Apparently There Are Some Things You Can’t Pass On To Your Kids

When I entered ninth grade my school was in shambles. Literally. Bit by bit they were tearing down the school building and building a new one in its place. Walking to class often entailed detour signs pointing down random strange hallways, ceilings open to the sky with giant puddles forming right [...]

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There’s Just Something About A Monday

Zeeb is sick. Like initials and numbers, farm animal disease name sick. Or at least he has all those symptoms.
It started yesterday morning, with a 103.6 fever. That? Is very hot. Kind of amazing how hot a kid can be and still keep going. He also has [...]

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Quick Takes: The Cure For Blogger’s Block

1. I swear, if it weren’t for Friday Quick Takes, I’d never get anything up on my blog. It’s so weird, I think of all kinds of things to write about but then I sit down in front of my computer and suddenly my mind is a blank. Which is a rather bad thing to [...]

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Happy Bus Driver’s Day To You!

I bought a box of gourmet truffles today. For my kids’ bus driver. Because this is the official “Bus Driver Appreciation” week in our school district and I completely failed to bring in a “baked good” on Monday or Tuesday when our school was doing some sort of brunchy thing for the drivers. [...]

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‘Twas The Night Before The First Day Of School…

And I am ready to settle my brain for a long winters’ nap. Or um, late summer/early fall’s nap. Except I have this nagging feeling I’m leaving something undone and so my brain keeps going in circles trying to think what it might be.
I’ve already filled out at least 12 different forms, for [...]

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