Real Life and Other Randomness

Anyone who knows me well knows that I really love my school.  I do, sincerely.  I started there 13 years ago, on a wing and a prayer because...

Today I realized that, yes, a Snickers bar can save a soul.  Even just a bite-sized Snickers bar. Yesterday wasn't great.  I was tired...

Last year, after reading a book called "The Book Whisperer" by Donalyn Miller, I took on the challenge of trying to increase the l...

I stopped at Walgreen's just to drop off some Redbox rentals and pick up some cat food.  That was all I intended, really.  But it's ...

A writer I adore, Black Hockey Jesus , once wrote that "we are all made out of shipwrecks".  Man, that's an image.  Have you e...

It's been 24 hours since I learned about yesterday's tragedy in Connecticut.  Given 24 years, I don't think I would still be abl...

When I was 10, I was a Girl Scout.  In fact, I was a Girl Scout for a really long time, but at 10, I was a scout who was desperate to go to ...