I teach a unique group of people known as junior highers. Faced with nearly insurmountable amounts of hormones that take over nearly all of their brain, spewing from their pituatary glands and leaking out their armpits, they are often... Continue Reading →
Omg. School. Its back. Miss Weight is back. Rm 224 is open for crazy. Teaching makes time go reeeally quickly. Summer is never long enough, but there are always a few days sprinkled in when I can say "today is... Continue Reading →
Orientation was pretty fun today. Besides a couple of overbearing moms who aren't quite ready to let the oldest or babyness go into junior high, most of the students and their parents seemed pretty excited. And they are so small!... Continue Reading →
I admit it. I was nervous. What was I going to wear? Who would I sit by? Where would I eat lunch? I had all the "night before my first day of school" jitters that probably a lot of my... Continue Reading →
Just talked to my bestie Ry in New York...she's getting excited for her hurricane to arrive. "I LOVE natural disasters coming towards me!" That is a direct quote. I helped walk her through our makeshift preparedness plan..I suggested she buy... Continue Reading →
I teach junior high Latin and Spanish, direct a drama program, and coach girls' volleyball. My job is challenging, but its usually pretty sweet. I've been off for the summer (yeah, yeah I know) and it was mostly fantastic, but... Continue Reading →
"Insert Clever Title" is actually what I title all my blogs, and then wait for something fantastic to come to me as I write it. Alas....I don't even know what I'm going to write about tonight, so that title might... Continue Reading →
Fav Moment of the Day - waking up to see my fishy!! Part of me may have bought the fish just to be able to reenact scenes from "Finding Nemo" with it. I named it "Ke-$-ha" which is pronounced "Kay-money... Continue Reading →
Woman Re-Mortagages Her House To Feed School Kids.
Fav Moment of the Day - Ohhhhh I am SO glad school is out!! Just being done feels so great. and the weather is picking up. I still have 140 report cards to do and a room to completely disassemble... Continue Reading →
Fav moment of the day - wearing cute shoes for the first time since toegateTwenty11. Its funny how both boy and girl students noticed immediately. "Miss W! You're not in that weird boot thing!! Your real feet are back!" Second... Continue Reading →
Toegate Update - Day Eight - By Miss Weight - so much rhymage!!!!! So, my toe is all growed up from a bad bruise to a hematoma!! Which sounds like a tumor but its not a tumor. Its just a... Continue Reading →
Sunglasses Always Fit 