http://wordpress.edgemereroadrunners.com/vbeaulieu ...A Day in the Life... Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:18:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Have you ever wished for something so much, yet you knew that your wish would mean pain for someone else? I have just such a wish. One of Tim and my friends is fighting for his life. He found out not too long ago that his liver was failing, and ... http://wordpress.edgemereroadrunners.com/vbeaulieu/2008/10/30/226/ Tonight, I had every intention of grading papers, working on next week's lesson plans, updating my gradebook, and reading my guided reading assignments. However, just like all good plans can go awry...so can all good intentions. What started out as, "I think I'll just read a few blogs and write ... http://wordpress.edgemereroadrunners.com/vbeaulieu/2008/10/22/good-intentions/ For the past week, we have been studying why "questioning," (asking questions about what we read) is important. We brainstormed the following reasons: Questioning: leads readers deeper into the piece allows the reader to set up dialogue with the author shows that you are thinking allows you to interact with words helps us to understand (clarifies ... http://wordpress.edgemereroadrunners.com/vbeaulieu/2008/10/22/responding-to-a-blog/ March 17, 2004...a quiet evening...except for the occasional breath escaping as they exhale slowly. Great-grandfather and great-granddaughter, sharing a memorable moment in time as they duel on the chessboard. He, a veteran player (having hundreds, maybe thousands of games behind him). She a beginner, barely into the "art" of playing ... http://wordpress.edgemereroadrunners.com/vbeaulieu/2008/10/17/214/ I can't believe it! I was approving posts this evening, and one of them was actually to my blog (I miss you all too, Alex). Anyway, when I decided to check out my blog...I realized I hadn't written anything since the 7th, and that was for the teachers. I'm going ... http://wordpress.edgemereroadrunners.com/vbeaulieu/2008/10/17/where-have-the-past-ten-days-gone/ Are you curious about the title? Are you a staff member? Would you like to be able to conduct professional development sessions online? There is a trend to imbed professional development into our busy schedule. You might think..."I can't add one more thing to my plate! There isn't any room! I'm ... http://wordpress.edgemereroadrunners.com/vbeaulieu/2008/10/07/pd360/ A gray, cloudy sky hovered overhead the entire day today. At times, the clouds seemed to part as a sliver of sunlight attempted to peek through. The sight, simultaneously eerie and beautiful, had an effect on me I couldn't explain. It nearly took my breath away. I scampered around the house ... http://wordpress.edgemereroadrunners.com/vbeaulieu/2008/10/05/191/ My brain, a wireless network, scrambling from one subject to another. Or is it wireless? Maybe that's the problem! there are too many wires...criss-crossing all over the place, shorting out, sending some (not all) sparks of information across the scrambled highway known as my brain. http://wordpress.edgemereroadrunners.com/vbeaulieu/2008/09/28/my-brain-a-short-practice-with-metaphors/ "M-r-e-o-w! M-r-e-o-w! M-R-E-O-W!" K-pang, k-pang. "M-R-R-E-O-O-W-W-W!!!" Ah, the joyful sound of Kuro wanting out of Tina's room in the morning. I roll out of bed, look at the clock and read 5:35 a.m. "Kuro," I think to myself, "it's Saturday! I don't want to get up at 5:35 a.m. How ... http://wordpress.edgemereroadrunners.com/vbeaulieu/2008/09/28/the-morning-wake-up/ [audio:http://wordpress.edgemereroadrunners.com/vbeaulieu/files/2008/10/beaulieus-at-the-airport.mp3|titles=Sitting on the Tarmac|artists=Mrs. Beaulieu] It was a warm...an extremely warm day, in the Summer of 1993. Tim and I and the kids were on the way to Germany. We were waiting to board our plane. This was the first time Ricky and Tina had been to Germany. It was also ... http://wordpress.edgemereroadrunners.com/vbeaulieu/2008/09/22/sitting-on-the-tarmac/