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Christmas in the Desert – On the Wrong Feet Christmas 2014
Christmas in our family, as I suspect is true with many other families, is a holiday steeped with traditions. We have events that we attend or host: the lighting of the town tree, the lighted boat parade, my friend and … Continue reading
Posted in Random Thoughts
Tagged Children, Christmas, Desert Botanical Gardens, Family, Holiday, Lame Selfie Attempts, Lucia, Luminaria, Mules, Outdoors, Phoenix, Photography, Traditions
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Delilah
Last night we said our final good-byes to our sweet Delilah cat. Cancer. Many years ago, she lived next door to us as an outdoor cat. Shortly after her family moved in next to us, she started the process of … Continue reading
Simple Sunday – Sunny 62 Degrees, Mimosas, and Gingerbread Houses
We were lucky enough to be invited over to a friends house to make gingerbread houses today. This being a tradition of theirs, I felt honored to be asked to attend. Each person brought some candies for decorating. The gingerbread … Continue reading
Posted in Simple Sunday
Tagged Christmas, Family, Food, Friends, Gingerbread houses, Life, Mimosas, Traditions
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Being Taught
I am the one determining which state standard to focus on each week for English Language Arts (ELA), Math, Social Studies, and Science. I am the one writing the lesson plans, creating, collecting, organizing, and readying the materials for each … Continue reading
Simple Sunday – Desert Flower in Bloom
I am always surprised by the greatness of cactus flowers. I spied this one on my walk with Haley yesterday. As I pulled out my phone to take this picture, a little bee alighted upon the creamy white petals. Not … Continue reading
Posted in Simple Sunday, The Great Outdoors
Tagged cactus flowers, desert, Flowers, Life, Nature, outside, Photography, walking with the dog
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As if they were mine
A child lagging behind the class because they need extra time to complete their work. A child crying because they were given one choice and not the other – the one they wanted – for lunch in the cafeteria. Friends … Continue reading
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
Humm, I thought as I slowed down my driving and cocked my head like a confused puppy, my car has never made that noise at me before. Maybe it will just go away, my irrational mind rationalized. It was the … Continue reading
Posted in Food Glorious Food
Tagged Cars, Family, Friends, Life, Practice Thanksgiving, Teacher, Thanksgiving, Work
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Simple Sunday – Cranes, Coffee, and a Shared Towel
On my walk with the dog this weekend, I noticed the building near our place had grown. When I got back Gray Leopard, a stray cat I have been wooing and have hopes of taming and adding as a member … Continue reading
Posted in Random Thoughts
Tagged cats, Children, Family, Gray Leopard, Life, Pets, Walking the dog
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Lost and Found
Being a first year teacher is hard. To compound things I am, as you know, a mother to two boys. We also just moved to Arizona from Washington and Husband is currently very busy helping his aged father gracefully navigate … Continue reading
Posted in Random Thoughts
Tagged Books, First Edition, Life, Pets, The Little Engine That Could, Walks, Watty Piper
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Shoes On The Wrong Feet 