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Clarification — Clearly

Well, I need to clearly clarify some things I said yesterday. Ready? Okay. (I was not a cheerleader. But I was in Pep Club. And that's just as good. Especially because you didn't have to try out or do a dangerous back flip or anything. Anyone could be in Pep Club. And whether or not you were a cheerleader or a pep clubber, you still got dog bones thrown at you ... Read More about Clarification — Clearly

New FAQ

Oops. I was supposed to pick the three random winners for the Parts of Speech pack . . . but instead, I drank a glass of wine, had some cheese and crackers and salami and grapes for dinner, and watched an episode (or three) of Sons of Anarchy. To be perfectly clear, I was against Sons of Anarchy from the beginning. It just didn't seem like a show I could watch. Because I'm ... Read More about New FAQ

Parts of Speech

Happy Wednesday! I like Wednesdays. Have I ever told you that? I just do. Always have. We got all of our recesses today. And it was early out so that we could go to PTT. And discuss fascinating stuff as always. It's never not fascinating. Even though we got all our recesses, it was still pretty hot. So, as usual, I hosed my kids down after every ... Read More about Parts of Speech

Printing and Penmanship and other P words

Monday. Did you make it? I did. We got our morning recess AND our lunch recess. And then it was determined that the blacktop was too hot for our afternoon recess. The blacktop that is actually more of a light gray. But, hey? Who am I to argue? Or complain? Or whine? Or gripe? Not me. Nope. I might have growled, but it was just a natural ... Read More about Printing and Penmanship and other P words

Donations and Supplies

Happy Saturday! I survived Back to School Night. P.I.N., as we call it. Parents, I'm Nervous, as I call it. I survived. I only had two no-shows. I had 26 families come to my first session. My room was filled to capacity. And the air conditioning kept going off. And I talked very fast. And probably a little too loud, as I have a tendency to do. ... Read More about Donations and Supplies

Gone Fishing

Today marked six days of school. In the last six days, we have finally figured out where our spot is in line. I've said before that I assign spots in line. It's that controlling nature of mine. Assigned spots virtually eliminate "He's cutting in line! She cut! They're cutting!" Instead, every once in awhile, I get, "He's in my spot! She's in my spot!" ... Read More about Gone Fishing