Big Questions… We May Never See the Shade 2 Jul 2021 Recently, we were clearing trails at my summer job and one of my students who work on my crew came across two sapling oak trees and he asked if he…
Motivation Walking the Mountain Bike 3 Dec 2020 Mountain biking always held a romantic appeal to me. Crisscrossing rugged terrain while avoiding trees and boulders while zipping through the beautiful scenery at top speeds. Again this was the…
Motivation Character Building and some Gutter Cleaning 29 May 2019 Nothing says...or smells, quite like spring, then cleaning the roof gutters. This year especially has been a horrible affair! It has been perpetually raining for the past month and we…
Education Culture… Comparison Mandate > Rooting for Rivals 22 May 201922 May 2019 It seems to be the modern rite of passage. No, I'm not talking about getting a car or that first paycheck...not even graduating high school...no, I'm talking about participating in…
Motivation Work in Progress 21 Apr 2019 This spring has felt like a focused whirlwind... Working on landscapes [and our patchy, bare lawn] around our house... Preparing our new facilities for the spring open house and next…
Self-Care Till the Last Pop > Fighting Perfection 13 Mar 201913 Mar 2019 On most Sunday evenings Annelle can be heard calling out, "fend for yourself", code phrase for "grab yourself a bag of popcorn". Having now worked hundreds of concessions stands over…
Blogging Journey March Madness Marathon > Running the Right Race 5 Mar 2019 March Madness always marked a great time around the Meals household growing up! Besides the fact we loved basketball...Go K-State Wildcats!...it was the start of college baseball season...GO CATS!...Spring Break,…
Self-Care Pancake Survival Guide for February 18 Feb 2019 February seems to be the favorite month to hate in education. Students are eager to be outside for a long-awaited Spring that hasn't arrived yet... Unexpected snow/ice/wind chill days throw…
Truth Bombs The Problem with “My” 14 Feb 2019 Ever since I was a college student, whether it was in the dorms or living by myself prior to marriage I had "my" office. It was the spot for deeper…
Self-Care… Pot Scrubbing and Other Thoughts on Procrastination 23 Jan 2019 Annelle loves to cook. This is a blessing for all of us. I enjoy doing dishes...or better said I have learned to enjoy doing dishes. That's the trade around the…
