Heat Advisory? I Don't Care.

Mamacita says:  We’re having the first “heat advisory” of the summer, but I’m sitting at my dining room table, tapping away on my laptop, looking out the window at the huge shagbark hickory tree in my front yard – complete … Continue reading

It Is A Terrible Thing Not To Become A Woman When One Ceases To Be A Girl

Mamacita says:  This was formerly posted back in February of 2009, but since so many people are blogging about their pregnancies and deliveries these days, I thought I’d rerun this one of mine. I have others, but I kind of … Continue reading

Quotation Saturday: Summertime

Mamacita says:  . . . and the livin’ is easy. . . . Sadly, when I think of Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, what comes to my mind first is the inexcusable misprint in our local small-town newspaper several years ago … Continue reading

An Example of What Excellent Parenting Really Is

Mamacita says:  I know it’s not a brand-new article, but when I  read Mrs. Bluebird’s post of May 26,  I wished she had submitted it to the Carnival of Education yesterday; however, to be quite honest, I think it deserves … Continue reading

Carnival of Education

Welcome to the Carnival of Education, where parents and instructors and good citizens find out what’s actually going on in the world of education by actively participating in the sharing of ideas, information, and suggestions. Remember, if you don’t keep … Continue reading

Ten Things Tuesday

Mamacita says: 1.  Today was the first day of summer session.  So far, so good; my students seem very nice. 2.  I might be falling in love with “my” treadmill at the gym. 3.  The tractor is fixed, and the … Continue reading