Merry Christmas

We live in a world where things come first and people come second. Every once in a while we get things right and put back in order, and do things the right way. I didn't get to see the majority of my family for Christmas this year, which is fairly common for us, but was…

November 29th

Today all I've got for you are a couple of doodles I did while waiting for students to take a quiz. I don't draw or even doodle much but I used to and I miss it. Hopefully it'll be something I can get back into if the time ever presents itself. But one of my…

November 28th

Thoughts on a Monday... I've only got nine days until Davis leaves Florida and I'm not dealing with that well.  I've stretched myself too thin socially in the past couple of weeks and it's really taken its toll. I need a recharge.  My sister had a baby. Did I mention that? Also I started back…

Maybe It’s Time to Reassess

We've reached that time of year when everyone's favorite topic is New Year's Resolutions. This isn't about that. Not exactly. It is time to reassess my priorities, and I'm thinking this will take much more than a year's worth of resolve. I had a good Christmas, and I hope everyone else did too. It's actually…

The Christmas Spirit

"Everyone loves Christmas!" they say. What's not to love? People get so easily swept up in the fanfare and warm-fuzzies. I think people fail to realize that for some people Christmas can be the hardest time of the year. Santa Claus was never a part of what we were told about Christmas as children. We…

God Bless America…

You know you live in the 'land of the free and the home of the brave' when all of your second grade students think that The Star Spangled Banner, our national anthem, is a Christmas carol, and request it to be played for the end of the year party because, as they say, it's the best…

Kid Shit

Miss Rataaaaajczak, somebody peed on the carpet! Miss Ratajczak, how do you spell a... A what? A... like a dog, or a cat. A? ...you spell it... 'a'. That's it. That's it? That's it, I swear. How about this, Miss Ratajczak - if I stop picking my nose and eating it you can give me…