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Quilly | August 31, 2006
I want to share a story from my teaching archives: About 8 years ago I was teaching in a very old, very over-crowded school which was being remodeled one building at a time. When it came time for my classroom to be remodeled we were shuffled to a portable — 1 teacher, 1 aid, 45 [...]
Quilly | August 30, 2006
Ms. A’s first #1 rule: Keep your blood on the inside. Ms. A’s second #1 rule: Don’t throw up on the teacher. Ms. A’s third #1 rule: Don’t step on the little kids. They stick to your shoes and you track them in on the carpet. If you can remember those three things we’re going [...]
Quilly | August 29, 2006
Tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. the first bell rings on a new school year. Each teacher will great his or her class for the first time. The tone for the year will be set within the first few hours. I peeked at my class roster today — even though I was warned it was not [...]
Quilly | August 28, 2006
First note to self: Dear Self, if you want your eggs sunnyside up do not put them on to fry then begin reading the blogs of all your wonderful, witty and charming friends. Second note to self: Dear Self, the next time you want to test your smoke alarms, put eggs on to fry then [...]
Quilly | August 27, 2006
Ripped from today’s headlines: The highly respected Las Vegas school teacher known to the blogging world as Quilldancer has once again been forced to concede that there are only 48 hours in one weekend. Of those 48 hours only two still remain. Quilldancer plans to spend them sleeping. As the Witness Team Chair, Quilldancer spent [...]
Quilly | August 27, 2006
I’d like to come and cheer you up with a special song or ditty. I’d like to write a comic treatsie to show you I’m quite witty. I’d like to write a story that only QuillDancer could pen, Or I’d like to write a lovely poem and all your affections win. I’d like to do [...]
Quilly | August 26, 2006
I’d love to regale you with some zippy humor or a witty bit, but tonight the only thing I want to entertain is my pillow. Maybe I’ll have something better for you in the morning. Night-night zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Quilly | August 26, 2006
A dog named Doug met Ambrose Bierce ..within a book one day. The words they jumped right off the page ..and caused the dog to say, “Oh, the wonder of these words, ..they surely must be mine!” So the dog named Doug created a blog ..which simply is divine. A place where wisdom, wit and [...]
Quilly | August 24, 2006
Wal-Mart Weirdness: My senior neighbor does not have a car. Shortly after I moved in I realized that she walked once per week the half mile to Wal-Mart, bought her groceries, then wheeled them home in her little folding cart. Being a good neighbor I now drive her to and from the store once per [...]
Quilly | August 23, 2006
Dear friends, Family and Lurkers: I have a feeling you folks are going to be seeing a lot less of me for the next few days. I have the 9 hour chunk work takes out of my day, plus my other life committments, and the church revival coming up. I’ll try to get by to [...]
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