I'm on the brink of succumbing to Spring Fever. Taking a walk with Lyndsay and Bella on the trails behind my apartment this afternoon reminded me of warmer days filled with sunshine and lots of green grass accompanied by the sounds of birds chirping in the woods. As much as I've been holding on to the hope that we'll have just one more snow day, I ( Read more... )

Tonight, Britt is coming into town to move the remainder of her furniture and other things she can fit in a truck for good ( Read more... )

Where did July go? Seriously. I'd like to add on a couple of days and go back in time so I can enjoy a little bit more down time before biting the bullet. I packed my summer so full of activity that I hardly had time to sit back and take it all in ( Read more... )

It's been one of those weeks that feels like it's taken forever to get through, yet I can't believe it's already almost Friday.

SOL season began Tuesday with my 8th graders taking their Science test. This is the only middle school test where the students are responsible for three years' worth of information instead of the subject matter for one ( Read more... )

The Oscars are on tonight and we’ve got a little party going on here at the apartment. Earlier today I found official Oscar ballots online, so when Britt’s friends came over, I suggested that we print them out and make our picks so we have incentive to pay attention to the awards. It’s definitely making things more entertaining - I’ll have to ( Read more... )

( December! )

( December! )

( December! )

Since Tuesday, I've been a day ahead of schedule in my mind, which has made for a terribly long week. I'm so thankful for another Friday on the horizon - especially with nine weeks testing tomorrow. I ran into some of my kids on the way out of school today and they asked me if I'm nervous about their tests tomorrow. Honestly, I'm not. I feel like I ( Read more... )

( December! )