As you may have read yesterday, the Roller Coasters welcomed puppy Gunner into our family last week. Gunner is this tiny furball of hyperactive energy and endless kisses. He’s awesome. It’s been a LONG time since I’ve had a puppy in my house, and like having a baby, you really have no idea how much […] Read more…
Top 10 List of My Favorite Top 10 Lists
The other day I was looking through all of my Top 10 Tuesdays and realized, oh my gosh, I’ve written almost 70 top 10 lists! Wow, maybe I should apply for a job with David Letterman. I started putting together a list of my favorite lists (yes, I really like lists) to come up with today’s Top […] Read more…
Top 10 Favorite Tennis Players
I love tennis. No, seriously, I LOVE tennis. And I’m obsessed with Wimbledon. Mr. Roller Coaster knows that if we ever won the lottery, one of the first things I want to do is buy tickets to see Wimbledon live. Yesterday was the start of week 2 of this year’s Wimbledon, and my DVR has been […] Read more…
Top 10 Highlights of My First Day of Summer Vacation with 2 Kids
Yesterday was my first official day of summer vacation. It was the first day I could sleep in without having to get someone off to school. It was the first day I had nothing planned. It was the first day I could realistically contemplate staying in my pajamas all day. And if yesterday was any […] Read more…
Top 10 Lessons I’ve Learned as a Kindergarten Teacher
Tomorrow is my last day of school. As of tomorrow, I have officially completed my first year of teaching kindergarten. And oh what an interesting year it’s been. In my years of experience with kids, I’ve worked with every grade level from 1st grade to 8th. By the time I finished my student teaching, […] Read more…
Top 10 Reasons Why I Can’t Wait Until Summer
When I was a kid, summer was my favorite season. Of course, it was mostly because school was out, but it was more than that. Summer was synonymous with carefree fun. I spent my days at the community pool and my nights giggling at sleepovers. I didn’t have a worry in the world. Of course as I got […] Read more…

