A Trip to the Zoo

Somewhere in the middle of it I went to the zoo with a classroom for kindergartners. That was fun. Fun in the way that having your big toe ache all day while you plod around on asphalt all day fun. No, really, it was fun in that feel sorry for all of the imprisoned...

Follow-Up

You know, I found the papers to Emma’s Student Council election in her backpack. They were there all along. Neither of us thought to read them. So I apologized to the administrator and I never should have used the word “snippy.” Poor old Emma will...

Lessons Hard Earned

My daughter Emma was effected by the recent election in a profound way, so much so that it made her want to run for Student Council as 5th Grade Vice-President. She was hope in a jar, this kid, all confidence and pride. She wanted to run even though she knew she might...

BACHELORETTE SHOCKER

LOL: In Touch can exclusively reveal that DeAnna Pappas is back on the market, after breaking up with Jesse Csincsak, whom she fell in love with on The Bachelorette. “I really felt like I was going to spend the rest of my life with him. I thought he was my...

The Best Homemade Hot Chocolate

The truth about me is that I secretly want to be a chef. I would love to be one of those great cooks out there who can make the most amazing things you’ve ever seen. I would love to have an SLR camera to shoot the stuff I make. Alas, I’m a hard-working...