So, my first year of teaching is (unofficially) over. I still have to go through the final checkout process. I was running late Thursday and the line to the principal was long, and well, I figured I’d just make an appearance on Tuesday for old time’s sake anyway…. I’ve also started classes at both WSSU […]
before there were lid kids
Down the Stretch
….we come!!! The 2004-2005 school year is about to come to a close. We have two days of exams, tomorrow and tuesday and that’s it. I have 75ish kids testing in both algebra one and two. My worth as an educator will be determined by the number of 1s, 2s, 3s and 4s I get […]
Dos Anos
Today marks the two year anniversary of my marriage to Derek R. Lidbom. Yup. Two years ago today, we were standing in the cold fog, awaiting our forever together. Today, I’m in a warm house, awaiting my trip to school. In school news… we are down to the final week. Not including two days next […]
Red 991 Heaven
Today, when I arrived at home, I was greeted by my husband and our faithful companion, Lucy. Lucy was wearing her hiking pack and was rambunctious, and I assumed that Derek had gone on a walk with her. I sat down to eat my [warmed over] dinner and Derek pointed out that there was something […]
Smooth Rainbow
Derek brought these home for me today. Smoothie Skittles. As if I need another candy added to my arsenal…. Anyhow, the flavor choices are: Lemon Berry Mixed Berry Peach Pear Orange Mango Strawberry Banana But, as is usually the case, I can taste precisely ZERO distinct flavors as I shovel them into my mouth, faster […]
Crazy Corbelli
My sister Julie began a 5 day suspension today. She “slapped” her teacher. It’s an absolute joke in very many ways. First of all, she apparently had a pretty friendly relationship with this teacher (who will call Mrs. Corbelli for non-privacy purposes). She was joking with her on Friday and playfully (in jest) slapped her. […]
Gotta Get Red
So….. Derek’s parents came over yesterday to graciously help us peel wallpaper from our hallway. It was old and dirty and peeling and damaged and FABRIC and needs to be gone if we want to sell our house to anyone that knows it’s not 1973 anymore. After the festivities, we went to lunch at Moe’s […]
Woodland Side
Um… Per Debbie’s “request” (demand): Here is a picture of the woodland side of the garden. So she can show Darcie. OR… She could have taken her OWN picture and shown Darcie and been way nicer than that.
Garden
I feel so far behind with the website stuff, that I don’t really know where to start. I’ll just try to do something daily, I suppose. That said… Here is a shot of one side of our garden after my Moms worked her magic this past weekend. I worked my ATM card just as hard. […]
Back!
I’m back!!!! I have been unable to update my site for some time now, due to some upgrades on the server that conflicted with my code. Oops. A lot has gone done since my last journal entry….. I’ll do my best to run through it all…. my parents and jake came and left (this am, […]