Author Archives: Giggles

Not asking why

Categories: Life

I could very easily ask so many whys about the shooting at Virginia Tech yesterday. I could ask whys about why he did it. I could ask whys about what was done about it. I could ask whys about policies … Keep reading

A Teacher’s Influence

Categories: Education, Musings, Work

Someone recently asked me an interesting question about teachers in my life. I liked it because it is slightly different than the one I normally get, which is, “why did you become a teacher.” They asked about teachers that had … Keep reading

A simple request

Categories: Life

I am requesting that everyone cross their fingers that the run-away crack on my windshield will continue to angle down rather than across my windshield. I can’t stop the crack now, but if it goes down I won’t have to … Keep reading

The randomness that can be Monday

Categories: Random

I had to scrape frost off my car this morning. I drove to work, worked for an hour, and then left work. And suddenly there was a twelve inch crack on my windshield. It wasn’t there before. I have a … Keep reading

Funny hood thing

Categories: Education, Happy Things

Friday I picked up my cap and gown and tassel and hood for the graduation ceremonies in one month at the University of Utah that I am participating in. I won’t be finished with my classes till the end of … Keep reading

What I learned about me

Categories: Education, Learn Something, Work

For one of my Masters classes this semester I am conducting an action research project in my own classroom. As part of this I have video taped myself teaching various lessons through out the project to see if I change … Keep reading

General Conference

Categories: Family, Gospel

Well, I hope the rest of you got something out of General Conference because it felt like a lot of the talks were just for me. This time around I thought of four specific things I wanted to hear about … Keep reading