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Refreshing my Kitchen
In March, right before the self imposed quarantine, we made a decision to use some of my inheritance money from my mom to refresh our kitchen. Then the quarantine occurred and the idea was stalled. Early May, everything started to… Continue reading
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My Sacred Musical Artist / Happy
During the summer, I was introduced to a podcast called Harry Potter and the Sacred Text. They take the Harry Potter books and chapter by chapter they discuss it through different themes like empathy and white privilege. The podcast really… Continue reading
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When August 1st comes . . .
The last few days of summer During my first few years of teaching, school didn’t begin until around Labor Day. In fact, when Youngest was born, I left the previous school year pregnant and came back to work with everyone… Continue reading
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Trauma Informed Care/ Teaching
Three weeks ago, the most unbelievable disaster occurred in our area. Fifteen tornadoes tore through the area. One was an EF-4 tornado that traveled 19 miles and had a width of 0.7 miles at it’s largest point. Another one was… Continue reading
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Memorial Day 2019 Tornado
Actually I should say tornadoes. Yesterday was a beautiful day. High 60’s/ low 70’s, cloud cover most of the day so it was not too hot. Continue reading
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Random Thoughts
Welcome to the writer’s workshop day. I had to chose a topic to write about. I was little torn this week between a few of them. For example, I could write a blog post inspired by the word pair or… Continue reading
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Sometimes my students just make me just shake my head
Today was the first day back after spring break. It is also the day before our long and tedious testing period. So I took it “easy” with the students. I helped them with their review packet or I played an… Continue reading
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A Spring Walk
I want my 14.5 year dog to enjoy his senior years. Once of his favorite hobbies to do is go with me when I have to take my children to various evening activities. On Tuesday evening, I was attempting to… Continue reading
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Frustration
I have had blood sugar problems off and on for 20ish years. Sometimes it will rear it’s ugly head and sometimes it’s okay. Continue reading
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Satisfying my sweet tooth
When you think of Valentine’s Day, you think of chocolate, wine, and roses. In honor of Valentine’s Day, I’m going to share my top 8 candies. Many of which is chocolate. Continue reading
