When It's Really Quiet

          Please tell me that I am not the only who cannot stand to have complete silence in the library. I know that it may go against everything I knew growing up, but I just can’t have it. It isn’t in my DNA to be quiet or have quiet or like quiet. I grew up in a household where there was no such thing as quiet and I’m totally okay with that. I have three kids, and the only time my house is quiet is during nap time (and usually I’m at work when that occurs). The past few weeks have been teaching about the research paper and I have loved every minute of it. I get to teach the kids about databases, help them find books, make jokes about research papers, and really get to know some of the students. And, the best part… I don’t have to grade the papers!!!

            Research paper is over, and I have found the last few days to be grueling. I have been weeding books (which definitely needed to be done), I have been ordering books, keeping up on twitter and Pinterest, and trying to think of what I wanted to write on here.


            I have gotten super good at Photoshop! Which is great because I have the READ software and now I can make READ posters of all the teachers in the building including my own children (I may or may not have Photoshopped one teacher's books out and put Fifty Shades in instead). However, sometimes I really miss being in the classroom. Since this is only my second year here, I find it really hard to get some of the teachers to collaborate with me. I know they are all super busy, but I really want to help, and I feel like it’s my job to help. I’m still figuring out how to get them to work with me and let me help them. I’m sure that collaborating sound like a ton of work, and they just aren’t into it. Hopefully I can brainstorm some ideas and get the ball rolling, and I’m sure in a couple of years I’ll be so busy I can barely stand it. I have hope that this will be the learning hub I want it to be!

Emma's Read Poster... Adorable, right!?

I know Ava doesn't have a book, but she's so freaking cute!