What's up with Whatsit (Book) http://www.Writing.Com/main/profile.php/blog/mrswhatsit Believing we can improve schooling with more tests is like believing you can make yourself grow taller by measuring your height. Robert Schaeffer of FairTest We have been doing Standardized Testing this week at my school. It is a big big deal. They always send somebody out from downtown to monitor. This year's ...[Read Full Post] Fri, 11 May 2012 11:56:15 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/752686 I just bought a bunch of Lionel Richie tunes for my iPod. I read Strega Nona by Tomie DePaola to my kids today. I saw Tomie DePaola years ago in person at a library conference at the University of Mississippi. I have always been a fan of his. I finally finished The Poisonwood Bible on Saturday. I am now on The Secret History...[Read Full Post] Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:03:50 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/751568 Tonight my husband played the violin at a wedding. It was in a part of town I had never been to: Jackson, Mississippi is bigger than you think. Actually, this was in a suburb, Flowood, which is north of Jackson, and I live in Richland, which is kind of east-ish. The wedding was at a great big antebellum (pre-Civil War) house. I am sure that when this...[Read Full Post] Sat, 21 Apr 2012 22:40:12 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/751443 My mother got a new dog today. Welcome to the family, Belle! She is a little belle, too: a precious little cocker spaniel. Sun, 08 Apr 2012 00:03:15 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/750431 Matt's ear hurts. My mom is taking him to the doctor. We have thunderstorms in Mississippi today. I have been assigned to tutor in third grade every morning from 8 to 10. I don't mind this at all. I usually sit at the back and work with one or two of those who need special help. However, today there is a substitute in the room. She talks in a monotone. I stayed...[Read Full Post] Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:42:44 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/750271 So much of life, it seems to me, is determined by pure randomness. Sidney Poitier I went back to work today. I got elected to help chaperone the third graders on a field trip. They went to a play at the city auditorium based on some of Grimm's Fairy Tales. The beginning and ending were cute. I dropped off to sleep in the middle. No wonder. We had ten thousand steps to walk up: ...[Read Full Post] Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:06:21 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/750085 Nothing induces a major frenzy Like coming down with the influenzy ~Mrs. Whatsit I now have the flu. Matt now has the flu. Anna Claire is coming down with the flu. Emily hasn't gotten it yet, but she is in her room coughing right this minute. How is hubby, you might reasonably ask? Just fine. The killing part is that all three k...[Read Full Post] Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:26:10 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/749751 My husband has the flu. The flu! Normally he procrastinates going to the doctor, and in all honesty, he rarely gets sick enough. Most of his illnesses get well about as fast as they would with a doctor's appointment. Last night, though, he was miserable enough to want to go to the emergency room. The flu! Can you believe it?...[Read Full Post] Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:58:30 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/749575 1. I made my last car payment Monday! That's a big weight off my mind. My car is ten years old and has 143,000 miles on it, but I own it! 2. My school had Spring Break - a whole week off! Today is the last day. I suppose it will go by in about five minutes. 3. Since my grandmother died, my mother wound up with all of her stuff. My grandmother HATED to throw anything away. One th...[Read Full Post] Sun, 18 Mar 2012 09:27:49 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/749075 Chocolate is the first luxury. It has so many things wrapped up in it: Deliciousness in the moment, childhood memories, and that grin-inducing feeling of getting a reward for being good. ~Mariska Hargitay Double Chocolate Chip 1 1/2 sticks butter 1 small instant chocolate pudding 4 eggs 1 T. vanilla 1/4 C. water 1 Butter Cake Mix 8 o...[Read Full Post] Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:02:13 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/748964