I love teaching Social Studies. Unfortunately, I have about five minutes per day to do this, what with all of the required reading, writing, math, lunch, shoe tying, nose bleeds, tattling, one or two accidents, scraped knees, and recess. Nevertheless, I LOVE it! We have been working on our American Symbols unit the last couple of weeks. I like to begin before September 11th so ... Read More about I Love Social Studies!
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Emmy Awards
Here's my fantasy: I have been nominated for Best Actress in a Comedy series and they have just played a clip of my hilarious show at the awards ceremony. I have been nominated with four other lovely ladies and we all clap politely for each other. And THEN, Matthew Fox or Kyle Chandler or Neil Patrick Harris announce MY name!!!! Ha! :) However, I WAS awarded the Versatile ... Read More about Emmy Awards
Five for Fraturday
Happy Saturday!!! Jen, Aris, Christy, Layla, Lauren, Hadar, me Last weekend, Hadar had a Sip and Scarf Exchange party! I had been looking forward to this night for over a month because this is my kind of party. We each brought an appetizer or dessert to share and then we exchanged scarves. Perfect. Evening. Unfortunately, it was about 100 degrees that ... Read More about Five for Fraturday
Parents (aka The Paparazzi)
Happy Friday! Hooray for sleeping in this weekend! It feels like fall here today. I actually wore a hoodie when we took our dog, Sid, to the park. I really wanted to wear my Uggs but thought that might be overkill, seeing as how it's in the 70s, I think. A girl can dream, right? Okay, so the paparazzi was out and about today. This is the danger of living two ... Read More about Parents (aka The Paparazzi)
Five for Fraturday
Happy Spring Break to me!!!! I feel just as light as a feather. Too bad I don't look as light as a feather in my swimsuit, but ho hum. Most people hate girls who have perfect bodies and I'd much rather be liked so I am taking it in stride. Yep. And I am also taking cover ups. And I may wear two or three cover ups at once. That's ... Read More about Five for Fraturday