Archive for October, 2006
Plastic Halloween - in which I go on a rant.
Well, I survived the 3rd Grade Gauntlet. Actually, it went really well, surprisingly well. I decided to talk about writing and had the kids list their favorite authors and books and tell why they were their favorites - classroom discussion eats up a lot of time! Then I talked briefly about the story writing process [...]
Deer in Headlights
I am scheduled to give a 45 minute presentation to Amy’s class this afternoon about what I do all day. Kind of a condensed career day of sorts.
Only..what do I do all day?
Why do I sign up for stuff like this? The calendar came around at the beginning of the school year, way [...]
Shhhh! Hear that?
That sound? The sound of silence. No noisy cartoons, no running feet, no beeping computer games, no arguing, no shrieking, no laughing.
*sigh* I miss them already.
Well…I’m going to take a nap and then I’ll miss them already.
Off-track blues
We are in the final days of the off-track schedule (they go back Wednesday) and I think everyone is breathing a quiet, but unmistakable sigh of relief. The first week was awesome with Disneyland and all that, but in these past two weeks the girls and I have been slowly driving each other crazy. Today [...]
Home again - and not too happy about it.
We ran out of money so we had to come home. Disneyland sure knows how to suck up every last cent. I think we spent $50 on churros alone, which the girls proclaimed to be their favorite.treat.ever! They didn’t go for the $80 princess dresses though (*whew*) and instead came home with mouse ears (How [...]