Snip, Snip...

Hi Girls,
The kittens both had their neutering surgeries yesterday. They were so cute, but crazy in the car. We usually put them in their carrier together, but since they were sore the vet. separated them into different carriers for the ride home. Our second carrier is a soft bag that double zippers on top and it was very poorly constructed. Well, as soon as I put them in the car they started crying because they weren't together. Then, the second I merged onto the busy highway, Boo totally escaped from his bag and was running around the car. Of course Tango was completely pissed that his brother was out and he was still in lock-up, so he was wailing even louder. Luckily the next exit wasn't too far and when I pulled off I was able to get them both into the hard carrier together. Now we're supposed to make sure they don't run, jump, or play for the next five days...yeah right! Did Tyler have as hard a time keeping you under control after your surgery, Andrea? :) JK

Most Successful?

Hello ladies - What would you say was your most successful assignment/project you gave your students this last year? Take some time to think about it, and then post a description so that we can get some great ideas for the upcoming year :)

Teeth

Hey ladies - Say a prayer (or whatever form of good wishes you like) for me tomorrow -- I am having all 4 wisdom teeth pulled :(

Help Me Choose!

Ok Girls, here are the two dresses. The one on the left is from a bridal shop and there's a close-up of the same dress beneath it. The dress on the right is from David's and the pic above it is the back of it. Please give me your totally honest feed-back as to which you like better and why. Remember that the lighting wasn't great, so try to look
closely at the dresses themselves and how they look on me. Thanks!!!!

Wedding Dresses!

Today I went dress shopping and I found TWO dresses that I really like. I'm totally confused about which to pick. My sister has pictures of both (with me in them), so I'll send those soon. I need your honest advise about which to pick. Both are really beautiful and below my initial budget (what a miracle), so now I just have to decide which fits me best. I'll put the pics up soon and please help me pick!

A question for you

So, one of my adolescent lit. assignments is to consider: what are the top 5
problems teens face? I'm curious about what you think and I'm supposed to get others' opinions.

My first thoughts are:
1. desire to fit a body image
2. grades
3. struggle for more freedoms
4. peer pressure to drink/do drugs
5. pressures about sex

Would you have something different? Would you rank these differently?

Vonnegut and Vienna

While gathering research today for my try at teaching creative writing this fall, I stumbled upon this quote from Kurt Vonnegut. I think you'll appreciate it, Vienna:

"The writing style which is most natural for you is bound to echo the speech you heard when a child. English was Conrad's third language, and much that seems piquant in his use of English was no doubt colored by his first language, which was Polish. And lucky indeed is the writer who has grown up in Ireland, for the English spoken there is so amusing and musical."

This is an excerpt from "How to Write with Style" by Vonnegut.