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Back To School- Nervous Librarian Edition

  Well, tomorrow starts another school year for me.  I’m really excited and nervous.  Last week was filled with professional development and trying to unpack my things in the new library and get somewhat settled in.  I still don’t feel like I View Post

The Patriotic Ring Bearer

Four years ago I made this post about how my son shined his behind in my cousin’s wedding.  Yesterday while cleaning out a drawer, I found the old camera it was recorded on and popped out the memory card to see if I could salvage the video.  It came View Post

Million Mile Driver

I’m a little overdue posting this, but in April, my husband received his Million Mile driver award.  My husband is a truck driver and he has worked for the same company for 12 years.  In those 12 years, he has driven over a million miles accident View Post

Packing Up And Moving On

So, when I last left off, I was gearing up for the end of the school year and dreading packing up my library.  My school was being changed into a 9th grade academy for the next year and I was having to pack up EVERYTHING to be moved out of the View Post

26 Days

I feel really terrible about how I’ve neglected this blog lately.  I’ve been trying to keep up with the business side of my blogging obligations, but life since the holidays has been extremely hectic.  Shall we count the ways? WORK View Post

Batter Up!

I was never an organized sports kind of kid growing up.  I attempted to play t-ball for one season and was *that* kid who played short stop and did everything but stop a ball because I was in my own little world.  While running the bases View Post

Easter 2013- Minecraft Style

I’m not THAT mom this year for Easter.  There are no Resurrection Rolls, Resurrection Eggs, Resurrection Gardens, and y’all…we didn’t even dye eggs this year! I know…I know.   But, we did make some cute Easter cupcakes. My son also View Post

No High-Maintenance Here, Thankyouverymuch

I got a pedicure yesterday.  I hate getting a pedicure.  I realize I’m probably the only woman out there who doesn’t enjoy going to get her feet “all prettied up”, but it’s not a relaxing thing for me and I would seriously rather go to the View Post

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