Monthly Archives: March 2018

Today is my youngest daughter’s birthday and the last day of March Slice of Life. A double celebration. We will be meeting her in Manhattan for an early dinner with her boyfriend . She lives in New York. My other … Continue reading →

I get a lot of e-mails each day.  The past 2 weeks I made the decision to clean up my emails on Saturday morning  when I am in bed. It is usually over 100 emails. I look at some of … Continue reading →

This morning  it was lovely listening to the birds chirping. The weather  was in the 50s. I went to yoga tonight. When I pulled into the driveway I heard the peepers.  In my backyard there was a robust chickadee hanging … Continue reading →

I was about to go out the door this morning when my husband told me he loaded the dishwasher.  I reminded him that I started the dishwasher last night.  He was mad because he loaded the dishwasher with dirty dishes … Continue reading →

After spending  time grading 5th graders Westward Expansion papers I realized that my students  had no idea which word to use. I gave them a quick worksheet choosing which word was the right word to use. About 5% of each … Continue reading →

Looking forward to a relaxing weekend.  Last week I had report cards to do.  This weekend I will finish planning the end of my writing unit and begin our next writing unit which is fantasy.  We shall see how things … Continue reading →

I hate to be a whiner, but this week despite the weather people we did not have a Noreaster this week! We did have an early dismissal yesterday & today we had a 3 hour delay. All is good. Hopefully  … Continue reading →

As of last week our last day of school is Wednesday  June 27. We had a Noreaster today, but fortunately we had an early dismissal. Lunch at 10:45. All of the classes were 30 minutes except for 20 minute special. … Continue reading →

We had a faculty  meeting  this morning. Our principal came in and told us it was the longest March ever with 6 days off in the past 3 weeks. We are expecting another snow day tomorrow. The predictions on amount … Continue reading →

Our neighbor across the street is a widow and my husband and a neighbor across the street always help to clean up her driveway and her stairs.  When I got home today she called out to me. She wanted to … Continue reading →