Life and Times of the Sharp Family

Check out this video of Bres "helping" with Dharia.

I can... ...make a 1999 gold minivan look good. ...read "There's a Monster at the End of This Book!" using funny voices. ...make high schoolers think that chemistry is "not that bad" (a direct quote). ...love 2 kids with all of my heart, even when they are not perfect. ...be a pain in the butt. ...sometimes be funny. ...wish that I had stayed at home longer with my kids before going back to school. ...care about MSU football than I probably should. ...keep a clean house...when I choose to. ...get an A on a grad school paper without reading any of the required articles. ...sew boxer shorts for Colby. ...help throw a teacher tailgate for 60+ teachers and families at the football game. ...obsess about things that don't matter. ...give a rousing lecture on the electronegativity trends of the halogen family. ...eat more Buffalo Wings than I can count. ...sit on my couch for hours with a blanket and a movie...as long as there is enough food! ...love and hate Weigh...

It's a sure sign school has started...the blog updates keep coming farther and farther apart. Not to worry though, we've got a good one here for you today. Lots of things have been happening in the Sharp household, from new family vehicles to hair cuts. Let's start in somewhat chronological order, starting with three weekends ago. Three Weekends Ago... I started my new teaching position at Western High School. The start of school was a little crazy for me. I had to leave my four week old daughter...too soon! I was pretty sad, but didn't have too much time to throw myself a pity party because school quickly demanded my time. I had students' names to learn and assignments to give and papers to grade. I am settling in, though. I still miss my kids and wish that I could have had more time home with Dharia before going back, but there's no looking back now. Teaching chemistry is my niche, and I am making new friends on the staff at Western. I like where I am at, even...