• The Sneaky Entrepreneur

    / April 19, 2018 / 2 Comments

    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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  • Playing (with the) Opossum

    / April 18, 2018 / 4 Comments

    Opossums have always held a special place in my heart.  When I was growing up, my grandma lived with us for most of my childhood.  I can remember anytime we had been out…

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  • Girls Weekend Kick Off

    / April 12, 2018 / 2 Comments

    This afternoon I had a PTA board meeting and I had to tell them about the Box Tops Crisis of 2018.  Everyone was super nice about it and everything, but I still felt…

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  • …And here I am!

    / April 6, 2018 / 23 Comments

    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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  • Big God. High Peaks.

    / September 24, 2017 / 3 Comments

    We are halfway through the first quarter of school and I am happy to report that I am finally hitting my groove at my new school.  I’ve gotten to know my students and…

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  • A Pretty Terrible Day

    / August 31, 2017 / 2 Comments

    This morning before breakfast, Bean put Gus’s cage on the floor of his bedroom.  This isn’t that uncommon.  The kids usually put his cage on the floor so they can play with him…

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  • I’ll Bloom Soon, Dammit.

    / August 20, 2017 / 9 Comments

    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…

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