What I Expected I bought this book because I thought it would be light reading and a break from the …
The best writing prompts are ones that students can connect with. But, we know, some students hate to write in any shape or form. As long as I live, I will remember a student sitting in one of the front desks of my classroom, left side, who sized me up on the second day of …
