This holiday is very strange to me and I must admit that I have never liked it. Valentine's Day is like the relative that can never be pleased but expects everything just so. I find it interesting that this is a day that celebrates couples rather than love in general and if you don't have an SO grab a stranger, if you have a boyfriend/girlfriend ( Read more... )

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I thought this was very cute and the English major in me was pleased with the result. If I did this test with the kids would it make them more connected to grammar?

You Are a Semi-Colon


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I should have committed more crimes and travel more. Maybe I will just travel more. I was sorry they didn't have more questions about drawing, painting, performance, athletics, and dance. I would have totally rocked it. This got me thinking about my New Years resolutions. More on those later this week but they involve embracing life ( Read more... )

Three years ago this week I had a co-worker and friend taken from us through violence. We were first year teachers together and all we wanted to do was get out there and help people. We both fought hard to get our jobs and were so proud to be doing what we loved. To this day I get so upset when I think of all the people that will never know her ( Read more... )

I remember that today is the anniversary of Pearl Harbor. I try to be mindful of days like today to honor those who died. On NPR today I heard a stunning version of Henry V "Upon St. Crispin's Day" done by Christopher Plummer. I thought it fitting as I always think it captures being a solider. Now I have never been a solider, but I feel I have ( Read more... )

I wanted to wait until I was a bit less emotional to document that I survived my week. Yesterday was my wedding anniversary, and it hit me pretty hard from Sunday to yesterday off and on. I made it through yet another trial of this journey. I think a great deal of the time I kept thinking "Now this is just fucked up" or "no this just is not ( Read more... )

Tonight on TCM was big band night and all day Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movies were playing. My all time favorite Fred and Ginger movie is Top Hat (1935) with my favorite scene where they sing "Heaven" to each other. She wears a lightly colored gown that flows just right and he is of course in his uniform tux. This scene is often sighted in ( Read more... )

To be considered for teacher certification (or certifiable if you choose to look at it so)one must pass the GACE tests in the field of study after completion of course work at an accredited university. Today I received my test results and they are both tests PASSED. SWEET!!!!!!!! I didn't think I failed the tests, but there is always the outside ( Read more... )

A big Happy Birthday to you my husband. May this year bring you love and joy.