Quirky Quips & Sewing Snips
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 — [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]