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Marriage Amendment
I have been meaning to post this before today, but didn't have time. Despite the fact that I have a political science degree, I am not often a very politically active person, especially since moving to the US. But both Leah and I have been volunteering with the Vote No campaign, and one of the pointers they gave was that everyone needs to tell ( Read more... ) -
Today was good
Today was a good day.
1. Went to Chez Colette with students. Yummy croissants and eggs florentine ( Read more... ) -
oh happy day
Reasons today was a good day:
1. The first day since Christmas that I did not feel sick and exhausted.
2. Field trip to Sea Life / MOA went well and made the day fly by.
3. Getting this close to a sea turtle!
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address, please!
If you have moved in the last year and/or I don't have your address, please leave it for me. Comments are screened. -
food
This is what I don't like about my diet (not like "I'm on a diet this week" but my food intake in general ( Read more... ) -
quotes about education and equity
"Even though the United States spends more per pupil than any other developed nation, we compare poorly with other developed countries because our achievement in reading, science, and math has remained stagnant over the last 30 years. Although our per-pupil spending is relatively high, it masks a serious funding gap outside the classroom. In ( Read more... ) -
thank goodness for Saturdays
Today was a very simple but happy day.
Good things:
-sleeping until I woke up, no alarm
-eggs florentine for brunch
-a sunshiny day for working outside
-sugarbeet and taji0143 working together to take out the ugly bushes by our patio ( Read more... ) -
Shameless self-promotion
I have had a productive weekend. Like art and handmade items? Please visit my Etsy site: http://www.etsy.com/shop/MikabellaDesigns -
about to hit a wall
Today has been kinda a weird and tiring day. A good day, but definitely not as planned. This morning I woke up around 6:45am (yes, despite it being Saturday) hearing strange noises and thinking someone was in the house. (I think/hope it was birds in the eaves or something.) So I had to wake up Leah cuz I was afraid to go to the bathroom. Then for ( Read more... ) -
What I Read 2010
Favorites marked with *- Skinny Bitch - Rory Freedman & Kim Barnouin
- The Lacuna - Barbara Kingsolver
- Home of the Brave - Katherine Applegate
- With the Light, Vol. 4 - Keiko Tobe
- Maximum Ride series: The Angel Experiment, School's Out Forever, Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports, The Final Warning, and MAX - James Patterson
- Caucasia - Danzy ( Read more... )
- Skinny Bitch - Rory Freedman & Kim Barnouin
