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Thanks, Mr. Morris!
I’ve been retired for two weeks. Since we went on our trip to Michigan and just got home, I have been at home and on my own for one day. So far, so good. My husband, family and friends made a huge deal for my retirement. My teaching partner, Jennifer, and Karl my husband … Continue reading
Ground Hog’s Day!
I love Ground Hog’s Day. The modern iteration of it is silly and fun, and I embrace it with enthusiasm. I love the idea of a furry little critter poking his head out and foretelling the weather. Especially when educated higher beings seem to take foretelling the weather so seriously yet they turn out wrong … Continue reading
Holding Pattern
One of my most troublesome character flaws is that I tend to live in the future. I am always planning and looking forward, and that keeps me from living today sometimes. Right now, I am really struggling with this. If everything goes the way we hope, I have 89 work days left in my teaching … Continue reading
One hundred and twenty some days to go!
I think this is my last year of teaching. I only think it because a few details have to fall into place before I’ll know for sure, and I am trying to patiently wait on the Lord’s leading. (Try is the operative word in that sentence, I succeed only a minimal amount of the time!) … Continue reading
A New Year
One of the great things about being a teacher is that there are definite beginnings and endings. Summer ended when we flew home from our island back to Wyoming to start a new school year. While I didn’t feel ready to be back to school, the process of unpacking my room,putting up bulletin boards, making … Continue reading
Mount Vernon Day Four
When I first began this journey towards being a history geek four years ago, I knew very little about George Washington. In the first book I read about him and his role in the French and Indian War, I was not impressed. At first glance, he seemed arrogant and aloof, and I didn’t get what … Continue reading
Mount Vernon Day Two
This has been a long, wonderful day. I got up at 5 am so that I could watch the sunrise over the Potomac from the piazza of the mansion. It wasn’t a spectacular sunrise, but it was enough. This afternoon we took a tour of the farming part of the estate. Washington was an innovator … Continue reading
Day Ten: Harper’s Ferry and Antietam
The little town of Harper’s Ferry sits on a sharp point of land which witnesses the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers. It is a beautiful site. The hills all around are tall and lush so that the town is nestled in snuggling and safely. Historically, Harper’s Ferry is rich. George Washington decided to … Continue reading
Day Nine: Colonial Williamsburg
In the past three years I have realized just how much I enjoy places that make history real and alive. I really want to be Miss Frizell and I really do want to have access to a magic school bus. Short of that, I wish that I could take my fifth graders to Colonial Williamsburg … Continue reading
Day Eight – Jamestown
Guess what? Jamestown really is a town! Today we spent our time at two Jamestown sites. The first is the actual site of Jamestown Colony: England sent 118 men to create the first English permanent settlement in the New World in 1607. At first the site looked like a perfect place. It was … Continue reading
