It's late, I'm tired, and there's too much to write, so, we'll just travel on photos. One yucky thing in our time here, the lens on my phone camera broke! One minute I'm taking "great" pictures, the next, they are... Continue Reading →
Last week I ran to town to do some Christmas shopping. One of the unintended consequences of taking a position where my wife works is we get no time away from each other except for when we are actually working.... Continue Reading →
This past week, we took a trip to Door County, Wisconsin. #ookkkkk For those who don’t know, Door County is an area in Northern Wisconsin that is full of natural beauty, great places to eat, wineries, water activities (boating, fishing,... Continue Reading →
I was going to write a moody blog about taking things to heart. Next time, I promise. #ohgoodie Hush. Apparently, WordPress is now giving us writing prompts and mine was "What are 5 things you are good at?" #ohboy With... Continue Reading →
These are the two troublemakers in our house since our daughters have flown the nest. Opal, on the right, is our "typical" Siamese. She's loud, obnoxious, is constantly in our face, and will bring us her "kill" on a nightly... Continue Reading →
Note: This was to be a blog last Tuesday, which became last Wednesday's blog, which became last Friday's blog, and back to Tuesday. I've lost something in terms of the desire to write and I'm not sure how to get... Continue Reading →
Green Beer!! Happy St. Patrick's Day from the Iowan whose parents both trace their ancestry back to Ireland! It's amazing how something so simple can bring such joy. But today, it was much needed. And tomorrow, more joy and more... Continue Reading →
What brings me joy? #notsure That's the question of the day. I've struggled with this for a while because, if you read my last blog (psst, go read it, it's fine), you know that it has been a tough year.... Continue Reading →
Yes, today is my birthday. And yes, today I turn 50. #WTF With age comes wisdom and that sense of "I really don't care what you think," attitude, so there's that. But how in the world did it come to... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 