Teaching to adolescents, I am always on the lookout for a great book that grabs you right away. Many adults have short attention spans, but young adults? Even shorter. This novel is actually a memoir, but it’s told in poetry form. The author hooked me right away, and I was…
It snowed an inch in Portland yesterday. For those of you who live in areas where lots of snows is normal in the winter, one inch is probably a dusting to you; but out here, it shuts down the city. And that is what it did yesterday afternoon, today, and most…
My family, like many families, has traditions. Some I love, some I…well, don’t. However, my absolute favorite family tradition is a birthday tradition. On your birthday, you get to choose what you want to have for dinner and for dessert. I loved this tradition growing up because in a house full…
Yesterday we had snow and ice and school was cancelled. So what did I do on my day off? I made a cheesecake. Why go outside in the freezing rain (literally–it came right after the snow) and try to build a snowman in 1/2-inch of snow? I think I’ll take…
At the school where I work, it is tradition to have a chili cook-off on the first teacher grading day of the year. It works a little something like this. You make a chili. You bring the chili to school in a crock-pot. You drop it off and someone gives…
Every year, when I was in elementary and middle school, our family would drive 7 hours to visit my grandparents. While the car ride always felt like forever, the week went by in a second. My grandparents lived on acreage, and it was so much fun exploring the “vast beyond”…
It’s funny how come fall, I crave pumpkin. Between September and November I can’t tell you how many pumpkin related food I make, but once Thanksgiving hits, I have no desire to eat, think about, or make anything pumpkin. Is anyone else with me on this one? And while I’m being honest…
Well, it’s officially autumn. The leaves are falling in droves, the air is crisp and cool, and the gourds are out in full swing. The weather today has been cool and cloudy, and all I want to do is curl up with a blanket, a cup of coffee, and a…
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