I had a really weird week.  It began with a parent coming in disastified with an alternate assignment the classroom teacher had given her son.  Thinking I'd be more lenient, she came to me, only to find me in the midst of teaching my first grade lesson (always chaotic).  Needless to say, I was not very nice.  What it boiled down to was that she ( Read more... )

Mmmmm....  Panera.  Last Friday, as I skipped my work Christmas party (yes, in January), I tasted the new Butternut Squash soup at Panera.  It is, singlehandedly, the most DELICIOUS thing-in-a-bowl since Ben and Jerry's Oatmeal Cookie Chunk (which, consequently, never made it to a bowl for me - straight out of the container is the way to go).  This ( Read more... )

An email from The Cuz led me to today's bit of joy.

The Elfmorphosis

Goal status:

- 3 consecutive evenings in the workout dungeon and no bad eating

- 3 consecutive nights of reading for at least 30 minutes (more like 45)

- 4 consecutive days with a smile

Good news:  At work, I got new computer for my office.  It's slick!  And I also received word ( Read more... )