What to do with a blog . . .

Hmm . . . I've always wanted to start a blog.  I have lots of thoughts that I don't always share with anyone.  Now that I've taken the initiative to start one, I'm not sure what I want to include.  I guess I'll have to take this one in stride and see how things develop.  Maybe I'll discover my inner poet.  I like to take pictures and will share those as well.

Perhaps it's appropriate to start with a New Year's Resolution . . . During 2009, I'd like to do something meaningful . . . for me.  So much of my life is consumed by my teaching that I don't often have enough energy left in me for other things.  I think that this is why people often burn out in this profession.  I think this is a worthy goal . . . I hope.  Meaningful can be simple . . . like going for a walk every day, or reading books that I've been ignoring, or maybe finding time to learn something new like weaving or becoming a (very) amateur watercolor painter.  

Here is a photo that I like . . . I wanted to add a reminder that spring isn't too far away.  Fresh snow is pretty but icy cold windy and dirty slush is not something that I enjoy.  I do like fresh snow and there is nothing better than the first snow day from school.  

I remember a song that a friend of mine taught a group of pre-schoolers that we were working with in an inner city school.  She composed it on the way to our morning lessons.  It's simple and childlike . . . but isn't snow something that causes all of us to remember positive times from our childhood . . . I wish that my children had more memories of ice skating and sledding on icy roads.  Anyway, I digress . . . here's Katie's song . . . remember that it was written for carefree 4 year olds!  

Snowflakes

Snowflakes

Snowflakes

all around

Snowflakes

Snowflakes 

falling to the ground

Snowflakes

Snowflakes

all through my hair

Snowflakes

Snowflakes

I don't care!