A Big, Juicy Thank You

Today marks the 200th post here at Blue Speckled Pup! It crept up on me, really; only a few weeks ago, it seems I was at post 170-something, which makes perfect sense mathematically –numbers so aren’t my thing– and suddenly here I am, writing post number 200. If you haven’t been following along, that’s two…

The One Eyed, One Horned, Flying…Never Mind

Part of the joy of being a teacher is the fact that teenagers are utterly hilarious. Sometimes they mean to be funny, and other times they just don’t realize how entirely ridiculous they are. Last Friday afternoon, I noticed a sheet of looseleaf lying on the hallway tiles near my classroom door. It was the…