Quirky Quips & Sewing Snips
More late nights at school. We are gearing up for our big money maker, the Autumn Fest. We have fall carnival type thing with mid-way games and lots of food. Last year I worked the fish pond and pulled in tons of bucks from my former students who could all [...]
There I was sitting at the red light minding my own business — mostly. I did look over at the SUV in the emergency lane. It was an Escalade. Stepping out of the driver’s side was one scruffy looking dude. A stylin’ brunette came around the front of the vehicle. [...]
Transcript of a conversation I had with a child this morning whose brother, Jaime, was in my class two years ago: Me: Isreal, where’s your homework? Isreal: At home. Me: Why? Isreal [with a shrug and a grin]: Because it’s homework? Me [nodding]: I see the problem. Let’s call it [...]
It happened again. I spoke to a stranger at the store. When am I going to learn to keep my mouth shut? I shared a ten second polite exchange with a slovenly stranger in the electronics department, and he followed me through the next three isles telling me about his [...]
I started my very first blog on Thursday, June 1. My first two comments came from my long-time friend, Tina, and Doug the Dawg. Now I visit Doug’s site daily. Back then I was too intimidated to even thank him for his comment. I mean, I popped over to do [...]