Author Archives: Abby

Vlogbrothers: Saying it Best.

You haven’t heard of the Vlogbrothers?! Ever since watching the French Revolution Series (Part 1, Part 2, & Part 3), I have been unabashedly in love. I stumbled across this youtubular sensational mashup of family, humor, nerd-dom, and information, and then realized that John Green was actually the same John Green who wrote Looking ForContinue reading “Vlogbrothers: Saying it Best.”

Job Titles

I am a teacher. That word comes with lots of baggage. The word teacher makes some people all warm and fuzzy while throwing others into PTSD flashbacks.  Add to that the fact that I am a  French teacher, and it garners some interesting reactions. Actually, there are really only two major responses to the revelation that IContinue reading “Job Titles”

People Who Look Better Brunette . . .

I have never dyed my hair. Now, maybe I’m showing my age, but hair dye for the young is a conundrum. Why dye colored hair? I have students who dye their hair more than I wash my jeans. Now, maybe that’s more an indicator of my lazy laundering habits than their indecisive hairstyles, but itContinue reading “People Who Look Better Brunette . . .”

Branching in?

Spending time with one of my favorite people is NEVER a chore. . . and our most recent weekend was no exception! We revisited an old haunt, and walked away with amazing new books! With considerable pinspirational eye candy we tackled making stellar headband-roses . . .  and succeeded! I’ll have to share my pictures of that one someContinue reading “Branching in?”