Author Archives: Taylor

Cow Update: We still have them. I trust you all had a nice Thanksgiving, no?  The astute reader might recall that our oldest, Kate, lives far far away from us now in the land of Jason and Amy. Remember Jason? … Continue reading →

I am reporting to you, live, (barely) from deep in the throes of Thanksgiving week/Parent Teacher Conference Week/Catching the Chronically Absent Kids Up On Missing Assessments/Getting ready for Thanksgiving break week at school.  I woke up at 2am and was … Continue reading →

My Mom:  What are you doing this weekend? Me:  Cleaning, laundry, and revamping my whole reading program. Ha. “Revamping My Whole Reading Program.” And other lies I tell myself. I thought about it and I cannot wrap my brain around … Continue reading →

This is Rio the Kitty, every morning, when I am trying to drink coffee. She makes it quite difficult. So much has been going on, although not much of it very entertaining. Teacher life is exhausting.  Mostly because I just … Continue reading →

Hadley and HD are our “middle” children. Kate and LD would be our “bookends.” The BookEnds like to pretend they don’t need any of us.  I mean, we all know they do, but we let them keep up the pretence. … Continue reading →

I snapped this photo of a firstie last Friday because it was, in fact, hilarious. I call it “A Friday Afternoon After A Week of First Grade” For this gal’s free choice time she chose computers, which is fine, but … Continue reading →

Kate came home this weekend for a quick visit. The girls and I went to lunch and did some shopping. We had a large family gathering and I cooked beef from a cow whose life was ended by my own … Continue reading →

Last weekend when we were camping, I came out to our “living room” and saw David and Hadley in the recliner chairs enjoying pumpkin pie with whipped cream at 7 in the morning. Poor Hadley.  Her mouth is hurting even … Continue reading →