Author: karenlee

Her tongue was as sharp as her pencil. Stop by and meet our Malevolent Matriarch!

The Retirement Me

In two days I walk away from the working world, I hope for the last time. It’s goodbye Working Me and hello spotless homemaker Retirement Me. My knickers are in a knot. My limbs are tingling, the fight-or-flight alarm is coursing through my veins. I can’t sit still or focus. I want to run (but…

Pull Ups & Toilet Parts

Have you ever wondered how it would be the day you retire? How it would feel? Most of us joke, even yearn for it, but the truth is, until it’s actually here, I don’t believe we have a clue. How have you prepared? You know it’s coming. I don’t think it registers, truly settles in…

Uh-Oh

My daughter Kelsey, an Instructional Assistant (IA) at a local grade school, who received these roses Thursday at work, allowed me to share this humorous and heart-warming story. In addition to the roses which she left at the school overnight, Kelsey received this note the following day from Mr. Meyer, her co-worker. Here’s what happened.…