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 →
This started as a New Year's Resolution....more like a dare, to write a blog or a something every day. Let me tell you....76 written entries of my thoughts/thoughtlessness is a LOT of time, creative energy, etc. I'm a bit running out... 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 →
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 →
Lent - the 40ish day period of time when Christians give up something to simulate the sacrifice that Jesus made on the cross. Now, this was the ultimate sacrifice that anyone could ever make....but we somehow think we're being all... 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 →
It is Sunday night, I sit with a slowly shrinking pack of papers to grade, cancelled dinner plans, a pajama set with puppies on it, and bedtime tea. I should really get through all these grades....but I made the mistake... 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 →
Adults always ask what you want to be when you grow up. In school, you write essays about it, you answer that question for the yearbook, you take courses in high school and college that direct you along that path... 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 →
This is my first year coaching, and I've taken the girls vball team under my wings. And I love it. Lovelovelove it. Ten Reasons Why 10. I love teaching, but sometimes, I don't think I'm so great at teaching. I... 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 →
Sunglasses Always Fit 