**disclaimer** i’m always nervous to make a post like this because i don’t want to upset anyone but the truth is that i have a terrible memory. SO, if i did forget something, please forgive me!! it’s be a YEAR, people! 🙂 01. linds and i had our first professional photo shoot for the glue. our friend othman had an idea for a series of photos…and the space, so we went for it. we just looooooooved the way they all… Read more »
Monthly Archives: December 2018
2018. what i read and what i loved.
actually. i think that i will start with what i loved. and then i will post a complete list of what i read this year. BUT FIRST, i have to say that i am so proud of the fact that i reached my reading goal for this year! i wanted to read 52 books and i think that i ended up with a total of 53. and yes, some of them were young adult or middle grades books, but i… Read more »
an alternate first.
i’ve never really felt that ‘urge’ to have kids. growing up when friends were talking about getting married and having kids, it wasn’t really something that i ever saw for me. and don’t get me wrong, i LOVE kids! i am a teacher, after all, and i work with about 1000 different students in a 6 day rotation. i make friends with random children everywhere. it’s just that i truly don’t think that being a mom is my calling. BUT…. Read more »
em kat reads. december 2018.
GUYS!!!! I DID IT!!! i met my reading goal for this year!! i’m so excited that i actually accomplished it! and i will do another post to talk about how my reading went this year and what my faves of the year were…but for now, here is what december looked like: puddin’ by julie murphy after reading “dumplin’” by this author, i knew that i wanted to read the second book. this book is written from a different character’s… Read more »
what rhymes with…
rhyming. it’s an interesting stage of learning. and as a kindergarten teacher for many years, i have been presented with some PRETTY interesting rhyming pairs! nory has been learning all about rhyming and so of course, there is a lot of rhyming going on at home. and, naturally, that means that juliet is also working on her rhyming words. it’s SO stinking adorable because she tends to rhyme most this with words that begin with P. for example: daddy…paddy nory…pory… Read more »
GEMS of the week.
yesterday, lindsay and i took our ‘little business that could’ to a christmas market! it was our favourite market last year and we decided that it would be the only one we would do this year. we had a super amazing day, met so many wonderful people, and made tons of sales! we are currently taking our final orders for the year and making sure we can get our orders out before the christmas holiday. i am so, so proud… Read more »
how to rock your read aloud.
this week, i volunteered to do a workshop for ‘teachers leading teachers’ at my school. i have never done something like this before but i decided to put myself out there and make a presentation on something that i have had a LOT of practice with over the past 2.5 years — read alouds. i have 46 classes in a 6 day cycle that come through my library, so naturally, read alouds are something that i feel pretty confident with…. Read more »
em kat reads. november 2018.
the roanoke girls by amy engel. i have been wanting to read this book for a while because i saw it on lots of recommended lists and it certainly didn’t disappoint. my friend suhaila (who has reaaaalllllly good taste in books) loaned it to me and she was so right in describing it as a page turner! it’s a mystery for sure, with a bit of darkness and underlying…strangeness…but i really enjoyed it. it’s about two girls (and their family)… Read more »
