at last!

I was putting the final edits on the short story project when something unusual flew past my window.  The flight pattern was low and straigh...

what it boils down to

Last night during Cubbies, I told the kids a little about my summer in the desert to help introduce our lesson. (I was teaching them about J...

treasure trove

I mentioned how I dipped my toe back into teaching and this prompted a cleaning of my 2-drawer file cabinet in the basement.  You know, the ...

it's weird

but today I'm really thankful for a fresh coating of snow.  It's kind of like fresh paint outside.  Plus it doesn't smell. I...

ridiculous

The wicked cold has settled upon us once again and since yesterday I got called in to sub, quelching yet another opportunity to head to the ...

mom's got balls

Because we're a sporting people at Chez Green Girl, there are always lots of balls at my house.  Today I want to brag about my new ball....

green girl promises

I know.  I have a Halloween header on my blog right now.  A freaky zombie/skeleton/ghoul hanging out with a gorgeous homegrown pumpkin.  It ...

hunting

Sleep paralysis, eh?  Thus sayeth the internets and Web MD .  The weird thing is, I have the symptoms, but none of the causes.  We'll ch...

holding pattern

Things are brewing here--and I'm not talking about coffee.  We've got one week left of summer break and then everything changes. It...

wetland mitgation program, or one whopping big project with monster-sized trucks

I mentioned the racket this summer.  It's an industrial-sized project happening behind our property.  About 60 acres of former cropland ...

bucket list item: roller derby

I never watched a roller derby growing up. In fact, they weren't even on the periphery of my horizon until about 5 years ago and I cann...

reset to fabulous

Yesterday I emptied my library. Well, I left the books on the shelves and a few ginormous pieces of furniture (I'm talking to you, pian...

from swelter to sweater

I wore flannel jammies to bed last night. I have a blister from wearing shoes for the past few days instead of going barefoot. The windows a...