Celebrate Something Together
I’m always impressed by the arrival of shelf upon shelf of holiday candy this time of year. I’ve come to expect a surge in candy around Halloween, but the popularity of sweet treats during the holiday season always takes me by surprise. I remember when I worked as seasonal help in our local chocolate shop during December. Customers […] Read more…
Every year Mr. Mountaineer reminds me that we need to make even more food for Thanksgiving to guarantee his favorite thing – leftovers. He could eat the Thanksgiving feast for at least a week afterwards! Between the extra slices of cheesecake, pumpkin pie, sweet potatoes, ham, etc, he’s pretty set for dinner for awhile, which […] Read more…
I can’t believe that Halloween is about two weeks away. We spent the weekend adding some scarecrows and pumpkins to our fall decor. Little Bug fell in love with the scarecrow at our front door and now says hi and bye to him. It’s really quite cute. One thing that I’ve been working on this […] Read more…
Can you believe that the first day of fall was on Saturday? Even though the weather didn’t feel like it around here, I can’t wait to get the pumpkins carved, scarecrows built and other fun fall decorating that is around the corner. Before I get started on some fall ideas, I wanted to finish showing […] Read more…
When I was a teacher, there were so many things that I wished I could get done at the beginning of the year. You always had time for the really important things – getting to know your students, organizing reading groups and unpacking necessary supplies. But there was always the desire to do more of the “fun” […] Read more…
When I was teaching, I always loved the little gifts at the beginning of the school year that students gave. After spending a long week setting up the classroom, attending meetings and getting to know my class (at least on paper), it was wonderful to get into school the first day and be greeted with a […] Read more…
