Teaching
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School’s Out & Goodbye May!
How can one month feel so very long, and then also disappear??? I know so many people have taken to calling the month of May, “Maycember,” because it battles with December for the amount of activities and other things happening… Continue reading
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School in the Midst of May
With all of our big testing finished for the school year, I had the students working on various projects, as well as having a mad dash to finish the novel I was reading with each of my classes. I also… Continue reading
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Starting Out the Month of May
May is a crazy month – first, you have all the holidays – Mother’s Day, Lily’s birthday, and Kevin’s and my wedding anniversary. Then add in all the school things that I have to take care of as a teacher.… Continue reading
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Finishing Up the Month
April has been so busy!! Besides all the state testing and preparation for it, there were all sorts of other things going on at school. One of them for my students was a special “Famous Texan” project. It was so… Continue reading
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Fiesta Fun & More April Adventures
One of the really awesome parts of living in San Antonio, is the fact that we have a two week Fiesta to celebrate The Battle of Flowers. The original Battle of Flowers parade began 134 years ago to celebrate the… Continue reading
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More March Adventures
The struggle with my emotions lately is very real. Frustration, anxiety, sorrow, all laced with gratitude and hope. Because of that, I have been leaning even harder into my faith and finding reminders that the Lord has me and is… Continue reading
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Finishing February
This month has seemed to fly by, while also felt like it moved slowly, like walking through mud. Isn’t it strange how both things can be true at the same time? I think that is one of the paradoxes of… Continue reading
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February Fun
After some cold weather in January, February has come in so beautifully. This is part of the reason I love living in San Antonio so much – the mild and fantastic weather we have most of the “winter” months. Kevin… Continue reading
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The End of January
We finished off the month of January with quite a few events for Arthur. One of which was the district academic UIL competition. The competition was actually the morning before the big ice storm, but because they were trying to… Continue reading
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The Ups and the Downs
As life moves forward, it is interesting to see what becomes your “new normal.” Right now, my new normal looks a lot like rushing to a chemo treatment as soon as school is out, and then grading papers while I… Continue reading
