Author: noemikjames

I took the kids (and a friend each) to WinterFest at Great America (the local amusement park) today. We had a great time. We went on a ton of rides and took pic...

I’m trying hard not to fall into an end of break funk. This break has been fine. It’s been good! I feel like I’m not checking all the things o...

Found this on Shutterfly, from 11 years ago. I don’t usually post photos of my kids, but I just can’t help myself. I hope you had a great Turkey Day (if you cel...

After a weird and at times trying conversation with my husband in the car, we are with friends tonight. Our kids are home along and I appreciate this very much....

My husband has been dealing with what we think is clinical depression for about a year now. Some days/weeks/months are better than others. Some are worse. We’re...

Today was all about helping future me out. I went to work to get some stuff done so that next Monday morning me was not totally overwhelmed (just normal overwhe...

Today was another nice day of break. After two days of gray and rain, the weather today was beautiful. I took my son and his friend (who spent the night) to the...

It can be easy to see a one-week break as an opportunity to do ALL THE THINGS and hard to remember that life still has to happen, even if formal work doesn’t. I...

Five things on a Friday seems to be popular around these part of the blogosphere. I’ve never done one before, but I think I can probably figure it out. 😉 So fiv...

Today was a rough day at work. The kind of day where I sat with the heels of my palms in my eyes for long stretches. So many students making poor choices. So mu...