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    My So Called Life

    It all adds up.

    January 30, 2008 /1 Comment

    My patience is finite, and its limits are being tested today. First, my son loses his mind the instant he happens to overhear me say that he will be able to go to a friend’s house to play as soon as he is done with his math… So how is it that math skills that he possessed yesterday are suddenly non-existent as he proceeds to add 25 cents and 25 cents to get 26 cents? He then looks at me expectantly like “isn’t that correct?”. WTF?

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    Second Thoughts…

    January 30, 2008 /No Comments

    I confess to a weakness of spirit. Sometimes I find myself dwelling on the possibilities of a life with different choices. I wonder if I settled and cut myself off from different avenues of adventure and single living.

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    Martial Law

    January 29, 2008 /No Comments

    Kids acting out at Tae Kwon Do means laying down the martial law when we get home.

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    Late Night Cram Session – When You Procrastinate

    January 28, 2008 /No Comments

    I should have learned my lesson on cramming back in high school.

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    Teacher Work Days

    January 28, 2008 /No Comments

    These days off must be the creation of some evil mastermind. I suppose under other circumstances, I would have relished an extra “weekend” day to perhaps do fun things with my children.

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Writing about the random ass shit going on in my life since 2007. I pull no punches and use salty language. Read at your own risk.

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