Did you tell him that you had pulled (or would be pulling) her aside to make up her missed lessons? I can see a parent being confused when that's...
I started drifting away when I started dating my now-husband. That was 4 years ago--in that time, we got engaged, spent a year long-distance, got...
So, you can hire anyone you want to stay home with your sick kids, but you can't stay home with them yourself? I'm glad I have only taught in...
I moved up to 4th grade this year, so this is my first time teaching double-digit multiplication in quite a while. We learned several strategies...
We had a K teacher who had the surgery a few years ago. She did one foot at a time, and had to be totally off her feet for a week or two (arranged...
I teach in a small town, at a school where the culture is to give out a personal number to parents. In eight years, I've only ever gotten...
I bought a new set of pajamas at JCPenney...each piece was on sale for $10.99, and I had a $10 off coupon. The saleslady tried to give me a...
We use IKEA magazine holders for book boxes...my kids can fill them with several chapter books, but I don't know how many folders they'd hold....
Sometimes I brown the meat first, but I often don't. It might add a little flavor, but if the recipe is flavorful enough as it is, I don't worry...
We made a nice, all-local meal for our anniversary on Sunday: -fresh steaks from the meat locker with caramelized onions -corn on the cob -new...
Or just to introduce some variety--I'm drinking SO MUCH WATER these days (very pregnant + very hot and humid), that it's nice to mix things up and...
Yes, it was the one kitchen gadget my DH insisted on putting on our wedding registry, and he was so excited when it was one of the first gifts we...
The only thing that keeps me from doing this more often is that I want to eat the fruit instead of putting it in my water. One solution: we have...
That is exactly what we did when we were in Canada last summer. We don't have iPhones, so we just used Facebook Messenger when we had wifi access...
I spent much more time at school or working on school stuff when I was single... But a lot of that was spent on making my classroom more...
A friend of mine knew him from her time teaching in his hometown. When she learned he would be doing an internship in the town I live in, she put...
I always notice this a little in the first couple days of school (I guess I don't do much talking home alone on my break! :) ). The only thing I...
Venison chops on the grill, smashed red potatoes, and steamed broccoli
So, because some (even most) people cannot sift through information appropriately, another entity should do it for them? This sounds dangerously...
Shoot, I forgot to put the pineapple into the chicken stir fry I made last night!
