Monthly Archives: January 2009

One year ago today I started my blog. Having a place to share my experiences has made the journey easier.  I’ve had incredibly sad things happen, (the blog began with the deaths of my mom and my brother, and covers … Continue reading →

I love the people I work with, especially my new teaching partner, KW. She has this great love for the students, and a humorous toughness with them, too. She cracks me up. One student promised to bring her a paper … Continue reading →

A couple of years ago two of my students were taking tests, and one said to the other “I bet I do better on my test than you do on yours.”  “I bet you’re wrong,” said the other.  “Am not.” … Continue reading →

One thing that’s complicated about my life is that it changed so suddenly. One minute I was considering how I was going to spend the five glorious days of my fall vacation and the next I was in the ER … Continue reading →

I am famous in my family for my complete lack of a sense of direction. I get lost in my own (small) town. I have excellent map-reading ability, but because I’m directionally challenged, people who are lost, rely on their … Continue reading →

I am the Book Fairy to a small boy whom I love. I buy books at the thrift store and he loves them. Read more here. Since my staff meeting was a field trip downtown, aftewards I thought I’d go … Continue reading →

My oldest daughter is brilliant and adventurous and witty. She has this quirky sense of humor that makes me laugh. She tells us all the time how funny she is, and she’s right. Sometimes my family and I feel differently … Continue reading →

I’ve had a great weekend. My sweet, precious, wonderful, positive niece, Jane, is here. She is the daughter of my brother who died, and I’m so thankful to have her in my life. Because of choices my brother made, I … Continue reading →

Welcome home, but don’t get too comfortable. I was having a great day. An amazing day. I walked with a friend. I went shopping with my aunt and uncle who are visiting. Jim, Molly, Dad, my aunt and uncle and … Continue reading →

We arrived home safely. It was very sad to leave Brenna, knowing that I won’t see her until July. I cried much of the way to the airport. One of the moms in our group discovered late the night before … Continue reading →