Mugs of Memories

Putting my Christmas coffee mugs away always makes me a little sad--it means another year has passed, and they won't come out again until next Christmas. After teaching for over thirty years, I have amassed quite a collection.

I love every one of them, but even more, I love the students who gave them to me. 

Some of the mugs are decades old. 

Others like these are fresh and new. 

Regardless of how long I have had a certain mug, each time I fill it, my thoughts go to the student who gave it to me. I remember the student in my classroom, and as the mug gets older, I think of the adults they have become. December is filled with so many mugs that bring so many memories, but eventually the month must end.

 So for now Christmas is packed away for another eleven months, and it's back to my regular mugs--until next December!

Long Overdue

Has it really been FIVE years since I put anything on here? Really? Where does the time go? It's not that there have been no Quips and Quotes...every day of teaching offers a wealth of those! I guess I just got busy with life. One major thing that took my time was earning my MA in History from the University of Nebraska - Kearney. For two and a half years, I spent nearly every spare moment on my computer or reading a book. However, I finished that almost three years ago!






Since finishing my Masters, I set a new walking goal for myself and have been blogging about that here. Maybe that's why it doesn't seem it could have been five years since I updated this one. I will try to do better beginning today!