Book Review

This story makes even the most squeamish readers look at this likeable cockroach in a whole new light.  Maybelle, a cockroach who dreams of tasting a morsel from a plate, is consumed with how to get access to the finest foods.  Maybelle goes for it despite what her friend Henry, a flea who dines on the family cat, says to warn her.  This story is a very vivid description of the adventures that Henry and Maybelle experience as a result of her craving for food - off of a plate! 

It's Been A While...

It sure has been a while since I have last posted - months, at the very least!!!! I have been so busy!  Since my last post, I have completed my student teaching, earned my  Missouri State Elementary Teaching Certification, I am closer to my Master's Degree - one 8 week class away - and I went on a much needed vacation to New York City with the love of my life! I love you, Jeff!!!  That's exactly what I want to talk about, my trip to New York.  While there, I had a great time, relaxed, and enjoyed wonderful food, friends (yes, we knew people there), and unique opportunities.  While we were there, I kept thinking of my students and of ways that I could thread what I was experiencing into their education somehow - I really wanted to share what I was experiencing with them!!!

Below: This is a picture of my husband and I at New York's Museum of Modern Art

 Below: This is a beautiful ampitheater in Central Park

 Below: My hubby & I - a rare gem, we don't get many of these because one of us is usually the one taking the picture!

 Below: Me, in the "chair" outside of the theater where we saw Wicked on Broadway.

 Yes, this is our PLAYBILL from the Broadway show Wicked - as we are seated 5 seats away from the stage!

Left: Our tickets to the show!

 Above: Our visit to the 9/11 Memorial - what a touching experience!!!!!! I can't be honest unless I say that it moved me to tears more than once.

 The survivor tree... this tree was one of the few survivors of the attacks on our World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. This is a callery pear tree, planted in the 1970s, a true survivor and testament to our strength as a nation.


It has been a wild ride this past few months and now it is time to get back to some sense of normalcy & blogging about my life, inside and outside of the classroom.