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03/22/2019

The most tragic moment of my teaching career

The original post I wrote about this tragedy. June 2009 – Two events occurred in my teaching career. One event made me proud while the other broke my heart into a million pieces. One of my students from my first… Continue reading
03/18/2019

Lansing, Michigan – Part 6 – The Rest of the Potter Park Zoo

Lansing Michigan – Part 5 We continued on our visit to the zoo. Since it was in a park, there was plenty of green space, which was cool to see. As you can see, it was not a big zoo.… Continue reading
03/10/2019

Lansing, Michigan – Part 5 – Strange Matter Coffee and Potter Park Zoo

Lansing Michigan – Part 4 During the middle of the night, it rained. Stormed actually. We were fortunate we didn’t chose to go to Grand Rapids because the storms were much worse. (Hubby wanted to go to the zoo in… Continue reading
03/07/2019

An Unbelievable Night

Three years ago, the boys and I had the same spring break which is unbelievable. When Hubby realized we all had the same spring break, he decided it was a perfect time to go on a family vacation. Where did… Continue reading
03/05/2019

Valentine’s Day: Week 2 – Cupid

Cupid refers to a cozy mystery that has to do with the paranormal. Defending the Dead by Sheila Connolly My rating: 4 of 5 stars In this installment of the Relatively Dead series, Abby has moved in with Ned. Since… Continue reading
02/26/2019

Valentine’s Day Bingo – Free Space

Lethal Licorice by Amanda Flower My rating: 5 of 5 stars Another great book by Amanda Flower. There is an Amish candy competition going on in Harvest, Ohio. One of the contenders is found dead. Meanwhile Aiden Brody’s mother’s pet… Continue reading
02/25/2019

Mom, What’s For Dinner? – Week of February 25, 2019

We’ve had many different anniversaries recently. Four years ago, the Imaginative One crossed over into Boy Scouts and then had his first meeting. Two years ago today, the Wee One crossed over to Boy Scouts. A year ago yesterday, I… Continue reading
02/22/2019

Pumpkin Spice Energy Balls (V, GF, DF)

Have you ever been hangry? These energy balls will help ward off the hangry feeling. Continue reading
02/19/2019

Valentine’s Day Bingo – Week 1 – Secret Admirer

I’ve been doing a cozy mystery bingo off and on for the past 3 years. So what is it? Goodreads has different groups you can join. One of which is the cozy mystery bingo. If you decide to join a… Continue reading
02/18/2019

Mom, What’s For Dinner? – Week of February 19, 2019

First of all, the Wee One declared today that he is no longer the Wee One. He renamed himself Big Boy. Since the fall, he has gone up 2 jean sizes. He’s finally getting taller which is making him so… Continue reading