before there were lid kids

They (a custodian representing someone “higher up”) locked down the temperature controls in my trailer today with these space-age thermostat guards. I’m rather annoyed. Controlling the air is the ONLY plus to being in the trailer park. Was the only plus…

We’re back. We’ve been back for about a week now. So, the trip was great. But, it left me quite tired and jet lagged. I scraped through a week (4 days, actually) of teaching and spent this weekend recovering. All 47 hours of it. I definitely prefer “fall back” to “spring ahead”. I didn’t even […]

We are off to San Francisco today. I hope to see DJ Tanner and eat some Rice-A-Roni. I think actually, Derek has an action packed week for us. He’s in charge of all the activities. I’m just along for the ride. But first, off to school for a couple of periods, so I can earn […]

No significance to the journal title today. Just listening to Styx. A little “Come Sail Away”. It’s one of those songs that sends me spiraling back into the late eighties/early nineties as I started high school…. Good ol’ Batavia High School. Let’s see here… I’ve been absent from online lately. We had a short little […]

I’ve been fighting a seemingly chronic case of coughing lately. I jokingly refer to it as my “whooping cough”. I guess it’s not as bad. But, I’ve never had whooping cough, so I wouldn’t know. This is no fun. I know that. I’ve been sleeping in a seperate room, to be considerate of my dear […]

*cough* *sniffle* *cough* *cough* I’ve been sick all weekend. Nothing like having a weekend cold. The bright side of that story is… CMT had a Dukes Of Hazzard Weekend. It was great. I watched several episodes, as I faded in and out of drug induced sleep (legal, over the counter medications, that is). Bo and […]

Today, as I started my first period class, I was interrupted by rattling keys on my trailer door. I turned, expecting one of the usual suspects — a principal on the rounds or a custodian… Nope, not so much. This time, the “team of three” strolled in slowly — like Armageddon (the movie). My enthusiasm […]

Not much to report. Just finished creating an Algebra II test. Fun times. I look forward to (…perhaps…) next year, when all this prep stuff is out of the way. And I can turn on cruise control. Yes, that will be very nice. We had parent teacher conferences yesterday. That’s always nerveracking. Hard to predict. […]

We lost last night. The basketball season is over. I’m sad for the girls. Glad to have some time back. I was getting more and more behind. Now, I have all kinds of free time on my hands. Well, as soon as I get caught up — it will be free time. It’s a weird […]