Quirky Quips & Sewing Snips
The Eyes Have It We stood at assembly, waiting for the pledge to begin. Somebody mentioned the Sunday time change. The class discussed the repercussions of losing an hours sleep. I said, “You’ll have a cranky teacher Monday morning.” Joe smirked at me and rolled his eyes. “Excuse me,” I [...]
Desert kids are strange. It sputtered rain yesterday. Three drops here. Four drops there. The kids danced around in circles outside with their arms raised to the gray skies, chanting, “It’s raining! It’s raining!” [...]
Rick came in the room whimpering. His knee was scraped. A bit of blood was oozing out. I directed him toward the first aid kit and said, “It’s only a knee. Knees grow back.” The kids argued with me. Later, Jake came in with a skinned elbow. I directed him [...]
I’ve gone on many diets in my life. Mostly what I’ve lost — on each and every one — is money. So, why did I decide to try another? This latest — and hopefully last — diet, has taught me quite a bit about myself and my healthy eating needs, [...]
Round Two has started in Leesa’s Battle of the Blogs. The competition is stomping the heck out of me. Go vote! Okay, don’t go vote. It really doesn’t matter because I know you all love me, or you wouldn’t leave so many lovely comments. Izzy Update: He quit. Too much [...]