Tag: Writing Workshop
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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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Pandemic teaching is not for the faint of heart
A year and a half of learning at home or partially at school has students has forgotten how to do school. They’ve forgotten the basic rules of walking in the hall, staying in class, and teachers giving them directives to follow. They believe they can call home whenever they want because the teacher told them […]
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Google it . . .
My chosen sister/ friend, Molly, and I are on our annual EPIC trip. Yesterday’s adventure took us to Reston, VA which by the way is the most expensive town/ city in VA to live in. We went to a small zoo there and then tried to find a LOVE sculpture. We ended up at the […]
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Chokers, stirrup pants, and body suits – Writing workshop June 3, 2021
The 90’s . . . Teenaged me and then young adult me . . . A time where I began to know the real me. The fashions of the 90s . . . Some need to stay while others just need to go. There used to be this one clothing store in the middle of […]
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The Chocolate Croissant
We took the boys to Walt Disney World for the first time in 2009. One morning, I was able to go to the Magic Kingdom before they got there. I wanted to ride Big Thunder Railroad and none of them wanted to ride it. Yesterday I was in a writing class. I was given the […]
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All Gone Now
I’ve been away from the damage from the tornado for the past 5 months which in actuality feels like a lifetime. Even though we are going virtual for at least the first quarter, I’m back in the building to get prepared for our first day of class online. Before I continue, I need to let […]
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We’re Leaving in An Hour
Twas the night before Easter. I was getting bored just sitting around the townhouse Hubby and I lived in at that time. I actually had time off and wanted to drive. So I called my sister and told her to be ready in an hour. We were going on a road trip. With no real […]
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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 open up, so we went through our original plan of getting new appliances. I talked […]
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The Worse Morning Ever
Last Saturday morning was probably the worse morning ever. I did my usual routine of calling my mom. Usually I call her once or twice and then she would call me back. On that morning, I called her number 12 times. 12 times! So I drove over to her apartment. Mail had piled up which […]
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Not On My Honeymoon
Back in 2000, Hubby and I went on our honeymoon. We had been married for a year. Where do you think we went? Well, Disney of course. While there, I turned 25 years old. It was my first time there since my College Program. I was so excited to show Hubby around the World since […]
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