I used to be a teacher. I started out as the full-time aide to an autistic student. After that, I spent three years as a 6th grade teacher. And then six years as a 4th grade teacher. I loved working with the kids. It was extremely rewarding. But even 10 years ago, in my last […]
Archives for April 2014
I got a new phone. Please don’t call me on it. Ever.
Yesterday I spent all afternoon cleaning my room. It had been a while. Clothes. Dust. It was a disaster. And Mo can vouch for that. It was so bad I even washed the curtains. And the dustruffle. So today was a little crazy. I had some catching up to do. I had to workout. I had […]
Wherever you go, go with all your…
CCB is taking Number 4 to work with her next Friday. But CCB and Number 5 have always had a very special bond. CCB felt bad that she wasn’t taking Number 5, who isn’t old enough, to work with her, so to make up for it, she took Number 5 out for ice cream last night. Just […]
Yeah, I’ve got a few pounds to go still, but it’s not even really about that anymore.
Last summer I was down to my lowest weight since having kids. I got down to single digits in the pants department. I got rid of all my double digit pants. And then over the winter, I put 18 pounds back on. I couldn’t even get the single digit pants over my thighs. I was […]
It’s the most, won-der-ful tiiiiiiime of the yeeeeeeear.
Today I am appreciative. Grateful. Thankful. I am thankful for t-shirts. Sandboxes. I am thankful for flip flops. Nail polish on my toes. A reason to shave my legs. I am thankful for bicycles. I am thankful that the kids have been outside for the whole day. Just like they were yesterday. I am thankful […]
Sorry Dude. I am not sending that message to my daughters. Or my sons.
Last week, after Number 3 was left with no travel baseball team to play on because no one, um, stepped up to the plate, I volunteered to coach. The week before I volunteered, I had several conversations with one of the Guys in Charge (GIC) of the league. I was late signing up Number 3. […]