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  • I’ll Bloom Soon, Dammit.

    We all survived our first week of school!  The kids LOVE their teachers, which is really great to hear.  They come home every day bursting to tell us about things that happened in…

  • Happy Belated to My Grumpy Beloved

    We celebrated this hunk’s birthday this past weekend and it only proved my scientific theory that men do get better looking as they get older and that’s why women are moody. *eye roll*…

  • #Fatherhood #DammitChris

    Last night, I was tucking Gracie into bed when she turned her big, baby blue eyes up to me and said, “Mommy, are monsters real?” “Oh, no, sweetheart,” I said, gently brushing her…

  • Weekends, Vertigo, and Marriage

    I had so many plans for this week.  We kick of baseball practice, Gracie has gymnastics, our Cub Scout den is meeting on Tuesday, my classroom is active this week – none of…

  • An Unexpected Lesson of Immanuel

    On Friday morning, while in the middle of teaching, I looked down at my email and saw a message from Chris.  It said, “I hope you’re having a good morning!  I’m kind of…

  • Snippets from the Week

    HI FRIENDS!  Bet you thought I forgot about you!  I definitely didn’t, but this week was super busy.  I am taking a class for an endorsement I need for my teaching certificate this…

  • Greatness All Around Me

    Two great things happened last week to two of the most important people in my life.  If that’s not blog-worthy, then I don’t know what is! First, my awesome sister did this awesome…

  • A Family Hero

    In my 8th grade language arts classes a few years ago, we used to write essays on the topic, “What defines a hero?”  Students spent all quarter studying all different types of heroes,…

  • Gracie in Home Depot

    Chris had to run to Home Depot this past weekend, and in the interest of creating quality family time, I insisted that we all go along.  This always happens.  And it always proves…