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Sweet, Sweet Teacher Summertime!
Sweet, sweet teacher summertime. I remember it well. I work a twelve-month calendar now. It’s fine, it’s fine. I have a little cry

My Amazing Pretty Little Princess
Well, May has arrived. There was no stopping it. I tried really hard. I pushed off all thoughts of May and stayed very content in

Ewwww… Mystery Stains!
Mark and I are in the process of planning our summer vacation. I LOVE vacations! I do not love planning them. It is too much

Friends Keep Us Smiling
I have had a rough couple of weeks. Nothing particularly awful, just a plethora of stressful days all jammed together. We all have them. You

Hurry Up Spring… or Not
I. Am. So. Sick. Of. Winter. Spring is technically less than a week away, but that means nothing. It snowed two days ago. It snowed

Happy Birthday, Matthew!
In just a few days, my son will be 21 years old. Twenty-one years of being a mother. Wow. It feels more like

A Trip to Grandma’s House- Take Two
I have written before about visiting my grandmother’s house; but that was just one grandma. I was lucky enough to have two. I was able

New Year’s Resolutions for YOU!
As I mentioned last year, I do not buy into New Year’s resolutions. I am no more likely to turn over a new leaf on

Christmas for Moms
Merry Christmas, moms! But let’s be honest- if you are a mom, you are reading this AFTER Christmas. I am writing it on the afternoon

Support Our Teachers
It’s Christmas time and I am all about the holly jolly. I have lights and ribbon and bows and bells all over everything. But I

Tis the Season… here’s some advice!
I have started to trade in my pumpkin spice for a tiny bit of gingerbread. Emily’s bedroom and bathroom are fully decorated for Christmas. She

Make a Good Choice
There are certain things that my former students said that I can still hear them saying in my head, twenty years later. Some of them