Category: Random
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The First Day of Kindergarten Blues
Oldest turns 19 on Monday. Where has the time gone? He graduated from a career center and high school in late May. A few weeks ago, we had his graduation party. In preparation for his party, I created a movie. This is one of my favorite photos from the video. You see, Oldest had and […]
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Freezer Clean Out
So today, I cleaned out and organized my fridge’s freezer. Since I started my master’s program, I needed to ensure I had ready meals when I went back to school in a month. With the rising food price, I am happy I have meat ready to go so I can feed my family. I’ve had […]
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My newest tattoo
Two years ago, my mom passed away suddenly. My aunt made the long journey down to Ohio to help me with planning her funeral and cleaning up her apartment. One day while we were eating lunch, we began to talk about a concept for a tattoo for my mom. I was supposed to get the […]
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Yearly Calendar (Freebie)
Today I created a calendar for August 2021 to July 2022. The calendar also includes weekly views, so you can plan out the week. You will get a Google Drive folder with the yearly calendar and the weekly views. There is a sheet for each month of the year. In order to use the calendar, […]
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Our Life was Turned Upside Down
While I was at the dietician’s office on Monday, Oldest called me. He had been in an accident. Even though his car had been hit, he was okay just shaken up. He was getting ready to turn when a truck going straight through the light sped up. The driver of the truck clipped Oldest before […]
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Be Present (How to Build Rapport Part 1)
I just ended my 21st year of teaching special education. One of my skill sets is the ability to build rapport with my students. Over the years I have realized that rapport cannot be forced or bought. Some students will be receptive towards creating a bond with their teacher while others are more reserved. I […]
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Health Update
Four years ago, I went gluten-free because I was having headaches. I ate that way for over a year before adding back gluten in my diet. The day after Easter, I had a bad attack after eating my lunch. All of the sudden, I was cramping and in a lot of pain. I went home […]
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Song Lyric – Sunday – Aroma and Flavor
Ever since March when the the stay home orders began, my faith has been renewed. One of the churches I follow had worship afternoons several times during the week to help people with their faith and to keep them feeling connected. This is one of the songs they sang during that worship time. The song […]
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The night
Molly nervously looked at her watch. Almost midnight, Marc had never been out this late without contacting her. He always needed to be home by eight and in bed by 10 type of guy. Always in their twenty years of marriage. She debated calling the police, his mom, or even the FBI as her mind […]
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What do you see? – September 28, 2020
I was hiking a cool serene lake in the middle of nowhere. All I can hear for miles around me is an unreal silence with an occasional chirp, leaves crunching, and a frog croaking. I was in nirvana. Suddenly the most magical experience happened when this beautiful brave bird flew around my head. As I […]
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