Quirky Quips & Sewing Snips
(originally published December 2006) For a brief time in my life, I had the incredible privilege of living in the small custodial apartment of a downtown Las Vegas church. I worked full-time as a teacher and part-time as the church janitor. I was blessed with two jobs, many friends, and [...]
I stared at this block for a month, bothered by the uneven top edge. Trimmimg it would drastically reduce the border on the top left double bordered hour glass block as well as leave this unit a half inch shorter than the unit that will attach to its left. I [...]
My blog has been having technical problems. I am trying to fix them, but don’t know that I am succeeding. Could you try to leave a comment and let me know how easy/hard the process was? Do the pages load quickly, or take forever? Please. Thank you! [...]
She: “Wednesday night: dinner out.” He: “Uh-huh.” She: “Thursday night: pizza delivery.” He: “Uh-huh.” She: “Friday night: dinner out.” He: “Uh-huh.” She: “Now it is Saturday night and I have forgotten how to cook.” He: “No. You may have lost the incentive, but I am sure it will come back [...]
Welcome to Fun Friday in my Special Ed classroom. It isn’t only the students who learn. I put out paper, paint, water, and brushes. As I handed the last kid his brush I noticed paint on his fingers. I looked up. His cheek and lips were swabbed in navy blue [...]