Where do you find inspiration?   Who influenced you? Not only do we look to other people for inspiration, we also are the inspiration an...

Hello.   My name is Karen.   I am (in no particular order) a retired teacher, mother, wife, grandmother, daughter, sister and cancer sur...

Hello friends!  I am so excited to announce that Karen (my mom!) will be co-authoring this blog with me! I have to say (if you didn...

Hello there!! I have a few things (including a freebie!) that I am super excited about and can't wait to share with you all! In fact if...

This week, my second graders have been practicing mental math. They were struggling to make the connection from their 'worksheets' ...