306.

and when she was twenty-three, she finally beat her dad in a game of scrabble. 

 

he did not take it well.

 and in other news, my ms❤️balou bracelet i've been wearing since last christmas finally broke. thanks, miles!

running with dad.

the much anticipated sequel to shopping with dad. 

also note: just because you're embarking on a trail run, pregaming with six handfuls of trail mix is not necessarily a good idea. #lessonlearned

mher.

in other news i dropped my phone in the garage yesterday and the screen is totally shattered and i may or may not have cried. 

annie...annie are you still there?

literally cannot eat a buttercotch candy without thinking of that scene in the parent trap. 

"operator...operator...i think i lost you ann..."

80 snap cubes

when one of your students bumps their head at recess, the natural solution is to lie down on the floor and let them measure how tall you are with snap cubes in case they have a concussion. 

girls, glitter, and tutus, oh my!

so fun, so tired

diwali and rangolis

at least the teachers are having fun?

definitely on something.

weirdest puppet show i've seen in my twenty-three years. 

what are you doing this weekend?

"i'm gonna marry david" 

and so another pre-k 4 love story unfolds over goldfish crackers. 

can i borrow them?

i found the cutest earmuffs on a student so i put them on and made a creepy face. 

here's hoping i don't get lice 😁

recess duty strategies.

just hide in the tubes. 

preferably in a tutu. 

the most beautiful sight.

diet coke and bertuccis rolls. 

i fully intended on a grain, dairy and sugar free lunch, and then i saw those beautiful red letters for the first time in months and all healthy plans went out the window. 

"she doesn't like you!"

the latest statement from player 1 in the pre-k love triangle of 2015. 

sorry for the #blogdrought, documentation of learning was due. 

welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome

welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome to the catholic church!

oh, wait, here are the parents 

i'm a mouse, duh.

halloween is for bud light and long lost bearded faces. 

so many feelings. 

why are so many people wearing costumes?

photos on the common. 

home is...

wherever i can plug in my phone so i can talk with the people who just get me. 

#antidrought (totally forgot how to spell drought so i had to look it up and googled the cinderella story quote so yeah)

is basic contagious?

when you've been having three ventis a day for the past three days, one just won't cut it anymore. 

send help for never ending tuesdays. 

airport.

just jet setting and regretting all the wine i drank this weekend. 

also, looking like an idiot intertwined with all my carry ons because I really commit to this bag-as-footrest thing. 

it makes me want to buy school supplies.

i would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if i knew your name and address. 

#megryanmoviesuntilitswarmagain

es bueno.

spent the evening with my favorite paraguayan princess eating pizza, nutella and practicing my español. 

#1492

overalls, rosé and peanutbutter blondies.

columbus day weekend, here i come!

cookies? for breakfast!

there's oatmeal in them so...healthy?

friday night.

and i just (just) ((just)) (((just))) got paid. 

i don't want to go for a run right now.

so I'll write about going to see the re-release of the iron giant. i had actually never seen it before. #awk. nicholé was really excited #squirrelinmypantsman

it's a typical monday night.

so obviously I'm sitting on the floor waiting for pie. 

also, i definitely work a dinosaur themed outfit to school today. 

#butcherpaperandwethairfordays #whenyourbestfriendgavebirthtoahumanandyoucantgetupwithouthittingsnoozetwentyseventimes #adult

the red line.

song of my summer and story of my weekends. 

also, yesterday i gave myself a gaping wound in my nose while washing my face due to the lengths of my nails. just thought you should know. 

midevil girl gang.

lots of food on sticks, ye old body paint and crop tops, some flower crowns, and the bravest knights and fairest maidens in all the maryland renaissance festival. #sance #sancin #happybirthdaykate. 

life right now.

when you've spent more of the past 24 hours nannying than not. 

one day, three iced coffees, a billion times basic. 

twelve hours of nannying today.

fifteen hours of sleeping tomorrow. 

started with some cold brew

now i'm here

one hour and twenty-nine minutes to go. 

where everybody knows you ask for water.

of course b's birthday was spent taking advantage of "legally" being allowed to use bathrooms and drink water. #nevergrowup