tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9093266816028051552012-02-16T09:14:25.000-06:00Sarah Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15936963622441303148noreply@blogger.comBlogger131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909326681602805155.post-42441466332568172892011-10-03T20:28:00.000-05:002011-10-03T20:28:32.574-05:00

Being the writing perfectionist/grammar nerd that I am, I think my problem with blogging is that I spend way too much time on a post because I want to have it "just so." So, my new goal is to have 5 minute blogs.  No more spending an hour going through the entire writing process (brainstorm, write, edit, rewrite, etc.) before posting an entry.  If I train myself to do it, I think I will be a

Sarah Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15936963622441303148noreply@blogger.com0Little Rock, AR, USA34.7464809 -92.2895947999999734.6485369 -92.47257829999998 34.8444249 -92.10661129999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909326681602805155.post-29851440688467880722010-04-28T23:23:00.000-05:002010-04-28T23:23:29.512-05:00

Yes, I do love Tiffany...  (For those of you who aren't 80's nerds, then I guess I must point out that teen sensation Tiffany recorded a song with the same lyrics as my blog title.  You should look it up - it's a pretty good song.) But looking at my last post, I realized I made a promise to not wait as long to type my next blog post.  And, here I am, 18 days later, typing away with a broken

Sarah Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15936963622441303148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909326681602805155.post-83079409253349708342010-04-11T07:43:00.006-05:002010-04-11T08:25:38.535-05:00

Wow - I can't believe I haven't posted anything since March 16. So much has happened that I've overlooked my blogging responsibilities. So I'll do a rundown of our activities through pictures and videos. First of all, we finished our basketball season.  We actually were a really good team, only having one loss (our first game, in which the kids had no clue what was happening).  So, the Upward

Sarah Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15936963622441303148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909326681602805155.post-72412104980964199122010-03-16T10:44:00.000-05:002010-03-16T10:44:03.249-05:00

This morning my 8th grade students and I are completing videos for a Bon Jovi contest on the Animoto website.  Here is my entry... Enjoy! Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.

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You know, I've been connected to a lot of hurting this past year or so.  Not all situations have been something that directly affected my immediate family, but all are things that have weighed on my heart and soul:  the declining health and eventual passing of John's grandfather, the enormous responsibility of moving his grandmother to a nursing home, the tragic loss of a seventh-grade student,

Sarah Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15936963622441303148noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909326681602805155.post-90347460445798203792010-03-11T11:01:00.002-06:002010-03-11T17:22:21.800-06:00

After somewhat medicating but largely ignoring Max's sore throat pleas for a few days, the game changed when my throat started hurting on Monday. I finally went to the doctor yesterday, and he diagnosed me with a bacterial infection. So, for the first time in two years, I'm at home sick. Yuck. Even though I had a doctor's note to stay home from school, I returned yesterday after my office

Sarah Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15936963622441303148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909326681602805155.post-5240417885775493472010-02-25T09:40:00.009-06:002010-02-25T15:32:22.908-06:00

Today, I am teaching a blogging workshop for PA teachers.  Instead of killing a tree, I decided that I'd create a blog post with links to all the helpful articles that I'll use in the workshop. So...  here they are! Wikipedia's Entry for "Blog"  Wikipedia's Entry for "Edublog" "How to Blog" by Farhad Manjoo      a great article about blogging as a hobby Using Blogs to Integrate Technology

Sarah Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15936963622441303148noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909326681602805155.post-52378158158714284992010-02-21T15:25:00.005-06:002010-03-11T17:16:50.461-06:00

Getting back in the swing of things after our snow days has really kept me busy since my last blog update. Sorry for the lapse in posts, but I guess with only four followers I didn't keep a bunch of people on pins and needles during my hiatus. :) Over the past couple of weekends, we (John, Max, Breta, and I) have established a Saturday ritual that I really enjoy. Our morning starts off with

Sarah Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15936963622441303148noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909326681602805155.post-76804244341510935002010-02-09T22:26:00.004-06:002010-03-11T17:20:16.681-06:00

Again, yay for snow. Because I received the call last night that school was closed (way to go, PA), I was able to sleep until 8:30. I was quite refreshed and ready to start the day. John had made plans on Monday with our next-door-neighbor Jill to take the kids sledding, so I texted her to make sure everything was a go. I had to drag John out of bed, and finally by 10:00 we were off in Jill's

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Today has been simply marvelous.  We didn't go sledding like during the last winter weather experience, but we enjoyed the heck out of our day at home.  Our DirecTV signal was out for the majority of the day, even though John cleaned the snow off the satellite, so I spent most of the day with Max on the couch.  We worked together to create a few montages of the pictures from January's ice storm.

Sarah Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15936963622441303148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909326681602805155.post-73065229005159886662010-02-08T07:17:00.005-06:002010-03-11T17:19:42.772-06:00

This morning at 5:30 I did the running man all around my living room in my pajamas.  That can only mean one thing:  SNOW DAY! Since I'm wide awake and excited, I thought I'd take the time to post some pictures from our last day out of school.  Max in front of our beautifully snow-covered house.   I love pictures where I have captured Max mid-laugh.   My little snow angel was mad because there

Sarah Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15936963622441303148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909326681602805155.post-37587016448306281342010-01-25T22:09:00.005-06:002010-03-11T17:20:44.222-06:00

So I've been busy.  What's new?  LOL One big thing in the Gorman household recently is basketball.  Max plays for the Polar Bears team in the Upward kindergarten league.  John and I have actually switched roles from football season:  I'm now the assistant coach, and he's a cheerleader/photographer/videographer.  He's good at cheering, not so good with my camera, therefore resulting in the

Sarah Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15936963622441303148noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909326681602805155.post-43203598277391498202010-01-14T20:46:00.000-06:002010-01-15T10:51:43.886-06:00

I don't know why it has taken me this long to blog.  Oh, well... Here I am. I also don't know any way to do this other than to just start in on a summary of what my family has been up to recently.  But, the way I write, a description of our past couple of months could take forever.  And I still have to feed my brood (leftover pizza sounds good) and do some schoolwork (I'm starting a new unit -

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