Just for Fun
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A Day in the Life of a Teacher and Mom
I’m a nosy person. But not about things that matter. I just really like seeing how people’s days go. What they do, where they go, what they wear, what they eat, who they…
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It’s Good to Take a Break from Yourself
I am not a big music person. Chris is, so I tend to just listen to whatever he is listening to (mostly because he hijacks the music and I have no choice). But…
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The Sneaky Entrepreneur
I picked Bean and Gracie up from their aftercare program yesterday afternoon and one of the teachers pulled me aside. “Um… Mrs. Brown… Michael has been making rainbow loom bracelets for all the…
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A BOX TOPS CRISIS! and other suburban moments.
First of all, all day long I thought it was Wednesday until about 4:00 when another teacher said something about how excited she was that tomorrow was Wednesday and I was like, *record…
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…And here I am!
So, today at 9:00am, I was sitting in my classroom at my desk, grading papers and waiting for the school day to start at 9:30, when my phone rings. It’s my kids’ school…
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Go, Go, Go, STOP.
Oh, friends. What a wonderful problem I am having right now. ClassMax is doing so incredibly well. So much better, so much earlier than we expected. Which is AMAZING and we are so…
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5 Little Moments
1. Twice a week, I sit in my van for an hour while Gracie goes to tennis lessons. Bean stays in the van with me. And it is torture for both of us. …
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Wheat Rice and Pillow Talk
Last night I served asparagus, salmon, and brown rice to my family. It went over about as well as you can imagine. But the worst offender was CHRIS! THE ADULT. I kept giving…
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Catch Ups and Weekends
Last week I was back in school for preplanning and it basically kicked my butt. I started to regret my afternoon naps and staying in my pajamas all day during the summer because…
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Bugs and Rodents and Our Growing Petting Zoo
So, guess what we got… That’s, right, friends. Meet Gus Gus, our adopted longhaired hamster. Now, before you freak out (like my husband did…), let me tell you that I have been lobbying…
