tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107941042009-11-15T06:20:41.152-06:00Musings of a frazzled mom, wife, student, and traveller through life in an itty bitty town.Gettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16353094400938089023gettej@gmail.comBlogger712125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10794104.post-77652962680853152172009-11-14T18:18:00.000-06:002009-11-15T06:20:41.160-06:00

...but I haven't caught my tail yet.

Gettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16353094400938089023gettej@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10794104.post-57739815786529149452009-11-13T20:24:00.000-06:002009-11-13T20:25:09.172-06:00

All is well, but I've plum hit the wall. Nitey nite.

Gettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16353094400938089023gettej@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10794104.post-90660605904802454542009-11-12T09:34:00.002-06:002009-11-12T09:34:00.083-06:00

As I was getting Thing 4 ready for school this morning, he was pretty owly, so I called him a crabby pants, 'cuz I'm mature like that.He replied, "Don't you know one of the Ten Commandments is "Don't Call People Names'?"I smiled and told him that wasn't a commandment, but a pretty good idea, nonetheless. He considered a moment and said, "Actually,(pronouced ak-a-chully) He meant eleven

Gettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16353094400938089023gettej@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10794104.post-13447489881375688882009-11-11T21:33:00.001-06:002009-11-11T21:34:12.082-06:00

Thank you to all who have served, and those who serve still.

Gettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16353094400938089023gettej@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10794104.post-19399295442853256652009-11-10T21:53:00.000-06:002009-11-10T21:54:05.494-06:00

Long days lately. Working on a play with the middle schoolers after school. Plum beat. Having a blast!

Gettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16353094400938089023gettej@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10794104.post-31798357643517287032009-11-09T22:49:00.000-06:002009-11-09T22:55:35.390-06:00

Over the weekend, I heard a radio story introduced by the announcer,"When we hear of mass shootings, we often..." and I tuned out the rest of the story. My brain was too busy trying to wrap itself around the concept of a world in which "when," "mass shootings" and "often" all fit logically in the same sentence. God Bless Fort Hood, and God save us all.

Gettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16353094400938089023gettej@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10794104.post-45858823671372457302009-11-08T21:07:00.000-06:002009-11-08T21:28:47.767-06:00

I watched with interest the shenanigans as the US House of Representatives debated and eventually passed the HCR bill last night. Between all the grandstanding and gladhanding, its surprising either party had any time for legislating. Of the three Reps from my own state I was able to track, one blithered incoherently, one snarked about the Stupek ammendment though the majority of the state is

Gettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16353094400938089023gettej@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10794104.post-15444102108644653222009-11-07T18:39:00.007-06:002009-11-07T19:20:47.424-06:00

Wow!! What a great day outside! It gave us a chance to get out and tackle the yard a bit. You may remember this brush pile from a post in May:Well, today, we hacked the new chainsaw out of the box and borrowed a lopper from the neighbor, so now it looks like this. The catch here, is that with that saw and loppers, we also cleared a bunch of scrub trees from the alley, so the pile above was

Gettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16353094400938089023gettej@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10794104.post-82915446087295118952009-11-06T21:44:00.001-06:002009-11-07T08:48:21.233-06:00

Indian summer? Saint Martin's Summer? Gypsy Summer? Brittsommar? Altweibersommer? Ruska? Saint Luke's summer? WHatever you deem politically correct enough to call it, it's here!!! We spent every possible moment in the sunshine and fresh air today, and now I'm tuckered out and ready to do it over tomorrow!

Gettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16353094400938089023gettej@gmail.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10794104.post-17593171768343757232009-11-05T13:34:00.002-06:002009-11-05T13:36:35.476-06:00

It is an absolutely GORGEOUS fall day. Those in the know threw a fire drill on a temperate day to go outside in shirtsleeves. The caveat? Telling the kids to go back inside...

Gettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16353094400938089023gettej@gmail.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10794104.post-37724007642437553252009-11-04T22:40:00.000-06:002009-11-04T22:43:44.831-06:00

see more Political Pictures

Gettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16353094400938089023gettej@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10794104.post-69423768891044098382009-11-03T23:54:00.002-06:002009-11-04T05:47:49.404-06:00

My six-year-old was reading his Beginner's Bible tonight. I heard him reading aloud and poked my head in to inquire. He said he was reading to the cats. He invited me to sit down and read it together, so I had him read to me. It was the story of Moses parting the Red Sea. The only word I had to help him with was Pharaoh. Then he wanted to show me a particular picture, and started flipping

Gettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16353094400938089023gettej@gmail.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10794104.post-38305203733520234392009-11-02T11:13:00.002-06:002009-11-02T11:17:31.446-06:00

Just finished English 11, and one of my "average" students stayed behind to discuss something she'd found online while looking for some supplementary material(!) about Of Mice and Men on her own(!). She made some good connections and asked some good questions, and as she left she said, "This book is really sad, but it's good. It's like real life." This is why I teach.

Gettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16353094400938089023gettej@gmail.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10794104.post-26792969384266466432009-11-01T20:27:00.003-06:002009-11-01T20:31:35.975-06:00

In order to kick my butt into posting a little more often, I joined NABLOPOMO again this year. No guarantees of quality, but you should see me around here more often, at least for a little while!

Gettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16353094400938089023gettej@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10794104.post-91803731222219982872009-10-30T15:01:00.003-05:002009-10-30T15:02:57.412-05:00

I've been complaining that it has been so grey and dreary hereabouts. Today is snowed, fluffy white and clean. I think I'll just keep my mouth shut from now on.

Gettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16353094400938089023gettej@gmail.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10794104.post-42431479527034192472009-10-29T06:19:00.002-05:002009-10-29T06:32:13.048-05:00

Ok, I was totally not serious about that whole "see you in a month..." thing, but I just looked at the calendar and realized 3 1/2 weeks have, indeed, slipped past me, and if I'm not careful, my little joke will become true!It seems we can't catch a break at school. A car accident involving a senior and a former student has left us with yet another funeral in the school district family and two

Gettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16353094400938089023gettej@gmail.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10794104.post-30144951223626743362009-10-04T16:09:00.003-05:002009-10-04T16:42:09.531-05:00

Wow. The time, she sure does fly. Let's see what's been going on around here.After the first weird week at school, we rolled into a normal year. Our normalcy hit a little bump last week with a small epidemic of three different family suicides within our district. Follow that with the news yesterday of a substantial layoff at a major employer in the district, and to say the mood is a little

Gettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16353094400938089023gettej@gmail.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10794104.post-90896252580560512032009-09-16T19:55:00.002-05:002009-09-16T20:02:48.554-05:00

We're getting back into the swing of things here at casa del goose. The first week at my school was subdued, to say the least. A sophomore boy killed himself the Thursday before school started. In today's world, most of our kids had word via text and Facebook within the hour, so they had the long weekend to process the news and their reactions. His funeral was held the following Thursday at

Gettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16353094400938089023gettej@gmail.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10794104.post-17632893483425769162009-09-08T22:13:00.001-05:002009-09-08T22:15:22.459-05:00

Everyone survived our weekend at Lifelight, we all got back to school safely, and when I got home today ipastor had baked pie! Life is good!

Gettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16353094400938089023gettej@gmail.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10794104.post-61117399344812411642009-09-02T21:35:00.003-05:002009-09-02T21:51:24.602-05:00

Summer has whizzed past like a kid thru a sprinkler. Today and tomorrow are teacher workshops, then it's Lifelight or bust! After a short recuperation Monday, we're all back to school! Situation normal...

Gettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16353094400938089023gettej@gmail.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10794104.post-7786986020632689162009-08-15T09:40:00.002-05:002009-08-15T09:42:51.708-05:00

Life has been a frenzy lately, with no time to sit and create wonderful and witty writing upon which you, my loyal readers, can feast your brains. Oh, I never did that? Well, everything's normal then. Carry on.

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New kid picked up and safely ensconsed at home. Rushing like mad to place the last few kids before their Visa windows close. Prepping a theatre workshop for Thursday, when iPastor drives off the other direction to take kids to get their pre-braces spacers. Showing both the Purple Ride and the new kid around to family and friends. A pleasant, busy time, hereabouts.

Gettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16353094400938089023gettej@gmail.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10794104.post-82270029340305199072009-07-31T19:21:00.003-05:002009-07-31T19:30:11.672-05:00

So, you know how things go. It started out innocently enough. With two exchange students, we should upgrade to an 8-seater or drive two cars anywhere we need to take the whole family. As long as we're looking, might as well find a big van, like an old daycare or church van, so we can haul our camping gear as well. Found one we liked, but it sold. Feeling a little dejected, iPastor resumed the

Gettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16353094400938089023gettej@gmail.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10794104.post-70860797591971165782009-07-18T23:19:00.002-05:002009-07-18T23:30:22.455-05:00

Scare anyone? Scares me...Those of you loyal readers (yes, that was plural, I know you're out there lurking about...) who've been around awhile know that we host exchange students with the EF Foundation roughly every other year. When speaking with someone new, iPastor gets a real kick ut of telling folks we're expecting our 10th kid and watching reactions. To his credit, he's easily

Gettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16353094400938089023gettej@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10794104.post-48789475240833758382009-07-14T16:12:00.001-05:002009-07-14T16:14:10.946-05:00

With three daughters off at camp, Thing 4 is feeling alternately like master of his domain, or kinda lonely. I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop. Just gotta get used to it, I guess.

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