Am I Too Late for Easter?

I really meant to get this post published last week.  But Life said I was needed elsewhere. Little J is about too old to be excited about Easter egg hunts and baskets with plastic grass.  I still like to put together goodies for holidays, and thank goodness, I have an elementary class in St. Louis [...]

The 30-Day Giving Challenge. Day 10. Classroom Library.

I wrote about getting together a classroom library for Mr. Hays and his SuperStars here. Well, this morning, a picture showed up in my inbox. What a way to start my morning.  I truly almost started crying, realizing that sending out the call for help resulted in such bounty and encouragement for Joe and the [...]

The 30-Day Giving Challenge. Day 9. Official Announcement.

Well, finally, I can announce something that happened several weeks ago but I didn’t want to talk about it until I had it in my hands.  Now I have it: Remember that I entered my friend Joe in a contest to win a $100 OfficeMax giftcard? He, and his SuperStars, WON!  In fact, he won four times, [...]

You Know What Happens When You Assume…..

Who hasn’t fussed at their child, or their spouse, or themselves about not reading the directions or instructions?  Well, today I am fussing at myself. The OfficeMax giveaway of $1000 of schoolroom supplies does not end until this coming Sunday, October 11, midnight PDT.  That means you can still go to Mom It Forward and nominate Joe and his [...]

$1000 OfficeMax Giveaway.

EDIT: Please read my post here http://lonestarlifer.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/you-know-what-happens-when-you-assume/.  Nominations for this giveaway go through midnight PDT, Sunday, October 11. I know I sound like a broken record, but there is a $1000 giveaway of essential classroom supplies from OfficeMax that can be awarded to Joe.  He has been nominated for the $100 card many times, but not [...]

Teacher-funded classrooms.

Image by Cool Text: Logo and Button Generator – Create Your Own Please read my Saturday, October 3rd entry here: http://lonestarlifer.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/1000-officemax-giveaway/. OfficeMax is sponsoring a giveaway of $1000 of essential classroom supplies. I’ve nominated Joe but it sure couldn’t hurt to have more nominations for him. Go here http://momitforward.com/giveaway-1000-in-officemax-clasroom-supplies to read the instructions of how to [...]

Real Superstars.

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