Camping

I went camping this weekend at Wellington Lake near Bailey. The lake was beautiful and there were amazing pines surrounding the campgrounds. Also, a gorgeous rock formation that I think is called Craggy Peak was visible. I had a wonderful time. What is your favorite camping spot?

A Day in the Life

I love going into bookstores and flipping through the amazing photography books themed "A Day in the Life". Growing up, my parents had "A Day in the Life of Hawaii" on the coffee table. If you aren't familiar with these books, basically there are hundreds of photographers dispatched on a single day to take pictures of many different perspectives of a particular place all throughout the day, from dawn until night. I wonder if a "Day in the Life of 216" would be popular? (our classroom) What photographs would show up? How would you like to be pictured/remembered?

Weekend

I hope you all have had a wonderful weekend thus far! I had a great visit with my brother and his family in Castle Rock yesterday. My niece turned 13 on Friday. Time flies so quickly! Today, the weather was beautiful and I enjoyed some time at the Dog Park this morning with Nikki and about a million other dogs! I will be at a meeting tomorrow morning, so I will not be at school until lunch time. I hope you all behave extraordinarily well for the substitute! I miss you all already and look forward to seeing you tomorrow!

Wonderful First Day!

Wow! I am so delighted and amazed by what terrific students I have in my class! I am humbled by all your positive comments on the blog page. Tomorrow promises to be even better. I have a quote I want you to think about, and respond to if you choose: "Great lives are the culmination of great thoughts followed by great actions." If you could achieve a great action, what would it be? Why is this a significant act for you?

Welcome to Edison!

I am so excited to be in Colorado! I just moved from Arizona, and am delighted to be a new teacher at Edison Elementary. How many of you have lived in a state other than Colorado?