It's been too long! Life after Ike has been crazy busy. Is it normal for a teacher to begin work at 5 am, get home after 7 pm, and cease...

This is for real, people! It is an HISD elementary school down the street from YES! Actually, I applied at this school and almost worked th...

I can let this blog go no further without declaring my undying love for Hobby Lobby. I've always been a crafts person. I was the kid who...

So I went up to school today and saw... the teacher's lounge, the main office, the auditorium, all our teachers' things, and the...

Most of our refugees have either returned to their homes when the power finally came back or traveled to another city to wait it out. We mis...

Although Ike has gone, his presence is very much still here! I continue to be very, very grateful for the fact that we have power and water ...

It’s 7:40 am on Saturday. I’ve been asleep since approximately 4:00 am on Saturday. I’m up because both Brent & I have received franti...

OK, OK!!! I take back what I said about Tropical Storm Edouard. Turns out, Hurricane Ike is for real. I especially enjoy how the hurrican...

My calling in life is a tie between being a teacher and being a housewife. Since my life has been disproportionally "teacher" late...

I love long weekends! Maybe it's because I've been working so hard, but this weekend has felt like an eternity. (I'm not complai...