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continuing this blog thing at http://katieslifejourney.blogspot.com which I found at http://www.pinklemonadeblog.blogspot.com/ I have two sisters.  They are close in age, but I came along a few years (7) later.  That meant that my teen years were largely spent as an … Continue reading →

OMG this blogging challenge is going to be a doozy. My parents are enigmatic to me in terms of their relationship.  I know they must have started out as a quite passionate love story based on pictures, but I never … Continue reading →

Well, it ain’t Jesus for damn sure. If it has to be a romantic love, I’d say Jimmy Clark in first grade.  He had black hair and bright blue eyes and a devlish smile.  Oh, I chased him around that … Continue reading →

I teach history, I love history so this is MY history.  I initially intended to write the history of random objects, and I have done that to an extent. i have found other topics more intriguing.  I believe everything has … Continue reading →

15 facts and a recent photo http://katieslifejourney.blogspot.com 1.  14 hour days at work are tiring 2. My feet have blistery callouses….yuck. 3.  I have 11 cats, but I only got to pet 2 today – they are recluses 4.  I … Continue reading →

So, the school year is in full swing as I avoid completing the first interim grades. I am still feeling trepidacious and trying to do my best to not get burned out. My paychecks have actually decreased as health insurance … Continue reading →

This is a stream of consciousness that came to me about 9/11 as I was watching a show on the telly about it…. i remember when the first plane hit, watching it on TV, that it was a small plane … Continue reading →

Found this idea on  babbling abby who got it from I Teach for a Living… from Murdock’s Mama. Outside my window.. sunny and warm – not too hot The time is: 1:20 I am feeling: sad that summer is over … Continue reading →

babbling abby is doing teacher week, so here is my first entry, and hopefully more to come. Ten things about me as a teacher 1. I really became a teacher because I believe in the notion that having an educated … Continue reading →

I’ve come to the conclusion that I work in a snake pit. **disclaimer: I have nothing against snakes themselves, and am using hyperbole and stereotypical characteristics of snakes. In discussing my last school year I realized that it was like … Continue reading →