by kpalana | Jan 22, 2014 | Blog
I admit it. I am smug. I am smug because for one semester anyway, I am on sabbatical and so far it is everything I hoped it would be and more. Usually I align myself with the struggling underdog masses, and yet at this moment I find myself in the privileged .1% of...
by kpalana | Oct 31, 2013 | Blog
Some time maybe about a month ago my (then) three year-old son Lukas decided that he no longer could sleep in his bed at night unless he had one crucial item in his grasp. A teddy bear? A nightlight? Nope. It’s got to be “Mama’s Sketchbook.”...
by kpalana | Sep 18, 2013 | Blog
About a half hour ago I was walking to work after having my morning espresso at the local coffee bar. Today is the day I teach three classes in a row (with a meeting in between the only break) and so my wonderful husband is in charge of bringing our sons to daycare...
