Last week, Garbanzo took the girls shopping for their school supplies. Unlike most kids who are trying to pretend that school is not going to start, my kids are counting down the days. Meanwhile, Garbanzo the Teacher is trying to slow down time using all of his comic book knowledge trying to tap into a…
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Day 138 – Save The Plants: The Musical
After picking up the kids at school, running them to taekwondo practice, and taking them out to dinner. we had to go back up to the school The three 2-3 classes of which DJ is a part of was doing a musical called Save The Plants. DJ played a shrinking violet which was ironic given…
Day 77 – Another Redhead
The week before Spring Break at school is traditionally Spirit Week. Each day, the kids have another day to prepare for. Monday, each class was to dress in a certain color. Tuesday was crazy hat day. And, today was crazy hair day. One year, DJ went with blue hair. One year, she went with pig…
Never Ask an IT Person for Their Opinion
I received a survey request from the school district recently. The survey description was horribly worded, so I was not quite clear as to what I was being asked about. It was about the school’s phone and voice mail systems. Part of me was surprised it was a priority. The district is trying to…
Day 73 – For the Kids
Tonight was the annual auction at the school that Garbanzo and the girls attend. The PTA and Foundation put together a huge auction that usually raises enough money to supplement the teaching staff at the school as well as provide other programs for the kids like Spanish instruction. People show up to spend money and…
Day 49 – School
When Garbanzo started teaching at his current school, I was in love with it. His school sits as far outside of Portland as you can get and still be within the city limits. It sits on top of the hill overlooking the valley below and is surrounded by farm land. When we realized our neighborhood…
Co-Ed Sports Make Me Crazy
Every year, my family’s school does a fund raiser involving the parents playing in a soccer tourney. There is a co-ed requirement, it is played on miniature fields, and the length of the games are abbreviated compared to normal soccer game. This year, I played in the tourney for my older daughter’s classroom. I have…
Accountability Monday and Random Things…
Last Monday, I shared with the world my goal to get back onto the Weight Watcher’s horse. So, as promised, here is my first posting. Week 1 went well. It’s amazing how much more energy I have when I don’t eat like crap. I always forget that. I had to force myself to slow down…
Eco-Friendly Lunch
With last week being the first days back to school in the Pacific NW, it forced me to think about the whole lunch thing with my kids. School lunches are disappointing (to me, not the kids), so I was faced with the annual purchase of the lunch boxes. I hate lunch boxes these days. While…
