Tough Cookie Mommy | June 29, 2011
My graduating eighth grade students wrote some letters to me and reminded me exactly why I became a teacher in the first place. (Just click on each photo to read each letter.) Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Share on technorati Tweet [...]
Tough Cookie Mommy | June 27, 2011
The end of the school year is finally upon us. Tomorrow is the last day of school for all New York City public school students. It is a bitter-sweet time for me because I am saying goodbye to students that I have taught for the last two years for seventh and eighth grade. [...]
Tough Cookie Mommy | June 26, 2011
Hello, Everyone! It’s back to work and school tomorrow but I am happy to report that Tuesday is the last day of school here in NYC for all public schools. This means that I will finally begin my summer vacation! It is always nice to connect with all of you here for Monday [...]
Tough Cookie Mommy | June 23, 2011
Recently we had an altercation with our next door neighbor over the fact that he continues to let his dog defecate in front of my house and does not pick up after her. His family just moved into the neighborhood a couple of months ago and we have suspected for awhile that he [...]
Tough Cookie Mommy | June 22, 2011
My baby boy graduated from Pre-Kindergarten today and his father and I were as proud as we could be! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Share on technorati Tweet about it Tell a friend
Tough Cookie Mommy | June 19, 2011
Hello, Everyone! It’s back to work and school tomorrow but it is always nice to connect with all of you here for Monday Mingle. ATTENTION: As a special favor this week, I would really appreciate it if you took the time out to vote for Tough Cookie Mommy as one of the Top 25 [...]
Tough Cookie Mommy | June 19, 2011
The winner of the Cocoa Puffs Brownie Crunch Giveaway is: Congratulations to Kelly Blackwell! The winner has been e-mailed and will have 24 hours to respond otherwise new winners will be selected. Thank you to our sponsors and to everyone who participated! I have more giveaways coming up so be on the lookout for [...]
Tough Cookie Mommy | June 16, 2011
Two weeks ago, I attended a puppy training class at the animal shelter where I adopted our puppy, Onyx. We were actually obligated to attend the class because the shelter supervisor did not think that we had enough experience with puppies and made attending the class a condition of our adoption. I have [...]
Tough Cookie Mommy | June 14, 2011
My baby boy is graduating from Pre-K next week. This has been a wonderful and busy year for him and it just plain tuckered him out! Here is the proof: Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Share on technorati Tweet about [...]
Tough Cookie Mommy | June 12, 2011
Hello, Everyone! As usual, the weekend always goes by way too fast! It’s back to work and school tomorrow but it is always nice to connect with all of you here for Monday Mingle. I hope you are all ready for a great week of networking. So please link up and follow each other on [...]
