So in an effort not to be a loser (like when Hairspray previewed in Seattle but I didn't see it until it left seattle, went to broadway, won tonys, and then finally came back for a touring performance), I went to see The Wedding Singer last night at the 5th Ave ( Read more... )

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RENTHEAD NEWS ( Read more... )

Woah, it has been such a long time since I’ve posted! Livejournal has taken a backseat while I’ve been changing the way I live my life. This change is due entirely to my reaction to the musical RENT. I know I’ve posted before about Rent, but for the past three months, I have been eating, sleeping, breathing, and living RENT ( Read more... )

Well, on Friday my kids visited the North Pole (via the Polar Express). It was pretty crazy! I only had fifteen minutes of lunch recess to transform the classroom into a winter wonderland. I moved around some tables and chairs, strung a strand of white lights from the ceiling, and draped a few streamers around. It really did not look well ( Read more... )

Today is music for my kids. They have music in my classroom because the school is so short on space... this drives me NUTS especially since the music teacher is messy and annoying. But anyway, I am astounded at the amount of extremely religious music she's having these second graders sing! The purpose of her lesson seems to be "to let the kids ( Read more... )

yes!

my arms ACHE from rolling out so much cookie dough... two batches yesterday and four today... tis the season!

Forbidden Christmas ( Read more... )

I am trying to make a christmas tree out of homemade sugar cookies (shaped like stars, but frosted green) stacked on top of each other. It is more difficult than I expected! I hope it doesn't topple over.