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“Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.” - Dr. Seuss I was talking to another teacher yesterday and he was telling ...

Fearless Summer has also apparently become Restless Summer because I can’t seem to stop traveling. Not that I’m complaining. Travel provid...

As a child I was ~fearless~! Fearless and lacking self-preservation to a degree that terrified my mother and landed me in the ER many, many...

St. Matt came to school with me on Friday. It was the kiddos’ last day and emotions were running high as limits were being tested. St. Matt...

1) Hearing my class groan in unison when I pick up the bookmark during read aloud and then beg: “ One more page, please !” 2) The bucakaroo...

Confession: I will meet next year’s crop of kiddos on Thursday morning. I will spend an hour with them and smile and prattle. And I will h...

Sitting beside me right now is something spectacular; I can’t stop petting it. It’s the best Summer Present from the best husband ever : a ...

The high temp for Doylestown today was 86°. The lowest temperature my classroom managed today was 86° - and that was at 7:30 in the morning ...

Whatever temperature today was, it’s my favorite. I needed to apply sunblock before post-school lounging in the backyard with a book. There ...