Why Are They Doing This?
Just as I tuck my daughters in bed last night, the doorbell rings. My husband opens the door, and a gust of icy air enters.
December 16, 2010
Live With Flair
(my daily blog)
How Ridiculously Inconvenient!
I receive a desperate email from one of my best students. He’s applying to this great new program, but the deadline’s been changed to tomorrow.
December 13, 2010
When Your Cat Looks Like a Skunk
My Skunk Kitty When you’re sick in bed, you have a lot of time to think about your life. You can have bizarre thoughts, brought
December 9, 2010
What You Have to Know
Typing Out My Flair Yesterday, I receive a sweet email from a wonderful 5th grader in another part of the country. She’s the amazing girl
December 8, 2010
Latkes, Menorahs, and the French Phrase that Might Change Your Life
I have a student who already has a career in bread and pastries. She’s a baker who works all through the night baking bread for
December 7, 2010
Layer Up
On a cold day like today, with temperatures below 20 degrees and a wind chill that takes your breath away, I have no choice but
December 6, 2010
How to Be Sick with Flair
All night long, a fever rages, and I can’t keep warm no matter what I do. I’m coughing so much that I actually lose my
December 5, 2010
Stencil Me In
Snowman Pancake This morning, we invite some neighbors to join us for our Saturday Morning Pancakes. My artistic neighbor sees the pancakes and immediately makes
December 4, 2010
Will Technology Destroy My Teaching?
This morning my daughter announces that her class is going on a field trip to the University Astronomy Lab. Her personal favorite planet is Jupiter.
December 3, 2010
What You’ve Been Given
It’s officially winter here. Snow swirls up and settles, finally, on the land. But it’s the worst kind of snow because there’s not enough
December 2, 2010