Summer Goals Meme — The Other Half.

So here’s my part of the Summer Goals Meme.  Thanks Megan for making me think!
 

Complete my devotions each morning.
Play and then play some more.  (I’m talking bikes and swing sets and reading and tractors and swimming and trains and ponies and play dough.)
Write everyday.  Read everyday.  Do art everyday.
Drink lots of water.
Choose to be at [...]

Two Writing Teachers Turns One Today!

1st blog birthday card to ruth
Originally uploaded by teachergal

One year ago, today, Ruth and I started this blog. For two months we wrote content and tried to finesse it so that it was ready to go “out into the world.” And here we are, one year and over 800 posts later! What a year it’s [...]

553 + Counting.

The number of comments Ali Edwards has in her most recent post.  She is hosting a contest and to enter, people leave a comment with their “favorite tip to getting the words down on a project.” 
I thought our little Teachers-of-Writing-Community would be most interested. 

Story Telling in 104 Degree Heat

Yesterday we headed to Massachusetts for our final field trip of the year.
We were supposed to visit the Sculpture Park at the DeCordova Museum in Lincoln.
However, it was going to be hot.
Really hot.
Fry-an-egg-on-the-sidewalk and schvitz-like-crazy hot.
But we went up there anyway, with lots of water, sunscreen, and hats and the hope that the museum staff [...]