Hello friends, it seems like I've been away from this too long! The last two days, I've spent running around the beautiful campus of Upper Iowa University, located in Fayette, Iowa. Now, before you go looking on your map, Fayette... Continue Reading →
I've had to put this day off simply because I've just been trying to catch up with everything at home. An 8 hour van ride with crazy fun people, then church, a salad lunch, watching my daughter play basketball, and... Continue Reading →
Whew! The first week of our "Teacher's Write Camp" is done, and it's been interesting to say the least! For myself, I wrote a little bit, probably not as much as I'd like, but I've been at a training... Continue Reading →
I write this after having the chance to see the inside of Busch Stadium for the first time. So awesome! I love live Major League Baseball for the atmosphere alone. I'm a Cubs fan, so going into St. Louis territory... Continue Reading →
Walking into the convention center, you could tell that there was an excitement in the air. That many teachers (1,400) gathered for a singular purpose is going to generate an energy like that. It's the first day of Solution Tree's... Continue Reading →
Today, I leave for St. Louis and the PLC conference taking place there. I'm so very excited to get to the city and visit with teachers who are liked minded about making change in their districts. I'll be a... Continue Reading →
For today, we are being asked to do a quick write about a very specific place. Mine is my acreage, my little piece of heaven. As I walk out the side door, I struck with the color. The still brilliant red... Continue Reading →
Well, I've stuck my foot in it again. That darn Twitter has gotten me into a "writing camp" and it makes me really, REALLY nervous. I've looked through a few of the comments and blogs all ready written, and *gulp*... Continue Reading →
When we purchased our acreage six years ago, part of the land was tillable land, being in beans at that point. We aren't farmers, so that was never doing to continue, and one part was where a barn and feed... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 