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In the never-ending knee saga that is now my life, I did end up having to have the knee Manipulation Under Anesthesia procedure done a few days ago. This picture cracks me up.  One eye is smaller than the other. … Continue reading →

I started back to work this week . . . just in time to start parent-teacher conferences.  This is one of the busiest times of the year for teachers.  It was a brutal week to start back during.  I had … Continue reading →

I am being spoiled.  Peoples are sending us meals, and they are sending me many fine and delicious pity treats, mostly full of chocolate.  I figure everyone is in on some grandiose plan to get me all good and plump … Continue reading →

Today, I took a shower. It was a major event and one that I shan’t likely repeat anytime soon. First of all, my leg must remain straight at all times.  I have an incision on my quad muscle and it cannot … Continue reading →

I had knee surgery #7 on Thursday.  I am thinking I should have been given a punch card at some point.  One of these is bound to be free at some point, right?  This was my 3rd ACL and it … Continue reading →

It was a day. Today, I had to get the chrome book cart and get my first graders all logged in to aforementioned chrome books, help them navigate the tricky Interwebs, and take an online math diagnostic test. The horror. … Continue reading →

I really love buying books for my classroom.  It is a problem.  But it makes me SO happy.  Teaching is a strange profession.  We all spend so much of our own money on our classrooms.  I am feeling all book-happy because … Continue reading →

Last weekend, the whole fam went camping for Labor Day weekend.  As per the usual custom.  I try to tell all the people who are my kin that camping over Labor Day is a treacherous thought to a teacher, but … Continue reading →