My puppy has been born! If all goes well, my little girl will be ready to come home in February ( Read more... )

Goodness gracious, the craziest thing happened today! I got a call from a fourth grade teacher asking if I was missing a brown rat. I ran down there to her room and, lo and behold, there was Rizzo walking around on her patio ( Read more... )

Finally... I get a little break! I've been running a marathon of teaching since late August. The first twelve weeks of school are always the craziest. The last four of those, even crazier. I've pulled weekends and evenings to get the grades done. But, thankfully, the report cards have all been handed out and I had my last conference Friday ( Read more... )

It's been hot. Summer came late this year ( Read more... )

I just found out that a dear, dear family friend passed away.

I don't know what to say or feel. I just keep thinking about how he was supposed to come to our Christmas party this year... the one in the new house.

Why is that what I'm thinking at a time like this?

My parents' house is gorgeous! Despite feeling miserably sick this week (I stayed home for the Spanish-speaking meeting, which is so unlike me), I made the trek down to see the place this weekend ( Read more... )

Welcome to our latest eposide of hot/not!

NOT:
2 Hour commute from Santa Barbara to Oxnard, due to an accident on the 101.
(Don't worry-I was not involved. :))

HOT:
"Hi, honey. I went ahead and did both our taxes." -Roger R.

Once again, his timing is impeccable.

Perhaps all my new duties are starting to wear on me or, perhaps, the days have just been unusually busy. Either way, Sunday rolls around (usually my day of work without students) and I just can't make the trek to Santa Barbara and all that it entails. My weekends have become sacred. Which is good, for a teacher. It's too easy to become wrapped up ( Read more... )

Today was a good darn day. In teaching that's how it goes... one day you'll have students inadvertently set one of your beloved rats free, the next, you'll be up in the clouds ( Read more... )

These past few weeks have packed a wallop. Preparing for the open house was hard, hard work and many long nights. It went very well, but left me feeling exhausted and just devoid of energy. I have to remember to pace myself... this marathon lasts until Thanksgiving. The first twelve weeks of school are the hardest. We have barely any time off and ( Read more... )