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Teaching before Christmas is like a Peanut Butter and A Mustard Sandwich

*I wrote this last year and choose to repost it in honor of my dear teaching friends!  Hang in there, most of you have one week left.*

Teaching and Christmas is like…..

….. putting mustard on a peanut butter sandwich.


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It doesn’t mix well.

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Year after year the day we came back from Thanksgiving weekend, it began.

Continue reading Teaching before Christmas is like a Peanut Butter and A Mustard Sandwich

Loving the “Under-Plants”

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It is no secret that I really enjoy the outdoors. We are enjoying the current “Jeep” season. When we came back home today I noticed some interesting things about some of the plants in the yard.

This little guy, the small day lily decided to bloom months after all of the siblings had their time in the limelight. I guess he wanted all the attention. He wasn’t ready to shine until now. Continue reading Loving the “Under-Plants”

Attention Teachers!!

I know what you are thinking.

WHAT?

 It is less than a month away in most districts.

It is about that time…….

I will admit that for the 15 years I taught in the public schools, and yes….the 10 years I homeschooled by boys….I dreaded that day like none other. Continue reading Attention Teachers!!