Category Archives: education

Everyone But Papa Survived

My parents were out visiting from Montana this weekend and we wanted to hang out with them in a relaxed way, a way that didn’t involve driving into downtown Seattle to see something quintessentially Seattle-like. Instead, we ate steel-cut oats, … Continue reading

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Googling Solutions to Cleaning Blood Stains While Teaching Preschool

Do you remember a while back I wrote a post about the level of sheer carnage occurring with my brawling preschoolers? Well things have calmed down through the months. The kids have stopped the smackdown and their attention spans have … Continue reading

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Violent Farmers

Laylee: Mom. Magoo and I are hunting. We’re shooting cows to get milk. Me: You don’t shoot cows to get milk. You only get milk if they’re still alive. {PAUSE} Laylee: What can we get if we shoot them?

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School Rulz

“That guy’s DEAD!” Laylee blurted as Beethoven’s 5th symphony came on our car stereo. “Who?” I asked. “The guy who made that song. My music teacher said he’s dead and this song has themes.” She proceeded to tell me that … Continue reading

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Sparring

I’ve decided there are ways I can make money off this whole preschool gig. [read more]

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NoFAP

Laylee’s loving school. I’m loving school, if for no other reason than that I now get to write NoFAPs now. MWAH-ha-ha-ha! [continued at Parenting.com]

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