It’s after nine p.m. and I’m still not in the mood to tackle the family room downstairs. Around midnight the obsession will hit, and you will find me down there on my knees putting things away, packing things, and generally … Continue reading
Sandy Allen, the world’s tallest woman, died today. She was only 53. A tumor on her pituitary gland caused her to grow to the height of 7’7″, and she might have grown even taller if she hadn’t had several surgeries … Continue reading
The new Carnival of Education is up, over at Joanne Jacobs’ blog. She has done her usual excellent job with it, too. Click on over there now, and see what’s going on in the world of education from the point … Continue reading
Oh, I know. I’ve ranted about this before. But after waiting behind some old man in the pharmacy drive-through for maybe six days? until I gave up, parked, and went inside, I decided to rant about it again. Honest to … Continue reading
It’s time once again for Quotation Saturday. The weeks are flying by. I still have two more weeks of vacation, but my husband goes back to his school on Monday. I’ll try to get up before he comes home in … Continue reading
I’ve been cleaning out the guest room and just finished going through a pile of old school papers, throwing most of them away but keeping a few for sentimental purposes. Several years ago, at the end of each semester, I … Continue reading