15 Care Package Ideas That Will Banish the Winter Blahs

I don’t know why, but the winter seemed to be the loneliest time for me when John was deployed. Now that I look back on that time, I made a lot of winter care packages. If you’re stuck with your deployment (or know someone who is), here are fifteen different ideas for care packages. Just […]
How to Make a Valentine’s Date Box for Your Long Distance Love

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! Today has been a pretty tough day– not because John’s gone, but because my students were so hyped up on sugar that they were almost literally bouncing off the walls. Add to that numerous enormous stuffed bears, Macy’s-Parade-sized balloons, and gigantic sweets, and you can understand the difficulties of my day. […]
A Super Bowl Care Package

Happy Super Bowl weekend! Living in Baltimore, I’ve got a special investment in the outcome of tomorrow’s game. While I’m not really an NFL fan– college football is more my thing– the (hoped for? prayed for?) word on the teacher-street is that if the Ravens win, possibly, maybe, hopefully school might be cancelled the day […]