Quirky Quips & Sewing Snips
Tonight was one of those rare nights in my life when I returned home from school and just sat. I sat not thinking. Not moving — well, except maybe the drip of saliva coming from the corner of my mouth. Sometimes the body is just too tired for any form [...]
5:30 a.m. — the alarm rang. I whacked it. It was too dark outside to be time to get up. 5:40 a.m. — I gave in to the the cat’s harassment and got up. Showered, brushed, combed, deodorized, dressed, etc. 5:55 a.m. — stumbled across the living room. I’d left [...]
Describing Jim’s first day in my class reminded me of a new student who came to my room last year. Class had barely begun and there was a knock on my door. I opened it. There stood a young man all spit shined and polished. He was wearing dress shoes, [...]
I got a new student today. He came in bold as brass. No shyness at all. Asked to sit with the worst behaved kids. I sat him right square in front of the class. I overheard him talking to Joe. “We could do anything at my old school. They’d send [...]
The Eyes Have It We stood at assembly, waiting for the pledge to begin. Somebody mentioned the Sunday time change. The class discussed the repercussions of losing an hours sleep. I said, “You’ll have a cranky teacher Monday morning.” Joe smirked at me and rolled his eyes. “Excuse me,” I [...]