Just a quick question for any SimCity fans out there - is anyone familiar with SimCity? I'm working on a two-year curriculum project for 2nd and 3rd graders that is focused on New York City and the questions, "What makes a city?" and "What makes our city unique?" For the culminating project, third graders are creating their own cities in groups ( Read more... )

About six months ago, an old friend from my hometown contacted me, and we have been emailing each other pretty regularly, keeping each other updated on our lives. We couldn't be living more different lives right now - she married a Lutheran minister and lives in Texas, and has a little girl who is close to two, and has had another baby on the way ( Read more... )

Okay, I'm taking a shot at the girly-girl meme. It's embarassing how girly I am. Thankfully Sean knew all of this before marrying me, or I'd be afraid he'd run and hide after reading this ....

1. DO YOU HAVE ON A LOT OF MAKE-UP?
Not right now (home all day cleaning the house - didn't really warrant makeup).

2. HOW MUCH DO YOU PUT ON?I typically ( Read more... )

Sean came and had lunch with me in my office, and we had a big discussion about jobs, student loans, debt and career goals over Subway sandwiches - not exactly your typical light lunch discussion. We seem to really be working some stuff out in our minds lately, though, and I love the way we talk things out until they feel manageable. We started ( Read more... )

( Frustrated rant )

Thank goodness there are only three days (or two and a half days, if my boss is considerate and generous on Wednesday) to get through this week, so the typical sting of Monday is not quite so enormous. That, and the office Christmas party at Arnauds is now only 25 days away - it's almost like, if you make it to Thanksgiving in this office, no ( Read more... )

Okay, so we're not moving yet or anything like that, but this is the best news I think I've had since we came back to New Orleans. I'm so happy, I'm dancing in my seat. And if you've been around me lately, you'll understand that that's a really big deal ( Read more... )

Happy Halloween ( Read more... )

Just a quick update - we made it to California, and had the luxury of a wonderful, wonderful bed at Ron and Jeanie's home. Despite Sam jumping all over me last night, I think I slept better here than I have for the past week. Also, just wanted to update that we were just provided assistance by FEMA - hallelujah. I'm having my second day in a row ( Read more... )

It's 5 am in the morning, and I've been awake now for nearly an hour and a half. I think I wake up earlier every day, although whether from the time change or the constant fears and worries inside my head, I'm not sure. So now here I am, sitting in my dark motel room as Sean sleeps in the bed next to the chair I'm sitting in, and the cats run ( Read more... )