March 19

I can tell it's springtime.  I have to remember to take some Claritin before doing any kind of spring cleaning, or else...

March 20

My herbs are looking better.  Happy first day of Spring!

March 21

Hawaii-bound!!!

March 22

I have mixed feelings about leaving my little ones while I'm away on vacation...

March 16

I promise I didn't try to convince students to write about their teacher.  While most kids wrote about a family member or a friend, it was sweet to see that a few kids think their teacher is worth more than gold :).  Looking at their drawings, I can see why my mom used to call me Olive Oyl (Popeye's girlfriend):

March 17

I had a nice time with my family at my nephew's first birthday party.  

Both he and my newest nephew are growing so fast!

March 18

I managed to have a not-so-bad-hair-day despite it being a cold and blustery day...

March 10

It was fun to be crafty and play with Close to My Heart's new card kit today:

March 11

Joe's right: I'm a sucker for pretty packaging.

In my defense, it was on sale and cost the same as the other Kleenex boxes!

March 12

Mike's weight and old age are causing some foot (paw) problems :(

March 13

I can't wait to see this movie:

March 14

An Irish Blessing:

March 15

You know you're dating a sports fan when you fill out a bracket and don't even watch basketball!

March 5

Rushed out to buy these after having to smell throw up in my classroom today.  Poor kids, one threw up in the morning, and another in the afternoon.  Felt sorry for them, but was also sorry for the rest of us who had to deal with throw up in our classroom!

March 6

Took a break from grading/report cards to take a sneak peek at some sandals.

No shopping, though, since I had to get back to work. . .

March 7

I'm definitely my dad's daughter. 

My love for tech gadgets comes from my dad, Mr. Gadget himself. :)  

Here I am having some fun with the iPod touch I got a few months ago:

March 8

Some kids make my job so much easier...love them!

March 9

My umbrella's print:

It wasn't raining, but the umbrella makes recess duty much more cheerful and less harmful to my skin...

March 1

Our school keeps running out of pencils, so I'm resorting to having to buy and sharpen them myself.

72 pencils seems like a lot, but they seem to disappear in my classroom :(

March 2

Thanks to a gift from Joe, my teaching partner and I got to be Mrs. and Ms. Cat in the Hat (as we were called by our first graders).  We had fun celebrating Read Across America...



March 3

A perfect day for golf:

March 4

Report cards are due soon and parent conferences are coming up, which means that there's lots of testing and grading to be done.  Reading and math having been taking care of...just have to grade 51 writing tests!

February 27

Students aren't the only ones who like after school snacks.  

Teachers treat themselves to some snacks, too :)

February 28

Joe and I had fun reminiscing over some songs from the past from the likes of Keith Green and Andrae Crouch.  Music is good for the soul!

February 29

Happy Leap Day and 92nd birthday to my Grandma Socorro!

I found this song to sing with my first graders today:

February 23

I'm learning to acquire a taste for this stuff:

February 24

If I lived closer to a Trader Joe's, I'd buy myself fresh flowers every week :)

February 25

Spent the day cleaning, running errands and prepping for a Girl's Night In tomorrow.
Busy day, but all the work is well worth it...

February 26

It's such a blessing to have fun-loving girlfriends!!!