It's been a while since I've added anything to the apartment! It was about time, and I had time, so yesterday and today I painted a ...

The Norwood Nest has been silent online lately... but not so silent in real life! Here’s a brief update of the last month and I promise to b...

I'm not sure where the "12 Days of Christmas" came from, but for me it's more like 25+ days of Christmas. I loooooooooooov...

I'm in nerd heaven!!! I'm in San Antonio at the National Council of Teachers of English Convention for four days! It's all teach...

Yesterday we did a fun activity with our class. We had a "Character Tea Party". The kids just finished reading novels in literatur...

Tonight I made Brent's new fave: Spicy Shrimp Cakes with Corn and Avocado Salsa from Cooking Light. I made it over the summer and now he...

Today while standing in line (for a LONG time) at the grocery store, I noticed a few magazine headlines that caught my eye. The only magazin...

Traditionally, Sunday is not my favorite day of the week. Yes, it is the day of the Lord, and I do love Sunday mornings, but inevitably, Sun...

At the end of each quarter at school, kids fill out a course evaluation for each class. They get to honestly critique their teachers, and th...