Three hundred blogs posts. That's a lot of writing, a lot of words, a lot of hot air for sure! I've written about poop, technology, teaching, family, highs, lows, and many other things in between. What am I most proud... Continue Reading →
Yup, it's that time of year, the annual Iowa "Budget Dance and Hoedown", better known as the Iowa Legislative session, 2016. I'd like to throw out a bunch of key legislators and government officials and their roles in this hoedown, but it's... Continue Reading →
Edit because it's actually Tuesday, not Friday when I started writing this blog! 🙂 This basketball season has been a challenge for me, one of the most challenging I've had in the 15 years that I've coached! I've coached 5th... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, I questioned a lot about life, between teaching, parenting, relationships in general. It was as if things just piled and piled and piled on, without end. I went to bed feeling pretty crappy about everything I do. I didn't... Continue Reading →
Saturday morning, I had the chance to take part in an activity I'd never done, volunteering with a group of teachers to help with a mobile food pantry. First off, this is part of what I've decided I want to... Continue Reading →
First blog post of the New Year! 🙂 And not only is this the first post, but I have students watching me write it.....ohhhhhh scary! I've toyed with a number of "one words" over the last few days. I'm not... Continue Reading →
As I wrote the title, it gave me the "first present of Christmas" vibe, from The Polar Express. It's hard to believe that 2015 is over in 12 hours. Looking back on this blog, the volume of writing continues to go... Continue Reading →
We've just spent the last couple of days with old college friends and their families in the Wisconsin Dells. It's been four years since we've been able meet up because, of all things, swimming. Four years ago, our oldest daughter... Continue Reading →
My family, wife and two daughters, are all musically inclined. My wife and I both performed in high school, band and choir, and actually met in the college choir. We've passed this love of music along to our daughters, both... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 