Sneak Preview – Birthday Girl

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Death of a Ballerina – Part 4 -

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The rest of the morning was a blur for Clary. Between her regular patient load, the demanding questions from the detectives and the endless chatter from the nurses, she felt utterly [...]

Birthday Overload

I swore that I would not be one of those parents. I’m sure you’ve seen them. They rent a giant air walk contraption for their son’s second birthday and put it in the middle of the cul-de-sac because the whole neighborhood is invited to the party anyway.
My children were going to be normal. Their birthday [...]

The One Where I’m a Bumbling Idiot

So today, I casually suggested that one of my students should vandalize the school. Of course I didn’t really think the comment all the way through before it was out of my mouth. It sounded more like this…
“Hey Brad. You’re so artistic with the words on your poster. Do you ever tag stuff? Ya know, [...]

Death of a Ballerina -Part 3-

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A thin crack ran through the corner of the windowpane, but Rose stared through it without noticing. Her knuckles were white as she gripped a dripping plate over the sink full [...]

Here, There and Yon

With the start of the new school year, my life has been crazy! Too much to do and too little time. Lesson plans, lab set-up, department meetings, flagline uniforms fiascos, band practice, and baby duty have taken up all of my free time. I had to eat lunch standing up yesterday, while I helped a [...]

10 Things I Would Say In A Confession Booth

This post was inspired by Bethany Actually’s Monday meme today. I’m too ADD to complete the whole thing, but I started thinking about the things I would love to say if I could remain anonymous. If no one could see my face, but could hear the truth I’d like to speak, what would I say?
1. [...]

Death of a Ballerina – Part 2 -

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Tanjia ended her conversation with the dispatcher and snapped the cell phone shut. She glared at the phone before stuffing it back in her pocket. Then turning towards Clary, she said, [...]

Birthday Shopping

This morning Hubster and I took Bridoodle out for breakfast. While we were waiting for our waffles and bacon to arrive, we started talking about Bri’s upcoming birthday. “What should we get her?” I asked him before sipping my hot tea.
In unison, we both started singing the Up-Up Elmo song. We’d discovered this toy a [...]

Learning About Learning

The last five days have been overwhelming. Between the demands of the first week of school, the hassle of our flag line uniforms, and Bridoodle’s fussiness over this new schedule, I’ve been burning the candle at both ends. It’s been so taxing that I’ve come home exhausted every night.
As terrible as I feel each night [...]