Teachers Please Don’t Bore the Students

Teachers everywhere (including my dear cousin’s husband) may hate me for saying this, but if you are going to teach, don’t bore your students. Do something—do anything—to relate to them. Yes, I know teachers have everything from Disney to the television shows Shameless, Family Guy and Community to compete with, and winning the attention of … Continue reading Teachers Please Don’t Bore the Students

The Art of Loading a Beautiful Dishwasher

Cole and I both load dishes, plates, glasses, spoon, knifes, forks, glasses, mugs (you get the idea, right?) into the dishwasher. This morning when I open the dishwasher the bottom rack looked like this..... Dishes alternating colors. Utensils equally distributed. Plates start with large and move towards smaller sizes. Large plates one side, smaller plates the … Continue reading The Art of Loading a Beautiful Dishwasher

Christmas Toys

In the beginning....Cole asked Santa for a "play house" Power Ranger Costumes.... A Batman car (yes, that is Joe's foot--naturally he wants a turn) Tree Blocks Matching reindeer ears for GrandMarcie...How could I leave this out?? This year Cole asked Santa for a Zippo lighter and  he wasn't disappointed on Christmas Morno. We filled his Zippo with butane, … Continue reading Christmas Toys