As I was going through teacher training in Minnesota, we were constantly hit with the mantra "multicultural, gender fair, disability aware". We were supposed to continually assess our classrooms to make sure that we were including everyone - and building a community in the process. I didn't really need to be taught this - I knew from personal ( Read more... )

I am not sure about the title of the day but April is National Poetry Month. In honor of the day and the month... an irreverent poem.

Haiku Ambulance
by Richard Brautigan

A piece of green pepper
fell
off the wooden salad bowl:
so what?

I hate them.I almost stepped on one of the tonight while covering up the sandbox in the back yard. It was huge - of nighmarish proportions. EWWWW. EWWWW again. Oh EWWWW one more time. I hate slugs.

At this time on Friday evening, the entire rengeek squad will be happily enjoying the warmth of a Florida evening, while contemplating RenGeeklets first visit (and mine too) to Disney World and will be visiting all of the local attractions as well as enjoying all that the resort has to offer. And Sea World! Dolphins and whales and other marine-y ( Read more... )

Three years ago tonight - Renaissance Geek and I were anxiously awaiting the imminent arrival of the Amazing Rengeeklet! What an adventure it has been thus far - I can only imagine all of the amazing things still to come. Happy 3rd Birthday Amazing Rengeeklet! :-)

ABC's Extreme Makeover Home Edition has been hard at work on a house within easy walking distance of my folks. They have been keeping me posted on the progress and I am amazed at just how quickly the house has gone up and the landscaping has been taken care of ( Read more... )

Pediatricians in our area are great check ups but impossible to see if you have an emergency or are in need of urgent care. Regular urgent care facilities are extraordinarily intimidating and quite frankly - pretty damn germy. However - we used PEDIATRICS FIRST! for the second time today and I have to tell you - it was great. It is located in ( Read more... )

Dr. Shad is the head of the Pediatric Oncology and Hematology Clinic at Georgetown. Every year she hosts a picnic for all of the current and former patients - as well as the staff and their families. It is quite an event ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday Renaissance Geek!! :-)

Here at the Rengeek/Amazingk household we are eagerly awaiting out copy of HP and the Deathly Hallows. We will read it aloud as soon as it lands on our doorstep. We will savor every word and no doubt be sleep deprived until we finish the entire thing. I promise that I will not cheat and read ahead while Rengeek is at work. No matter how much I ( Read more... )