From my husband’s basketball days in England he has met so many people. Some of his closest friends came from teams back home. It’s wild how thousands of miles from his hometown that he is able to catch up with friends in the US. Last week, we had his friend, Phil, visiting on holiday. HeContinue reading “Reunion at a Harlem Wizards Game”
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Lesson From an Aspiring Author: Chapter One
I am two years into my amateur writing career. It’s been that amount of time since I began to publish this blog. Since then I have written a completed manuscript, started on several new stories, had two short stories and a poem published in small publications, joined an online critique group, become a member ofContinue reading “Lesson From an Aspiring Author: Chapter One”
Dressing and Educating: Days 120-123
Day 120: February 21, 2017 After a long President’s Day weekend I entered my room with energy and excitement for the week ahead. In English, we read “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst. As we read, we paid particular attention to the author’s use of theme and symbol. This is one of my favorite shortContinue reading “Dressing and Educating: Days 120-123”
A Room Fit for a Princess
This spring our home project will be converting our daughter’s room into one fit for a princess. She has outgrown her toddler bed and many of her preferences are changing. We want to create a space for her that she loves and that caters to her personality. Over the weekend she and I spent timeContinue reading “A Room Fit for a Princess”
How We Roe
We are in the middle of my husband’s Upward Celebration season. He is an endorsed performer for Upward and spends much of February and March doing shows for different leagues across our region. Over the next three weeks he will be performing at eight different locations. It makes for a busy two months, but heContinue reading “How We Roe”
Five Minute Friday: Slow
This week the topic for the Five Minute Friday link-up post is Slow. What is a link-up? Essentially a link-up is when you join other bloggers and write on a similar topic. You share your blog posts with one another and begin conversations via a host site. You can head over to Kate Motaung’s page to check out otherContinue reading “Five Minute Friday: Slow”
Dressing and Educating: Days 115-119
Day 115: February 13, 2017 My classes began today with a debrief of last week’s Socratic Seminar in English. Students evaluated their own strengths and weaknesses and we discussed ways to improve as a class in the future. After the debrief session students began presenting their independent book projects. I received some of the bestContinue reading “Dressing and Educating: Days 115-119”
Bullet Journal (February Updates)
I’ve been an official Bullet Journaler for two months now. In February, I took on the February Journal Challenge where I created a new page or idea each day based on a prompt. I also started some new pages and added to ones from last month. I have been really pleased with this new hobby.Continue reading “Bullet Journal (February Updates)”
Teachers Pay Teachers?
Writing effective lesson plans is time consuming. Making learning at the high school level fun and engaging for students requires even more. This year I’ve been focusing on student engagement and getting my students more involved in both the English and History courses that I teach. It’s taken more time than usual, but myContinue reading “Teachers Pay Teachers?”
Five Minute Friday: Weak
This week the topic for the Five Minute Friday link-up post is Weak. What is a link-up? Essentially a link-up is when you join other bloggers and write on a similar topic. You share your blog posts with one another and begin conversations via a host site. You can head over to Kate Motaung’s page to check out otherContinue reading “Five Minute Friday: Weak”
The Ameri Brit Mom 