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…

New Pants!

I wore new pants to school today. These weren’t just any old pants, but were the proof of a bit of victory for me. I bought the new pants, capris to be exact, right before school started. At that time, they were a schooch too tight and did not flatter my –ahem– assets the way…