So Magnus was sick, really sick. That was all. he didn't need to have his spleen removed, didn't need to have exploratory surgery, and wasn't going to die from some kind of mystical spleen ailment as our vet said. he was scheduled for surgery, adn I had a gut feeling that he wasn't supposed to be...  read more

So I don't have a real event to talk about, but what the heck. Things have been really great lately. It's kind of a wrap of everything that has been happening lately. I've been talking a little of having a student teacher, and even though I am really not completely happy with what is happenin...  read more

So I have been really really out there in terms of sleep lately. I've been trying to sleep but I can't shut down my head. So tomorrow I am headed to the doctor for the first step of getting my problem taken care of. So where does the break down come in? I finally allowed myself to take Advil ...  read more

Magnus is my little boy. He's a wonderful handsome German Shephard. I love him. He's sick because of a tumor on his spleen. It may be cancerous, it may be benign, it may not even be a tumor, it may just be that the thing is twisted up and needs to be turned. None of us know anything. The Vet want...  read more

Soccer? Soccer? What the hell am I doing on a Soccer field as an assistant coach? The only thing that I know of the game so far is the basic rules. That's it. Nothing like being able to "Bend it like Beckham" or anything else remotely close to that. I don't even know if that movie is ab...  read more

I've had a student teacher for 3 months now. It's been really very interesting, and tough. She's headstrong, and set in her ways, and that has given me the opportunity to really grow as a teacher. I've had to find ways to deal with resistance to guidance in ways that I haven't before. I mean with...  read more

I was in Barnes and Noble. That store is heaven and hell for me. Heaven because there is nothing quite like finding a new good book, and hell because there are so many other things that I have to (should) spend my money on.I was waiting for Quynh to come out of the bathroom. She's pretty quick, s...  read more

Tears welled up when I read this. Every time I went home I tuned in for a Steelers Game and listened to the voice that more than anything reminded me of "Da Burgh." I remember actually slowing down on the turnpike to finish hearing the games before I got to the tunnel on the way home. H...  read more

We were both so ready for the day to finally get here. It was actually supposed to be the 29th of April, but Amelia changed that a little!!!  So Quynh was a whiz at getting things running for us. She got free wedding photography by trading services with another couple that also does weddings...  read more

This is another "or so" entry. I can't remember the actual date, but it's around here. "It's a GIRL!!!" I could see before the tech even did. She was movig all around, and I just saw a little line. The, well you know... and there she was!A couple minutes later was the con...  read more