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Join the challenge and write! Slice of Life Stories hosted by the Two Writing Teachers Motivation is what gets you started.  Habit is what keeps you going.  -Jim Ryun March is one day away. One day away from writing each and every day for thirty-one days.  Writing, editing, wondering. Posting, publishing, and making public my stories, moments, thoughts.  The words that I hold close to my heart. I remember the fear.  I remember the wondering of how in the world I would be able to write every single day for thirty-one days.  But I did it.  I'm not going to say it was easy -- Uh, that's why it is called a 'challenge'! --  but it is an amazing experience because the world around you begins    s c r e a m i n g    stories to share and moments to capture.  There are 'slices of life' everywhere: Open up your eyes. Open up your ears.  Open your heart.  And then open up your notebook! I've already cracked op...

Slice of Life Stories hosted by the  Two Writing Teachers Valentine's day morning Me:   "Uh, happy Valentine's day." Hubby: "Oh, yeah. Happy Valentine's day.  Hope you have a good day." Me: "Thanks. You too." No card. No gift. Nada, nothing, zilch.  I was the first to say it.  I reminded him about the day.  And I am the one who doesn't even like this so-called holiday! Valentine's day . . . a few hours later I received a sweet email at work.  And a phone call at lunch.  And a text on my way to pick up the girls asking if I wanted to order Chinese take-out that he would pick up on the way home.  It's the little things that matter. Valentine's day evening Hubby:   "I want to give the girls their Valentine's day gifts." Scrounging in a bag, he finally pulled out two small white boxes. Hubby:   "One for M. and one for P.! Go show Momma!" Each girl received a Pandora charm to add...

Slice of Life Stories hosted by the  Two Writing Teachers Roses are red Violets are blue I could care less about all of it too. I'm not a big fan of this so-called love-fest holiday.  I mean, I'm all about love and candy and flowers, but why wait for a cold, dreary day in February?  Every day should be Valentine's day!  I guess I'd rather receive a surprise bouquet of flowers any other day of the year -- but preferably not roses.  I know, I know.  I sound like I'm quite particular about this holiday that I don't even want to celebrate. I mentioned to my hubby when we were perusing the aisles at Target over the weekend that we should meander over to the card section to pick out a card for each other.  Then we could share it to save the couple extra bucks on a wasted card that gets shoved in a stack of mementos waiting years and years to be savored again. Needless to say, he didn't go for it.  You see, my hubby actually likes Valentine's da...

Slice of Life Stories hosted by the  Two Writing Teachers There is so much information out there in cyberspace. I know I can't keep up, but I read and watch what I can when I can. This last week, I shared many items of interest -- to me -- with my colleagues. Ruth's post about being just enough " On the tough days " Angela Maiers's post reminding teachers about the   12 Most Important Things Children Want from Their Teachers  Which led me to Angela's  "Dear Teacher - The PROMISE Poem" A video about learning in the 21st century:  A Vision of K-12 Students Today Who knows what they think when I share . . . If something caused me to ponder and reflect, then I want to share it with others. Anyone can take it or leave it: It's about planting a seed allowing us to stop and think. And I'm thankful for those who can just say it better than I can. I have a passion for learning and sharing -- Making me a better writer teacher mot...