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Ever have one those days? You know the kind I’m talking about…where you hate everyone and everything. You punch a wall. You eat ice cream, then you cry yourself to sleep. Don’t lie, we’ve all had them. Just the other day, I had one. I’m not that person…you know that lady with half a body, rides . . . → Read More: Half Empty, Half Full

* I dedicate this blog to ALL teachers *

It’s not a good time to be a teacher, but it’s never a good time to be an adolescent…a pre-teen if you will. Smelly, lots of acne, hormonal, sassy, and still hanging out at the mall because they’re too young to drive. My first teaching job (before I . . . → Read More: Middle School Sucks

This is not a poem. It is a thank you letter. I looked all over for you on Facebook but I guess I didn’t try hard enough. I could have spoken to someone that was closer to you in high school, but I didn’t.

I just wanted to say thank you for all the fun memories and . . . → Read More: Ode to Dave Martin’s House

My whole house smelled of turkey. My mom had been up since 5 a.m. cooking it. I reeked of alchohol from cheap beer. I was a senior in high school that year. I slept in until eleven that day. We had our Thankgiving dinner early that year. Thank God!…more sleeping. I had to “buck up” . . . → Read More: Fa La La La La La La La

Last October, my sister got married. Emma, my daughter, was one of the flower girls. She looked so beautiful (and she knew it, too)…in her flowy, ivory, dress and her long, brown, straight, hair curled to a tee. She played the part.

People always tell me how much Emma and I look alike. I know she’s . . . → Read More: Crazy Emma, Crazy Me

I’ll be the first to admit, I have a crush on my little boy. I’m not sure why? Is it because he looks like an angel when he sleeps?…or the way he makes me laugh when he mispronounces words…or the fact that he has a truck in one hand and his sister’s barbie in the other. . . . → Read More: My Crush, My Love, My Luke

Who would of thought Fresno and Las Vegas would be the choice family vacation spots? Certaintly not us. Every August, we go on a family vacation. Last year we went to North Carolina, Virginia, and went to Washington DC. The year before that…Taos, New Mexico and before that…Hawaaii. No, not this year.

We decided to go to . . . → Read More: Vacation O’ Fun

My typical day is not very exciting. My husband, Andy, is off because he’s a teacher. So, my Honey-Do list is a mile long. Today, we’re cleaning out the garage. Oh, what fun!

But, last week was a different story. I woke up one morning with a black eye. I know what you’re thinking and no my . . . → Read More: A Day in the Life of…..

Ever since I’ve become disabled, I watch a lot of T.V.. ABC has this one show called Extreme Makeover where they take an obese person for a year and lose all this weight. No surgeries and no diets-just working out, healthy food, and sheer determination. I thought to myself: if they did it, I could surely . . . → Read More: Extreme Makeover: Elena Edition

This post is dedicated to Annette & Beau

My sister, on October 8th this year, is getting married…again. She will have the wedding she’s always wanted. Her last wedding, she eloped. A year later, they celebrated their wedding by having this reception. It was fun, but not the wedding a little girl dreams of.

Weddings are very stressful to . . . → Read More: Aaahhh Bliss