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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.

Rescue Me!

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Shoes

She was found many months ago in Northern California, young and pregnant.  And homeless.  She wandered onto a dairy farm, looking for help, looking for safety.  They did not want her, but to their credit they took her to a … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Mojitos, Pie & Friends

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Shoes

Yesterday we hosted our second annual Summer Pie Day, one of the many made-up, food centric, family holidays that we celebrate. The adults enjoyed refreshing mojitos using this recipe although modified to include mint instead of basil.  The kids set … Continue reading →

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Babies Come From Vashon Island

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Shoes

Several weeks ago we were invited to a friend’s birthday party which was located on a piece of private beach attached to their neighborhood community center.  The open aired structure and bbq area sit atop a grassy hill that slops … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Summer Squash

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Shoes

Today I stayed indoors all day despite the lovely weather so as to finish a concept paper for my Reading and Language Arts class that is due tomorrow.  Writing school papers does not make for good blogging material (even though … Continue reading →

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I Still Can’t Believe They Print This Stuff!

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Shoes

Here is the link to my latest newspaper article that ran in the paper on Monday. This is my fifth article since I was offered a chance to be one of five reader columnists for The News Tribune for this … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Scrap Wood

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Shoes

One thousand two hundred and twenty pounds of scrap wood loaded into our trailer, driven to the dump, and unloaded from our trailer.  Not bad for a Sunday morning. I am sure that Husband and I would not have been … Continue reading →

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Wishing on a Rock

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Shoes

Yesterday I was a rock star. After creating a lesson plan and presenting that lesson to a group of my cohorts (((who had to pretend to be six and seven year olds (my lesson was teaching near-doubles addition to a … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Do You Want to Hear How Busy I Have Been or See a Cool Picture of a Bear?

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Shoes

I am two weeks into the master’s program and while it is busy, I find it to be manageable.  I have not had much time for personal reflection, creative writing, or the reading and writing of blogs.  That said I … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – A Simple Father’s Day

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Shoes

Husband is sitting on the back deck in his robe sipping hot coffee and reading the morning newspaper.  Cody has presented him with a card shaped like a tie that he made for Father’s Day at school and Husband is … Continue reading →

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Behind the Scene of my Latest Newspaper Article

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Shoes

I have for you a quick post with a link to my latest newspaper article, a story I wrote earlier this year about a trip we took to the local glass museum.  This is one of the two submissions I … Continue reading →

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