* Good news–Gave myself permission to be sick this weekend. That’s worked out well for me. * Bad news–Poor Mate. He’s on vacation too–and he REALLY wanted to go out to a movie last night. I really wanted to sit on the chair feeling wretched and knitting. I won. * Good news–We did get to… Read More

And the beast is me. Seriously. I’ve been a snarling, bitchy, horrible beast this last week… and it’s funny. I think I finally figured out what my problem is. Uhm… It’s November and I teach high school. O.M.G. Do I truly need any other reason? Okay… well, my small people are also tired and have… Read More

No, not you guys, although it probably feels like that. (I’m sorry–I love reading everyone’s blogs, mostly I’ve just been busy!) And mostly it’s been my own blog I’m avoiding. I had some very cool, very funny stuff to blog about, like how my administrator requested I didn’t mention anatomical parts on my referrals (although… Read More

First of all– MOTHERHOOD #WIN!!! Sam came to the party. Sam is Zoomboy’s bestest best friend in the whole world. Sam is fun. Sam and Zoomboy play. I honestly wouldn’t care if they leaned against the wall like potatoes–Sam made Zoomboy happy and all was right with my world! For a little while at least…. Read More

So Mate and I are out of the little kid birthday game. When do you send out invitations again? One week before the party? Two? I thought one–I remember missing parties where the lead in was too long. Mate thought two–but he forgot to remind me two weeks before the party, and I’m the one… Read More

Trust me. You don’t want to know. But I can tell you this. 1/2 a can of resolve and entire bottle of Febreze later, and we may be able to stay in the house w/out chuking into the crappy bathroom as a family. The cats think the dog is possessed by Satan. And we’ve got… Read More

The fifth Jack & Teague (& Katy) is up. It’s called ‘Becoming’, it’s the last one on the website, and, well, I’m exhausted! Enjoy! (And because this is a knitting blog, I’ll add this: Mate just came up with another use for a knitting needle. Seems Zoom Boy locked our bedroom door from the inside… Read More

Okay–I’m rating my goals for this weekend–everybody with me? Cleaning the table–#fail Folding the clothes–#fail Scrubbing the bathroom–#fail Going grocery shopping–#fail Taking Zoom Boy to his soccer party–#win! Getting the kids to gymnastics–#win! Getting to see a movie with mate–#fail Getting to see a movie with mate & the short people–#win! Getting to see a… Read More

You all know the birth sign Libra, right? The scales? The justice? I hates it. I have a temper (shocker) and I have a spine, and I know how to use them–but it’s hard sometimes when you see the other guy’s side of the story. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t piss me off. (You… Read More

Okay– still boring, but this time it’s not my fault. We had CAHSEE make-up tests–everyone who didn’t pass the test in their sophomore year had to take it in the last two days. I was missing 1/3-1/2 my classes, and was SO not in a position to teach them ANYTHING I was going to have… Read More