I love where we live! We have at least 2 pairs of goldfinches, a pair of cardinals, a pair of Baltimore Orioles, a pair of wild turkeys, scads of chickadees, titmouses, and nuthatches. Yesterday afternoon, while I was out raking the backyard, I looked up to see a pilated woodpecker on a tree about 15-20 feet away. It was so cool. Those are BIG ( Read more... )

Not that anyone is reading this, and I don't really care either way... (okay, so I do care... it would be nice to know if people are reading this, especially my old friends that I've not heard from in for ever ( Read more... )

Just checking that my journal still exists, despite the fact that I've neglected it for months, yet again. Life has certainly taken a different turn. I was married in June and spending the summer playing susie homemaker. I have little time to spend on line, and don't miss it all that much.

I'm teaching 5th grade yet again- gotta love those kids. Here are some answers written on tests by my students ( Read more... )

I seems that I'm only able to get around to updating everyonce in a while. So here's the update. I got the teaching job in MA, and have moved. While my job is incredibly demanding, I love it. My best friend has the classroom across the hall, and I have met an incredible guy who I am now dating. Life is good!

Let's see ( Read more... )

I probably should do a big update, but I really don't feel like it. It's been forever since I've even checked my friends list ( Read more... )

Yesterday afternoon I got the "Thanks for your interest, we'll keep your information on file for future reference" email. At least I didn't have to wait long, and have time to think about how great it would be a get my hopes up ( Read more... )

I think I finally got my resume sufficiently updated. Money is incredibly tight, I'm getting less then half of what I need a month and the school that Matt and I were just at paid us $400 less then what schools normally pay. That really hurt. It's not that I'm doubting God's provision, I've made it through every month so far, but I think that ( Read more... )

One good thing about having no money to buy Christmas presents? Not having to deal with the crowds!