On New Year’s Eve every year, Wifey and I host a Trivia Night at our house, of which I am the Master of Ceremonies. Among this year’s categories was a Geography one that required each team to try and draw U.S. states from memory. The results were pretty humorous. Enjoy. Read the rest of this entry »
Let’s pretend for a minute that you care about fantasy football. You don’t, of course, because most people feel the way about fantasy football that too-cool adolescents feel about Barbies and Pokemon cards, but humor me. I just went through one of the most painful disappointments of my life, and I need a little empathy here. Read the rest of this entry »
And just like that, the summer is over.
I know, I know… The overwhelming majority of adults in this world don’t even get summers off and I shouldn’t be complaining, but no matter how great summer vacations may be, it always sucks when they do finally end.
No more pool. No more naps. No more quality time with Wifey and The Squirt seven days a week (I’ll have to settle for two plus evenings for the next nine months). No more going for wonderful sunset runs after the kiddo goes to bed. And while it’s not the end for cookouts and watermelon and sweet tea and lemonade, none of those things taste quite so heavenly when the weather is cold.
I mean, whether you’ve got a summer vacation or not, I think you can lament the end of all that awesome stuff right along with me, can’t you?
Despite everything, the return of school is a genuinely exciting venture even eight (eight!) years into my teaching career, and with that excitement comes the deliciously rich complexities of autumn—a season that, despite not being quite as amazing as summer, actually doesn’t suck.
So in an attempt to pump myself up for the beginning of autumn, I wanted to delve into my Top 5 Reasons For Looking Forward to Fall. Here they are: Read the rest of this entry »
There were days when I couldn’t feel my legs. Or my arms, for that matter. Pretty much my whole body ached for three straight months, and it was all my fault. Read the rest of this entry »
Brie: “I can’t have Jell-O.”
Me: “Why not?”
Brie: “Because I’m really allergic to dairy.”
Me: “I think you’re thinking of pudding. There’s no dairy in Jell-O.”
Brie, looking doubtful: “Are you sure?”
Dylan: “You know what’s the best kind of exercise there is? Hardcore dancing.”
From Traci Manning, the art teacher:
We’re drawing portraits, and they have a photo of someone they want to draw. Austin chose Gandhi.
Mallory: “Oh my gosh, how old is he?”
Austin: “I dunno. Probably 50.” Read the rest of this entry »
