I'm linking up with Farley to share my life at the moment. There were lots of positives today... *day one of five days of jeans... *...

One of the sweetest ladies I know is in the midst of a storm. Janet is our youth pastor's assistant at FBC Bentonville. During a routine...

Our PLC is trying to transition to the Common Core State Standards. The state of Arkansas will fully implement grades 3-8 next year. So we a...

Happy Friday to YOU! I'm super excited that this week has come to a long awaited close. Our week has been filled with meetings, appoin...

Oh goodness...where has this weekend gone?!? Both girls have projects due this week...needless to say there are craft supplies all over the ...

I attended a workshop yesterday. The topic was algebraic manipulatives. I have spied and/or used most of these manipulatives in the past. Bu...

Happy Monday to YOU! I hope your week is off to a fabulous start. :) We worked on Venn diagrams today...specifically to compare and contrast...

It's only January, but I'm already thinking about our Benchmark exam in April. And then when we finish Benchmark on a Friday, my geo...

I hope you had a fabulous week! I...for one...am thrilled that it's Friday. :-) We have a few things we could do this weekend, but we ha...

Hop over to link up for the "A Day in My Shoes" blog party! Thanks to  Katie for hosting such a fun party! So here's a sn...

How fun is this?!? Caitlin and Sarah have a lot of Valentine's Day fun in store for this exchange. So hop on over and sign up tod...

In May 2011 a tornado devastated Joplin, MO. The town is located 1.5 hours north of us. Our church youth group went on mission to help with...

I am a visual learner. Hands down. No contest. My 7th grade math students this year...overall...not so much. They tend to need kinesthetic ...

I'm so excited to have received my very first blog award! A huge thanks to The Bubblegum Tree for sharing the honor. She totally made ...

Chuck's mom called this morning to let us know that Mamaw passed away. Even though we expected the phone call... Are you ever ready? ...

Kristen over at Secondary Solutions is dedicated to bringing upper grade level teachers to the blogging world. Count me in! I'm ha...

Well. It only took two years. But after much resistance on my part... I admitted my mathercise had flopped. My students simply weren...

11. Favorite movie you watched: Smurfs. Brings back memories from my childhood. Well...that... AND the fact that we stalked McDonalds!...

Yep. A snow dance. One that produces blizzard conditions after unseasonably warm temps. Why? So I can edit this blog. Again. And ag...