My Titanic FAIL.
I have been noticing advertisements lately for a new 3-D version of the movie, Titanic. I don’t know about you all, but when I saw that movie in regular-D, it freaked me out and strengthened my vow to never go on a boat again. In 3D? Shudder. I know what you’re thinking. How can this […]
I Need More than Inspirational Poster of Woman Scaling a Mountain.
As many of you know, I recently made a person. One of the things that I didn’t expect about pregnancy is that even after having a baby, I would still look pregnant for many months. I thought that maybe after 3 months post-partum, I’d be back to my normal shape. Ooooohhhhh no. When Baby B […]
Every Child is my Baby.
To say motherhood changes you is a huge cliché, but it’s also true. I think of my life before Baby B as “B.C.—Before Children.” It’s a whole different world now. B.C., I promised myself I would never tell boring stories about my daughter. And yet the other day, I was telling my BFF that I […]
Best of 2011!
It’s time for the Year in Review post! Needless to say, 2011 was a big year for me (and I mean that literally and metaphorically–I was a huge pregnant person for most of the year.) Towards the end of my pregnancy, I was getting that look from people. I know they were thinking: “Should she […]
SPAW! SPAW!
I hope you all read the title “SPAW! SPAW!” to the sound effect of a large predatory bird cawing. No? Well I did in my head. SPAW stands for School Psychology Awareness Week, in case anyone was wondering. So, how was your SPAW? I spent mine on maternity leave, making informal Individual Education Plan goals […]
You Are All Winners. But Only One Gets A Prize.
Last week, I ran a contest to win this fabulous classroom observation app for the iPad. Using a random number generator, the winner is… “JFValerie”! So if you are JFValerie, send me your email at rebecca(at)studentsgrow(dotcom). Thanks to everyone who participated…I loved reading about your best classroom observation moments! Hope you all are having a […]
Little.
I warned you guys that since I’m on maternity leave, posts were going to be a bit baby-o-centric. Today’s post is about baby laundry. But not really. They say to nap when the baby naps. But I see her naps as my only opportunity to get the laundry done and eat with TWO hands. I […]
Go On, Win Yerself Something Purdy.
I love getting emails from readers, especially when they offer something pretty for my readers. I tend to not pimp out things to buy on my blog, unless it is shamelessly something I wrote, of course. But in this case, you get something freeeeeeeeee and who doesn’t like free? You guys don’t have to pay […]
My Favorite Halloween Game.
I have this game I play whenever I’m testing students around Halloween. It’s called “Halloween or Emotional Disturbance?”* Around this time of year, when I ask students to draw for me, I often get some pretty disturbing stuff—zombies eating people, ghosts, headless horsemen—and it begs the question, “Is the child emotionally disturbed or just thinking […]
Bullied.
I just received a threatening email from Amazon Kindle. They (the royal “they”) said they noticed I hadn’t posted in over 30 days and they threatened to cancel my Kindle account where people can subscribe to my blog. Apparently customers want to read posts. Humph! Don’t they know that I am trying to raise a […]
