2019-07-02 06:44
I’ve been writing again. Wait, let me say that again. I’ve been reading what I wrote. There is a bit of writing taking place, but mostly I am going through the personal slush pi… Read More
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2019-05-31 21:26
I like to think I am a pretty brave person. I enjoy a challenge and see most things that are hard as learning experiences. I try not to dwell on the negative and look for the good in things… Read More
2019-04-07 04:05
I remember getting a lot of great advice and wisdom from my mother when I was a kid. “You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can’t pick your friend&rsquo&helli…Read More
2019-03-10 23:38
Do you remember your dreams?
Some people say they don’t dream. They go to sleep and there is a void, lack of any brain activity, until they wake up. I think they are in denial. Whethe… Read More
2019-02-18 00:20
The wind is blowing outside. I love the wind. I love the feel of the wind in my hair, tugging it in all directions. I don’t love brushing it after, but I love when I am in the moment… Read More
2018-12-20 04:38
This may be why I don’t have more friends.
I bought a ‘lucky tree’ about 7 years ago. I bought it to put in my brand new classroom. I was big into Feng Shui at the time an… Read More
2018-12-17 04:54
This season can be a hard one for me. If I stop for a moment, I can become overwhelmed by emotion as I remember Christmas’ in the past. It seems when there is a big yearly-type miles… Read More
2018-12-12 04:58
Teachers are masters of questions. They ask their students questions all the time; what is the answer to this math question, why was Columbus a jerk, why did erase your arm til it bled? The… Read More
2018-12-04 00:46
I used to be a really great cook. Give me some cheese and ground beef and I could make just about anything. Well, anything that had cheese and ground beef in it. Brad used to joke with me b… Read More
2018-10-24 10:37
It’s my favorite time of year again. You might think I mean fall or autumn or whatever you may call that mythical time of year when colors change and it starts to cool off. But then… Read More
2018-10-06 22:30
I went to Idaho last weekend and saw something beautiful. It’s been a long time since I saw something so amazing and full of life and light. It inspired me. I thought about my own life… Read More
2018-05-03 04:26
Some days, you get up and just wade til you go to bed. Nothing exciting happens, nothing good or bad stands out. It’s a day like any other. As my Ben would say, nothing to twinge at… Read More
2018-04-22 05:35
I do believe I used to be a force to be reckoned with. I was unstoppable. If I got an idea in my head, look out cuz it was happening. I can’t count how many times I’ve mo… Read More
2018-04-20 06:06
I took a day off from work. That may not seem like a big deal to you, but I never take days off. There are several reasons for this. First of all, I love what I do. There is an energy in te… Read More
2018-04-11 04:06
Do you ever wonder how rumors start? How do things get blown out of proportion or just plain wrong? Teaching children can answer all your questions. I am there to be the teacher, but I lear… Read More
2018-03-15 14:41
The windows are open. It’s cool enough, for a few months maybe, to let the wind come tour our home at night. I hear it more than see it. The rushing through the trees, leaves rubbing… Read More
2018-02-02 21:29
I have the day off from work. No, I’m not doing anything fun. My baby is sick, so I’m sitting on the couch watching Mickey Mouse or on the floor playing with plastic food. In a… Read More
2017-12-05 03:56
The Christmas season is upon us. Why do people say it like that? It makes me feel like something fell from the sky or I should avoid driving next to hills or mountain overhangs. Watch for… Read More
2017-10-29 18:33
Sometimes, usually when my hands are busy or I’m driving, I have amazing ideas for blog posts. Sometimes I write the entire post in my head, swearing I will remember it word for word… Read More
2017-09-23 22:39
Mamma always told me….a change is as good as a rest. She also told me I could pick my nose and pick my friends, but couldn’t pick my friend’s nose. I’d like to foc… Read More
2017-09-17 18:26
I’ve never been to Boston in the fall. I’ve never actually been to Boston. I like to think that I’ve seen something similar though. There is a street in Madison, Alabama t… Read More
2017-08-25 05:25
I am one day away from surviving the first three weeks of school. You might think that isn’t a big deal, but there are several reasons why I actually deserve an award, night out on th… Read More
2017-08-11 04:24
Tomorrow is Friday. That means I’ve almost made it through the first week back at school. Every year is different from the one before. You might think staying in the same room, havin… Read More
2017-07-14 22:42
The number 3 is pretty cool. As a kid, I could not handle odd numbers. Or, as they say in Germany, “not even numbers”. Everything had to even. An even number of M&Ms, chews… Read More
2017-05-17 03:56
Believe it or not, I am a purple belt in martial arts. I know it is hard to believe that I actually do anything physical, besides stand on my feet and lift white board markers all day, but… Read More
2017-04-27 20:16
I had the very exciting opportunity to judge entrants for a talent show at my school the other day. It’s not a responsibility I take lightly. I realize that for some of these prepubes… Read More
2017-04-23 05:04
There is a great massacre going on in my backyard. Yes, the world is in turmoil, but I’m talking literally. In my back yard.
