Things I Haven't Done Yet

Mamacita says: 1.  I haven’t entered my students’ names in either the online gradebook or the hard copy gradebook yet.  I really need to do this because writing the scores on a piece of paper with first names only on … Continue reading

I Have No Self-Control: Meet Hal

Mamacita says:  I am writing this on my new Gateway laptop.  Thank you, oh Credit Card Gods, that there was enough room on you for this purchase! My old desktop computer is still in Safe Mode, which is actually good … Continue reading

Things Nice People Already Know

Mamacita says: 1.  If anyone in your family/group can’t behave properly in public, that person should be left at home.  Nice people don’t permit their children – or anyone else – to disturb others in public.  This applies to restaurants, … Continue reading

Ten Things Tuesday

Mamacita says: 1.  My sourdough starter is over twenty years old.  The bread is delicious.  Whenever I use it – and it’s been a while; the starter is currently residing in the freezer – I think about pioneer families, with … Continue reading

Anyone Can Have A Hogwarts Christmas

Mamacita says:  James and Lily Potter weren’t the only parents who knew about magic, you know.  I love to imagine Christmas at the Burrow, also; Molly and Arthur Weasley must have given their large family a wonderland of inexpensive dreams-come-true.  … Continue reading

Let There Be Light For Your Children

Mamacita says:  I love driving around and looking at other peoples’ Christmas lights at night. There is just something about lights that gives me hope for the future. And twinkly lights? They give me hope for a magical future. Colored … Continue reading