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On Generational Trauma
Brown hair, brown hair, short legs, nose bump. Our physical traits are easily observed as they pass from generation to generation....
Aug 13, 2021


Mother's Day 2021
My little ones are growing so fast, but not as fast as my little tree. May 9, 2021 - Alyssa (6), Rachel (10) Second Mother's Day of the...
Aug 13, 2021


On Inspiration
Inspiration. Sometimes I've got it, and sometimes it's missing as surely as the last piece of cake in the fridge. But, oh, how I miss it...
Feb 13, 2021


Video Tutorial: 3 Digit by 1 Digit Division
Here is a short video I made for a student showing how to do traditional, long division, but with some modern common core concepts to...
Feb 10, 2021


December 2020 Shenanigans
As the year drew to a close and the pandemic raged on, we tried to make the best of the situation. The girls have inherited my love of...
Feb 5, 2021


On Fatphobia
It's "new year, new you" time again. I played that game too for many years, too. I bought, and I mean literally bought, the lies about...
Feb 4, 2021


I got new glasses!
They are pretty adorable if I do say so myself. Buy glasses online without trying them on is unnerving!
Jan 28, 2021


On Murdering Vegetables
When I became a vegetarian at thirteen, I received a lot of the same questions that many vegetarians and vegans get. Where do you get...
Jan 28, 2021


January 25, 2014
Flashback to little Alyssa growing inside me 7 years ago today! Look at Rachel's sweet 3-year-old face.
Jan 26, 2021


On Doing Enough
As educators, we don't always see the fruits of our efforts. Those ah-ha moments often happen behind the shutters of our students'...
Jan 24, 2021


Multi-digit Multiplication Guide
Teachers, I hope the pandemic is treating you as well as can be expected. I hope your students are patient and kind through your...
Jan 20, 2021


Goodbye 2020, Hello 2021
Welcome to my Facebook replacement! If you have not seen this image before, this was created for a photography club "self-portrait...
Jan 20, 2021


On Freedom
Most of my thoughts, however, are focused on the executive order that will be signed today freeing children locked away in cages...
Jan 20, 2021
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