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I made pancakes for supper tonight. That might not seem creative to most people, but it’s creative for me.
Ever since I became a single mama, my sister has been steadily advising me to lower my standards. In the (obviously imaginary) ideal world of Sassafras Mama, a tasty homemade supper is put on the table each and every night. As the Sassafras Sister and any number of reasonable people have often suggested, it’s perfectly acceptable to fall short of this bar.

There was a faculty meeting after school today and it ran a bit late. Then JT’s homework sucked up more time than usual (geometry is kicking my bootie). It is true that I could have skipped my workout and made the planned supper (homemade pizza) but that would cause the earth to spin off it’s axis and so…….pancakes it was.

They were tasty and the boy was most delighted by this turn of events.

So I guess that everybody won.

I’m a history and government teacher and, like most teachers, my classroom has some posters and displays. I’ve a poster of presidents, some bumper stickers for presidential candidates, and loads of maps. Behind my desk I have some of my seven year old’s artwork and some pictures.

To the left of my desk is a bookcase with a nice flat panel on the side. Only the person sitting at my desk can see it and so that’s my space. Last week I got some floral magnets and today I put some things up that I want to look at —- a picture of JT and me, a postcard from blackapple at etsy, and some pretty scraps of paper. I plan to change the display every week this month and it’s fun for me to think about the other things I will place up there.