I read with every broken heart we should become more adventurous. Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Goodbye Break Up Bucket List. But the one thing I missed was blogging. This past year has been an adventure and I am still on it so the best way to do it is document it! Tuesday, May 8, 2012. I used frozen shrimp .

Connecting Our Literacy Lives Inside and Outside the Classroom. One of our favorite articles about reading is Every Child, Every Day. In it, they describe the six elements of reading instruction that students should have. Every child reads something he or she chooses. Specifically included as a cohesive part of the daily instructional plan.

By modern measures, yesterday would be deemed a failure. Rainy mornings are my favorite more so when I have nowhere to be. The kids long awake, my husband fully dressed for work, when finally he encouraged me out of my slumber. My eventual rising was a purposed task to make lunch and back. It was a glorious mess. And, it would be a failure, right? That I felt so good.

Packing Up For The Last Time. I dig slowly through the book bins, checking for beloved texts. Sometimes flipping through, sometimes putting them in my box, most times returning them to the bin. As the books tilt forward I see a sea of my name scrawled on the top of so many of them. The boxes I pack are few. What good will these items be in a basement? I hope you had the time of your life. Gigi was playing with her baby.