I love this song!!! Please let me get what I want...

Another awesome quote I found in one of my journals

"You'd be better off as a cop. At least you'd have a gun and a stick to defend yourself."

~Frank McCourt (RIP) in Teacher Man
(I think this is a must-read for all teachers.)

Scrabble Challenge of the Day: What Would You Do With These Letters and This Board?

More State Fair Photos

Some State Fair Pictures

Baby Pigs!!!

Really Neat Quote I Found (And Need to Post on My Door So I See It Daily)

"Some days, doing 'the best we can' may still fall short of what we would like to be able to do, but life isn't perfect- on any front- and doing what we can with what we have is the most we should expect of ourselves or anyone else." Mister Rogers

See, when I'm unemployed, I make things!!!

Including these delectable treats (otherwise known as Eggplant Chickpea burgers):

Doesn't look like much, but I like things made from mush:




Turns into this:




Details to come. Stay tuned.