R.I.P. Chaylee

July 2000 - March 10, 2014

I'll second what kumir_k9 has said already about the odd feel about the event.  It also had a very frenetic quality to it from where I was, and that was confirmed by RJC when he came up to me after the event.    Sometime around 2 on Saturday I found myself wandering the site on my own and came close to rinsing off the makeup and leaving site for a bit.   ( Read more... )

I'm teaching a camp workshop this summer for 3rd through 5th Graders.  I have 5 campers, 2 who are my students during the year and 3 who are not.   I see my crew in 4 45 minute blocks during the day: drama, movement, composition, and Recorder/Voice (we do those together because I have some singers and some recorder lovers).  I also eat lunch with ( Read more... )

I was covering my regular Wednesday lunch table.  To my left is one of my all time favorite 4th Graders.   As we are cleaning the table off she starts to grab my water glass.  I ask her to hand it back to me ( Read more... )

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( It was long, and muddy... oh how muddy... but... )

Post a comment, and I will reply with a reason why I think you're great. It would be cool, if you would post this same meme on your blog and comment for other people, but really you don't have to.

Overheard at my lunch table today, which is all boys...

"Hey, do you know how to wake Lady Gaga up when she's asleep?"
"Yeah... you Pok-er Face!"

"Hey, how does Lady Gaga like her meat?"
"Raw, raw, raw raw raw raw..."

I may have to keep those.

:o)

I mean the tears ( Read more... )

Dear Mother Nature-

Please see my icon about this change in the weather.

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