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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.

A Gentle Ambush

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Shoes

Today.  Alzheimer’s. My father-in-law does not realize it, does not know what has been lost even though he has been told.  There is no explaining that can lead to comprehension when the mind can no longer do its job. We … Continue reading →

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“Momma – It Just Runs in the Family!”

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Shoes

Today Husband took Cody to a physical therapy evaluation.  School had ended by the time they were done and so he dropped Cody off at my school to hang out with me in my classroom so he could go back … Continue reading →

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Business as Usual

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Shoes

The other afternoon during my lunch break – the thirty minutes minus whatever additional time I need to spend at my lunch duty in the cafeteria herding all the second and sixth graders to recess – I was in my … Continue reading →

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Mismatched Sheets

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Shoes

For Christmas Carter got, among other things, a Lightening McQueen sheet set.  Upon opening it, he asked what it was, and then when told, politely set it aside and moved on to what he hoped were more exciting, less practical … Continue reading →

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What’s in a Name?

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Shoes

As I may have mentioned, there are a lot of stray cats that have taken up residency in our apartment complex.  Their lives are fairly cozy in this gated community where all dogs are leashed and the cars putter around … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Simple Discoveries

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Shoes

Carter discovers The Chocolate Chip Pancake… After he had eaten it I had to remind him that it is not polite to lick ones plate.  I guess he liked it.

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Not Quite a Card Shark

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Shoes

One of our friends got Cody and Carter the board game Catan Junior for Christmas.  After we navigated through all the instructions and rules (and figured out that the boats belong on the dotted lines and not where you build … Continue reading →

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What has Come Before and What may Follow

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Shoes

2014 I completed my Masters of Arts in Education Cody only had one seizure We decided to move back to Arizona (although for the boys it is a move-to) Carter learned to wink I landed my first teaching job Husband … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a Stand Up Pee-er (or Two)

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Shoes

One morning, not too long ago, I was awaken by the voices of the two resident little people – Cody and Carter.  At first I could not make out what they were saying as their voices were muffled by their … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – A Hat Worthy Walk

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Shoes

Yesterday morning the boys decided to accompany me on my morning walk-around with Haley.  The temperature was a brisk 33 degrees and there was frost on the patches of grass we passed as we weaved our way through the city … Continue reading →

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