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I’m Back! »

Well, after a month’s hiatus, I am back.  The last month has been filled with preparations for school.  I have been interviewing, hiring, ordering and sorting through textbook orders, setting up teacher professional days and the list of tasks goes on and on.  I do have to admit that I wanted to blog many times [...]

Capital Pride »

It’s the most wonderful time of the year…let your pride show!  Yesterday was the Pride Parade and today is the festival – time to put on the sunscreen and get out of the house for a day of pride and celebration!

Mimosa Sunday »

Today, LC and I walked over to the Dupont Farmer’s Market for our weekly vegetable shopping and it was so crowded.  The beautiful weather brought lots of people out, some with pets and others without, and plenty of business was being done at the stands which is good news for local farmers!
At the market this [...]

My Babies Are Gone… »

Well, not as much babies as they were headaches.  Yes, the 8th grade graduation took place yesterday afternoon at the University of the District of Columbia.  Here were some highlights that made me very uncomfortable and actually angry as I sat on the stage:
1.  Two students – both from my campus – showed up at [...]

Long Lost Friend »

So as I was going into the conference room at the central office yesterday, I was stoppd by the head of schools who said “We have a friend in common…I spoke with PR last night.”  My jaw dropped – it had been a few years since PR and I last saw each other.  I was [...]

Where do I sign up? »

I think I would be perfect!  Should I start posing for the cameras?  I’m ready for my closeup!! 
Bravo announced this week that it will bring its “Real Housewives” program to Washington and is hard at work “scouting the D.C. area to identify the city’s alluring and discriminating residents … women who have their [...]

Holy Cow! »

Is this what it feels like to blog?  It has been a while since I last blogged because life has been so busy lately at home and at work that I have often gone right to bed after arriving home from work.  Well, that is only after I get a few moments of television watching [...]

Yay! »

I wonder which restaurant I will thai first! 

Spring Break is Here! »

Yes, it has officially begun for me! I am so excited about all of the things I have planned to do and places I plan to go during the next ten days.  The break began a bit late for me since I had an unplanned meeting at the end of the school day which lasted [...]

Listen and Enjoy…then Eat! »

Tonight I am going to attend a choral celebration of three masterpieces from England’s rich trove of great choral music. From the joys of Purcell’s delightful ode to music to the inspiration of Britten’s compelling setting of the biblical parable of The Good Samaritan, the richness of this noble tradition of choral music will be [...]