Facts that you may or may not be interested in…
1. I’m an English as a New Language teacher in a public high school north of New York City and have also taught Spanish to English speakers and students with disabilities.
2. My days are filled with my husband, my children, grandchildren, students, friends, books, music and blogging (not necessarily in that order….depends on the day).
3. I use my sense of humor and of the absurd to keep sane, or somewhat sane, in this crazy world we live in. I can see humor even in the darkest of situations.
4. I’m passionate about writing, reading, languages and knitting.
5. My blog post http://www.saneteachers.com/2015/05/23 “September 12, 1918 The day my family changed forever” was chosen to be spotlighted on Freshly Pressed.
6. My blog post http://www.saneteachers.com/2016/10/03 “Once Upon An Alcoholic” was featured on Discover.
7. My article “Tell, Don’t Show” was published on Brevity and can be found on their site at https://brevity.wordpress.com/2018/11/06/tell-dont-show/
I thank all of you for your interest in this site, and invite you to accompany me on this humorous journey of teaching, learning and anything else that strikes my fancy. You’ll find my blog articles are about everything under the sun (and even about the sun), about teaching and about religion. You’ll find memoir essays about Alaska, alcoholism and recovery, bereavement, and genealogy. And I hope that in reading my stories you’ll find some of your own. I’d love to read about them.
saneteachers 
An Award for you!
https://butismileanyway.wordpress.com/2015/03/22/some-more-awards-nominations-again-again/
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Thank you so much!! I’ve been nominated for this before so I don’t think I can participate again. But I’m thrilled! I love your blog and it’s such a boost to get recognition.
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Hey, you’re welcome! I keep on taking part again and again! I like to think I can pass it on to newer bloggers too!
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Hello, I really enjoyed reading your posts:) some are really funny!
I love how the blogging world connects people from all over the globe…it’s such a great experience!
I will follow…if you enjoyed myredpage.wordpress.com I invite you to follow as well:)
Thank you!
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Already following 😃
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Happy to hear that…I’ve just posted a new delicious piece…worth checking out:)
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And I a new one as well. But different than my usual.
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Thank you:) Let’s have a fun journey:)))
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I feel you deserve this nomination from me as a thank you for the support you give me by visiting my blog and liking my posts. If you have answered these questions before please leave a link in my post so that others can get to know you better.
Here is the link
https://mwasalemba.wordpress.com/2015/03/31/this-one-is-a-very-inspiring-blogger-award/
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I nominated you for the Real Neat Blog Award: http://underandoveraroundandthrough.com/2015/04/11/the-real-neat-blog-award/
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How cool is this!! Thank you!! https://widgets.wp.com/notifications/1786939147#
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You’re welcome! Love your blog!
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Wow Spanish? That’s pretty impressive! Are you fluent in it? I’ve been working on becoming a trilingual by adding Portuguese to my resume but I find it very difficult. I am fluent in Spanish so the pronunciations between the two languages get very confusing at times.
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Prefiero decir que soy “fluentish.” I am bilingual in social contexts, in literature, grammar etc. But last Saturday I went on a field trip with a bunch of students and realized that I know ZERO words in Spanish that have to do with ciencia. I’m learning kichwa, an Incan based language from Ecuador. Now THAT is a cool language. Thank you for checking out my blog and commenting. The best part of this is meeting people with interesting stories.
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I think the best way to learn a language is to immerse yourself in the culture because you also learn the slang and how to say specific things. That is amazing! and yes we learn so much from each other once we communicate with each other! Good luck on your journey and I hope to read more from you soon!
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If you are very patient, you’ll be able to read more from me in like 20 minutes, jaja.
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Por Supuesto!
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Yupaychani
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Y aquí está.
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Hello, just dropped by to say thank you for visiting my blog and thank you for the follow. 🙂
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And thank you for being interested in mine!
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🙂
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Hello Barb, I’m Sue from Sizzling Towards Sixty and I’m looking forward to reading more of your blogs.
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Hello Barb, I’m Sue from Sizzling Towards Sixty and I’m looking forward to reading more of your blogs
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That’s great! I loved what I saw on your blog, too. Thanks for visiting my website 😆
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I nominated you in the Love/Hate challenge. https://jasonsopinions.wordpress.com/2015/06/06/lovehate-challenge/
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Thank you! I only occasionally participate in awards or challenges, but this one seems stress-free. I appreciate both your thinking of me and the recognition.
