It started out that I was going to teach half the group in the morning and the other half of the group in the afternoon.  The main teacher would be the reading remediation teacher because this was a reading remediation program (now called literacy). We would have 12-15 kindergarten and first graders the first week, […]

It is so wonderful to have Caitlan home. Unfortunately, she caught a bug somewhere along the line (maybe on the plane), so her first week home wasn’t the most pleasant. She and Kyle were able to eat dinner here in Campbellsville with Janet and me before she got sick. Janet made delicious taco soup. I […]

I’ve never had it before. Oh, it was fun to go to Ian’s or Cailan’s middle school games, but I never really caught the madness. In those days a basket was like a win. I never really understood the phrase–just a game you know, not a disease. Until this year. Until our Hayley. Why else […]

I got to stay home today! I don’t really know why school was closed, and I probably would have gone again by mistake if it had not been for Janet shouting to me when I was already in the shower, “Joan, I think Marion County is closed.” I’m supposed to be on some kind of […]

Okay, the bad luck started when I went to school on a day that school was closed. I thought I was on a phone tree that would call me, but my branch must have broken off. That night I woke up with what felt like a boulder in the middle of my stomach, and I […]

In dixonese, lazo-butt is a derogatory term, a slur. But I feel that is what I’ve been for the past two days. I had Thursday and Friday off due to illness in my school district. I thought I could get monumental amounts of work done. Well, I started by staying in bed at Yorkshire Estates […]

My Uncle Joe has died. My godmother, Aunt Dede, and I have both lost our “Joes,” and it is very sad. I wish I could have gone to California to the funeral last Saturday, but Uncle Bobby and Dan flew out and represented us. I am glad. Uncle Joe was a part of my formation. […]

Well, I was in the pit for a while and I hade to climb out, but now I’m better. It was weird because KK was sick in England, too, and so at first I thought I had gotten her germs over SKYPE, but then I decided it was just sympathy illness. Actually, I probably just […]

I HATE bus duty. (“Sir, I must do my DUTY!”—hee!hee!hee!)

Putting up posters in the hall Telling kids to watch the advertisement video Giving them stickers with monkeys on them Handing out tabloids about the books Rescheduling bus duty from the library to somewhere else Getting volunteers for chili supper Getting teacher wish lists Wondering why I have to do this to make money for […]