Princess Abby in Nashville-March 2018
We always do something special for Abby’s birthday, but truthfully, it is in the Fall when things are hectic and it is the day after our anniversary and we usually end up being able to plan more for the boy’s birthday! Now, Abby of course, gets to do all ofContinue Reading
Protesting-What Are We Fighting About Anyway-2018
As an American Government and History teacher for 30 years, I always encouraged my students to get involved on which ever side of the issue they supported. I also always asked them what is your goal any time you protest? What do you hope to accomplish? That being said, IContinue Reading
Beast’s First Birthday April 5, 2018
One year ago today our amazing Beast came into this world! I have to admit I was never a dog person! In fact, I’m sure everyone who knew me could attest to the fact that I was an anti dog person! All the poop, the hair, the dog smells wereContinue Reading
Gordon Central Prom Crash Reenactment-2018
Today I returned to Gordon Central to do the bloody makeup for the Prom Crash Reenactment. I helped with the makeup many times when the activity was held at GC but I had never actually been able to watch it because I had to go back to class after doingContinue Reading
The Beast and Me-Cohutta Road Trip-April 2018
The Beast and I set out on Thursday on our first trip to the Cohutta and to Lake Conasauga! It was a beautiful day and the only thing missing was Phyllis and the kids! We went off the pavement at about 10 in the morning and made our first stopContinue Reading
Sometimes We Don’t Like What We Hear!
Today I was I unfriended. Now, I have a tough skin so it really didn’t bother me. However, what bothered me was that I was trying to offer hard, but helpful advice to someone that I think really needed it. Since I failed at that, I will offer some adviceContinue Reading
To Touch a Life-The Power of Teaching
I was sitting in the woods this weekend contemplating life and for some reason my mind wandered back to my days in elementary school at Riverside in Rome! It was an amazing childhood with a k-8 school and rarely more than 20 kids in a class! As I thought throughContinue Reading
Beast and Me-Marshall Forrest-2017
Beast and I went on a mini adventure today to get him some running time in and to get me some time in the woods! We headed to Marshal Forrest first this morning! There are 2 relatively easy trails, one cool one with Braille markers along the roped trail andContinue Reading
Thanks to an Amazing Nation 2017
For quite a while, I have been contemplating many issues in America that I have come to believe are all interconnected! I began thinking about this when the NFL protests began with kneeling during the National Anthem. My gut instinct was to be very opposed to the protesting because IContinue Reading
Fort Mountain and Lake Conasauga Adventure 2017
Last weekend, we set out to do some hiking and exploring. Our first stop was Fort Mountain, which was also the stop of tons of people. We hiked to the fire tower and Beast had to visit every dog we passed, which was about 2 dozen! It made for aContinue Reading