home alone…

well, almost.  Bailey’s keeping me company.  :-)

After weeks of business, I have finally had the chance to slow down a little. Read more

Tianjin or bust!

I’m leaving today with the high school choir for a festival in Tianjin - near Beijing. We are all looking forward to it! The kids threw me a party in class yesterday. Pretty fun, with a lot of inside jokes from our music and class time. What a great crew!! :-D

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we’re parents!

He’s got my dark eyes, Dan’s dark hair, but is going prematurely gray…
Last night, we brought home the last of our friends’ eight schnauzeur puppies. He’s such a cutie!! Read more

Quote of the Day

Students can say the funniest things.  Here’s an example from today:

“I don’t understand what to write Mr. Roeber.  This commentary says things are different for Jews because they get circumferenced.”

Belated Weekend Update

Welp, this update was meant to happen this weekend, but time flew by… lots of things going on.  Here’s some of the fun things that happened this past week.  Settle in, this may be long… Read more

March: Spring is here… almost

Well, we got back from Thailand and had a soft landing with the weather: temperatures were comfortable for about a week.  And then it got cold again.  But we’re pushing through, looking forward to warmer temperatures soon. Read more