Well, we are back from Christmas vacation. I hope you had a great one. I was able to kick back and relax, spend some quality time with my family, do some professional reading, buy some materials for my classroom, and ring in the New Year with fireworks. All in all, it was a great break. …

Image via Wikipedia I’ve spent the last two days recovering from the holiday hubbub. I’m so glad that I have had the chance to just kick back and relax after all of the Christmas visiting, parties, and holiday functions. I so needed that. I think everyone should get a week off for Christmas. I remember…

When I was growing up we had an Atari and then we moved up to a Commodore 64. I was playing games and doing some BASIC programming on both of these computers. My dad and my brother would play along with me. However, I don’t ever recall my mom playing a video game with us.…

I found these great images online this Christmas and thought I’d post them all up here. from Agent M from Andy Beal from Fox Trot by Bill Amend from Parade I so love that Santa Hulk one. How cute is that? Baby Wolverine is right on character too. Perfect!  Stormtroopers watching How The Grinch Stole…

Image via Wikipedia Have you seen the television show Art Attack? If not, you really should look for it. The show is a treasure trove for the elementary classroom. Host Neil Buchanan shares a passion for art and creativity that is simply inspiring. Every week on the show, he goes through simple projects that you…

My first celebrity crush was Claire Danes. I was completely captivated by her when I saw the very first episode of My So-Called Life. I also developed a bit of a crush on the fictional Erica Strange played by Erin Karpluck on the excellent television series Being Erica. And then, of course, there was Black…

Wow, things really are bad in London, Ontario right now. Found on Tumblr – http://ghosttocoast.tumblr.com/post/2136785355

I’ve lived in Canada my entire life. I’m used to heavy winters and I’m used to the craziness that often accompanies the first major dumping of snow each year. However, I have never seen anything like Snowmageddon 2010. It started off innocently enough Friday night. I woke up the next morning to find a light…

DitchedOriginally uploaded by Steffe I just spent three hours in my car and I didn’t even make it to my intended destination. I can blame it all on the snow. I did the right thing. I gave myself lots of extra time. I left early. I took it slow, knowing that the intense snowfall was…

I have a large collection of hats. For some reason, I cannot leave the house without sporting a hat. The strange thing is that I alternate between only about a dozen or so different ball caps. The other day I realized that all of my favourite hats look ragged and worn. Many of them are…