Sunday, March 23, 2014

Let's Save the World, Teachers!! (Or at least finish the year!) 3/23/14

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I saw "Divergent" last night.  I really like the movies set in the dystopian future, especially ones based on YA novels that I hav...
Tuesday, March 18, 2014

A strange path to a very happy place 3/17/14

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Very happy?  How?  I've been on my own for 10 months and had to do more "stuff", and endure more than the normal share of hard...
Sunday, March 9, 2014

When The Music Starts - My Choir at the Toyota Center! 3/9/14

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It was the busiest of weeks.  I define 'busy' as any length of time where your focus is required to be on something besides tha...
Thursday, March 6, 2014

Double Classes and Taking a Breath

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Double classes.  Sometimes it's terrible.  Sometimes it's perfectly fine.  Sometimes even - one hour of terrible followed by one hou...
Friday, February 28, 2014

Princess manners or; Lessons from my Mom 2/28/14

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I had a 'princess tea party' with a four year old last night.  She was adorable.  I think it was an excuse to con me out of a cookie...
Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Getting Poked, Prodded, and Patted 2/26/14

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I ran over a nail.  My new car beeped at me "Low Tire Pressure!!".  I saw the nail - it was toward the outside of the tire, just s...
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Friday, February 21, 2014

Hate-Memes and Hiding Friends 2/21/14

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Life is a contest, right? Who makes the most, has the most loving family, looks the best, drives the best, chooses the most "in" e...
Thursday, February 20, 2014

Still no right or wrong? (With apologies to the Yankees...)

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The "D" is wearing off my ring; my spoon ring that Mom had made from the DuRant family monogrammed silver. Yes, I will proba...
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Friday, February 14, 2014

To my girls, on Valentine's Day

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To my girls, on Valentine's day: I know for a fact that you will probably consider the past nine months one of the worst periods o...
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Saturday, February 8, 2014

Briefcases and Tiffany hearts 2/8/14

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There were these guys when I was in fifth or sixth grade.  They were smart.  They played kickball, did a little music, but mostly they were ...
Saturday, February 1, 2014

Why the Daffodil? 2/1/14

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Why the daffodil? You know the daffodil in my profile picture?  They are one of my favorite flowers.  When we lived in England, we had this ...
Sunday, January 26, 2014

Five Things This Teacher Will Always Wonder 1/26/14

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My own words this afternoon kind of surprised me.  "Several times a day, I wonder what it would be like to work among adults only.  But...
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