Is it just me, or do schools attract some really interesting people? I say "interesting," but for a moment, allow your mind to drift to other words that might feel a bit more mean, yet at the same time, more accurate. Let's take a trip down...
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It's snowing here. And while, yes, it is fun to play outside in the snow, more often than not, all this snow means that our little friends are spending a ton of time indoors. I mean, it's indoor recess as far as the eye can...
Read MoreAssuming that none of you out there was the lucky Powerball winner (I mean $500M?? Can you imagine how much that will buy you at The Container Store or - gasp - Staples?! The organizational possibilities are ENDLESS. Don't even get me started on the...
Read MoreEarlier this week, a colleague and I were talking about life in the classroom and she was all, "We have one of the most fun jobs there is!" And I was all, "????" And she was all, "Yeah, remember the fun?" And I was all,...
Read MoreI'm sitting here, comfortable on my couch with a fire going and my kitty by my side, watching the women's Olympic skiing. A little honesty here, I am absolutely okay with watching a workout DVD like it is a movie (complete with popcorn and maybe...
Read More(Despite a bit of what one might call a liberal use of choice words, this post is really meant to warm the cockles of your heart. Seriously.) (Am I the only one laughing at the word "cockles?") (I mean, have you ever heard...
Read MoreAlthough I hope none of them are reading this blog. It just makes me feel better to put it out there...
Read MoreWhat feels like a million years ago, I had a super special friend in my class. He was sweet, shy and very smart. After a few months together I was convinced that my friend was probably somewhere on the spectrum, but at that...
Read MoreIt's FRIDAY!!! That means Happy Hour people! Happy Hour! Cocktails, drinks with little umbrellas, overly-fatty cocktail food...
Read More...And Also Make Some Nice Blog Fodder On This Freezing Saturday Afternoon.Yesterday, I wrote the many ways in which this blog has supported me through tough times. Judging by the scant number of comments, I'm thinking that perhaps I laid the shmaltz on a...
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