When a student fails a class, they get put into course recovery where they have to essentially retake the class and pass it in order to get ...

“This post brought to you by Air Wick, all thoughts & opinions are my own” For Thanksgiving a few years ago, all six kids and I loaded u...

When I tell people I work in a middle school, they respond with one of the following: A. On purpose?  this is from most sane people who thin...

I used to dress fairly nicely for work, but over the past 10 years, I've slacked off a little. Okay, a lot. Denim capris, flip flops, an...

I had interactions with two of my kids' teachers on Friday. And they were so night-and-day different, you wouldn't believe they work...

I started blogging back in 2007. At the time, I used my blog as an outlet for all the crazy shenanigans my kids pulled so I didn't lose ...

The other day I was driving to work when a couple lovebugs hit my windshield with a splat. By "couple," of course I mean a dozen a...

I had my annual gyno check-up today. I know, I know, contain your jealousy. As much as I hate going to the doctor, especially for this kind ...

You know how much I love creeping, crawling, flying, hopping, scurrying creatures, right? Feel free to read any/all of the following if you ...

The kids and I have been playing Monopoly a lot lately. Well, actually we've been playing Chicago-opoly which, as the name suggests, i...

As I said in my last blog post, I haven't applied makeup in weeks. Because why? I rarely leave my apartment these days, and I've j...

Although a tank of gas is lasting me a couple months these days, I had to fill up yesterday. In PC (pre-coronavirus) days, I would NEVER hav...