"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 →
I am sitting on the couch, eating and drinking my feelings. They are good feelings, but rather hard to verbalize, and so I am using conversation hearts to help me. Lol, love u, and good 4 U. That about sums... Continue Reading →
Aside from a coworker cornering me in the copy room and asking, "so, being single, how are you handling Valentine's Day?" I had a most rocking day. As a junior high teacher, watching young romances think they are blooming is... Continue Reading →
I LOVE coaching! I had my first practice today...and my girls ROCK!!! They aren't the tallest, but seriously athletic, fast, and I love that they have such a positive attitude about everything. I'm really competitive (surprise) and I know they... Continue Reading →
One of my sweetest sixth graders was so nervous about the tryouts, that she packed her own healthy lunch, with some whole wheat pasta in a thermos, so she would have the carbo-loading necessary to prepare herself properly for tryouts.... Continue Reading →
I've been exploring the facets and funnies of facebook lately. check out yesterday's post that has the first part of this list of different kinds of status updaters you might find on your friend list... the lush updater - punctuated... Continue Reading →
I think I had a good day today. I was thinking a lot. And for some reason, I felt like I got interrupted a lot. It was long. They all feel long. When was the last time someone asked you how... Continue Reading →
When she was ten years old, her father trained her to be a prostitute. He trained her on himself. One day she was put in a moving van with two other girls, and driven across country to San Diego, where... Continue Reading →
This week I'm in the middle of progress reports, and giving some major Latin tests, which is nice, because all the students are quiet when they take tests. But I have to come up with 146 different catch phrases to... Continue Reading →
In great news, we OWNED Splash Mountain!! We ended the night with a grand total of 17 rides. We were soaking wet, running through the parades and fireworks and Main Street, but triumphant. Each round on Splash Mountain is ten... Continue Reading →
I remember one of the first times I ever went to Disneyland as a kid. I was maybe 5 or 6 years old, and Jenna and I were in matching blue overalls with big white polka dots on them. We... Continue Reading →
This weekend I am going on the awesome adventure known as a "Family Vacation." We have no one younger than 15 in our family, and we are headed to Disneyland! Heyooo!! Its going to be a bit of an adult... Continue Reading →