In addition to being a middle school reading teacher, I am an avid reader. According to goodreads, I worked my way through 140 books in the last year alone. At any given moment I have about three books going...
When I am not writing blog entries that contain nerd references for the moms in Cincinnati, I have a full time job teaching English at one of Cincinnati’s inner-city charter schools. It is a very demanding job that asks...
As a middle school reading teacher, I am always answering parent questions about what they can be doing at home to help their kids with reading. If a parent of one of my students doesn’t ask, I’m guaranteed to...
On my last trip back home, my family sat around the dinner table and reminisced and brought up stories from the days of old. There is a really good one about how when I was around four or five...
I am a reader. I like to read. Whenever something strikes me as potentially important or interesting, the first question I ask myself is, “where can I read about it?”
So, when Jesika announced that she was pregnant, I was...
With the new year upon us, one of the most common things that people resolve to do during the new year, is take actions to get themselves leading a healthier, more active lifestyle. The Cincinnati Mom’s Blog is already...
A few years ago while bouncing around the internet, I learned an amazing secret. Since then, whenever I share this secret with other people, it always leads to a conversation in which the person I am talking to is...
It started in 1993. Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor introduced the world to “The Man’s Bathroom”. In the span of four minutes, my eleven-year-old mind was blown. A few months later, they’d hit another home run with an episode...
We know that opinions and experiences with Common Core vary widely. In this series, our contributor is sharing his thoughts on Common Core. Please note that his opinions and thoughts do not necessarily reflect Cincinnati Moms Blog’s opinions as...
We know that opinions and experiences with Common Core vary widely. In this series, our contributor is sharing his thoughts on Common Core. Please note that his opinions and thoughts do not necessarily reflect Cincinnati Moms Blog’s opinions as...