It doesn't feel like the last week of school. It doesn't really feel real, even though I know it is. This has been simultaneously the longest and the shortest year of my career: it actually is literally the longest year, since I started in mid August (first day of school for students was August 23), … Continue reading June 4: Doesn’t feel like the last week
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June 3: Last Sunday Night Blues (for a while)
I'm headed into my first last week of the year at Roseville, and aside from having to get my freshman through their final essay (and grade them), I am not sure what to expect. I'm not really sure how much I have to pack/move out/bring home. I'm a little worried because my back is really … Continue reading June 3: Last Sunday Night Blues (for a while)
June 2: sad day
Today we went to Duluth to attend Dak's aunt's memorial service. Trudie was a vibrant, fun woman who fought cancer like a champion. We didn't spend a ton of time with her, but what we did was always happy. She was warm and welcoming to me as a new person in the family, which was … Continue reading June 2: sad day
May 30: Spectacle and Substance
I've been overwhelmed by the drama of everything lately, more than usual, more than even this new era of "normal." The news, the internet world, the real world... everything seems to be so much. Things I'm thinking about or reading about, in no specific order because nothing seems to have order anymore: Roseanne being cancelled … Continue reading May 30: Spectacle and Substance
May 29: storms and snuggles
I'm laying in bed listening to the thunder roll through and trying to maintain enough personal space between myself and my daughter and my dog, both of whom are scared of storms and snuggle up right close to me whenever there is thunder. I used to love sleeping during thunderstorms, but at least for the … Continue reading May 29: storms and snuggles
May 26: so much sadness in the world
The news feels increasingly bleak lately - kids torn away from their families then lost, potentially trafficked. Twisted scandals in Washington DC. An electoral system we may no longer be able to trust. Violence in schools and homes. Foreign policy blunders all over. Unarmed, nonviolent immigrants and protesters being shot in the head. Everything feels … Continue reading May 26: so much sadness in the world
May 25: more gun violence in schools
Today a science teacher in an Indiana middle school averted a potential mass shooting situation when a 7th grader came back to class with two handguns. Apparently he nailed the kid in the head with a basketball, then tackled him. The teacher was shot three times, but appears to be in good condition. I haven't … Continue reading May 25: more gun violence in schools
May 24: rain storms and procrastination
I really like rainstorms, especially after a hot, sticky day like today. They cool everything down and even the plants are excited by the water. It's been tough lately, though, since Annika and Perry the dog have decided they are scared to death of thunder and lightning.so instead of relaxing and taking in the storm, … Continue reading May 24: rain storms and procrastination
May 21: Mondays.
It was a real life Monday today. Like, full-on, oversleeping, forgetting things, can't remember what I'm supposed to be doing, give up and crash at 6:30 pm type of Monday. It was an OMG I can't get anything quite right but it'll have to do type of Monday. A two-minutes-behind-everything Monday. A feel bad about … Continue reading May 21: Mondays.
May 20: Sunday night blues
Today was too nice. It was the perfect temperature for doing anything. I went to Art-A-Whirl for a ladies day out, we grilled shrimp and ate outside, I cleaned up one of the small gardens, and did some chores. I'm tuckered out, but I don't want to go to sleep because I don't want to … Continue reading May 20: Sunday night blues
Adventures in Distraction 