My hair is currently about the longest it’s ever been (or tied with the longest, at any rate). And if you look back over this blog for the past six years, there isn’t much variation with my hair— Sure, I might sometimes have blunt bangs and occasionally get it into my head to dye my …
We’ll Laugh About This Someday
It is a truth sometimes acknowledged by the more optimistic among us that the best vacations always contain an element of surprise, an experience that seems somewhat (or completely) awful at the time, but that turns into one of the fondest moments of spontaneity from the whole trip. That’s why, years down the road, Matt …
A Tale of Two Friends
If our kids’ gibberish could be articulated out into English, this is probably exactly what happened that day in the pool. Ice cream and all.
In Which Raven Does Me a Solid & Narrates Her Own Post
Seeing as how I seem to have melted my brain somewhere in the 30-minute drive between my work and our apartment (or maybe it was already melted from my 85-degree, un-air-conditioned classroom), you won’t be hearing much from me tonight. Just this— About two weeks ago, we started Raven on solids, a positively delightful experience …
How I Would Have Lived My Life If I’d Only Listened to Disney
So I love Disney movies as much as the next person–(I mean, what kid didn’t grow up watching the classic Disney cartoons every other day?) And I think that in many ways, Disney movies generally taught decent principles when it came to things such as sacrifice, going for your dreams, and being brave. However, after …
Fun with Argument Essays
Greetings from the middle school, where I am currently in the middle of a very LOOONG Teacher Prep Day. You know what’s sad? That I first rejoiced when I heard that we were having a Teacher Prep Day (because when I was a student, that always meant no school). Of course, the second it dawned on me …