Have I mentioned yet that I got the minivan back? Actually, it’s been a week since Damien and the husband ran up to the Haute to get the van, but I just kept forgetting to post about it. I thought about taking a picture of her and posting it just because I’m so happy to have my van back, even if she is covered in pollen and dust from being parked in the backyard of our old place for like six Continue reading
ACHOO!!
Stupid cold. I’m beginning to think I’m not going to get over it until winter break because that’ll be the first opportunity I’ll have to just sleep all day without worrying about grades/grading/homework/lesson plans/etc. So far, my “cold” or whatever it is has gone through all sorts of stages of annoying. First, I had a fever and fatigue and a sore throat for about a week and a half, Continue reading
Happy birthday!
Happy birthday, Emmy and Ally! Wow, they’re really 9 now, aren’t they? Crazy! I hope that my cute nieces had a great day today! Hopefully the weather held out for you guys over there on the East Coast. (We got some snow/rain/slush mess last night and today.)
Getting close
It’s getting close to the end of the year, and you know what that means: finals. There’s a lot I’ve got to do before the end of the year, most of it grading. Being sick for about a week really made the papers back up, and so there are piles of quizzes and homework I’ve got to get through by the end of next week. I’m actually hoping to get through most of it this weekend though I doubt Continue reading
I’s stupie
Being sick when you’re me is fascinating. First of all, the higher the fever, the less my brain functions. For instance, about 10% of all my daily conversations are pointless, random drivvel (though some would bump that number up to closer to 30% or even 50%). When I have a fever, the percentage of craziness jumps up to about 75% to 90%. Really high fevers bump it up to Continue reading
How do you define “secular?”
I work at a public high school. The part of that statement which concerns itself with my rant is “public,” i.e., run by the government. Last time I checked, the government is not a religious institution, nor does it promote a particular brand of religion. In the United States, there is supposed to be a distinct separation of churches and the state. Quite frequently, the line is blurred Continue reading
Getting older
Well, I’m officially 28 today. I’ve been telling people I’m 28 since March when the husband hit 28 despite the fact that I still had another 9 months to go. I’ve just gotten lazy with the whole age thing and figure that since Ian and I are about the same age and since I’ll turn the same age by the end of the year, I just go ahead and flip my age over to whatever’s coming up kind of early. Same Continue reading
Turkey Day!
Yesterday, the husband and I spent a great Thanksgiving with the Doyles, and today, we’re having our own Turkey Day. In fact, the bird has been in the oven for about twenty-five minutes now. If the time stamp is at all accurate and you look at it and think, “Hey, it’s like 3:30 in the afternoon; what’re you doing starting the turkey this late in the day?!” Well, first off, it’s a twelve- Continue reading
Madeline
Rather than start the next section of the book in my three French classes today (since they have tomorrow and Friday tomorrow off due to Thanksgiving), I opted for showing a short video after today’s pronunciation quiz. The only video I could find in that short amount of time which fit my time requirement was Madeline Christmas. Twenty-five minutes long, it would work out great Continue reading
Zombie
Speaking of zombies, I was sort of a zombie last night. It’s no secret that I talk in my sleep, saying stupid things like “Protect the mail; the monkeys are coming to steal it,” but last night I was more confusing and adamant than usual, I think. The thing is, I really only remember bits and pieces, and what I remember is far patchier than what Ian remembers, but that’s what he’s here for: to fill Continue reading