Deeper Water

*sigh* Paulie is Gone

Most of my day is spent with teenagers. Don’t get me wrong, I love them dearly. Heck, you can’t survive as a teacher if you don’t. They make me laugh, they make me smile, and some of them have even been known to bring a tear to my eye. Even though I love them, having [...]

School Days

My Jordyn is starting kindergarten this year. I can’t believe the little monkey is five already, but she is. It seems like only yesterday that she was born. I suppose I will saying that for many, many years to come. I don’t really remember going to kindergarten much. My parents registered for for two different years [...]

It’s Official…

1) Go to Google images 2) In the search box, enter “sexiest fat men” Finally, the recognition I deserve.  FYI - you might want to check and see if you have your safe search on first. From Google’s homepage, click on preferences and scroll down. Under SafeSearch filtering, make sure you have it on moderate. Otherwise, you will [...]

New Desks, Anyone?

One of the teachers down the hall got a whole room full of new desks, and all of his old ones ended up in the hallway. I rummaged through them and exchanged the worst of mine for the best of his… and now I have a room full of mismatched desks that pretty much get [...]

For Your Viewing Pleasure - Mr. Bean Goes to Church

Back to the Grindstone

Tomorrow morning, the alarm clock will awaken me. For the past two months, I have been awakened not by an alarm clock, but by a toddler asking, “Daddy, pass me the ‘mote, please.” (Chloe climbs into our bed each morning and begins her day by watching cartoons.) Tomorrow, it will be either the unpleasant buzzing [...]

Post on school.deeperwater.com

I just posted a piece on school.deeperwater.com that you might be interested in. Plus, I gave the site a facelift while I was reworking this one. Check it out, and let me know what you think. (Commenting over there requires registration… I am trying to keep out the spam and troublemakers…)

New Air Freshener for the Car, Anyone?

I know that it has been hot, but this is ridiculous! Is this perhaps the final proof of global warming?

*Yawn…. (scratch, scratch)*

I suppose one could say that deeperwater.com has been asleep for most of the summer. I promise, I have not been completely lethargic, though my blog would certainly not prove that. I have been superdad for hours a day, I have taken three classes at Auburn University Montgomery as I have started my graduate studies, [...]