I inherited two lovely kittens from my daughter. When I sa… Read More
2017-04-13 03:39
Impatience. That’s what I’ve been feeling lately. My computer is too slow. The chores are getting done fast enough (or well enough), I’m waiting for call backs, waiting fo… Read More
2017-04-11 07:01
Growing older sucks. I used to think it would be cool….until I got to the age of 30, then I realized it was a scam all older people were a part of to trick us into aging. Nobody like… Read More
2017-04-10 03:35
Post written in August of 2016
Prayers are answered. I know this because of personal experiences. The Lord is there and He listens and answers our prayers. This hopefully isn’t new i… Read More
2017-04-05 03:18
When I was in high school, I had a planner. I would sit and look at it for hours, trying to think up things to write in it. For some reason, unless I had every hour accounted for each day… Read More
2017-04-03 03:14
Movies used to be my favorite pastime. In fact, my family has been known to have entire conversations using only movie quotes. Ben is the best. He can tell you any quote from any movi… Read More
2017-02-22 05:59
When I was in high school, I thought the worst thing in the world would be to move to Texas. Texas was full of those big funny hats, uncomfortable pointy toed boots, and (shudder) country m… Read More
2017-02-21 04:30
I have a cold. It isn’t fun or pretty.
I think, looking back, I tend to get ‘something’ around this time of year. One year it was hives all down my legs ( I looked like I… Read More
2017-01-31 05:57
I am beginning to think I was very deprived as a child. It’s not like I was a child during the depression or lived in a third world country, nothing that extreme. I just think I was f… Read More
2017-01-26 05:34
I saw an ad for a new singles’ site. It is called ‘Mutual’. It looks basically the same as every other site out there, except it has someone from Studio C on the ad. So, I… Read More
2017-01-25 05:40
I brought you a flower
bright
fervent
feasting on sunlight.
you watered me
soaking my skin
petals filled
drooping with moisture.
I felt full
alive
awakened.
The water ran fast
full
overflow… Read More
2017-01-20 03:47
If you were to ask anyone that has known me for a good chunk of my life to describe me in one word, I’m afraid that word would probably be “busy”. No, not smart or gorgeou… Read More
2017-01-16 03:39
When I was in college, the first time, I took a very enlightening Advertising class. I loved watching the Cleo awards and seeing all the great ideas and methods the advertising world used t… Read More
2016-12-29 06:32
Sometimes I stop and think about life and realize how very lucky I’ve been. True, I have had my fair share of crappiness, but over all my life has been pretty peachy. I can’t re… Read More
2016-12-28 04:59
The holidays are here. That magical time when all the money you saved throughout the other eleven months not only disappears, but turns red and bursts into flames. Talk about Christmas mira… Read More
2016-12-26 03:41
When my son was about 10, he came to me to ask for a special Christmas gift. I don’t remember what the gift was, but I remember telling him he wasn’t going to get it. It was eit… Read More
2016-10-21 04:06
Life is weird. It is hard to understand at times. I remember, vaguely, being a child and not really thinking about the amount of time a life was. It wasn’t that I thought I would live… Read More
2016-10-03 05:14
I admit I am not in love with my current ELA curriculum. It would not come as a shock to anyone around me. I try really hard to love it, I really do. I make copies of it, I keep it close to… Read More
2016-10-01 19:06
My family is a bunch of nerds. I say that in the kindest, sweetest, most flattering way possible. If you know anything, you know nerds rule the world. They are the ones with the brains. Th… Read More
2016-07-31 06:13
Do you ever miss something that wasn’t real? Ever feel like you want to go back to somewhere that didn’t exist? Me too. Bits and pieces of my memory sometimes put themsel… Read More
2016-07-14 19:39
My neck is in a knot. Not like a noose or anything. This isn’t a physical cry for help as I hang from something, I’m talking about a muscle knot that will no go away.
