Michelle on Jul 02 2009 | Filed under: The Personal
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I have never been able to pronounce the word “refrigerator” in Spanish. Unfortunately, that’s not the only problem I have with refrigerators. I also have the problem of standing in front of them far too often. I’ll get to [...]
Michelle on Jul 02 2009 | Filed under: The Personal
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Michelle on Jun 28 2009 | Filed under: The Personal
Last night, a young man who had just graduated from our local college, who had overcome the odds growing up in one of the worst neighborhoods in Houston, was shot multiple times in an attempted robbery at one of our favorite restaurants. He died.
The one who did it? One of my former students from [...]
Michelle on May 28 2009 | Filed under: The Kids, The Personal, The Teaching
I’ve almost cried once today. And I actually did cry before that. It’s been such a roller-coaster of a day.
The first thing that happened was that Sage was getting an award at school today (for music!) and I had to work. I did walk over to his school to drop off some goodies for [...]
Michelle on Apr 03 2009 | Filed under: The Personal
We went for a quick walk this evening. Sage and Salsa raced, as usual. It was a tie.
Sage picked me a variety of wildflowers, giving me an impromptu bouquet.
Life is good.
Michelle on Mar 21 2009 | Filed under: The Personal
We stopped at a hole in the wall catfish restaurant today, and lucked out because a bluegrass band was playing. I was singing along sorta under my breath, and the band ended up bringing me to everyone’s attention, saying that I was the “spitting image of Ricky Scagg’s wife”. I’m so glad they didn’t say [...]
Michelle on Feb 08 2009 | Filed under: The Personal
This absolutely sucks. Yesterday, I “did something” to my back while I was cleaning and moving stuff around in the living room. I decided that it might freeze up if I quit moving around, and decided to “work out the stiffness and pain” by gritting my teeth and continuing to do what I had been [...]
Michelle on Jan 10 2009 | Filed under: The Personal
It is amazing how much Sage admires Sky. When Sky was here, they spent some time making beads. Sage hangs on to every word Sky says. I think I should quit worrying about times he doesn’t remember what he did in school. He can quote Sky verbatim.
Last week, we were doing our grocery shopping in [...]
Michelle on Dec 14 2008 | Filed under: The Personal
So I’ve had a BIG decision. It has to do with the fact that I am getting pretty burnt out on the classroom, yet still have the desire to actually teach something.
I’m applying for one of the 15 slots in the next Educational Leadership Ph.D. cohort. My chances at this point look good. I’ve [...]
Michelle on Dec 11 2008 | Filed under: The Personal
Hopefully, insurance is going to cover my stuff. I’ve earned $300 writing this month, and I’m getting another $300 stipend for mentoring another teacher. I’ve already bought all of the Christmas presents I’m going to buy, so I ought to be able to get another laptop ($800 range) and then put the insurance money in [...]
