Author: aencoker

  • TEACHER TUESDAY: Reminiscing. . .

    Whatever happened to classroom discipline?  Remember when we had to be in class on time with all our supplies, homework in hand, ready to learn?  Remember what happened when you weren’t on time or didn’t have your supplies or homework?  You may have come in contact with the dreaded. . .dare I say it?  The…

  • AT HOME MONDAY: Autumn dreams. . .

    Will autumn EVER get here?  As a former teacher,  I would never have said those words because they meant wishing for school to start!  Although I generally enjoyed returning to school every August, a few more weeks of vacation would have certainly been welcome. . . Now, all I can think of is cooler temperatures…

  • Random Friday: Airstream love

    Have I mentioned that I was one of Miranda’s teachers in high school?  I ran the program that allowed her to graduate early so she could pursue her music career.  Operation Graduation not only allowed her to finish her high school credits while working late night gigs in East Texas, it was also responsible for…

  • Thrifty Hunter Thursday: Zebra Arrows!

    Nothing speaks to a reluctant female archer like a pink camouflage compound bow.  I began shooting a bow a couple of years ago but wasn’t really serious about it until my husband bought me my Mathews Mission Craze bow.  (See earlier post for a photo of me with my new bow.)  But what really sealed…

  • Cheap Wedding Wednesday: Not just for teachers!

    What’s not just for teachers?  What’s not just for elementary school and Sunday school teachers?  Oriental Trading Company!  In my quest for inexpensive supplies and decor for my daughter’s upcoming wedding, I stumbled upon the wedding section at Oriental Trading Company!  Yes, they have a wedding section, and they are endorsed by The Knot magazine and…