November 30th

Anna Marie.
Wedding Dress Shopping.
[Take One.]

November 29th

First graders are great and all...
But I must say I was glad to see these chairs stacked at the end of this sub day.
Too many names and minute-by-minute routines to try to remember.
Safe to say, subbing isn't my forever-job.

November 28th

Clipped Fingernails.
Loaner Guitar.
Here goes nothin'

November 27th

Happy Hour Dinner.
Coffee and Books.
Downtown Movie.
Cheap thrills. Great Night. Love it.

November 26th

♫♪ "This magic moment" ♪♫
Okay - or not so much.
It's creepy, I know. But we laughed.
A little something to remember about this night: "I will be pumping iron big time boy"

November 25th

Thanksgiving dinner was...
Well... finger-lickin good.
Just ignore the seductive glance - those don't go over well at family events.

November 24th

Macy's Annual Downtown Christmas Display!

Thanks for letting me tag along Samara :)

November 23rd

I don't know if you remember this or not, but it's pretty hard work being a kid :)
Those Lego garages don't just build themselves.

November 22nd

Just the three of us :)
Reading with my best friends

November 21st

Freezing rain anyone?
I took this photo last night when I was driving inching home from Minneapolis at midnight.
A 40 minute drive took me 2 hours and 10 minutes!
From what I witnessed, car insurance companies will be quite busy the next few days!

November 20th

Book Arts & A Brief Bone Chilling Minneapolis Walk!

November 19th

One Middle School Industrial Tech Sub, comin right up!

November 18th

These are one way tracks,
the only way out is through...
But if I'm gonna be in this place,
I'm glad I'm here with you.

Victoria, you and your honesty mean the world to me :)

November 17th

This picture couldn't possibly bring me a bigger smile.
I. love. my. job.
And this little train gang from program today :)
Ben makes the cutest little conductor!

November 16th

They see beyond my flaws
And take time to let me know.
Theirs are the envelopes I can't
wait to bust open.
Theirs are the hugs and conversations
I can't wait to get back to.
They are amazing friends...
And they're mine :)

November 15th

"Someday you will find me, caught beneath the landslide, in a champagne supernova in the sky"

November 14th

If the red circle-and-arrow set don't clue you in, allow me to spell it out for you:
IT'S A RING!
Congrats Ann! :)

November 13th

This time of year... you walk outside and everything seems to fit within the hue range of browns, grays, and off-whites. Everything, except, of course, for these monsters.
Not, in my opinion, a pleasant sight.

November 12th

"There once were eyes that only saw you
But you never knew"

November 11th

Book Club.
Girls, books, wine, and appetizers.
What more could you ask for on a chilly Thursday night?

November 10th

Give a dog a bone cup of carameled-out coffee.

November 9th

Sometimes a best friend and a slice of overly-cheesy pizza is just what the doctor ordered.

November 8th

I knew it would take some time {quite some time} after painting class last spring semester
for me to bust these little tubes out...
But I also knew I would.
I have an idea up my sleeve.
Perhaps my ambition is greater than my ability on this one though.

November 7th

Just a Smooth Sunday.

November 6th

Pet Smart
Pet Store
Pre-Supper
Pit Stop
to see this
Pip Squeak.

(And Lara bought a fish, whom we named Renegade Boris.)

November 5th

Friday was Fun.
:)

November 4th

Just doin' my job.
A student and I wearing our matching "drug rugs" - as apparently they are called these days.

November 3rd

Soup du Jour - Take 2.

November 2nd

Nevermind the fact that this pic is slightly out of focus... There was a man coming through with his mop and I got a little nervous that my Nikon camera, Anna's scarf skirt, and my pink panthers were scaring the "Goodwill" out of him!

At this particular Goodwill, we happened to (not only find those super HOT outfits but) run into Anna's aunt, meet a lady from Tanzania(!!), and find some actually rather cute (and super cheap) buys!

I love her. Thank God for nights after work like this!

*Oh, and rest easy knowing that we left these items on the "No thank you!" rack.

November 1st

Let more volunteering begin!
Yeah, it's true - not many people will turn you down for volunteer work...
So I guess I will take it.
I read a story with some adult ed students today and did some oral assessments on their vocabulary knowledge. Interesting. The part I like most is asking them about their lives and goals.

October 31st

Happy Halloween!

Okay - this photo is way too busy for my tastes and definitely not amongst quality pics...
But I love it so much because it brings me right back to trick-or-treatin days...
A bunch of us kids, huddled over our Halloween candy buckets, diggin' around to find the best treats! :)