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Slice of Life is  hosted  at the  Two Writing Teachers Join in and share a slice of your life.  _____________________________________________________ today:  i breathe and enjoy this little life of mine today :    is yet another amazing day that I am thankful for as life has slowed down want to be:   focused and disciplined to take care of me - mind, body, and spiritually blessings:   my daughters who provide me with so much happiness thinking:   i may just kinda sorta stumbled upon my one little word for 2016 planning:   for another year full of moment...

Slice of Life is hosted  at the  Two Writing Teachers Join in and share a slice of your life.  _____________________________________________________ Some days ... ... are long and tiring and I can't wait to fall  into bed at the end of the day. Some days ... ... are busy and quick and I'm hoping to find an extra hour in the day. Some days ... ... are full and exciting and my brain is ready to explode. Some days ... ... are just a day to cross off the quickly changing calendar. Most days ...  ... I need to ...

The Slice of Life is hosted  at the  Two Writing Teachers Join in and share a slice of your life.  _____________________________________________________ As a teacher, of course, I enjoy my summers.  It's not the three months that most people think it is. (But you already know that.)  It is still plenty of time to be missing the kids like crazy, but I'm currently not missing the busy schedule and daily stresses of wanting to do more and be better in the classroom and also at home.  Summer is a time when I can breathe (my one little word ) and do so much more -- always thinking about getting ready for a fresh new year of possibility.    I'm enjoying my long days with my five year old daughters.  ...

The Slice of Life is hosted  at the  Two Writing Teachers Join in and share a slice of your life.  _____________________________________________________ We have returned from our long pause on life.  A vacation to the beach.  A time away from it all.  A plentiful amounts of small moments to cherish with family.  Slow living.  Time to breathe. Sigh. We have returned from our long pause on life.  Two days of getting acclimated back to home life and summer living.  No real schedule yet.  Pajamas until noon.  Slow living.  Time to breathe. Sigh.  We have returned from our long pause on life.   But I'm going ...

The Slice of Life is hosted  at the  Two Writing Teachers Join in and share a slice of your life.  _____________________________________________________ I feel like there is so much to do. Complete benchmark assessments.  School paperwork.  Final meetings.  Collect guided reading books.  Start the book room.  Make summer reading plans with my students.  Write a summer letter to send home.  Organize a few piles in my classroom.  Think about packing up my room ... next week. And then ... Finish vacation itinerary.  Stop the mail.  Put items to the side for later packing.  Necessary shopping.  Laundry. ...

The Slice of Life is hosted  at the  Two Writing Teachers Join in and share a slice of your life.  _____________________________________________________ Birthday Celebrations My baby girls, who will always be my baby girls, were born on May first.  We celebrated their fifth birthday last Friday.  I now have five year olds daughters. And I cried the night before their birthday. I sobbed in my husband's arms.  I cried asking him to pray together for them.  The more I thought about it, the more tears that streamed down my cheeks wetting the pillow.  I may have cried myself to sleep the night before ... But by morning, the tears dried up, a...

The March Slice of Life Story Challenge hosted  at the  Two Writing Teachers Join us for a month of writing! today: i need to breathe today :   another busy-overwhelming-never-enough-time-except-to-create-piles kind of day want to be:  in quiet {by myself} reading, writing, or napping blessings: health, happiness and my God who gives me grace thinking: about my to-do list that multiplies with every completion planning:   for relaxation {and catch up} over spring break in just two days   writing: snippets of life for nineteen days and counting loving:    my baby girls more and more each day that are growing up before my eyes  grateful:   for friends in my church small group and prayer and today {again}: i need to remind myself to breathe.  just breathe. ...

The March Slice of Life Story Challenge hosted  at the  Two Writing Teachers Join us for a month of writing! That moment ... When it's almost my time to read, write, and finish the evening relaxing. That moment ... When we complete the nighttime routine: brushing teeth, potty, jammies, books, and prayers. That moment ... When we tuck the girls in bed, resettle all their stuffed animals, and kiss them goodnight. That moment ... When we turn out the lights and remind them, "No more talking.  Love you to the moon and back." That moment ... When I start a load of laundry, pick up in the kitchen, and straighten a few piles in the living room. That moment ... When I grab my phone, finally settle in on the couch, and open up my laptop. That moment ... When I take a deep breath and  -- Tha...

Slice of Life  hosted  at the Two Writing Teachers Join in and share a slice of your life. A little over a year ago, my Mom figured out texting. She was using a not-so-smart phone and it took her a bit longer to spit out a short, simple text. (Remember ... a-a-a? Pressing a number one, two, or three times to select the right letter?)  But, she stayed with it and figured it out.  She's upgraded her phone recently, so I don't think it is as difficult to send a lengthier text these days! I know it is not her favorite go-to form of communication with me, but some days (or weeks) that's all we have.  We had a set time every Saturday afternoon, when the girls were napping, to chat and talk and reflect on the ...