Author Archives: Willow

I really do. I really like big butts. Well, I like butts of any size, but what I really really like is songs about butts. Any time a butt song comes on the radio I pump it up and bob … Continue reading →

So, I love the Shins. And I am in a big Gilmore Girls period of my life. So imagine my surprise and delight when during a Spring Break trip to Florida, Rory Gilmore went to a hot club with Paris … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago two of my girls discovered a tiny frog hopping into the girls’ bathroom. They came into class all excited, so I called the custodian to tell her about it, and to ask her to let the … Continue reading →

My adolescent cat acts like a boyfriend. He plays too much, he expects me to feed him, and he yells at me when I come home late. Ha ha ha! That was my stand up routine. But seriously folks, he … Continue reading →

…sign your name at the golden gate. 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th… Does anyone else remember that jumprope song? I should go out on the playground more often to see what the kids sing while they jump these … Continue reading →

I am not ashamed to say that I am a Horse Girl. You know the type- long hair (well, not that part), a faraway look, a Little House on the Prairie paperback sticking out of her coat pocket. Every Horse … Continue reading →

You might be wondering how I am spending my summer. Well. For one thing Mike is helping me to become a better swimmer. When he was in high school he was on the swim team, and so he has great … Continue reading →

I feel fairly confident that this rock will remain in the street forever.

Tonight I was witness to an admittedly petty crime. About an hour ago I was settling into a book of short stories on the couch while Sleepy Mikey was going to sleep. I live on a busy corner, and my … Continue reading →

I said goodbye to my class a week ago. I cannot overemphasize how weird it is that these little people that I spent six hours a day with for nine months are not mine anymore. We’ll all come back to … Continue reading →