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Mamacita says: I hate to admit this, but this was my attitude about my kids’ grades, kind of. . . . Factor in individuality, talent, brains, work habits, etc, and you can’t help but have a set of expectations, and … Continue reading
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Mamacita says: Oh, I am such a backwards, provincial thing! 1. I still have never used an ATM machine. I have a feeling it might be a detrimental skill for me to learn. 2. I still have never watched a … Continue reading
Mamacita says: My obsession with writing has extended itself over into Quotation Saturday! 1. There’s nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein. –Walter Wellesley “Red” Smith 2. The role of a … Continue reading
Mamacita says: 1. I’m tired. 2. I have forty essays to grade before I can go to bed. 3. It’s almost 3 a.m. 4. They are not good essays. 5. They are, in fact, terrible essays. 6. Spell-check is not … Continue reading
Mamacita says: I baked three more pies tonight; the cherry pie turned out fine, but the two pecan pies boiled over and the bottom of my oven is covered with sticky carmelized sugar and the whole house smells like “Is … Continue reading
Mamacita says: 1. I intended to put up my Christmas tree today but what with sleeping till noon one thing after another, I didn’t do it. 2. I intended to get that huge, ever-growing stack of essays scored, but I … Continue reading