Care for Your Teachers Like They Care for Your Children

Several years ago while I was working on my teacher's license but hadn't been hired anywhere yet, I took the boys to a Moral Monday rally to support teachers. We stood around for awhile on the lawn in front of the General Assembly building and then marched with the other protests downtown. Cole and Eli mostly sat on the sidelines and read, tolerating yet another thing I'd dragged them to.


This past May, we joined another rally for teachers, but this time since I have some skin in the game, we made signs.








Eli especially took his sign making very seriously.

Although I'd be grateful for a salary raise, all I really want is to be able to spend fewer hours doing work outside of work. I just don't understand the mindset that undervalues education and teachers. Plus, I'm starting my master's program this fall also, so that will be fun....

Thanskgiving 2017

Mom, Dad, and Kellie (and family) came to our house for Thanksgiving this year. Michael made his traditional pulled pork and cranberry stuffing. I made some pies.


Kellie's husband Alex is an ice hockey fiend, so we took him and our own ice hockey boys to a skating rink. This was my second time ice skating in my 40 years. I actually think I'd enjoy ice skating if I could do it more often. Too bad it's so expensive.








While they were at our house, I put my mom to work making me a work of art to hang over my table. I don't know if you'd call it a painting or what - it's just a quote from my favorite book ever. I can't decide yet if I want to frame it, but currently it is unframed. Either way, I love it.

Halloween 2017...It happened

Mad scientist, the 11th Doctor, Hype Beast

Massanutten 2017

We spent another spring break at our timeshare in Virginia. Mostly, we kept it real low key, watched a lot of HGTV and Cartoon Network, read some books, played some games, and slept. But we threw in a few other activities to spice up the week.

Fling Golf




Fishing



Basketball




Eli's Birthday

Snow Week 2017

2 Facebook posts from the 2017 snowpocalypse:

January 7: I don't understand people who mock the South for our inability to handle snow. I mean, you Northerners go ahead and pat yourselves on the back for your ability to drive in snow while I spend the next 48 hours lying in bed drinking hot cocoa and watching a Gilmore Girls marathon.

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Two days later: Dear snow and ice, I've enjoyed the lazy days we've spent together, but now I need to be able to back out of my driveway. It's time for you to go.

Christmas at the Peters

Christmas in Kentucky

We're in Kentucky celebrating Christmas!

And of course, the highlight of the trip has been holding Kellie's new baby Maggie Sue!

Halloween 2016

Fun with the Alleys

Josh and Jaime have been visiting for a few days, and we've been having a blast! We went swimming, played at the Durham Science Museum, and had a water fight.


















And of course, we did a lot of this...