The Adventures of Julie and Bella 2025

Today was the first day of school! 🍎✏️ Hard to believe, but this year marks my 25th year of teaching 🎉👩‍🏫. Honestly, it doesn’t seem possible that I’ve been in the classroom that long—it feels like it’s flown by. It was so good to see the students today, their fresh energy always makes the first day special. 💛

This year I have a brand-new position, which means a brand-new routine. 🔄 I’m moving between five different classrooms 🏫🏫🏫🏫🏫, and right now I’m still figuring out how to juggle it all. I know that, with time, it will become second nature, but for now I’m taking it one day at a time. ⏳

On another note, I have some great news—the bees are finally gone! 🙌🐝 Tonight when I checked the porch, I didn’t see a single live bee. I did find plenty of dead ones, though, so I followed the Bee Guy’s advice and vacuumed them all up. 🧹 After that, I opened the front door 🚪 and a couple of windows 🪟 to air everything out.

Tomorrow, Bella 🐾 will be thrilled because she’ll finally get her “throne” 👑 back on the porch. She has missed keeping watch from her favorite spot 🐕💺, and honestly, I’ve missed having my reading nook too. 📖☕ Here’s to many peaceful porch days ahead—bee-free and book-filled! 🌸🕊️