The World According to Leslie

Today is one of those days where I really don’t have much to write about. At work, there won’t be many kids because there are only 3 days left.   Tomorrow I’m going to the Princess’s school for her awards.  Shhhhhh!  She doesn’t know!   Other than paying some bills and trying to find some writing jobs, I really don’t have much to do this afternoon.   I really just don’t have much at all to talk about.  Is that weird?  (For me….YES!)

This is what I was going to say on Tuesday morning, but I somehow erased it before I could say it.   So today, I wrote it in WORD and copied and pasted so I wouldn’t “erase” it again!   In this space, I am purposefully vague about many details. I don’t tell you where I work. You know I’m a teacher. I don’t tell you the name of my daughter’s school. You know she’s in 4 th grade. I don’t reveal her teacher’s name. (Probably to keep the “innocent” protected.)   However, today, I am going to tell you something that really ticked me off!   Every quarter at my daughter’s school, they do awards. They have a time set aside when family can come to see the kids get their awards. Unfortunately, at her current school, we don’t have much communication. For example, skate night papers come home ON the afternoon of Skate Night. The paper to order pictures came home 2 days prior. (What if I didn’t have the money? Then what?) If a student is struggling (as The Princess w...

Two of my RL and bloggy friends—Whitney at Devotionista and Phyllis at Just Bcauz —both nominated me for an award.  I am totally grateful!     I have been nominated for the Liebster Award.  The Rules of the Award: The Liebster Award is given to bloggers, by bloggers. It is a way to acknowledge each other and say, "You are doing a great job." It is for blogs with 200 or fewer followers, so it is also a great way to spread the word about smaller blogs and get them more readers and followers! When you receive the award you post eleven random facts about yourself, and answer eleven questions from the person who nominated you. You pass the award onto eleven other blogs, (make sure you let them know they were nominated,) and ask them eleven questions. You are not allowed to nominate the blog that nominated you. Here are my 11 random facts: 1. I collect salt-and-pepper shakers.  I know some people know this already, but some people may not....