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#SOL20 Day 14: The Dog Days of…March?

I love standing in the school hallways at arrival and dismissal time. It’s like a barometer that gives me readings of a different kind of atmosphere. Yesterday, as the bell rang for our half day early dismissal, the kiddos were released from classes, backpacks full of materials, heads full of instructions. Some even stopped toContinue reading “#SOL20 Day 14: The Dog Days of…March?”

#SOL20: Find Your Cozy Place And…

Like many teachers across the country, I am eyeball deep in preparations for our district to go online with our learning. Like many teachers, I’m putting an immense amount of time and energy into thinking about how I will preserve the relationships I have with my kiddos while I maintain adequate “social distancing.” What’s soContinue reading “#SOL20: Find Your Cozy Place And…”

#SOL20 Day 12: Taking a Moment

It seems as though there are fewer and fewer places to hide from the spectre of Coronavirus. Even those of us who set out on a conversation trying to discuss something, anything other than the impending wave, there is no escaping the momentum of what surrounds us. And so, in the midst of swimming, paddling,Continue reading “#SOL20 Day 12: Taking a Moment”

#SOL20 Day 11 (Bonus): How Bad am I at Grief? (Or…will it always be too soon?)

In my daily blogroll, I came across Laughing Squid’s post about comedian Glen Tickle, whose Netflix special is in tribute to his late brother. I can picture myself tuning in. I picture my own brother looking on from wherever he is, perhaps laughing along in that laugh I can never unhear, visiting me later onContinue reading “#SOL20 Day 11 (Bonus): How Bad am I at Grief? (Or…will it always be too soon?)”

#SOL20 Day 11: Comin’ Home

Maybe I jinxed it by missing my boy. But he’s coming home this week for Spring Break. Aaannd for the forseeable future. Yes, my son’s college has made the decision to move to online learning starting after Spring Break. And that boy, the one I’ve been missing, the one I enjoy spending time with, theContinue reading “#SOL20 Day 11: Comin’ Home”

#SOL20 Day 10: Better Late…?

You slide into bed, making sure the requisite layers cover you: Comfort. Warmth. Weight. A sense of victory wells up within. You have done it. You have achieved early bedtime. Until the moment you realize what you didn’t get done. It had to get done. Today. Try as you might to get that pit inContinue reading “#SOL20 Day 10: Better Late…?”

#SOL20 Day 9: We’ll See What Happens

“We’ll see what happens,” the Wife shrugged as she grabbed her bag and keys. The Husband looked up. “What’s THAT supposed to mean?” The Wife lowered her bag and countered, “C’mon. You know that’s how it goes, right? It’s not like we have any control over what actually happens. We jump in, and then…yeah. We’llContinue reading “#SOL20 Day 9: We’ll See What Happens”

#SOL20 Day 8: Signs of Spring

I always love that first day I start to notice signs of spring. Here’s a little old thing I wrote to celebrate. The sun whispers to the spring soil,“Come out, my friends, it’sTime to play!” Is it that they don’t hear?Are they still cold,HidingWaiting afraid forWinter to pass?Who will be the first to break forth?NotContinue reading “#SOL20 Day 8: Signs of Spring”

#SOL20 Day 7: A Time to Bake

Today was hamentaschen day. Hamantaschen, for the uninitiated, is a triangular-shaped pastry filled with stuff, and it’s eaten around this time of year in celebration of the Jewish holiday of Purim. Which, for the uninitiated, is a celebration (among way too many) of how someone tried to get rid of Jews and failed. But inContinue reading “#SOL20 Day 7: A Time to Bake”