This is not my first blog piece for today, but I guess I am just not ready to post what I wrote earlier. Now, it is late in the day and I am do not feel like posting a heavy piece of writing (>1,000 words). So, in celebration of 5 o’clock on a Friday, I…
Inspired by the Word Press Weekly Photo Challenge: Serene
This year I waited until last week to start playing my Christmas music. In years’ past, I have been known to play it as early as late summer! I am chalking this up to a busy fall. I love Christmas music and definitely have my favorites songs and favorite CD’s. Music, whether being appreciated by listening…
It’s Tuesday again! Already! Time for a Slice of Life Post sponsored by the Two Writing Teachers Blog. Last Thursday, I found out the my proposed study, Garden Education and The Subsequent Development of Environmental Stewardship: Indicative Memories, was approved by the IRB, or Institutional Review Board, at the university I attend for graduate school. My mentor…
Recently, I have been bothered by some emails I received from Dr. Jo Boaler who is a Math Professor at Stanford University in California and founder of You Cubed, a math website for teachers of mathematics and the families they serve. Do not get me wrong, I do not know Jo Boaler, but from reading…
When I went to grab my computer this morning, naturally my mind went to my blog as when I am having “normal” days, writing my blog is one of the first things I do after I get up each day. However, today I realized that I am really off……I posted my Silent Sunday post a…
Food is on the minds of a lot of people this week. In two days it will be our Thanksgiving holiday, which means many will have a table full of food on which to overeat while visiting relatives and trying to stay away from volatile topics, such as politics. Upon arriving home from Western New…
Late last night I got back from a five-day trip to visit my parents in Western New York. I have not blogged since last Thursday! Today’s Slice of Life Tuesday post is just that – a slice on what I have been up to since the end of last week and my last blog post….
I grew up in Western New York, but have lived in the Mid-west now for almost 20 years. These were my first observations: Seven lanes of road. Crazy drivers who will cut you off before they let you merge. Suburban spread into the rural areas. From the air Western New York looks like Wisconsin, The…