I am writing this on a borrowed laptop (gracias a la Debbie!) from my bed (which I never do) late on a school night. !! School hasn't even officially started and I've already given up on all my glorious plans... 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 →
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 →
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 →
You never know how much you need a toe, until you have a toe no mo'. That was a po. em. :) I have a gift. Its called "I am gifted at doing things that make my life more complicated."... Continue Reading →
Fav moment of the weekend -My little sister came home from SLO to surprise me for my belated birthday bash! Although my mom was kiiiiinda giving it away with some weird text messages, it was still such a nice surprise... Continue Reading →
It’s the end of the year, and I asked my students to write some reflections about our year together in Latin. Here are some of the cute or funny ones, that I will remember on a rainy day when students... Continue Reading →
Fav moment of the day - my secretary was eating some yummy looking cherries. I'm allergic to most fruit, but thought "hey, I might not be allergic to these." I popped a few in my mouth, and after about ten... Continue Reading →
I remember being in junior high, at Fuddruckers after a night at youth group, and seeing two of my teachers eating dinner together. No, not just eating dinner together, on a date. She was the Home EC teacher who gave... Continue Reading →
This is the story...of what happens...when you take 80 sweet, Christian, privately schooled junior highers...place them in the woods...allow them to wear "free dress"....and find out what happens when children stop being polite, and start getting REAL. jk. it wasn't... Continue Reading →
This week I'm going to Science Camp as a counselor with some of my students. I will have seven girls in my cabin, and I'm pretty excited to see how they act outside of school...and I'm sure they're a little... Continue Reading →
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