If you are just joining the party, a few months ago, after spending a Sunday alone with all the kids, without ever leaving the house, and while trying (unsuccessfully) to get some stuff done, my husband said to me, “We need to get you some help.” So the search for an Alice began. Alice Number […]
Archives for April 2014
The beam was never really my event. But someday I’ll be a contender.
I am clearly a competitive person. If I decide to do something, I am in it to win it. I am also goal oriented. Nothing motivates me like a deadline or a finish line. I also have a tendency to be an all or nothing person. Give me a bag of potato chips and I will either eat […]
Girl got skills.
A couple days ago I wrote about my feelings regarding Common Core. About how I don’t necessarily think the biggest issue in public education today is students’ (lack of) ability to use higher order thinking skills. But just in case that is the biggest issue, I think Number 7 is in good shape. After our downstairs […]
Having a wonderful time. Stop. Arrived about 1:30 on Sunday. Stop.
Yesterday we spent the day at my parents’ house for Easter. As I usually do, I wandered up into my old bedroom. You know, just to reminisce. If you’ve been around here for a while, you know that my grandmother died shortly before Christmas. There was some stuff from her condo up in my room. […]
A Happy Easter
By 6:15 am the Easter baskets had been pilfered. By 11 a.m. we were at Grammy and Papa’s house. By 11:30 a.m. we had found all the eggs. By 12 p.m. we had opened the eggs, sorted the eggs and chowed on cupcakes. (Number 6 gave Number 7 a haircut last night. Do you like […]
Everything I need to know I learned from swimming.
I went to a really good high school. I graduated from a great college. I got my masters degree. I would say that I’m pretty well educated. After spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on my education, here is what I have ultimately learned. Everything I really need to succeed in life, all the lessons, my […]