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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.

The Little Annual That Could

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Shoes

I am the first to admit that I do not have a green thumb.  When it comes to keeping plants alive my track record is grim.  I believe my main deficit when it comes to gardening and tending to plants … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – The Things Found on Our Entryway Table

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Shoes

At first it was simply the beginning of fall.  The grocery stores started carrying those little decorative pumpkins in their produce sections.  Carter begged for one.  It looked nice on our entryway table. Then I needed a couple spiders for … Continue reading →

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For Want of a Paper Plate

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Shoes

We had the talk again this year: [pirate, firefighter, robots, bats]   While opening our box of Halloween gear: [candles, spiders, three witches hats]   I seized up one black and pointed hat laughed a loud cackle, and said that … Continue reading →

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Do you Sock and Sandal?

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Shoes

I never meant for it to happen but happen it has.  It is with some shame and apprehension that I tell you, I have become one of those people.  You know the ones.  They flip-flop around or look granola in … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Little Pieces of Fall

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Shoes

The boys and I walk to the school bus stop everyday. Along the way we are treated with nature’s artwork.  She rarely disappoints. And sometimes if we are lucky, Mother Nature takes it upon herself to frame some of that … Continue reading →

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Always Home

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Shoes

Snails.  Not only are they always home but they are always in the process of creating their home.  For the snail their shell is home but it also means safety from predators like birds and frogs as well as from … Continue reading →

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Beating Myself Up

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Shoes

I beat myself up over the silliest of things: feeding the boys pb&j’s two days in a row, nagging them too much, not having tissues in my coat pocket when a little nose is running.  But tonight it was over … Continue reading →

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Of Fall and Feasts

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Shoes

It is that time of the year again.  There is a chill in the air, that even the sun’s rays cannot warm. The leaves take their final bow, step away from their partners twirling and swaying, to land gracefully on … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – The Things Found at the End of our Hallway

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Shoes

This morning I slept in.  I laid in bed and listened to the boys playing in their not so quiet way.  I heard Husband make the coffee.  When I got out of bed this is what I found at the … Continue reading →

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Mini Math Muffins

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Shoes

This year not only did I sign up to be one of the room moms in Cody’s classroom (something I vowed I would not do again) but I also signed up to help out with the school’s largest fundraiser, XtraMath.  … Continue reading →

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