So in my last post I mentioned that due to the overcrowding in 4th grade, an 4th classroom was to be opened. That was in October. The new classroom finally opened this week. Why you might ask? Because it took this long to hire a teacher. Ridiculous ( Read more... )

This will be quick ( Read more... )

Yesterday The family and I trotted up to Lawrence. I've been a WW11 junkie all my life. Watching reruns of an old 60's television show initiated my interest in the B-17 flying fortresses, the bombers mostly used in Europe. I remember going to air shows when I was little, and a real B-17 was always promised to show up, (there are less than 15 left ( Read more... )

Apparently Ken's mother heard us doing it the last time I was there ( Read more... )

I miss the Cape. More specifically I miss the beach ( Read more... )

Barbara called me last friday to tell me that she got a job in Chicopee teaching foreign language at the high school. I am happy for her and I think this will be good for her ( Read more... )

One of my new shows is Wife Swap, and it is hilarious. They always choose such wacky families. Tonight it's a family of hard core hunters versus a vegan family. One of the things that I notice on this show is that very often they choose a family where the mother is practically a slave and the father has complete control. I'm not being overly ( Read more... )

After spending the weekend in Douglass, Ken spent most of today with my crazy family. Now I should have known that if I let my aunt around him long enough that she would start telling the embarrassing stories of my childhood, stories that should be taken to the grave in my opinion. Yes I should have known, but alas. And then everyone else jumped on ( Read more... )

I have to go back to work tomorrow, which means Ken has to drive me home today. I don't want to leave. This week has been incredible ( Read more... )

Hurray for vacation ( Read more... )