My #oneword from 2017 was sure and it was meant to help me be more open to trying new things, going to more events, saying yes to more. I didn't know it in January 2017 but moving to Reno would really facilitate these behavioral changes for me! Artown 2018 also facilitated the shift! We live …
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Quick Yosemite Trip Report
At about mile 4 of my friend Ryan's first half marathon on Saturday, September 23rd, I learned that you need a permit to backpack the Lost Coast Trail. This was quite a disappointment as Zack, our friend Shane, and I had been planning on hiking the Lost Coast Trail for months. But had no idea …
Perfect Fall Break Day!
Saturday was pretty perfect. We woke up really early, got in the car and drove 3 hours south to Yosemite, hiked with our AMC friend Matt and his climbing friend Zach to 2 beautiful lakes, then got back in the car and drove 3 hours home. It was a terrific way to start Fall Break. …
Bucket Filling For a New Year
I had lots of fleeting ideas for school blog posts over the summer but none seemed to stick. So now the new school year has started, I had my 13th first day of school on August 21st and we are 3 weeks into the wonder that is Kindergarten! We started our Year of Bucket Filling …
Hiking with Aphasia
[side note: I started this post after a hike on July 9th. Since it's now August 1st, I figured it's time to publish it. Yikes! ] Passing by the lakes on the way up and down, Zack says, "America". Oh, we hiked here on the 4th of July? You, Jack and Molly came here on …
Last Week in Tahoe
We moved to Truckee, CA in the fall of 1999 and bought our condo in Incline Village, NV in early 2000. Although we're living in our 4th house in Incline, we've lived here since then. 17 1/2 years! And if our current home weren't on the market (by the owner, we're just renting it!) nd our …
Last Kindness Parade of the Year
My voxer, twitter and instagram friend, Karen, taught me about Kindness Parades. In the past, I have loved helping kindergarteners learn about gratitude by sharing holiday greetings with school staff and knew that with Karen's inspiration, we could really up our game. This year, I teach at a small, independent school and my class made and …
Sure, let’s ski the bear scratch
The Bear Scratch is a ski line that is not often skiable. It takes a LOT of lake level snow for this to be in consideration and just the right storm to get people excited about it. Snowpocalypse 2017 was that storm! Even though I didn't have school and Zack didn't have speech in Reno …
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I've been thinking a lot about my #oneword2017. Last year's word, Up, came so easily and this year's did not. I considered breathe. This past fall I didn't take enough time to breathe and it really showed. I never felt settled into my new life as a kindergarten teacher and some parts of my regular …
Gratitudes – Day 10
My friend Ben hosted his #teachnvchat twitter chat tonight on the topic of gratitude so I figured I'd better add a quick post since I have so much to be grateful for. I got to have a work dinner with 2 of my favorite teachers at Lake Tahoe School. It has been a big adjustment …
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