The Moment of Truth
Tomorrow (Tuesday) morning my kids and I head to the local (ridiculously expensive) lice-experts to get our heads checked. The checks are free (during a short t...
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Clarification
When you choose to put yourself out there in a space like this, you are bound to encounter misinterpretation and misunderstanding. You are also likely to experi...
Year-End Memories
I left Hong Kong, and my best friend, in 7th grade. I moved to California and she moved to Washington state. She and I wrote each other long letters and called ...
The Electronic Babysitter
I’d love to sit here all proud of the fact that the TV is almost never on in our house, but I honestly can’t take much credit. It was my husband who...
Sometimes I wish I weren’t the default…
{I had no idea I had gotten so behind on responding to comments. I think I’m all caught up if you want to go back and check out the last few posts. ItR...
Long Days
The second week of summer is almost done. It’s not been what I had hoped. It is exactly what I expected. I am reminded, yet again, that I would be a terri...
Nice Houses
My parents have a big, beautiful house. It is filled with gorgeous things arranged in pleasing color schemes. It’s really nice being there. I like that ho...
Enough
At our school district, it usually takes the entire academic year for the negotiations team and the district to agree on a salary. When that happens, we are pai...