School is back in session! The semester has started, and last night, as I breathlessly walked up the giant hill to my classroom, I did what I always do when a semester is about to start. Any number of curious questions start to flit around my brain, "Who are my students? Are they going to [...]
I was surrounded by the noises of "night." Our bedroom fan quietly hummed in the corner, the boys' monitors admitted white noise through the quiet room, Brian laid beside me snoring loudly, while our dog, Belle, laid in her bed on my other side snoring softly. I scrolled through Pinterest looking at pictures of home [...]
I would like to think that, in life, we are all doing the best we can. I am, as a co-worker and great friend once told me, perpetually happy and wired as glass-half-full. I don’t do “sad” well, and I always try to bring a smile into the lives of the people around me. When [...]
We pulled out of our driveway, drove through town, and took the exit to the highway. I turned on a Jack Johnson playlist, turned the music up, and smiled at our boys who were jumping up and down with excitement in their car seats...we were going on a much-needed family weekend get-a-way to the lake! [...]
Here's the truth...I LOVE being a Mom! I wanted to be a Mom more than anything else in the world, and our journey to parenthood was not an easy one (but that's a story for another time). Before having children, I was driven by my career. I worked long hours in the fast-paced world of [...]
