• 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…

  • Great Beginnings(?)

    Yesterday, while Gracie was at Trolls camp, Chris, Bean, and I moved my classroom supplies into my new classroom at my new school. We have had two full van-loads of my classroom materials…

  • Purging My Schedule

    The other day at lunch, I ran up to the grocery store near my school to pick up a few things for an ice cream party I was throwing some of my students.…

  • It’s Why I’m Here

    This week, my sweet dad has been driving over an hour to my house every morning in order to stay with Bean during the day so that Chris and I don’t have to…

  • Home Sweet Home

    We spent this past weekend unpacking more boxes.  And unpacking more boxes.  And unpacking even more boxes. I should mention here that we had five different friends help us move out of the…

  • In Transition

    This weekend we moved out of the house we’ve been renting for the past six months.  I’ve never been happier to leave somewhere before.  After the break in, it was next to impossible…

  • Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds

    Once upon a time there was a little mutt puppy named Lucy.  She was beloved by her owner named Katie and all was right with the world. Together, Katie and Lucy explored the…

  • The Truth Is

    The truth is that since our move to Florida, things have been off for me and Chris. The truth is that I don’t know how to make this into a funny story or…