While living in the Sticks with my grandmother and driving six miles to and from internet access every day I have passed a house that has piqued my interest ( Read more... )

Leaving Indiana and heading to...???

(Let's go job gods! I can't have a sudden spurt of interest from folks without results!)

The interim will be spent bunking with my grandmother in the back hills with little contact with the outside world.

Allons-y!

Today, I sat next to a girl on a plane who decided the time between boarding the plane and take off would be the perfect time to do her complete make-up routine.

My favorite part was when she did her eye liner while the plane was physically lifting off the ground. I kept hoping we'd have turbulence during take-off and she would gouge herself in ( Read more... )

Packed the car today; a process that is part Chaplin routine and part trying to put the genie back in the bottle. There is way too much stuff. I mean, when did I acquire so many pairs of shoes? Pairs of shoes that I cannot possibly discard (I've already gone through my closet three times getting rid of everything but what I need!) And my ( Read more... )

Today was a day of high adventure: the daily walk with the kids was a streetcar ride that ended in marionberry gelato!

Did I mention my job rocks?

Nine two-year olds, three teachers, and a streetcar named Desire Charlie. Well, they're all called Charlie, presumably because that's easier to say than 'streetcar.' We were a public wonder; people ( Read more... )