my puzzle trees

for the past few years i have been trying to find my place. trying to find the puzzle pieces that would complete the picture of who i am. my borders have been completed for years, and the big blue sky has been filled in since childhood, my dreams and moral code etched out [...]

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woot

home to salina for some r & r with the rents, and some party time with the jpp crew. sadly, mr. alex will not be making the trip with me, a he is law school socks this weekend. p.s. my week got better fo sho.

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horrible morning

this morning i sent 3 kids out in 5 minutes during first hour, and asked one if she thought her behavior made her a badass. and i said the word “idiots” under my breath which one of them heard, making me feel horrible. then i had to have a sit down with administrators about being the professional [...]

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i wonder…

if all the rich white people displaced by the fires in california will get faster, better assistance from fema and the government than the poor black people did who were displaced by katrina?

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the dog of art

i spent the morning listening to the cure’s “disentegration” in my classroom to prepare me for my halloween costume, and to prep for the day.  realizing this was the poem of the day on my Poetry Speaks calendar just made so much karmic sense.
The Dog of Art
That dog with daisies for eyes
who flashes forth
flame of his very self at every [...]

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mama said there’d be days like this

1) sometimes i eat too much spaghetti and feel like my tummy wil explode.
2) sometimes my husband does the laundry and i do the dishes and all is right with the world.
3) sometimes the tide-to-go pen does NOT take out stains and i want to cry.
4) sometimes a 3 day weekend isn’t long enough.
5) [...]

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hyllningsfest

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