Category Archives: Blogging/Writing

Renewal and Renewed

Posted on July 8, 2024 by Shoes

Somewhere between when shadow dancing at the school bus stop and telling tales of an imaginary mouse gave way to driving lessons and quadradic formulas, the content for which I started this blog shifted and left me staring at a … Continue reading →

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Heroes

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Shoes

Tuesday’s writing assignment in my second grade classroom was to write about someone the students considered to be a hero in their lives – someone who has been important to them, has inspired them.  We brainstormed ideas of who this … Continue reading →

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As They Say, Better Late Than Never

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Shoes

My latest newspaper article ran in The News Tribune on December 2nd.  I have once again neglected to share this with you, so I am taking a moment to do so now. The article is a piece I wrote last … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – The Switch Witch Strikes Again

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Shoes

I am once again late in posting for you my latest newspaper article that ran in The News Tribune on October 28th.  It is a mixture of Halloween memories of my own childhood and that of my children.  Part of … Continue reading →

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Old News

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Shoes

Oops.  I realized earlier this week as I was trying to figure out when to fit in writing my next newspaper article, one that has a deadline of this Friday, that I never posted for you all the link to … Continue reading →

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Our Furry Family Members and the Memories They Give Us

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Shoes

As I mentioned, our family got a little big bigger (Ha!  When I typed the word “bigger” it came out of my fingers as “better” and I would have to say that works well too) with the addition of our … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Sometimes Words Take a While

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Shoes

It has been one of those weekends where Husband takes the boys out of the house on a fun adventure so I can stay at home and work on school work.  Good times. So I had been struggling on my … 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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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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Is it Plagiarism When I Steal From Myself?

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Shoes

My third newspaper article ran in this Monday’s paper.  I have been busy with mid-terms this week and have not had time to pop over here and write about it.  In fact, I have been so busy and at a … Continue reading →

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