Sara+G.

__Full and Empty__ My glass is full Brimming with life, laughter, love but there is a crack in it My glass is full but I see the crack A thin slither running down the side liquid seeping silently -no one ever notices

__Choose Your WordsThoughtfully__ Choose your words delicately Each word can bring sadness or comfort or anger or peace or a protective blanket from the tragedies of life The grieving are fragile.

Why did I become a teacher? Well, after an undergraduate degree in theatre I found myself standing on a stage of uncertainty, waiting for my big break to strike, reciting Shakespeare to anyone who'd listen, and wondering what my next paycheck may be.

The realization came to me slowly like a spotlight fading to dim. My boyfriend (later to be my husband who was beginning his own teaching career) and my dad, a former teacher, were my audiences, rooting me on, persuading me with their applause.

Never in a million years did I think I would ever become a teacher!

Needless to say, I tap danced right out of acting into an obnoxious job as a customer service representative for a major publishing company. As I began my huge collection of children's books at 60% off, I also went back to school at night and on weekends.

Twelve years later I can't imagine doing anything else with my life. This is a job? What better way to spend your day but with children? They see the world with much more clarity than adults, they offer hugs freely, and they love when I sing them directions or tap dance across the room, all for the common good!

It was a six year journey but I finally found my dream stage.

__Where I Am From__ I am from chaos and culture The seventh moon in a family of stars sad, silent, and observing

I am from the mountains of Sicily To the Revolutionary War From baking on the beach and fun fishy rides to long windy roads in the country

I am from the pages of a book the shelves in the library A weekly date for mom & I She carried mountains of mysteries

Seven sisters, I'm from, am I Influencing every part of me Yet I am the moon supporting the struggling stars

I love the idea of a wiki. I wonder if I can figure out a way to work this in with my second graders?!!