More Craft.

Over Christmas, I made a belt for my sister-in-law (and, like most years, still owe a present to my brother--which was also supposed to be a belt). Here she is:








I will admit to not knowing the best way to photograph something so long and skinny--so you get three views: centered, right side, and left side.

Proficiency Exam

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of administering the State Proficiency Exam in Reading, Mathematics, and Science. My favorite part of any standardized testing scenario is going to the "training" where they read to us directly from a handout that has all the instructions written on it. This year, there were some special instructions that I thought I would share:

After testing, we were to "Place the TA Manuel on top of [our] test booklets" and then "Clip together the 'Do Not Disturb,' 'Need Assistance,' and Restroom Pass and place them inside the TA Manuel."

I did not ask Manuel how he felt about this.

For my dear wife.

Say goodbye to the last two years:





And I know you'll totally miss the great white hope:






But can it really be all that bad? Look what you have to look forward to:




HEEEEEEYYYYY!!!

Happy Birthday, snookums.