Happy Birthday Dad!

Today my dad turns 76 years old. I am positive that there is not another person on the planet quite like my dad. He is a great dad and an even better grandpa. To celebrate this momentous birthday, we met at IKEA and had a fun dinner.

Nothing says "You're Special" quite like a plate of Swedish meatballs and 50 cent hot dogs!

Happy Birthday Dad! I love you!

John Williams Tribute Video

This is pretty incredible. (don't forget to turn my music off before you watch it)

From a 10 year-olds point of view

It's fun when you turn on your camera and find that your 10 year-old has taken a bunch of pictures.

Profanity in the 1st Grade

Sophie and I were innocently doing her homework last night when suddenly, she refused to do her reading assignment. It turns out, there was a "swear word" in her book and she would not read it. She finally agreed to substitute a different word for the swear word. If only this innocence would last....

Guess who got her braces off?

Emma's Teeth Before:


Emma's Teeth During:


Emma's Teeth After:


Can you believe the cool retainers kids get nowadays?

Thanks Dr. Thompson!!! (and Liz for always making our visits so fun!)

How much am I getting paid for this?

After a long day substitute teaching here:



I could really use some of this:

I just don't think the 8 year-olds appreciate how lucky they are to have me as their teacher. :)

Another Great Review

This arrived on shelves this week.





Another fabulous review. Great job sweetie!