Oh, no….I’ve become THAT teacher

When I first started teaching, I hated when veteran teachers would yell at my kids right on front of me. It made me feel worthless and very uncomfortable.
So, what did I do yesterday?
I marched right into the room next door and started yelling at the kids for being so loud my kids and [...]

Thoughts

So, I am showing Life is Beautiful in my English classes right now as an introduction to my unit on Anne Frank. I saw it when it first came out, and it rocked me to my core. What a beautifully written movie about a horrid time in our world’s history!
But, as [...]

Thank you, Walker Family….

Twenty-five minutes and counting…..
The new episode of Brothers & Sisters will be on.
The dysfunctional Walker family helped me get through the days of my miscarriage when I was home from work….on the couch….with Advil and a heating pad…..  I got Season 1 for Christmas from my mom and dad.   I watched the entire season one [...]

my life today…

Sorry I haven’t written for awhile. Nothing is new….I am STILL bleeding…… 18 days after the miscarriage started full-blown. I don’t have much else to say. The sight of blood makes me want to vomit. I feel so empty inside.
I don’t even know what to say [...]

Priceless…

Punky (in backseat):   Mommy, Look!
Mommy (while driving):   What do you see?
Punky (pointing):   There!
Mommy:   What is it?
Punky:  An airplane on a string!

I  so love this age!  

Odds & Ends

A very HAPPY BIRTHDAY wish to my Dad who celebrated his birthday on Saturday! I hope you had a fantabulous day! You deserve it! I love you, Dad!
I went to Page for the Cure on Saturday—–a 12 hour scrapbooking marathon with all proceeds going to the [...]

Punky loves his bus!

Punky “Riding” a Bus
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10 on Tuesday - Favorite Actors/Actresses

10 on Tuesday’s topic this week: 10 Favorite Actors/Actresses
I will keep this to people currently working in show business and in NO PARTICULAR ORDER:

Julia Roberts
George Clooney
Anthony Hopkins

Morgan Freeman
Jack Nicholson
Christopher Walken
Johnny Depp
Sean Penn
Tom Wilkinson
Tom Hanks

Next week’s topic: 10 Favorite Comedies

Numb.

Today is my first day back at school/work.   I walked in this AM to find that three of my cherubs were AWFUL to every sub that came into my room while I was out.   I wrote them referrals for disciplinary action.   They are spending the day in MLC (our in-school suspension room).
My colleagues in my [...]

Miscarriage 101

This has got to be the worst experience in my life.
First, a huge thank you to everyone for all the emails, phone calls, flowers, cards, visits, etc during this week! I could never have gone through this without all of your support! And a VERY HUGE THANK YOU TO HUBBY [...]