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Finding Comfort in the Senseless
I was teaching my 7th period class today when the bombs exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. My phone started ringing the instant classes ended. We have several friends who…
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Preschooler Thoughts
Bean has been cracking us up lately with his little comments. He will say some of the funniest things, but it’s not just what he says that is funny. It’s how his mind…
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Rewind: Atlanta
Last weekend we went to Atlanta for all kinds of festivities. As a tribute to my Dad, my mom took everyone to the practice rounds of the Masters at Augusta National. As a…
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Anybody Still Out There?
Hello? Is anyone still out there? I took a spontaneous little blogging break this week on accident. Part of the break was because I have been busy, part of the break was because…
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Driving Myself Crazy
I’m having one of those weeks. You know the ones. They are the weeks when every traffic lane you change into on your drive home comes to a complete stop. The ones where…
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My Spirited Child
A couple months ago, I asked all of you imaginary friends for some advice on how to handle Gracie and her sassy self. You all gave us some great advice, a lot of…
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My Dad’s (Pork) Butt
One of my favorite things to do when I’m missing my dad is to cook something that he used to make. He had a handful of signature dishes. Some of them he never…
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Siblings and Potty Training
One of the things that has made potty training Gracie very different than potty training Bean is having Bean around. He was sort of hanging out on the fringes for a while, just…