I’ve… Read More
2016-07-11 22:34
There isn’t much cooler than reading a book that was actually written by someone you know. The only thing better than that would be reading a great book by someone you know. This is w… Read More
2016-07-08 18:27
I remember having some really weird dreams when I was pregnant. I was sure my first child was going to be a monkey for a while. It wasn’t very comforting. She ended up being very huma… Read More
2016-06-20 23:34
Starting something new is fun. There is an adrenaline rush that comes with the unknown. Will it be fun? Will I be good at it? Will I like him? Will he like me? Will I spill soup all over my… Read More
2016-06-18 15:29
It’s getting warm here in Arizona. I know, my friends in Colorado and Minnesota have no sympathy for me. We’ve been wearing shorts for months while they sludged through banks of… Read More
2016-06-18 00:22
I remember back when the internet was a ‘new thing’ and we didn’t mind waiting half an hour for our computer to dial up. Well, we ‘minded’ but we didn’t… Read More
2016-06-15 18:43
I am concerned I have developed a new phobia. I’m well aware that I have a few already. Spiders, falling from great heights, drowning, developing uncontrollable flatulence, or a terr… Read More
2016-06-12 23:39
I’ve been going to an energy expert lately. This isn’t the kind of energy you pay for to keep your lights on, this is a physical, emotional, spiritual kind of energy. I’ve… Read More
2016-05-06 03:20
I went to a stellar concert last night with some of my favorite people. It was a weird thing, almost like one of those times you feel like you’ve been on a long trip and you get home… Read More
2016-03-30 17:35
Most days I sit down to write something because I had an experience or thought that inspired me. I don’t always end up writing about that inspiration, as tangents get in the way, but… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging! Read More
2016-03-18 10:04
My therapist thinks I’m an idiot. I knew it the minute he gave me that look. Brad could make the “idiot look” like no one’s business. He used to send people to tears… Read More
2016-03-17 17:35
I remember the first cell phone Brad and I got. It was a big as a brick and had an antennae 1o inches long. I don’t remember why we even got it. I think it was to be able to check in… Read More
2016-03-15 06:52
When I was a kid, we sang all sorts of weird songs. I didn’t realize how weird they were til I became a teenager/adult and I would sing them in front of non-relatives. I had always as… Read More
2016-03-14 07:20
I like pie, but I don’t like gravy. Chicken Run, very loose quote. It’s one of those movies that is way more fun when you hear someone try to quote it than it is when you actual… Read More
2016-03-13 16:35
Yesterday I visited a virtual wonderland of excellence. No, I didn’t go to Disneyland or Harry Potter world, I went to Tucson. You may scratch your head and wonder what wonders lie in… Read More
2016-03-10 06:38
I think my arm is broken. I broke it when I was eleven, but this is different. Back then, I fell while roller skating and my arm wouldn’t work anymore. It just laid across it’s… Read More
2016-03-09 13:30
I don’t get out much. I mean, yes, I work outside the home and I seem to be always driving when I’m not at work, but…I’m talking socially. I have a lot of ‘fr… Read More
2016-03-09 00:12
Several years ago, in my former life, I used to do a lot of cooking. I cooked breakfast, lunch dinner, snacks, bread, desert…..you name it, I cooked it. I spent 90% of my day in the… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I’ve been thinking a lot about words and how we use them. In my Relief Society lesson today, we talked about questions we have and the right way to get answers from our Heavenly Father… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The last two years have been very memorable in my life. I had a daughter get married, I started a new career, I completed two Masters programs, and one of my sons served a mission. All of th… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Years ago, back when I did the kit toy parties to ‘earn free toys’, I remember getting a book that I loved. It was about a wombat that liked to try new things. He shouted… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I love the weekends. That’s the only time I usually have to sleep. During the week, I stay up too late and get up on time. By Friday, I’m exhausted. Having very little soc… Read More
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