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About Shoes

I am an elementary school teacher, a former microbiologist, a mom to a herd of two boys, and a grilled cheese sandwich and beer connoisseur.

What a Treasure!

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Shoes

I teach second grade.  This is my second year of teaching.  When I was setting up my classroom last year, I had to do some serious prioritizing.  One of the items that ended up on my “want” list, was to … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Sunrise Over Sidewalk Rainbow Dinosaurs

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Shoes

On my walk around the neighborhood with the dogs this morning…

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The Double Standard of Belief (or What to Wear to a Hanukkah Party)

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Shoes

My parents were both raised to believe in God.  Both of them, somewhere along the way, chose to stop. I was raised to notice and believe in the wholeness and beauty of nature.  That was our belief system, although at … Continue reading →

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And the Stockings were Sorted

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Shoes

My school district closes for the entire week of Thanksgiving.  Cody and Carter’s school, however, is open Monday and Tuesday.  This means that I had two days off with no kids around the house.  Very nice. I did the typical … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Practicing Wearing Pants

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Shoes

The mornings have become cold here in Arizona.  The temperatures have been in the low 40’s when I drop the boys off at their school. And still, they do not want to wear pants.  Finally I insisted. So Carter wears … Continue reading →

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The Substance of Grief

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Shoes

This morning, the first day after the day of the death of my father-in-law, I found myself trying to define the sense and complexity of grief. What could I use to define it?  Grief is a long list of adjectives … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – The Small in the Vast

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Shoes

We went on a hike in the desert mountain range near our house today.  I took many pictures looking across the vastness of the city surrounding us. But what I saw looking down, just off the edge of the trail, … Continue reading →

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The First, but I Suspect, not the Last

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Shoes

Apparently sometime last week, Cody did not eat his snack.  It simply stayed put, forgotten in the dark recesses of the outer pocket of his new backpack. That is, until tonight. It took me several minutes to determine what it … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Soda Fountain Smiles

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Shoes

Happiness is… a root beer float.

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Day after Halloween Car Conversations

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Shoes

cody:  Carter, wouldn’t it be soooo cooool if we were in an accident and after the airbags inflated and saved us, they popped open and they were filled with candy?!? I don’t know about you all, but immediately after a … Continue reading →

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