The year I graduated from college with a degree in secondary education, teaching positions were scarce in my area, so I ended up substitute teaching until I found a permanent position. If you’ve ever “subbed†at the high school level, you know that one of three things happens. 1. You become a pachyderm. 2. You […]
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My Elves Have Been Busy Of Late
Well, we haven’t gotten our craft on yet, on account of The Big Nasty being the houseguest clearly oblivious to his unwelcome status, but at least the boys have been able to craft it up a little at school this week. On the days they’ve been well enough to attend, at least. My younger son […]
The Quest For The Best New Cookie
One of the great blogging truths is this: Illness is not conducive to good blogging. Yes, I know, it’s probably not conducive to much of anything good, but still. It cripples the blogger in multiple ways. For one, when the brain is amuck, all writing pretty much comes up lacking no matter how you dress […]
Suspension
Two weeks ago tonight, I found myself standing with my feet in the Atlantic, the sound of the waves drowning out all other sounds, everything black save for the stars and the lights coming from the houses behind me. It was the Saturday after Thanksgiving, and we had just spent the better part of the […]
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Friday Updates
A. Religiously, my younger son has come home from school every day this week, shut his bedroom door for a while, and then emerged with more papers in this old pickle jar. The “papers†are our Christmas presents from him. B. As of Monday, our fridge is finally no longer leaking all over our floor […]
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Celebrating St. Nicholas Day
We tried something new today in the Island Family. We celebrated St. Nicholas Day, the holiday still celebrated in many countries on December 6, when St. Nicholas stuffs children’s boots with goodies during the night while they sleep. When I was growing up, we celebrated our own version of St. Nicholas Day the evening of […]