And so it begins...

Well....this is it.....I've caved! My sister and my brother's girlfriend both have blogs. After spending hours upon hours reading theirs, I finally decided to start my own. At first I thought it would be something I'd do when Russ (my husband) and I started our own little family...then after seeing how busy and tired my sister is raising two amazing little girls I thought I'd start it sooner--you know, just to get in the swing of things before the baby (that exists only in dreams) actually arrived. Now, here I am, happily typing away on my newly created blog.

I suddenly know what it feels like to be one of my third grade students when I ask them to share something they've written. I'll admit, it's a little scary to throw your thoughts out there for the world to see...however, I will listen to the same advice that I give my students and share my writing in the hopes of learning something along the way.