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Happy Belated to My Grumpy Beloved
We celebrated this hunk’s birthday this past weekend and it only proved my scientific theory that men do get better looking as they get older and that’s why women are moody. *eye roll*…
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Your Day is Done
Today was a busy day. I was actively on my feet, talking and teaching all day long (as opposed to other teaching days when I am circulating and helping individual students while they…
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#Fatherhood #DammitChris
Last night, I was tucking Gracie into bed when she turned her big, baby blue eyes up to me and said, “Mommy, are monsters real?” “Oh, no, sweetheart,” I said, gently brushing her…
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Me, Pookey, Arnie, a Drunk Guy, and Friends
This past weekend has been the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Orlando. We happen to be lucky enough to live right across the street from Bay Hill, so for the past…
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Daddy/Daughter Dance!
Last Friday was the Daddy/Daughter Dance at the kids’ school. I was initially kind of against most of it because it seemed kind of like a big deal over nothing, so we really…
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Weekends, Vertigo, and Marriage
I had so many plans for this week. We kick of baseball practice, Gracie has gymnastics, our Cub Scout den is meeting on Tuesday, my classroom is active this week – none of…
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A Family Hero
In my 8th grade language arts classes a few years ago, we used to write essays on the topic, “What defines a hero?” Students spent all quarter studying all different types of heroes,…
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Curmudgeon
Saturday was a weird day. We had to get up early to go to Bean’s baseball game, and we had a lot of errands to run to get ready for the Cub Scouts Crossing…
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Middle of the Night Shenanigans
Around 5:00am this morning, there was a bump in our house. It sounded like something plastic falling and it came from downstairs. I immediately sat straight up in bed and whispered, “What was…
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