Fav moment of the day - a silly sixth grade boy saying he missed me last week. Within the same minute he had knocked over the pencil sharpener off the counter and shavings flew EVERYwhere. Second favorite moment of the day -... Continue Reading →
This week I am going to... be a camp counselor for my junior highers at Science Camp in Mt. Hermon! I am excited, I love being a camp counselor, and I generally love all the girls in my cabin. Going... Continue Reading →
You know summer is coming when you see something skitter around your ceiling out of the corner of your eye, and you don't really want to look because it might be something scary, and you know you're going to have... Continue Reading →
my first season of coaching volleyball is over, and one of my parents asked me "are you excited for all your free time?" I answered "well, actually I don't want it." and it was kind of funny, but mostly serious. I'm... Continue Reading →
Fav moment of the day - We had what may be our last volleyball practice of the season today, and I had the girls fill out little journal surveys about what they thought of the season, their favorite parts, what... Continue Reading →
I sat in the backseat, silently praying, outloud barking "slow down," one arm gripping the window frame and one hand sporadically reaching out and clutching my sister's leg, as our almost 16 year old step sister sped up from a... Continue Reading →
Last night was my "try to forget about things and let loose for a few hours" night. L, J and I had bought tickets to see "Rock of Ages" in the city, and researched a place for dinner, timed the... Continue Reading →
Favorite moment of the day - finding a trader joes chocolate on my desk from a student. she never said anything, i didn't notice her putting it there, and when i dismissed them to lunch and sank back in my... Continue Reading →
I love going out at night. And then I love waking up in the morning, grabbing my phone, and reliving the evening through surveying the damage caused on facebook and text messages sent when your two best friends steal your phone... Continue Reading →
I've had some rough teaching days this week. The kind that make me yearn for another time that I've read about in story books, when the teacher could stick a kid in a corner and make them stop whatever they... Continue Reading →
When I looked at the weather on my iphone a few weeks ago, there were these tiny, blurry symbols for Friday and Saturday's weather in the Bay Area. Could that be...surely its not....snow?! Yes. Snow. My best friends live in... Continue Reading →
It felt a little like college this morning, packing up my papers, laptop, and red-ink pen, driving to a cafe to get some work done with a friend. Cafes are the bar of the daytime for those wishing to drink... Continue Reading →
Sunglasses Always Fit 