I know.. haven't posted in a while. Apparently second year of teaching plus graduate classes does not make for a fulfilling journal ( Read more... )

My back storage room is finally cleaned! I have never been more excited. The Haz-Mat team is coming tomorrow to get all the dangerous chemicals, formaldehyde jars and remaining radioactive material. Over Christmas break the custodial staff said they would clean and re-wax the floors. The floors couldn't be done while the mess was there and no one ( Read more... )

Name the two things that once were in every high school science classroom but are now banned from any school......

Yes, Mercury is one. What's the other?

Radioactive material? Yep.

Now, what two items did I find in the back storage room today? Yep, those two plus a telegraph machine. I swear my storage room is time machine.

I need a drink.

My parents flew out of DTW yesterday for their vacation to Arizona. My dad goes on vacation to escape work and always brings his newest tech toys to give him something to do. So as usual he had his new $500 TomTom and digital camera (that still had pictures from Emily's birth ( Read more... )

I had one of the best weeks of the summer if not of the year ( Read more... )

My Grandmother died tonight. It was peaceful and everything one can hope to expect with an 89 year old.

Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers.

The last week of school went really well. I guess I should say it went really well for me. I really enjoyed the little work I had to do and how it was all up to the kids. The night before finals though two 2006 grads were killed in a car accident. It made it very hard to be at school. Even know I didn't know the boys, it felt very sober and ( Read more... )

My sister had her baby today at 1:21 pm. Here is the stats:

Name: Emily Susan
Weight: 9 lbs and 4 oz
length: 20 inches

I spent my spring break mostly at home. My parents and my aunt/uncle already have canceled two vacations because of my grandmother's illness so we all thought it would be better if I spent my break either close to home or in West Virginia ( Read more... )

Don't ever google image yourself. It is scary what you will find on the internet.


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