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Back to Yale
This past weekend, Chris and I took a quick trip back to Yale. The chair of Chris’s graduate department was retiring after 40 years. Ben Sammler is a giant in the field of…
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Piss Off, Sweetheart
So, I wrote about how Sunday was awesome and I was feeling so much better. But then Monday happened and I thought I was dying again. Oy. I’ve been sick with a cold…
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Back in the Groove
Man, you guys. Last week was a doozey and a half and I am still recovering! I don’t know why, but it seems that every committee that I serve on meets the second…
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An Un-EGG-Spected Morning
Saturday night, at 3:00 in the morning, Chris and I sat straight up in bed. Something was hitting our house! I did what I always do when I hear a sound in the…
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It is Well With My Soul
This morning, I packed lunch and a quick beach bag, threw some beach chairs in the back of the Quest Love, and the kids and I headed to the beach. I have been…
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Me, Pookey, Arnie, a Drunk Guy, and Friends
This past weekend has been the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Orlando. We happen to be lucky enough to live right across the street from Bay Hill, so for the past…
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One of These is Not Like the Other
So, Chris and I are working on this new classroom management system that we are designing with a web team that we have been lucky enough to put together. Last night, I was…
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Wednesday Wonderings and Emojis
I don’t want to be on my diet anymore. I just bought Ezekiel bread. Ever heard of it? The Bible verse Ezekiel 4:9 is printed on the bag: “Take also unto thee Wheat, and…
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Small Goodnesses
Last week, I was hurrying through my 6th period class, counting the minutes until the bell would ring after 7th period. It had been a long day of teaching argumentative writing to 14…
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Win Some, Lose Some
Oh, Lord, y’all. I’m about to tell you a really long, detailed story about how I messed up royally and it will make you feel better about your own life decisions. So, last…
