We went to the Brown Swiss Banquet, one more time. We have no animals and our daughters have aged out the whole showing thing. So we went tonight, thus my really late post. After the banquet, we went over to... Continue Reading →
With all the craziness going on over the last 24 hour with Covid-19, today, it won't be the focus of this blog. #comeondoit Nope, 26 years ago, I married an amazing woman, a woman well above my pay grade. She's... Continue Reading →
I just about bailed on spin class today. #wimp I ran outside yesterday for the first time in a LONG time, and while was a good run, it was hard. I came back tired and bit discouraged because running on... Continue Reading →
Last year, our 8th graders (7th graders then) were charged to be the first class on an annual trip to Washington D.C. They've have spent an enormous amount of time and energy fundraising towards this adventure. Pizza cards, concessions stands,... Continue Reading →
I'm writing this very quickly because this just needs to be documented! 😂 We've had two class periods, then my students got to the exploratory classes (they are in art right now), so my classroom is empty. I usually turn... Continue Reading →
Today was a day about finding the happy going into next week. Since Christmas, our class has been different: rude, disrespectful to each other, to us, and other teachers, apathetic, and just plain ornery. Now, this certainly is not the... Continue Reading →
Not much to this slice today. We just got home after a 500 mile trek that took us from our home to Iowa City to Ames and back again. University of Iowa daughter picked up, shown Iowa State, shown Ames,... Continue Reading →
Today, we spend time with our youngest daughter running around Ames doing a "transfer visit" because she'll be moving from the University of Iowa to Iowa State. Today's slice: 5 random things I saw in Ames. Tall people: My daughter... Continue Reading →
Honestly, playing off of yesterday's blog about music, when I heard the word delight, I immediately think of the song "Groove is in the Heart" by the music group Deee-Lite. #focusmanfocus This delight, though, is the actual delight. Webster's Dictionary... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 