1. Harley got a job! She was hired to teach 8th grade at a semi-local middle school! (Downside is, the middle school is actually in the opposite direction from me, so even though her babydaddy can bring Luna to me during the day, I cannot pick Illy up from school every day because I have other kids, so Harley is going to have to find a sitter.) ( Read more... )

1. 9 Beautiful Semicolon Tattoos

2. There is an organization/program called Living the Dream Foundation that makes dreams come true for kids with life-threatening conditions, and they're currently on Warped Tour making that happen for different people every day. Yesterday, that kid was Bela. I retweeted several of her pics on twitter, but you ( Read more... )

1. There is SO MUCH going on in the NHL right now that I can't keep up. Wow ( Read more... )

1. Illiana graduated from preschool yesterday! It was possibly the most fun I've ever had at a graduation/promotion ceremony, lol. There are only six kids in her class, since it's a special needs preschool, and they are all awesome. They got awards for their accomplishments this year - Illiana got an award for meeting all her goals and finding her ( Read more... )

I know everyone is on Tumblr now, but I still haven't figured out how to actually communicate there, so I'm asking my question here. I need opinions/suggestions/advice! I'm on the committee for this fall's Red Ribbon Week for both the high school and the middle school. I'm looking to bring some new ideas to the table. Currently, or for the past ( Read more... )

1. Chaperoned a field trip to Carowinds this past weekend and it was possibly the easiest field trip I was ever part of. It was the middle school choir trip, so there were only 45 kids. Eight of them were "mine," including Davey and his friend BJ. The other six in my group were eighth grade girls who hung out together all day and didn't get into ( Read more... )

I keep thinking about making a post and then I never do. And I'll make a Real Post soon, but in the meantime, can you help me out?

My friend Katie's PhD experimental psychology program (Social Issues and Relations Lab at East Tennessee State University) needs people to please take this survey (it's for her dissertation!) Thanks! (Please share ( Read more... )

I tried to make a post/entry without setting it up as a numbered list, but I couldn't do it. Apparenlty this has become a Thing ( Read more... )

1. Illiana keeps telling me she wants to go to Hogwarts, which I think I've determined means she wants to watch Harry Potter. (The second movie is her favorite ( Read more... )

1. I don't know why it's easier for me to post if I make a numbered list, but there you have it. (Even if none of it is really important ( Read more... )