Thank you! Thank you! Thank you to all of you who sent well wishes and prayers for me. Tonight I feel almost human again and I’ve been told by an on-call nurse that I am no longer contagious, even though I’m still sniffling and sneezing and coughing. Tomorrow I’m going to try half a day at work and see how I do. Poor Miss Rose has had to cover for me too long! Continue reading
Tag Archives: reading
From Strasburg, CO
We got an earlier start on our travels today – around 10:00 instead of sometime after noon – and had a relatively uneventful trip. Continue reading
Good books for middle school
“There is creative reading as well as creative writing.”Ralph Waldo Emerson“If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time(or the tools) to write.” Stephen King
If you are inclined to write for 6th-8th graders, you’ll want to read some of the best of what’s out there now. Here are my top 12 picks:
Many Windows On the World
My husband, Mark, is a long haul trucker. He has been in nearly all the lower 48 states with the exception of a few in the NE corner of the country. He’s seen all sorts of beautiful sights and had many adventures. Wherever he goes he takes a camera, and he’s always ready to shoot something spectacular or interesting. He took the picture I’m using for my Continue reading
Getting into someone else’s head
A week ago I wrote about some of my favorite children’s books and I focused on picture books and early readers. This time I thought I’d write about some of my favorite juvenile fiction, with an emphasis on getting into another’s head. Continue reading
Fun research!
I had a 45 minute call with my business mentor, Elge Premeau, today. She was very pleased with my web site and my blog. She’s going to try to help Jamey (my technical administrator) figure out how to make this an RSS feed so I won’t have to e-mail everyone Continue reading
Map your scene
The NCRC
As I’m working on developing my business, I’m also looking for related jobs for the employment department. Several of the classes I’ve taken through the OED have been very helpful in teaching me about social networking. I’m old enough to remember the days Continue reading