• All Boy

    My very wise mother-in-law once told me she was always hesitant to use the phrase, “He’s all boy!”  As a seasoned teacher for 25-plus years, Jackie has seen her fair share of “all…

  • I Broked It.

    On Wednesday night, Chris, Bean, and I headed up to the grocery store because the only options we had for dinner were a can of chicken and two slices of cheese.  When we…

  • Edumacation

    This week is like the perfect storm of middle school education.  Grades are due (which means I have to finish grading the papers first…), a big report on professional development is due, and…

  • Well, This is New

    Bean has a new trick. He thinks it’s the most fun thing in the whole world. Chris and I disagree. I call it the Limp Noodle. Bean calls it Awesome. Here’s how you…

  • Everyday

    Everyday when Bean and I get home from school, we unload both our backpacks and then we head out to the driveway. Everyday I sit in a lawn chair while Bean collects acorns…

  • The Binkiless Bean

    For a week we have been preparing for this past weekend when we would finally take away Bean’s binky. We prepared by cutting back the binky usage to just bedtime and naptime and…

  • How Bloggers Say Thank You

    These past few weeks as we’ve been switching the website over to our nifty new look, there’ve been some kinks along the way. Little hiccups we’ve had to work through and some even…

  • The Farewell Binky Tour

    Last week Chris and I were at the end of our rope with the whining from Bean.  It was constant.  It was uncontrollable.  It was annoying.  And the worst part was that we…