Fav Moment of the Day: reading some super cute letters thanking me for coming to speak at chapel on Friday from the fifth graders. They're excited to have me as a teacher next year, which is sweet. I'm just glad... Continue Reading →
I love Star Wars. My first crush was on Han Solo. What a hottie. Love that cocksure attitude, the way he handled the Millennium Falcon, the way he answered Princess Leia's confession of "I love you" with "I know," as... Continue Reading →
........with Spring BREAK! - This teacher is so done with grading, progress reports, writing referrals, cleaning off boogers and gum, smelling BO, catching notes, making up assignments, and answering emails. She is headed to Puerto Vallarta for a full week... 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 →
One week ago today I found out Carly was gone. I was on the phone with my mom, reading an article someone had sent me about the search for her. At 9:29pm, it refreshed and said that her body had... 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 read a quote once that says its not fair that we have to live life backwards. If we had the wisdom of the elderly and "de-aged" if you will back into younger years, we might appreciate life more. We'd... Continue Reading →
"oh, a BOX!!! Just what I've always wanted!" "If you don't like it, or if it doesn't fit, you can take it back. I don't mind." "Is that it? Are there NO more PRESENTS for MEEEE???" During any Christmas, birthday,... Continue Reading →
When we were very little, my sisters and I walked to the movie store with my mom. It was just down the street from our house. As we were leaving out the door, a man flashed us. I didn't see... Continue Reading →
I am terrible at being sick. You know how they say nurses and doctors make the worst patients? Actually, their children do. I freely admit I am a large infant when I get sick. I'm emotional, I say weird things... Continue Reading →
When Facebook first started, when I was like a sophomore in college or something, it was very basic. You had a profile with one picture, a few lines about yourself, where you went to school, your piles of friends, and... Continue Reading →
Sunglasses Always Fit 