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Thank You Teacher!

With May here, we are finally getting a taste of summer. In Portland, things are slowly warming up and we are finally enjoying some warm sunny days in between spring rain showers. I remember when I was a kid, my friends and I would start counting down till the end of the school year and begin to make plans for summer break. With just one more month of school left, it's time to start thinking about thank you gifts for your favorite teacher. Showing your appreciation is important! And a small token … [read more...]

Good Books & Ex Libris

January is here and with the new year comes new resolutions and new beginnings. One of my goals for 2011 is to start and finish at least 4 books. That may not sound like a lot, but I had a hard time keeping up with my reading list in 2010. Don't get me wrong, I love books! My problem is that I love to buy new books more often than I actually read them and I mostly buy books with lots of pictures. One of my favorite quotes from Lewis Carroll's, Alice in Wonderland (one of my favorite books!) is, "What … [read more...]

Teacher Appreciation Baskets

Teaching has got to be one of the most under-appreciated professions there is. I worked in an elementary school for several years as an Educational Assistant and I know first hand how much work teachers do to inspire and educate our kids. The teachers my kids have had through the years have, for the most part, been excellent. I count several of them as friends years after my kids left their classrooms. This year my youngest had two teachers: his original teacher, Mrs. Fulsher, had a baby part way … [read more...]