Wrapping up my final step of my final task for the Teaching Performance Assessments. I am so relieved not to have to do one of these again, but I do see the value. As annoying as they are, they're actually well thought out, and though they appear at first to be sort of random or overly involved questions, they become more and more sensible and ( Read more... )

Whoa nelly, I'm getting married.

My ring is such that people will not realize it is an engagement ring.  I am ok with this, though I realize that in some people's eyes, it means I am not "really engaged."  So be it!  Lawless cohabitation 4eva!

Hooray!  I got into school.  I will attend the University of San Francisco to gain a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential and a Master of Arts in Catholic School Teaching ( Read more... )

Happy summer, y'all.  Around here it means we've got alternating days of bright sunshine and horrendously permanent socked in fog.  It's ok.  Most of the time.  Until I took an umbrella to work on Wednesday because I actually wasn't sure it wasn't going to rain on me.  That is not so cool.

3 days a week I'm with my nephew, the fantastic little man, ( Read more... )

I'm going to bring a dessert to a dinner tonight ( Read more... )

Ahoy hoy ( Read more... )

Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ( Read more... )

Because I am a scintillating writer (not) who is stalling on posting all her Italy stuff (true), I'm going to talk about clothes some more. Because as magdalene1 said, I might be frugal but I'm not DEAD.

I'm considering a new approach to my closet.  An intentional one.  (Maybe this isn't the best timing for such a move, but in all honesty I don't know when ( Read more... )

Shoe dilemma.... solved.

(I'm working a long day today for my uncle... if he pays me tonight I'm getting the shoesies tomorrow!  Wheeeee.)

(They also come in a plum/brown two tone.)

(I'm pretty sold on the black, though.)

Don't be jealous... I'm picking out the acts I want to see at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass this year.  For free.

Lyle, Neko, AND Galactic?  Don't mind if I do.