• Sleeping Together

    Last night as I was falling asleep, Chris and I had the funniest conversation.  I can’t even explain it to you.  You just have to hear it. ****** “Chris,” I whispered as he…

  • Laid to Rest

    This past weekend, my family met in Blountville, Tennessee, to lay my sweet Grandma to rest.  It was what you would expect a funeral weekend to be, but it was so much more,…

  • Office Space

    There is a chance that I will not be returning to the classroom next year and will be working full time for ClassMax beginning this June.   This is very exciting.   This…

  • Prayer Alarms

    Chris has been struggling at work for the past six months.  It’s nothing specific.  Just the ruts we all get into when we’ve been at a job for any length of time.  He…

  • A Pretty Terrible Day

    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…

  • 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…

  • 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…