Postcards from the Methow Valley: Taking the Tour

Today we drove around the Methow Valley so JEJ could find spots he recognized from his youth.  Above is the house he lived in when he was eight. He co…

Postcards from the Methow Valley: Touring North Central Washington State

When we left home yesterday the sun and the snow created a beautiful contrast as we crossed Sherman Pass close to home. The landscape changed when we…

National Board Certification for Teaching: Portfolio Done

After an extra 200 hours, three ink cartridges, reams of paper, too much coffee, tired songs on the iPod, lots of thinking, recording and burning of …

Sibling Assignment #125: An Image of Happiness

I gave another Happiness prompt for Sibling Assignment #125: " Choose an image that symbolizes happiness to you. Post that image and explain why…

Relaxation Time In a Week!

A week from tonight instead of pounding out the last sentences of knowledge for my National Board entries, I will be here, here, and here. I can't…

Too Many Names

“On our earth, before writing was invented, before the printing press was invented, poetry flourished. That is why we know that poetry is like brea…

Vernal Equinox

Happy First Day of Spring! Only the crocus have bloomed in the garden. The rest are lovely bouquets transplanted from the grocery store!

Living On a Raft!

I live kinda close to lots of places, but not close enough to any place to stop and pick up a quart of milk, go get takeout, or buy something on a wh…

The End of the Rainbow

As I got ready to sit down to dinner on St. Patrick's Day how fitting it was to look out the window and see a brilliant rainbow over Lake Rooseve…

Sibling Assignment #124: Happiness: Capturing Ordinary Moments on Film

I am continuing with the Happiness theme with Sibling Assignment #124 this week. I will link my siblings' posts soon. I finished reading The Happ…

A New Twist on Mac and Cheese and a Keeper from the Recipe Box

My traditional macaroni and cheese recipe has always been the tried and true Pioneer Macaroni and Cheese from the original Betty Crocker cookbook. It…

Tire Woes, Dancing in Class, and the Bluebird of Happiness

Sometimes weeks can go by, life is uneventful, and I plod along counting my blessings. Other times there are so many events that the week is all a bl…

Tulips from Two Points of View

These aren't from my own garden yet... but the bulbs are slowing pushing up out of the ground.

Sibling Assignment #123: Spring Break at Steamboat Rock

I gave the sibling assignment this week. Think of a destination you have traveled to that brought you happiness. Describe the place/trip and why this…

Postcards From Lake Roosevelt

It was a beautiful day to be out on the lake today with a camera, the dogs, and JEJ.

Away

Tonight I am staying away from home for a training in Seattle. This is what I miss when I am away from home. The greenhouse,  a warm fire, a sunrise, an…