A couple of weeks ago, I was at my parents’ house when my mom mentioned that she “pledged the table.” She meant that she used Pledge cleaner on the kitchen table, but I (being the hilarious and punny daughter that I am) wanted to make the obvious joke that she pledged allegiance to her table.Continue reading “Forgetting the Pledge of Allegiance and Other Symptoms of Adult Summer Slide”
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There’s a New Version of Me in the House, and She’s a Little Wacko
My hubby refers to the person he’s living with right now as “Summer Carie.” Summer Carie is a little crazy. She stays up late but also, somehow, gets up early. She reads for hours on end, only stopping to skip over to her husband, kiss him on the cheek, and tell him her latest ideaContinue reading “There’s a New Version of Me in the House, and She’s a Little Wacko”
15 Signs It’s the Last Month of School
Your lesson plans all say “Work on project? Or something?” Every single glue stick is empty. No one’s even calling the copier repairman anymore, and people have started storing snacks in the paper trays. Every day is a jeans day. No one really gave permission, it just happened. The things you pack for lunch haveContinue reading “15 Signs It’s the Last Month of School”
Carie Juettner 