I'm a teacher at a middle school in the suburbs of Ft. Lauderdale (but please don't hold that against me ;-). I live with my husband, three fur-children (two dogs and a cat), a few fish and occasionally a plant or two.

I also totally understand Edward's passion for driving his shiny silver car at ridiculous speeds as I have a similar guilty pleasure.
So, if you’re ever on the Sawgrass Expressway in western Broward County and a shiny silver sports car with the sunroof pulled back zips by you at an alarming speed blaring loud rock music, it’s probably just me unwinding after class. Smile, wave, move to the right hand lane and flash your lights if you know of a speed trap because I can't read minds and I don't have a psychic to ride shotgun ;-).

Note: 11/14/08

Q: Am I ever going to post again?

A: Yes... probably ;-) I have a few things in the works, but here's the problem - my muse tends to desert me during the first semester of school (she says that she's terrified of teenagers and prefers to spend her time in the Bahamas).

It usually takes me a few months to get the kids in class to settle down and for me to convince my muse that the children in my classes aren't really evil incarnate (though they can certainly do a good impression at times). Eventually I can (usually) make my muse believe that it is, in fact, safe for her to return to the continental United States.

I did go to the Bahamas a few weeks ago to try to chase down my lovely muse, but I was distracted by the piña coladas and I couldn't find that little pixie anywhere. I did however find Atlantis - apparently it really does exist - and it has water slides. :-)