Sassafras Mama

The backstory: On Thursday evening, JT, T, and I were making plans for our Mega Millions lottery win (Update: we didn't win) and we agr...

The backstory:   Spring at my school brings not only romance in the back stairwell, it also features a certain amount of outdoor enthusiasm....

So far, the Vocabulary with T series has explained jimmy-jangled and coo-coo le crazy .  This month's new vocabulary word is one that p...

On Monday night, JT and I watched the NCAA Women's Basketball tournament and cheered on the Lady Vols, our favorite team.  I've been...

JT is leaning about Vikings in school.  On his own, he's reading some books about medieval history.  As a consequence of this, when he w...

By now, the national media has dissected our recent heat wave and all the gloomy projections about what it all means have taken their toll. ...

I teach at a very diverse school and so when a story like Treyvon Martin's lands in the news ( Mother Jones has a terrific accounting , ...

T sometimes jokes that one must "know your audience."  This advice is particularly relevant when you're called upon to deliver...

With the exception of two cool days toward the end of last week, we've had a remarkably early and quite warm spring.  All over my corne...

I am teaching an extra class this year --- a duty for which I volunteered and for which I am being paid extra --- but it means that I have 7...