1. When I heard Sarah Palin was resigning I I chuckled .2. The happiness of my kids is the best medicine.3. It's late, but I still have cake to frost.4. My husband loves me always.5. My eyes have seen many beautiful & wondrous things.6. I love my family fiercely & strongly.7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to playing with my new IPhone, tomorrow my plans include finally meeting up with a long friend and Sunday, I want to Relax! Read Full Story

When a child is born, one counts toes and fingers to make sure that the child they hold is perfect. The visual inspection eases doubts that lingered through the nine months of carrying the child. Tests are run throughout the pregnancy. Results come back, once again, reassuring the parents-to-be that everything is normal.The child is born. One holds the newborn, marveling at its perfection. One is relieved that their child is "perfectly normal."However, there are no tests that will tell you w... Read Full Story

As a newly elected President, I've been privy to a few things in recent weeks that have really opened my eyes to the workings of my district. I'll preface all of this by saying that I'm sure that this is not how things are done in all districts, but I do believe that they happen in more than anyone should feel comfortable with. I will also say that in order to bring about a quality education by committed education professionals, please treat them as such.Even though ed. code clearly states ... Read Full Story

I will confess that I was shocked by the death of Michael Jackson, however, I was not saddened by this news, not like I was to the news of Farrah Fawcett dying. To best express how I feel about Michael Jackson, the man, you need to read this, this, this, and this.I do not mourn for Michael Jackson, the man, rather I mourn for the boy that he was and the potential of what could have been. That being said, even though he obviously had many demons from a tumultuous childhood, does not excuse h... Read Full Story

To my dad who always believed that I could achieve anything that I set out to do and showed me by being such a good dad the qualities that I should look for in a man.To my husband who is everything I could ever want - an all around good guy, who makes me laugh daily, who has instilled in me confidence by also believing in me when I have doubted myself.I am truly blessed to have two terrific men in my life. Read Full Story

In our contract, we have two processes for evaluations, Process A for non-tenured/probationary teachers & Process B for tenured teachers. Process A is done for the first two years whereas Process B is done every other year. Most teachers when they have earned tenure fall under Process B, however, if a tenured teachers receives an unsatisfactory evaluation, they can be moved to Process A.Under Process A, teachers have more objectives in which to be evaluated under and their admins are re... Read Full Story

when I strongly feel that parenting a twenty year old is way harder than parenting a toddler.She wears me out.I'm glad she's home, but seriously, when is she going to stop repeating the same patterns as before?My biggest fear is that she will never have the ability to leave. Read Full Story

1. All children alarm their parents, if only because you are forever expecting them to make the same stupid mistakes you did.2. Show me a good loser and I will show you someone who can roll with the punches.3. I have no idea what it is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs at one time and I have no intention of finding out!4. Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy making behind the door deals and not listening to their constituents.5. I have yet to... Read Full Story

Last year, Wrestling Fan's big ticket item for his birthday was an I-Pod. We bought him one, which he promptly neglected and within about a month, it went through the washing machine and dryer. Miraculously, it was still functioning.Now, you'd think that he would have taken better care of this item. Alas, he did not.Last Thanksgiving we went on a family trip. One of the items that Wrestling Fan brought along with him was his I-Pod. He lost it. Since then he has been without an I-Pod. About... Read Full Story

A few weeks ago, I received my Kraft recipe magazine in the mail. While looking at the recipes , I came upon a page that had a picture of a head of lettuce. On this page was a card that had lettuce seeds embedded in it.Fast forward to a week ago in which I play like I'm a farmer by planting the card, per the instructions, into the pot filled with dark rich soil. I watered the soil, put the pot onto our deck and waited for Mother Nature to do the rest.Imagine my surprise when Thursday mornin... Read Full Story