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Hello:)
Just extending a lovely invite to join a new weekly photo challenge that I am hosting:)
Meet other bloggers, connect and share your best take on this week’s theme: ‘enchanted’
https://myredpage.wordpress.com/2015/07/09/camera-lucida-enchanted/
Julia
xxx
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Psst…your inquiry finally made it to the Pop Culture Detective, see?
http://bookshelfbattle.com/2015/08/07/pop-culture-mysteries-fan-dime-drops-for-the-3-5-part-3/
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Woah! Time out. Has your web address always been saneteachers.com? or did you recently switch it from the wordpress one? Or am I just going crazy at 5am? Don’t answer that last one.
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Okay, I won’t talk about the last one. But yes, it has always been saneteachers.com, but it is through WordPress. How long have we known each other?
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I guess I was just expecting it to be saneteachers.wordpress.com.
Back to sleep for me…
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I stumbled across your blog, and feel like you are an old friend, already. I spent some time on my own memoirs for a while until I ran out of pictures to help with my remembering. I’ll follow you!
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Thank you! And I’ll visit your blog as well.
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I need some humor stories in teaching.. My husband is retiring from teaching in less than two months – band director. Some of the stories I could tell you! Also, some are quite disheartening. I vent often on my blog. 😦 Anyway, I think I’ll follow along with you here. ~Elle
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Thank you! Some of my teaching stories are hysterically funny. Others are not.
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Barb! I’m going to be semi-annoying right now and tell you I’ve nominated you for a blog chain game thing that I don’t really know how to categorize. It’s 2 Truths, 1 Lie. Rules are in my post. No pressure to do it if you don’t want to!
https://captainsspeech.wordpress.com/2016/07/23/2-truths-1-lie/
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*sigh* I’m sure if it is from you it will be fun/worthwhile. Thank you for thinking ofme! I’ll check it out now 😊
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Hey Thankyou sooo much for following my blog 🙂 It means a lot xoxo
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😉
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Barb, thank you for following my blog. I too am passionate about writing – and knitting, although knitting has gone by the wayside at the moment due to my MFA program. I love the voice in your writing and look forward to reading more.
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Thank you.😃
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I am very pleased to meet you. I am curious to know if you have any posts about your father’s service in New Guinea?
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No, but you have inspired me to write one. If I do I will link your blog. I have LOTS of pictures from his time in Papua New Guinea, but little anecdotal data/stories. I so wish I had asked him more questions. He did not like to talk about the war much .
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Nice to meet you, Barb! I just read your post “When My Brothers Were Men”, and you had me glued to my computer screen!
I’m 18, but I’ve always felt that I find wisdom in the stories of other people–regardless of the age difference.
From the way you write…to what you write about, I can tell you’re someone who’s been through a lot. Thank you for sharing your stories! ❤❤❤
Oh! Also, feel free to check out my blog 😁
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😃 I will! I agree that age doesn’t matter, with the exception that older people ( not that I’m old, old), except for the number of experiences. And, hopefully, the time and maturity to learn to deal with past experiences. But we can all learn from each other and make connections, no matter what age. Thank you.
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Yes. Exactly.
Thanks! 😁
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Thanks for your story. Check my http://www.intercessoryprayersite.wordpress.com. You will be able to read between the lines. I just started my blog last week. Step 11 has been a journey to say the least. Up until a week ago the idea of a blog wasn’t even on the horizon. I will look at some of your other postings.
If you have Blog advice let me know. I listen and do what I’m told!
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I’m so happy to have discovered your blog! I am in my sixth year of teaching in Saint Louis, Missouri. I was a teacher in Chicago before this. Look forward to following you on your journey!
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Thank you!!
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Your story on Discover lead me to your blog. I’m happy to be here. Thank you💓
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Welcome! I’m glad to have you here and hope that you enjoy what you find.
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I am very much looking forward to reading more post on this blog. I love it here already. Thank you so much for the strength you have to tell these stories and retain your sense of humor!
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Thank you! Trying (not always successfully) to view problems in particular, and life in general, through the lens of humor is how I survive. Welcome!
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What an amazing history you have. Happy I found it.
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Nice to find your blog (thru Berthold Gambrel’s blog)! Happy Thanksgiving!
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And to you as well! I will check yours out, too 😊
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